Fall at Beadboard 2010

Autumn is my favorite time of year here. I love the colors, the change in weather (to anything but what we've been esxperiencing) And getting in new merchandise to present to our customers........Love this new Armoire it has carved tassels on the top...

One of our custom chairs and a new linen pillow....

Smashing velvet pumpkins!!!!!!!!!


Arte Pura with Lava shams in the back and the old Stucco on the linen coverlet mixed with the white and the crystal....



What ?! You don't have a pumpkin on YOUR BED??????? Oh, and the lava colored shams have brass buttons in the shape of roses.... Details, details......

I adore this lamp!!

We call it the "Ms Hatter" lamp. You need to click on this to see the beading and the detail in the shade and the gold brushed over the feet......

Arte Pura linen octagonal tablecloth with the macrame trim in Lava Old. Dinnerware by Juliska with French apperitif glasses mixed with silver Morrocan tea glasses.

Atre Italica with a Beadboard custom skirt, placemat by Papillon Linens, napkin by Arte Pura, with a velvet pumpkin on top.....

Our Williamsburg Glasses with more Arte Italica...

Fresh and Fragrant wreath from Creekside Farms in California....And of course we love to use fairies all year round....... We hope you come see in person.... Shop hours posted on the previous blog for antiques week!!!!!!!

Round Top is Upon US!! The Scoop!

Here we go again... I will try to go out today for more recent pictures.....

Several antiques venues opened Saturday including Excess where this cutie always sets up.

Here are some shots from last year. And here's the scoop. To get the best schedule for the area go to http://www.roundtopchamberofcommerce.org/ print out the schedule.

Different venues open on different days, for instance Excess and Blue Hills opened LAST Saturday.


We would like to offer a special invitation for bloggers and readers to visit us at Beadboard UpCountry 15 minutes away on the square of Brenham, Texas. To get there just get on the 290 to Houston but don't get off on the loop th Houston. just stay on it and it will take you to Historic Downtown Brenham....... When you get to Baylor St make a left.......We are on the Upper East Side next to Ernies Restaurant.



WE WILL BE OPEN EVERYDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 2ND.
HOURS BELOW:
SEPTEMBER 23,24,25 10:00 TO 5:30, SUNDAY AND MONDAY SEPT 26 &27 11 TO 6,
TUES THROUGH FRI OCT 1ST, 10 TO 9:00, SAT OCT 2, 10 TO 5:00
SUNDAY OCT WE WRE CLOSED AS WE WILL BE IN REHAB!!!!!!!



Apperifs/Champagne will be offered in the evening, come join us!!!!!!!!!Any of you bloggers who are planning to stop by, give us a heads up we would love to meet you!!!!!!!!!





We got in new merchandise, furniture ,antiques, the knitwear shipped, cashmere scarves, Obsidian, the works.........All the things our fabulous customers love, and of course the Hot Skwash!!!!!!!!(Velvet Pumpkins)AND ARTE PURA!!

So when you're tired, hot,cold, rained on, walking out in the fields, pissed at your friends because they didn't bring a BIG enough vehicle....... think of this as your European Sanctuary............Hope to see you soon!!!!!!!!!!

Autumn Table Settings in NYC

You can always count on Arte Italica to set a STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL table at market. You would think all tabletop companies do but that is not the case........This is a new introduction, Vigna Vecchia or Old Vineyard, a Tuscan scene in a soft hand painted red with a rustic creamy background of picturesque farmhouses and tall cypress trees......This lovely dinnerware is paired with a new introduction in stemware Ambra. I love these glasses, the only color other than clear I like especially this time of year...... I encourage you to click on these pictures to enlarge or you will miss detail....

This was Libeco Lagae, where Ed Reisert and his team skillfully presented their linen line.....Colors are fabulous..... My favorite is the Faro sheer linen voile offered insome of these colors........Also I love the Frescati runners shown here, they are damask like and reversible.....The borders on the runners are the same fabric turned over......



I love this table..... A not so little country French Table that is substantial and folds up....Retails in the 450 range......... for that French Country look offered by Comptoir de Famille. Great for dining al fresco.......I ordered for the shop......It is great.....




Back to Arte Italica a relatively new offering the mini casseroles and tea/ coffee pots with pewter lids with butterflies perched on top, hens, lambs, a bee on the honeypot. Just adorable named Compagna and Giardino. Some of these guys are on their way to Beadboard as we speak.



There was a lot of this chain motif this year. These platters and vase are oversized and WOW!
Paired with their new stemware they were gorgeous!
They are called Pallazzo.


