A Surprising ESTATE SALE Greenville Ave. Mstreet Area

Located @5822 Anita our sale will be open from 10-5 Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 

This sale will include a large quantity of designer Ladies clothing fine jewelry, French 

and Italian accessories and lighting.

After 20 years in the Antique business, we are still occasionally surprised. Our client has been so great and understanding but this sale has been quite a challenge. The owner of this residence had been an executive with Stanley Marcus for many year. It was obvious there was a connection to Neiman Marcus since so many items in the house had been purchased at Neimans. There was a special attraction for quality clothing and fine footware.

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!

It's Christmas & To Eleanor's House We Go

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