ROUND TOP 2014 FALL
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TEXAS ANTIQUE WEEK CALENDAR • A ROUND TOP HOME REMODEL • SHOPPING TIPS
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cLaren’s Antiques and Interiors are back.. you may have remembered them from Westheimer, 1960 or Austin where they brought you antique wonders from around the world right to your doorstep. Now they are back and showing at Round Top this September and October. You'll not want to miss out and your expectations will not be disappointed... A vast 6 acre venue with an endless selection of living, dining, kitchen furniture and accessories - each piece handpicked by owner Sean McLaren who travels to every location sourcing pieces of wonder. In addition he designs pieces using old reclaimed English wood and crafting into a piece for the future and now specializes in architectural pieces such as crafted doors, French fine interior doors, and statues each one will create a unique statement in your home.
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ROUND TOP AREA
Antiques Shows TO BURTON/BRENHAM
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La Bahia Antique Show
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Round Top Hill Antique Show Round Top Folk Art Annex Old Depot Antiques Show
Shelby Antiques Show
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Marburger Farm Antique Show
Round Top Rifle Hall Country Acres Show Patch Clutter Bar W Antiques Warrenton Antique Show Zapp Hall Tree Park Antiques FM 1291 FM 1291 SH-159
Bluebonnet Field Country Corner Antiques Granny McCormick’s Yard
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Round Top Antiques Fair
County Line Antique Shows Big Red Barn Blue Hills at Round top Arbor Antiques Black Gate Antiques FM 1487
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t’s that time of year again . . . to mark your calendars for one of the country’s top antique fairs. More than 100,000 people will flock to the shops and tent-filled fields in the Brenham-Round Top-Fayettville areas from September 26 to October 4. Approximately 2,000 vendors converge in this picturesque part of Texas twice year (spring and fall) to hawk architectural salvage, home décor, apparel, art, collectibles, jewelry, and vintage or antique furniture. For specific information and maps, visit www.antiqueweekend.com or www.roundtoptexasantiques.com Between now and then, you may want to visit the quaint town square of Fayettville and visit the Red & White Gallery (www.redandwhitegallery.com); or tour the four wineries in and around Chappell Hill, Brenham and Burton (Texas Star Winery, Windy Winery and Pleasant Hill Winery, and Saddlehorn – respectively). In the meantime, stop in at Pleasant Hill Winery during the “Crush for Fun” event, August 9-10, for some grape-stomping fun. You’ll get purple feet and a T-shirt. Tours and tastings offered, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. 979-830-VINE
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A Look To Antique Weekend; Some of the Shopping Venues Round Top ABBIELAND ANTIQUES 2336 Texas 237 S., located next to Marburger Farm 405-301-1874 www.abbieland.com ARBOR INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUES SHOW American Legion Post #388, 1503 Texas 237 N., one mile north of Round Top 281388-1075 www.arborantiques.com BIG RED BARN Texas 237 North, between Burton and Round Top, 512-237-4747 www.roundtoptexasantiques.com THE ORIGINAL ROUND TOP ANTIQUES FAIR, including The Big Red Barn & Tent, Continental Tent and Carmine Dance Hall
BLUE HILLS AT ROUND TOP 1701 Texas 237 S. 979-278-3691 www.bluehillsatroundtop.com CHELSEA’S MEADOW 1465 Texas 237 N., next to Arbor Antiques Show 713-385-8778 CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH SHOW 611 Texas 237 N., 979-249-3874 COWBOY CORNER 1925 Texas 237 N., near Florida Chapel Cemetery Road 830-374-7474 MARBURGER FARM ANTIQUE SHOW 2248 Texas 237 S. in Round Top 800-947-5799, www.roundtop-marburger.com
This exceptional 476+- acre ranch offers a rare opportunity to purchase a great Texas property in a prime location. Located between Round Top and Shelby, Texas it features high rolling vistas, an abundance of stately live oak trees, 14+ acre lake, 6 additional water sources, entirely high fenced for the exotic animals, improved pastures, stocked ponds, excellent interior roads, barn with 1/1 apartment, 3/2 manager's home, 2/2 guest house, main house with pool and numerous additional building sites. Exotics on the property include White Tail Deer, Blackbuck, Kudu, Scimitar Oryx, Impala, Grants Gazelles and Zebras. Located one and one half hours drive from Houston or Austin, Texas. Sale includes home furnishings (minus manager’s home), equipment, vehicles and animals.
