Houston: Antique Destination

After jetting down to Houston this weekend to visit some family, I had a couple of hours to kill and immediately ran down to Alabama St., where there is shop after shop of some of the South's best antiques. Houston's take on antiques is more casual than their Northern counterparts I am sure, but I think most people like living in a more casual enviroment that doesn't look like a museum and having to constantly live in fear that their kids (or themselves) are going to break a priceless antique. I thought I would share my pics from my quick stops along the way...enjoy!

Of course I had to put a sunburst on here - and brag about our collection as well! This one was huge and had an antique silvered convex mirror.

I love bullseye mirrors above beds and fireplace's - may be cliche by now...but it is timeless and will always look great!

(I have a source for some little ones at great prices that I am trying to update our site with.)

I think I am going to call the shop and see if they still have these exquisite trays, they were a robin's egg blue with gold etching and are so wonderful. The patina on them is fabulous!

I also fell for these Greco inspired French wood lamp bases. I picture these petite lamps in pair of chests perched upon a stack of antique books.

And last but not least, a beauiful French display cabinet. I have retrofitted these several ways for clients including changing out the glass and adding antique mirror fronts, or just keeping the glass and adding antique mirror to the back to bring in the light and make collections sparkle. I have also changed the glass out for wire mesh with fabric behind it in a little girls room to hide a TV - it turned out so cute!