I ordered these in the gold and silver, the Vittoria stemware... I would like to say why...The marketplace is, at this time, overloaded with gorgeous stemware that if you offer up a toast and clink the glass you WORRY............ Not the case with these. They have heft, are delicate looking and have beautiful shapes... Note the thickness of the glass where the stem starts....

Another example of the Vittoria stemware in the silver. This time paired with Merletto Antique. I loved this, a soup plate with lace detail in a putty color and a grey in the lace.......It is yummy as is the pitcher in the background. Also available in Aqua. Look at it paired with the glass and pewter flatware......Teture and elegance....More New York adventures to come!!!!
Libeco Lagae, Arte Italica and Comptoir de Famille available at Beadboard UpCountry.....

Daria Knowles Hot Skwash !

After some blogging technical issues I can now show the gorgeous velvet pumpkins no one could see in my last post..........And I do mean gorgeous.....

Pumpkin artist Daria Knowles from Oregon has Hot Skwash and uses stems that growers save for her to make her glorious pumpkins.

Each weighs much the same as a regular pumpkin so as Robes was umpacking the boxes he was getting a little workout at the same time. Don't you just love the curly stems?????


This is the cactus color love it and there is a new Grey this year that is wow. They range in size from 2" to Jumbo.......NO ONE has bought just one........

Daria signs her "skwash" in gold on each stem...... Can't wait til my next shipment..or two or three!!!!!!!! To see more of Daria's artistry go to http://www.hotskwash.com

1st Anniversary of Beadboard Upcountry Blog...

With coming back from NYC, and the Trunk Show and, losing Murph, I realized my 1st blog anniversary has come, and gone. It's causing me to reflect on the past year of blogging and the amazing friends I've made and met.......And I ask myself, have I improved any? I still have logistical issues on occasion......Have I learned anything?????YES!!! From reading all the other great blogs out there..... Had I any idea how much time it would take to keep up????? Absolutely not. Am I keeping up? Maybe.... Do I get anxious that I don't have followers in the four figures????? Sometimes, but I have other priorities.........I am the proverbial plate spinner.....I have several in the air and one occasionally starts to wobble...... Am I glad I started???? Yes. Is the shop and me better for it?

Definitely.... Thanks everyone for your tuning in over the past year, for "getting it" and taking a moment to see what a blog from a small shop in the sticks has to offer.....xoxox Maryanne

picture from Lussorian Mirrors...

Remembering Murphy

On Thursday morning we lost Murphy our Basset Hound. He was goofy, smelly, had that hound like bark, and was the one that started up the nightly clamour for feeding time. We will miss him.
Au Revoir, Murph.

Due to it's Success We are Extending the Trunk Show!!!!!

INTRODUCING! BEADBOARD COLLECTION KNITWEAR WITH A FRENCH TWIST!

A collection of elegant stylings of fall knitwear. Also, anyone who orders will be eligible for an opportunity to select another piece or a combination of hat, gloves and scarf!

All shipped free of charge to you in the US. Shipment expected end of October/Beginning November. Trunk Show will CLOSE at the end of the day Friday Aug 21. First up:

Image #1 (Above)

The beautiful Capelet in Almost White with Rosettes. Cap 221, 247.00

Pictured in Terracotta, the Pom Pon Scarf SCF-21, 77.00

Adorned with the felt ball necklace in Menta Green 42.00

Image #2

The Lovely Long Cape in Fuschia RSBP-01, 187.00
Paired with the most fun "scarf" Looks like a man's tie!!!! Loving this!
The Max Octopus scarf, SCF-28, 127.00

Image # 2

This is gorgeous!!! Above the knee length coat with contrast ruffle on cuff and collar
You can pick the color and the ruffle in solid or contrast like here....This is the biggest seller this year! Black/Almost White Looks very Chanel I think don't you ? THIS will be in my closet... Maybe grey with black cuffs?????Coat-021 360.00 S/M or M/L



Image #3

Gorgeous, version 2. Cape /Black RSBP-02 195.00
Ruffled Collar Almost White CP-03 87.00
Fingerless Gloves with Ruffle GL-24 87.00


Image#4



Ruffled Bolero Cape with Tie In Mauve Cap-226, 210.00
Long Jacquard Mittens in Plum GL-25, 87.00
Zingara Scarf in Plum SCF-31 87.00
Felt Necklace Grey 42.00 My closet Pick.....




