Gather up your gilt mirrors, your marble busts, your vintage china, your grand taxidermy and your impossibly poised Grecian daybed.
Now artfully arrange it all on pallets and stacks of hay and carpets of sawdust, under mossy twigs and newspaper shreds and frayed tussles of rope and twine.
Voilá. Your Marburger booth is now a standout space and the buzz of the show.
Sometimes, just sometimes, my home accessories obsession expands to include fashion accessories.
This western-y Warrenton booth grabs you with its mountainous pile of big plastic letters. But if you wander in a bit you’ll see that in fact, it’s a great source of vintage bags, western shirts, belts and other fashion finds. The Gypsy Thredz blanket totes were my favorite, all tricked out with super nice leather details. Someone on my list will be getting one of these next Christmas, so cross your fingers.
And DIYers check it out: Mexican blankets… transformed into an upholstered footstool with a leather pouch appliqué detail that takes it to the next level of fabulous. Shouldn’t we all promise to add a special little patch or pocket or something to our future reupholstery projects?
The good news? You've discovered The Crush List. The not so good? I haven't been actively posting here for a few years now, which means the never terribly reliable details about my crushes are even more unreliable. Antique vendors have switched venues, shops in town have moved or passed on, donkeys may or may not be in the same front yards... In spite of the risks of massive misdirection I've left the site up in hopes that it still achieves its goal - to inspire you to visit Round Top for the Antiques Show or any time you have the time.
With that said, I leave you to explore this random list of my very favorite things about my very favorite place. I’ve tried to capture the area’s special pieces and parts. Some are big deal, some are small gestures, some are legendary and some are just tiny pip and squeak.
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