Oak Cliff Country Club Estate Sale May 3rd-May5th 9am-5pm This estate is from an 83year accumulation of collectables. The family loved to shop during the 60's and 70's. Mid Century furniture is throughout this wonderful Mid-Century Modern home. This is a large home that is packed with thousands of vintage items. Hundred of empty boxes from Neiman Marcus and items from all over the world are here. I don't think anything was ever thrown away. And how about those hundreds of unused picture frames. This house needs to be emptied out and this is the time to do it. From fine jewelry to vintage toys. There is something here for everyone. Nobody will leave empty handed.

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To Market, To Market . . .

We took our annual trip to the Dallas Home and Gift Market @ the World Trade Center recently. Here's the news on the latest trends:

COLOR: The color of the year 2012, according to the Color Association of the U. S. is "tangerine tango". It's a bright reddish orange color. You'll also see muted versions in a salmon or coral shade. @ Pantone, they also stress yellow and a lime green to go with the tango. Of lesser importance, but still present for 2012 are peacock and gray shades.

STYLE; We saw a lot of Italian influence in showrooms. A nice break from strictly French (though we always love French decor too). It works well with the citrusy colors for 2012 (think Tuscany).

SHOP GREEN: Recycling, upcycling, shop locally, organic products, and giving back to the local economy are all still current trends.

CHRISTMAS: Still lots of chartreuse or lime mixed with red, hot pink, or purple. winged creatures like peacocks, cardinals, & fairies are all the rage for Christmas.

SIZE MATTERS: Trends are moving from small to larger. i.e. cupcakes to cakes, meatballs to meatloaf, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS: Believe it! BACON, synonymous with luxury is on the trendy list. So are mustaches-real or costume. African and tribal influences are on the increase in gifts and home decor. And, we saw so many bird cages they were too numerous to count on each floor and came in every color imagineable.

HANDMADE/VINTAGE FINDS: This was a new addition to the 2012 Market. We saw several people we knew participating in this venue @ the Cash and Carry area of market, including mother & son duo Lindra & John Petty (http://www.parkhouseantiques.com/ and http://www.johnpettyantiques.com/). John had his fabulous line of handcrafted vintage industrial lamps available, though most had SOLD stickers on them. Look for them in the Dallas Morning News Home & Garden section soon! Of course he gets all his talent from his mom, you know! Check them both out.

Also sporting back to back booths were Maggie (The Veranda @ Canton and other venues) and Lillie Bussey (Junk Palace, also Canton: texasjunkpalace@aol.com). All you need to do is look at the photos to see their unique & creative merchandise and displays to know they were selling up a storm @ Market.

VALENTINES DAY: Don't forget, Valentine's Day is upon us. Come in and see our wide selection of gifts, jewelry,and stuff that's PERFECT for all your valentines!

Our friends Eleanor and Bill have two splendid homes and love to decorate for Christmas. One is a ranch near Granbury and the other is right near us in Plano.

Fortunately, Eleanor is really fun and loves to decorate.

Especially at Christmas time!!

Take a look at the photos. Eleanor, her daughter Deborah and I (Gina) went to town with all the fabulous items that Eleanor stores away for this time of the year.

What is my favorite?

Possibly the server with an array of compotes and dishes containing all kinds of Christmas "goodies" Credit must be given to Eleanor and her decorator friend Barbara White for the basics already in place at the home. We just bought "snow" and went to town.

We'd love your comments on what is your favorite vignette.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

NOVEMBER 18th - 20th Antique and Vintage Ornament SALE

NOVEMBER 18th 19th and 20th VINTAGE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT SALE
Store hrs 10-5F-Sat 1-5Sun
Every year we do our best to build a bigger and better Antique Christmas

Collection. This year is no different. Feel free to stop in and browse

our store. This season we are conducting a storewide sale with

20% discount on all ornaments

and throughout the store we will offer from 20%-50% savings

Country Garden Antiques has the largest selection of Vintage Ornnament in Dallas

!!HUGE ESTATE SALE Sept8-10th!!

The Estate of Dr. Robert Sparkman and Willie Bassett Sparkman will be sold.

Located at 5351 Wenonah @ Greenway Parks / Inwood and Mockingbird area Thurs. 10-5 thru Sat.10-5
This is the one!! We are now in the process of putting together one of the finest sales of the year. This sale includes the largest collection of Lalique, Steuben, Baccarat, Daum, other glassware and fine furniture. Also included is SILVER and tons of fine Jewelry. This sale will be conducted next month. Dates not sure due to the amount of time it will take to assemble this Estate Sale. Proceeds of this sale will be used towards establishing a nonprofit museum for Preservation Texas. Sorry, NO early previews.

Estate Sale is Ready to Go

Like many estates, the more we dig the more we find. This sale was no exception. The past few days we intense with the finding of antique dolls, jewelry, Tiffany, Lalique, sterling, and after realizing there seemed to be multiples, we counted 50 throw pillows and 5 couches. One can never have enough couches or pillows,,, "I guess". We also have CHAIRS! One set of 8 fabulous painted Chinese Chippendale style and one set of 6 extremely fine carved shieldback mahogany chairs. This has actually been an enjoyable challenge with the greatist family to do work for. It has been a pleasure to see such a caring and friendly unit. I must say that I have had the pleasure of meeting about a dozen family members that have all gotten along and all been extremely pleasant. It looks as though the weather is also going to be pleasant. There are alot of fine antiques and fine furniture at this sale. Our hours will be Friday from 9am to 5pm. Saturday we will open at 9am with a 25% discount. We may be eventually going to 50% off depending on the crowd. We will be closing at 4pm on Saturday. Please bring cash and a strong back. We will do our best to help.
Thanks and hope to see you there. For photos click on the attached web page at 24-7estatesales.com.
http://www.24-7estatesales.com/calendar/63

ESTATE SALE May 6th and 7th

We will be conducting an Estate Sale this coming weekend May 6th and May 7th. At this point in time we do not have the hours set. Photos will be shortly coming. Stay tuned. It does appear to be a nice sale with a large quantity of furniture, books, clothing, jewelry, smalls and also refrigerator. The location is just off Northwest Highway behind the "Pink Wall" Sorry but we will be putting in alot of hours and will need to be focusing on putting the sale together. This condo is packed......

April 30th Street Sale

Free to roam??? This Saturday the Dallas Antique; Art and Design District will be conducting it's semi-annual Street Sale. The sale will be conducted "RAIN or SHINE". Located at 147 Parkhouse, Riverfront and Continental near I-35E mapsco , 75207.





Six city blocks and over 200 dealers will be participating in this indoor and outdoor celebration. Country Garden Antiques has been both shopping and decorating to be able to give a whole new look with a new load of unique "one of a kind" inventory. We think you will be more than pleased with the choices and prices.