Monday Uppers Sale the week of June 22nd

This past week was filled with exciting purchases. Here are just a few items we were able to photograph. If you have any interest, stop by the store or contact us @ 214-741-9331 or email us @ countgar@airmail.net

ANYTHING BUGGING YOU?

We love nature as a decoratng theme, as evidenced by our summer bug and bird display. Our friend Maxine Helfman, photographer extraordinaire, puts it this way; .. " I hate bugs, but if you put them behind glass, I'll buy them." (Maxine Helfman.com/) The best part is-this stuff never goes out of style! Just ask a child! P.S. We just purchased a load of nature books on birds, fish, animals, etc. Come over to our store and check them out! 147 Parkhouse, Dallas (Near the Dallas Design Center) 214-741-9331

WE HAVE A COUPLE of GARDEN SALE WINNERS

At this last week's garden sale sponsored by Portia and us, we had a drawing for two gift certificates to Country Garden Antiques. Laura McGuire, Dallas set designer, was the winner of the $40 gift certificate. Jason McDaniel, specialist in printer, http://missingqpress.com/, won the $20 certificate. Congratulations!!! By the way the trophy cups are Winners too and are currently available for sale in our store.

Monday Uppers Sale the week of June 15th

We were afraid we wouldn't be able to shop this last week but somehow we managed, as all good shoppers do. I will attach a link to the new photos. Hope to hear form ya'll. And I must say that it was GREAT to see everyone and thanks for the support.

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/NewItemsJune15/?albumview=grid

SALE AWAY!!!

Well, believe it or not our Garden Sale was a record breaking sucess - despite mother nature's wild rains and winds last Thursday. We lost power both at our store and at home. Oh well, when the going gets tough the tough get going!!! Our customers could not be stopped on Thursday evening even though we thought they might be coming in boats instead of cars. Friday we had a bigger turnout than ever. Take a look at the photos and remember that there is more where that came from.

"We had a couple of Winners TOO!"

Winners to be posted tomorrow

. * ANTIQUE GARDEN SALE *

With a little help from our friends it looks as though this years Antique Garden Sale is about to begin. RAIN and/or SHINE won't be able to stop us now. We're very happy about how everything has come together and has grown since our first show over 5 years ago. It has certainly evolved from the days of " City Cafe" owner who has now gone on to bigger and better things in California. With no hesitation at all, Portia took the bull by the horns and has brought the show to a new high. "What a trooper!!" Looks like a larger back yard will SOON be in order.
As we said Rain or Shine Thursday night at 6pm we will open the gate. There are still odds and ends to do between now and then and we would seriously like to stop and help each and every one of you with purchases between now and then but we will need concentrate our time to making sure the sale goes off without a hitch. If any of you are not able to get to the show Thursday night we will be opening to the public all day Friday from 9am-4pm.

Monday Morning Uppers June 8th

Here we go again with another week of successful purchases. Attached is the website with this weeks new inventory. Feel free to call us @ 214-741-9331 or email us @ countgar@airmail.net
http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/NewItemsJune8/?albumview=grid
Here we go again with another week of successful purchases. Attached is the website with this weeks new inventory. Feel free to call us @214-741-9331 or email us @ countgar@airmail.net
http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/NewItemsJune8/?albumview=griditalic

We will be busy this week gearing up for the ANNUAL GARDEN SALE!!! Hope to see you there!!!

We will be busy this week gearing up for the Annual Garden Sale!!! Hope to see you there!!!

THE GOOD OLE TEXAS SUMMER

Here is hoping your summer's off to a grand beginning. I know our son, Ben (17), is glad school is out. We are loaded with outdoor and garden items & getting ready for the Antique Garden Sale. The sale will be held at Portia's house (4224 Allencrest) In case you havn't heard it will begin June 11th evening 6pm-9pm with refreshments and also June 12th 9am-4pm when the general public will be joining us. There will be plenty of great stuff at great prices. Alan has been busy stocking up on merchandise for the once-a-year only extravaganza. Portia swears she is going to have him followed sometime to see where he gets his stuff. I always reply "Good,,, and when you find out, let me know cause he won't even tell me!! I guess he's too afraid I'll brag and reveal his secret sources-Whatever! If you want to be included in the email list for this and other sales, our store and estate sales we conduct, just let us know or email us @ countgar@airmail.net Hope to see you soom. In the meantime pop open a cold one and let the summer begin!