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ROUND TOP’S FESTIVAL HALL PHOTO BY ANDREASPRAEFCKE, WIKIMEDIACOMMONS.ORG
MARKETPLACE AT WARRENTON 3960 Texas 237 S., 817-599-7664 www.marketplacewarrenton.com
STONEY CREEK ANTIQUES, CARMINE OLD DEPOT ANTIQUE SHOW 550 N. Washington 979-249-6401, www.olddepotantiques.com
BLUE BONNET FIELD Corner of Rohde Road and Texas 237 in the north end of Warrenton, 979-249-3980
OLD HENRY FARM 2000 Texas 237 N. 800-322-5177 www.roundtop-oldhenryfarm.com
CAMPBELL BUILDING 4328 Texas 237 in central Warrenton 713-666-6683
ORIGINAL ROUND TOP ANTIQUES FAIR Texas 237 North, between Burton and Round Top 512-237-4747 www.roundtoptexasantiques.com Includes The Big Red Barn & Tent, Continental Tent and Carmine Dance Hall.
CHICKEN RANCH 225-936-9269
ROUND TOP HILL ANTIQUES 1500 Texas 237 N. 979-966-7435 www.roundtophillantiques.com
COLE’S ANTIQUE SHOW Corner of Texas 237 and Willow Spring Road 979-249-5806, www.colesantiqueshow.com
ROUND TOP VINTAGE MARKET 1235 Texas 237 N., located 1 mile north of Round Top across from Jaster Road and Festival Hill 281-731-5132 www.roundtopvintagemarket.com
EX-CESS FIELD 3907 Texas 237 at FM 954
TEXAS ROSE ANTIQUE SHOW Texas 237 N., near Florida Chapel Road 256.390.5337, www.texasroseshow.com
LITTLE HOUSE FIELD www.showdaily.us/Warrenton.cfm?location= LittleHouse&head=Little+House+Field
Warrenton
LONE STAR GALLERY 4212 Texas 237, across from the Junk Gypsies and Zapp Hall, 512-797-9815 www.thelonestargallery.com
BAR W ANTIQUES & COLLECTORS 4001 Texas 237 S., 979-278-3447
CLUTTER SHOW Texas 237 and FM 954, between Warrenton and Round Top, www.cluttershow.com
GRANNY MCCORMICK’S YARD 4246 Texas 237 S. 979-966-2970
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HILLCREST INN 4339 Texas 237 S., 979-249-3074 OLD TOWN MARKET 4550 Texas 237 S., 940-569-4144 RENCK HALL AND YARD 4123 Texas 237, 979-966-7083 ROBINSON FIELD 4545 Texas 237 S., located between Dillard's Field and Tree Park Antiques, 979-249-5551 ROSE OF TEXAS ANTIQUES SHOW 4345 Texas 237 in central Warrenton 817-944-0678 SOMMERFIELD FIELD 4143 Texas 237, across from the former Sterling McCall Old Car Museum 979-249-3841 TIN STAR FIELD 817-680-7420, www.tinstarfield.com THE MARKETPLACE 3960 S. Hwy 237 www.marketplacewarrenton.com TREE PARK FIELD 4635 Texas 237 S. in Warrenton 979-249-5588 WARRENTON ANTIQUE SHOW (DAS GRUENE HAUS) 4418 Texas 237 979-249-3502, www.warrentonantique.com
Specialty Auction Co. Presents...
Halfway between COUNTRY STORE, ADVERTISING AND PETROLIANA AUCTION Location 2110 S. Hinze Rd • Burton,TX 77835 In the Round Top Tx Area Auction Date: 10-18-2014, 10:00 AM Photos available at www.auctionzip.com Auctioneers ID #24105
For Info 281-804-4477 • Cash, Checks & Most Credit Cards Accepted Auctioneer Al Friedman T.D.L.R.#16804 • 13% Buyer's Premium Consignments accepted for this auction.
Houston and Austin on Hwy 290 is a little piece of paradise called Carmine, Texas. From daily outings to daily living, we’ve got it all... • Shops • Museums • Gasoline • Rental Hall • Church • Bank • Farm & Ranch Supply • Restaurants • Grocers • Mechanic • B&B • Post Office • Fire Station • Great Park
With so much to experience come see what makes Carmine
“the little city with a big heart.” www.carminetx.com
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Antiques Dealers Spotlight Jon Goodling of Gallery Auctions, Inc.
