Our Trip to Round Top, Texas

It has taken me a bit to recover from our trip to Texas. I had never taken such a long road trip--in a 26" truck nonetheless. The first photo is me, in my Texas attire with Faustina Pace and her mother Rose, who also accompanied us on the adventure. Rose is from New York and had also never been to Texas, the heat and rain were not in our favor and she says she is never going back! My general impressions of Texas are 1) it is true that everything is bigger in Texas 2) Texans are very proud to be Texan 3) Texans like to have fun! One night we went to "Prom Night" at "Junk Gypsies" and my only regret is that I forgot my camera. There were live bands and everyone was all dressed up--the women in fancy dress costumes, some men like Elvis. It was good, old, clean fun.
During the fair, I got to meet some of my favorite bloggers in person, including Joni, who included a picture with me on her blog here.

D., who by the way has also just launched his personal photography site took this neat picture of this typical Texas barn. The following are photos of the first incarnation of our booth at Marburger Farm. I say first incarnation because after the first day we changed it around to accomodate the sale of the mannequins in the forefront and just to make some improvements. As you can see it was a mix of some of our more traditional French antiques with some of the more edgy industrial stuff we are getting into. I'll post the second incarnation and photos of some other booths in a few days. And the awaited pictures of the new house!

We are off to Texas!

Yup, that's right, we're off to Texas this week! We have decided to exhibit at the famous Round Top antiques festival, more specifically as part of the Marburger Farms Show. So our booth will be a building that looks like this:

or this:

...or it could be in a tent!
It will be quite an adventure as it is a two day drive each way in a 26 foot truck. We are sharing the truck with our friend and colleague, Faustina Pace Antiques and Interiors of Palm Beach, named by Domino magazine one of the best dealers in the South. This show is an internationally acclaimed event which draws thousands of buyers and sellers from all over the country. It is a series of more than ten shows in one week. Some of the best known design bloggers are sure to be spotted there, including Brooke of Velvet & Linen and Joni of Cote de Texas, as well as numerous famous dealers with their best stuff. So we're off to great places! I promise to keep you tuned in with fun photos from the trip across country. And when we return, you'll finally get to see the finished house.