Image #5



Merengue Stole "Stole " the show last year!!!!! I have two, 3 layers of relaxed ruffles and fabulous!!!
Appealing to all ages...Shown in Dk Turquoise ST-83 197.00


Image #6

The Ruana. Available in this length and a petite length. The petite length is about mid thigh. I would reccomend that size if you would like to wrap and wear as a skirt....Yes you can and I did! I prefer the petite and I am 5'6". But some people my size wanted the coat length, below the knee. Both the regular and petite are available with contrast ruffle. Shown here in Camel.
Reg Ruana 187.00 Petite Ruana 167.00 It is gorgeous in the charcoal tweed with the Black contrast ruffle......






Image #7

This year's smashing new stole. With 3 layered relaxed volante. Also available with contrast colors. Shown in Black and Lt Pink. Flower is a crocheted pin, sold separately.
Stole ST-02 197.00
Crochet Flower Pin XLarge 38.00





Image #8

This beautiful Mandarin Colored cape is made with Alpaca.....Color is Cherry Red
Cap-231 360.00
Shown with PomPon scarf SCF-21 87.00
Felt Necklaces in Red, Lilac and Hot Pink 42.00 Aren't they fun????






Image # 10


The Cowl Caftan Cape shown in a blend of color Color Mixte #957, CAFT-21, 230.00
Also shown are two of the single Rope Octopus Scarf shown in Plum and Wine
Scf-24 and are 18.00 Each
Mittens are petite braid in Cherry GL-21 and are 37.00
Scarf is Petite Braid and is 77.00 in Cherry


Image # 10

I love this look! Shown in Tweed Blue, a vest with ruffle detail availble in two sizes.
They run small.
Small /Med is size 2 to 6 Vestr-03 187.00
Med/Large is 8/10 Vestr-03 187.00
If you are generously endowed in your decolletage, this would not be the best choice.
Mittens are Simple Mittens in Tweed Blue GL-22, 34.00
Hat is Tweed blue with crocheted Flower 42.00 These hats are enormously popular!
The flower looks like part of the vest it is the XL crocheted flower pin and is 38.00
Braided Scarf is Max Alpaca Crochet in Orange SCF-25 87.00



Image #11

Here the long cardigan with detail. Sizing runs same as the vest. If you're a little generous in the hip area this is not for you....If not it is WOW.
Coat-023 in Plum 237.00 Paired with is one of my favorite scarves The Tube Pom Pon scarf in wine. (it is fun looks like spaghetti noodles.)SCF-26, 87.00

Image# 12

Ok is this fun or not????? When is the last time you bought leg warmers????This is the blue Poncho with Tassel Belt KIM-01 227.00

Gloves with crocheted Flower 34.00 These went like hotcakes last season.....Scarf is the Max Alpaca Crochet, SCF-30, 87.00 in Grey

Escarpines (leg warmers) in Alpaca Crochet ESC-40,also in Grey 75.00PR
Crocheted flower necklace is 47.00, all are one of a kind, no choice of color.

LES COLEURS.....YOUR CHOICE, DESIGN YOUR OWN ENSEMBLE!

Color Mixte #957

Shown on Cowl Neck Cape

Camel

Almost White

Inca White (cream)

Fudge

Sand

Silver Grey

Charcoal Tweed

Black

Lt Orange

Deep Orange

Lavender

Apple Green

Soft Pink

Lime Green

Mauve Pink

Cloud Blue

Red

Forest Green

Soft Yellow

Terracotta

Olive Green

Rose

Tweed Blue

Deep Sea Blue

Fuschia

Midnight Blue (like Aubergine)

Plum

Blue Jean

Lapiz ( Lapis )

Dk Turquoise

Navy Blue

Parrot Green

(Mojito Green)

Cherry Red

Magenta

Wine

Turquoise

Lilac

Tweed Forest Green

Felt Necklaces come in the following colors: grey, red, lilac, menta green, brown, black, off white, blue, and hot pink. 42.00ea

There are two more colors Espresso and Maize (mustard) I can email those color samples to you. These are for the knitwear.

Le Fine Print: If you want to place an order, email us at beadboardupcountry@sbcglobal.net and let us know what you would like. We will confirm the order back to you and ask what credit card you would like to use. We accept all credit cards. If you like you can provide your phone # so we can call you for the card #at your convenience. Also if you want more specifics about any of the pieces shown you can e-mail us. All of these are custom order so we would require payment in full at the time of the order and are non-cancelable. Orders will be shipped end of October or beginning of November at no charge with our compliments. We are not a huge operation here, so we didn't want involve a website designer as this is a one shot deal we would have had to charge more.....If this proves successful we will do more!!!! Thank You for viewing!!!!!
Due to customer demand we will extend the trunk show through Fri August 22st.