Antique Week Venue: Blue Hills at Round Top, 1707 Texas 237, Carmine What do you sell? Antiques and decoratives from estates and markets in England, France & Belgium. We also sell new designer furniture and furnishings. What advice do you have for attendees? Be bold, if an item evokes emotion and makes you happy BUY IT WHEN YOU SEE IT! That perfect item may not be there when you come back. 281.931.0100 •13310 Luthe Rd. Houston, TX 77039 www.Facebook.com/galleryauctions
Elizabeth Sepeda of AK & Co. Interior Market Antique Week Venue: Marburger Farm, Booth Dd8 2248 Texas 237, Round Top
What do you sell? European Antiques & Mid Century Modern items with a great selection of art, both prints and oils. I try to put a new twist on things by using contemporary fabrics or rewiring found items with lucite bases. What advice do you have for attendees? Be prepared for the weather – hot, cold, or rainy! Shopping when you're uncomfortable is not fun. Also realize that not all dealers are able to take credit cards. Don't forget checkbooks and cash! 830.387.4605 • 386 W. San Antonio St. New Braunfels, TX 78130 www.Adelekerrandco.com
Kaci Van Coutren of The Lonestar Gallery 4212 South State Hwy 237, Warrenton
What do you sell? We are home to many unique, quality dealers! We have 35, 000 square feet of air-conditioned space with vendors who sell antiques, vintage, repurposed, shabby, and more. Additionally, we have sangria and food trucks!
BURTON, TX PHOTO BY BRECKENHEIMER, WIKIMEDIACOMMONS.ORG
WARRENTON ROUND UP 1910 Texas, 237 979-249-3004 ZAPP HALL ANTIQUES SHOW Texas 237 in central Warrenton, across from the Sterling McCall Old Cadillac Museum and next to the Warrenton Grocery gas station www.zapphall.com
Carmine CARMINE DANCE HALL Texas 237 North, between Burton and Round Top 512.237.4747, www.roundtoptexasantiques.com The Original Round Top Antiques Fair, including The Big Red Barn & Tent, Continental Tent and Carmine Dance Hall. GRACE'S TREASURE HUNT 1903 State Loop 458 281-259-998
Burton, Fayetteville, Shelby
What advice do you have for attendees? Come HUNGRY, wear comfy shoes or boots, bring a cart to hold all your finds, and ladies, send your men to the back of LSG to watch the game while you shop, shop, shop
ANTIQUES ON THE SQUARE 201 North Washington, in the heart of Fayetteville at the Precinct Courthouse Square 318-465-1603
512.797.9815 • 432.847.9654 • www.thelonestargallery.com
HOUSE OF NOSTALGIA 2110 South Hinze Road at Texas 237, north of the Big Red Barn in Burton
Tom Wade of Carmine Antiques 106 E. Sylvan St., Carmine
What do you sell? Country primitives, quality antiques, collectibles, vintage jewelry, metal yard art What advice do you have for attendees? Avoid the crowds and make Carmine your first stop and explore all of the great shops. 979.278.4255 • 713.724.3280
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LA BAHIA ANTIQUE SHOW La Bahia Turn Verein Hall Texas 237, just south of U.S. 290 979-289-2684 www.labahiaantiques.com OLD GLORY ANTIQUES 701 N. Main Street in Burton 303-798-4212, www.oldgloryantiquesinc.com SHELBY ANTIQUES SHOW Harmonie Hall 509 W FM 389 678-640-2529
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Country Living in Round Top A PLACE WHERE FRIENDS GATHER
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B Y M A R S H A C A N R I G H T • P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y A N T H O N Y R AT H B U N
n a breezy midday morning, Karen Beach, is baking coconut crème pies from an old family recipe in a kitchen ringed in windows. Nine people are coming for dinner, which is the Round Top way, she says, especially on the long, lovely summer evenings. 42 house& home | August 2014 | www.houseandhomeonline.com
The house sits on five acres of woodland – some landscaped, some wild – with dozens of oaks, rosemary, and bushes of knockout roses in the front. From the kitchen windows, you can see the fishpond where deer nibble at the feeder and rabbits pause for a morning drink.
Karen Beach’s backyard is park-like. A flagstone path leads to the pond.
