MARCH MADNESS

This week is the official start of March Madness for antique lovers. The two week antique craze known as Round Top Antiques Week, kicks off in the small town of Round Top, Texas, population 88. Over 5,000 dealers of treasures, trash and everything in between inhabit miles of Highway 237 between the towns of Burton and La Grange, transforming fields of wildflowers and Texas longhorns into fields of tents full of European antiques, colorful collectibles and just plain ol' junk, for as far as the eye can see.

Indian Paintbrush Wildflowers

Lolo and I arrived in Round Top on Friday afternoon and began setting up our booth in Tent D on Saturday to get ready for opening day at our field. Designers and decorators began descending on our field as soon as we arrived. Lolo hung chandeliers and mirrors and assembled tables and tops...of very big pieces. We shined copper and silver, and dusted and waxed furniture until late at night for several days.

Chandeliers are hung! 

Mirrors are hung!

Furniture is placed!

Signs are out!

When our show, the Arbor International Antique & Interior Design Show kicks off Wednesday, we'll be ready for the masses. Our March Madness has begun!

À Bientôt!

Lolo & Mimi

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP!

In less than a week, nearly 5,000 antique, collectible and flea market dealers 
from around the world will set up shop in the four small Texas towns of Carmine, Round Top,
Warrenton and La Grange for Round Top Antiques Week . 

Illustrated Map Featured in Texas Monthly Magazine
Illustration By: Christopher Monro DeLorenzo

Considered the largest antiques fair in the United States, this shopper's paradise, which has been around since the 1960's, is no longer one show held the last weekend of October and April each year. Round Top Antiques Week now lasts more than two weeks every spring and fall with about 40 separate shows set up in dance halls, barns, warehouses and sheds. Tents cover cow pastures and front yards. Crystal chandeliers hang from the rafters and margaritas are plentiful.

Round Top Antiques Week

The merchandise is as varied as the venues and the dealers, featuring more than just antiques. You can find pretty much anything under the Texas sun...from period French antiques to a Brady Bunch lunch box to a signed first edition of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. Industrial salvage, vintage jewelry, European linens, fine art, furniture from every era and plain ole' junk can be had. You'll see designers and decorators alongside pickers and junkers. Collectors and hoarders of all kinds will descend on this 25-mile stretch of Highway 237 from Burton to La Grange.

Pandora de Balthazar

Lolo French Antiques et More

Lolo will be set up at the Arbor International & Interior Design Show  in Round Top. 
 Join the fun! Come experience the most amazing shopping experience you can imagine. Be sure and bring your wallet (dealers like cash), sunscreen, an umbrella (it can rain at anytime), camera and a tape measure. And definitely be prepared to shop 'til you drop! 

À Bientôt!

Lolo & Mimi