Monday Uppers Sale

"Monday Uppers Sale" Posting Prices posted on the Blog may be lower than actual store price. Please refer to Internet Blogpricing to prevent any confusion. We will honor these prices for
ONE WEEK ONLY!
214-770-2994
214-941-3861
countgar@airmail.net
Sorry but computer clock was 1/2hr off
. NEW INVENTORY LINK
http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/NewItemsJune1/?albumview=grid

CAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN

After several months of illness and surgery we are back in full swing. Spring is springing and summer is staring us in the face. We are going to be able to pull off our annual SPRING GARDEN SALE. It will be held at it's usual location ( Portia Maloney's). The date of the event will be Friday, June 12th 9-4. We will be hosting a presale for anyone interested on June 11th from 6PM-9PM with NO early admissions........... Weather permitting it should be a great show with more than ever Garden and Antique items. Keep checking the blog for more updates as the date gets closer.

NEW

On Monday we will be posting a new theme for our computer customers. It will be called "Monday Uppers" and will be postings of new acquisitions of the previous week. Purchases can be made by email or phone and secured by Credit Card. It will be launched at 10:00am unless otherwise stated on the blog.

Lots of New Shop Photos March 2009

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/InventoryMar09/?albumview=grid

Hope you enjoy this very small portion of our inventory.

Roundtop / Warrenton Antique /Show March-April

Six months has flown by but it is soon approaching time for the Semi-Annual Roundtop Antique Show. We have probably collected more smalls since the last show than ever. The quality of the small isn't a problem either. We are really pleased with what we have found and it all seems to fit in well.

He Thinks His Tractor's SEXY!

Alan can find anything. That can be good or bad. He finally got his vintage Farmall Cub tractor down here from our place in Kansas. Uh . . . yeeaahhh. It's in the driveway here at the store near downtown Dallas. Feel free to come visit, but please-don't feed the tractor!

To Market To Market . . .

My friend Portia and I made our annual trek to the Dallas Market at the World Trade Center in Dallas last week. I attended several trend seminars by retail experts. Portia & I also hit the main showrooms. Here's the scoop in a nutshell:

TRENDS: Wood. Natural driftwood-made into lamps, lighting, stands, & furniture.
Glass. It was everywhere! Especially BIG clear glass pieces.
Color. Big colors were RED & YELLOW, especially blue-reds. All shades of
grays are still strong, and the richer, stronger pastels are "in".
All shades of aqua & blue are just like green now-considered earth
colors, and are staples.
Nature. Stones, fossils, wood, bamboo, straw . . . Get Some!

Other stuff we saw: White leather & vinyl, natural fabrics, metal and straw containers, "going green" themed things. Looks like it's one extreme or the other-the extreme natural/raw look or crazy bright candy colors.

2008 Year at a Glance

Photos by Ben Galichia

I must say that last year was a good year. We came through the year all healthy and ended up with some great inventory. This year we had the opportunity to conduct a couple of excellent Estate Sales. The first was a long time Captain for American Airlines. This world traveler had some fabulous collections in aviation dating back to the early 30's. Along with his collections came his wife's, a long time antique collector/dealer. ----To end the year we were blessed - or cursed - with an unbelievable home so stuffed with wonderful antiques that it made things quite challenging. John was the personal beautician for Greer Garson for years. The stories we heard about the world travels of John (many not being able to be repeated) made this business relationship quite special. John's Rolls Royce, the $10,000+ centerpiece we sold, and art collection were inspiring, not to mention the flower gardens he created. http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/alangal/estateNov08/ Both Spring and Fall Roundtop/Warrenton Antique Shows turned out to be our top shows ever. The weather was cooperative and so was the buying. Zapp Hall has always been good for us. The atmosphere with Cheryl & Mike LeHane and Cheryl's family have made us feel like a part of their family. Considering we have been in the same Zapp Hall location for the past 16 years tends to bond one another. Our baby (Ben) that spent his first Roundtop in a bassinet under a display will be going to College in a few years. His love/hate relationship with the business is now beginning to blossom: from the Pokemon booth he once thrived at, to his paintings that he sold, to his Butterfly Collections, to now-Photography (his latest passion). Just wondering if someday he may advance his skills to a Cosmetic Surgery booth at Zapp Hall, since he's considering a career in medicine.