There’s the earthy smell of fresh cut grass and the heavenly aroma of pies in the oven. It’s no wonder that when friends from Houston come for a weekend visit, they don’t want to leave. “The minute you walk in the door, it's like everything calms down and slows down and gets more relaxed. Even though I do a lot when I’m here, it's what I enjoy doing so it isn’t stressful,” she says. Beach was raised in Port Neches and lived most of her adult life in Los Angeles and Houston. She began coming to
Round Top and Marburger years ago for the antique shows and eventually rented a place through friends she met in the small community. She enjoyed the ease of country living and it wasn’t long before she bought her own place off Highway 237 about a quarter mile from Marburger. It’s a Round Top address about an hour-and-a-half drive from her Houston home. The soft green two-story house with a classic metal roof -often overflowing with company -- has five bed-, rooms, four baths, and a total of 2,800 square feet of living space. The 43
The living and dining areas are a continuous space, visually separated by an old rustic beam.
“The minute you walk in the door, it's like everything calms down and slows down and gets more relaxed.” original part of the house was built in the late 1800s but additions were made over time to make it a livable size. “When my contractor, David Levy, drove up from Houston to look at the house, he told me: “You’re going to need more storage in the kitchen.” The structural changes that followed made the house more functional. Levy added kitchen shelving, reconfigured the laundry room, added a screened outdoor dining area, and another bathroom to the second floor. The design and furnishings of the 13-room retreat are by Beach’s own dictate – The kitchen with its extra wall of storage features a backdrop of multi-colored bead board. It was discovered by builder Jacqueline Ditsler at a dealer tent in the “fields” during a Round Top antiques fair. 44 house& home | August 2014 | www.houseandhomeonline.com
Round Top Vintage Market
Weekend Market open all year: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A quality venue featuring Antiques ~ Vintage ~ Collectibles ~ Art Indoor Dealers Spaces ~ Climate Controlled ~ Over 12,000 Sq Ft www.rountopvintagemarket.com • Barbara Griffin: 281-731-5132 (text) 1235 North Hwy 237, Round Top, TX 78954
FALL 2014 - ROUND TOP ANTIQUE SHOW September 25, 2014 to October 5, 2014, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free Parking ~ Free Admission ~ Food Court ~ Comfort Station ~ And More! See Show Events at the Round Top Chamber of Commerce website, www.roundtop.org
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The owner’s restful bedroom features a comfy queen bed with linens from Restoration Hardware, The wall color: “Grassland” by Sherwin Williams.
“My favorite room is the bedroom because it’s so peaceful.” all represent what especially appeals to her and what is comfortable. Interior walls are painted in white or pale greens, and she displays a few of her favorite French antiques from Joyce Horn in Houston and other local dealers. One of her favorite paintings, a longhorn she calls Studly, hangs in the living room. It’s by local artist Dorothy Little who sometimes comes to dinner. Beach also has two landscapes by the late artist Doris Steider. “My favorite room is my bedroom because it’s so peaceful,” she says. Beach has linen curtains next to her queenside bed and a curvy dove gray chest by Aiden Gray. By the bed is an area rug from Ballard Designs with French phrases in italics. The walls are a restful green called Grassland from Sherwin Williams. Most popular with her guests is the light-bathed kitchen where friends can sit at the wide wood island and visit while Beach makes her tasty fare. The tops of wine barrels add a French country flavor and the multicolored bead board, purchased in the fields at the antique fair, was stripped just The pale green 19th century, renovated house with its ample, wide porches, sits on five acres of landscaped and wild grounds. 46 house& home | August 2014 | www.houseandhomeonline.com
ORCHID TREE PARK & GALLERY
The Gallery is the newest arts venue in Round Top. It is featured as a ‘must-see’ destination on Travel+Leisure’s online Weekend Getaways! Beautiful works of art from canvas to glass! Workshops coming up include a glass landscape with Donna Sarafis this fall and mixed media with Mary Alice Braukman in the spring 2015. For more info on these workshops visit the website. Included on the grounds is The Park known as a ‘Boutique RV Park’ with a colorful Art Park across the lighted pedestrian bridge over the creek! Mike and Debbie have made the Art Park full of whimsy with colorful birdhouses, lampposts and musical chimes!
ORCHID TREE PARK & GALLERY Celebrating Art • Celebrating Life • Celebrating Fellowship
Owners Mike and Debbie Koenig invite you to celebrate the one year anniversary of Orchid Tree Park & Gallery during Round Top's 2014 Antiques Show!
453 N. Washington • Round Top, Texas 78954 713.305.6776 • 713.854.0907 • www.OrchidTreeParkandGallery.com
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“Round Top is an unusual place with an interesting mix of people. I am never bored when I’m here.” enough to show a patina of colors from a century of different paints. Outdoors in the park-like setting, Beach opted for white gravel and bright green St. Augustine nearest the house. A flagstone path leads to the fishpond. This is the preferred haunt of her French bulldogs, Bogie and Cooper, who are chastised for occasionally chasing the rabbits that nibble the lawn. Stephen Grochett, of Bluebonnet Landscaping in Houston, keeps the foliage tidy and tame in contrast to the wilder areas. “Round Top is an unusual place with an interesting mix of people. I am never bored when I’m here. There are wonderful concerts in the summer, and many friendly gatherings. It is a very social place,” she says. Her T-shirt says it all: “London, Paris, Rome, Round Top.”
RESOURCES Jacquelyn Ditsler, builder, David Levy, contractor Round Top Design Group, 281-460-3395 Stephen Grochett, of Bluebonnet Landscaping, 713-680-4609 2110 Viking Drive, Houston, grochett71@aol.com The sheet of mirrors expands the dining room. It was a find at Joyce Horn Antiques in Houston.
Joyce Horn Antiques; 7065 Old Katy Road, Houston, 713-6880507, info@joycehornantiqus.com
Homemade Coconut Cream Pie To Die For Here’s what you need: 2 cups of milk, 1 cup of sugar, 3 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons (heaping) cornstarch, 4 tablespoons of butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon good vanilla, 1 cup of coconut, whipping cream, and a nine-inch pie shell Here’s how you make it: Mix sugar and cornstarch. Add milk and egg yolks. Cook over low heat stirring constantly with a whisk. When the mixture thickens, switch to a wooden spoon. Cook until it is very thick to prevent lumping. Remove from heat and add butter, salt, vanilla and coconut. Let it cool and then pour into the baked pie shell. To make the pie shell: Two cups of flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cups Crisco; five tablespoons of ice cold water. Mix flour and salt in a bowl, cut in Crisco using a pastry cutter. Sprinkle water one tablespoon at a time. Mixing lightly until a ball forms. Roll out with a rolling pin. Put in a pie pan. Bake it at 425 until golden (about 15 minutes.) Bon appétit. Photo courtesy of thegirlygirlcooks.blogspot.com 48 house& home | August 2014 | www.houseandhomeonline.com
Round Top Antique Weekend includes
Arts&Crafts around the
Round Top Town Square
The DYD Square Fair, Knutzen Field and the Triangle all feature handmade one-of-a-kind crafts, jewelry, unique decorative arts, quilts, rustic wood furniture, homemade baked & canned goods, pasta, unique boutiques and much more.
979-249-6890 (photo by Junk Gypsies)
Jennings Antiques & Collectibles and Estate Sale Services
MERCADER ANTIQUES 1906 Ashland @ 19th
713.213.8088
www.MercaderAntiques.com
4E DISCOUNT CABINET HARDWARE
We can be seen at
La Bahia Antique Show 550 Texas Hwy. 237 Burton, TX 77835 La Bahia is the first and best venue on Hwy. 237 off of Hwy. 290. Free Parking and Restrooms labahiaantiques.com
www.4ehardware.com Quality Hardware at discount prices
See us at the following:
LaBahia during the Round Top Antique Show Fredericksburg TD: 3rd Weekend, Barn 5 Wimberley Market Days: 1st Sat., Booth 186
Jennings Antiques also offers estate sale services in the Houston and central Texas areas. Call for an appointment and information.
281-352-2458 FOR SALE
30-40 Acres Near LaGrange
20% down. 4.25% financing. From $5,950/acre Wooded, Ponds, Wildlife
LAND BROKERS, INC.
2379 W. State Hwy. 71 La Grange, Texas 78945
979-968-3106 www.landbrokersrealestate.com
Beautiful Gardens Just Down the Road at
Over 8 acres of Antique Rose’s in full bloom right now. Fragrant, easy to care for and ANTIQUE! 979-836-5548 • weAREroses.com
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ANTIQUES WEEK’S FINEST AND MOST POPULAR SHOW
C O L E ’S • A N T I Q U E • S H O W in Warrenton More than 200 DEALERS in a 63,000 sq. ft. AIR CONDITIONED building. Free Admission and Parking Food and Drinks, ATM and Clean Restrooms available 3637 Hwy 237 at FM 954 Thursday, Sept. 25 to Saturday Oct. 4, 2014 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Join us for a FREE WINE TASTING
Sept. 30, 5-7:30 pm For info
Diane Cole, 281-961-5092, dianecole10@gmail.com or colesantiqueshow.net
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