Saturday afternoon Peter, Emily, and I headed out to Round Top, TX for the most insane antique fair that I have ever visited. As we approached Round Top we started to see yard sales popping up left and right and then suddenly there was a gigantic strip filled with tents. After sifting through furniture and trinkets for a good five hours Peter and I were sure we had seen everything until we realized that there were MILES more to see. I don’t think we ever actually entered the official fair. I thought we had but the website announced a $10 admission, but we never paid for anything other than parking and it seemed logistically impossible for anyone to charge a fee in the area that we were in. Strange.
Anyhow, the things that we did see were amazing. At one point, I was sure that Peter and I were going to need to rent a trailer to haul everything back to Austin. I fell in love with this vanity and this dining room table and chairs.
In the end, we didn’t need another vanity and while I LOVED the table and chairs they were out of our price range (Yes, we could’ve haggled but not to where we needed them to be). *Sigh* Someday…
There were beautiful iridescent plates, tiny single stem vases, and some awesome ceramic transfer-ware cake serving pieces. I wanted everything.
But we only bought a table cloth, a couple sets of napkins, and this salt and pepper shaker.
I’m pretty obsessed with the lettering on the salt and pepper shakers. Somehow when I look at them I see an intimate post script at the bottom of a love letter rather than “pepper” and “salt.” After our tasting today, I do sort of wish we had bought the transfer-ware cake server, but we have plenty of time to find something similar. Overall, we had a great time negotiating prices and looking through everything. The whole experience was a lot of fun. They’re having a smaller one this summer and I can’t wait to go back!! Has anyone else been to the Round Top Antique Fair or to any other antique fairs for that matter?
This has to be my favorite sentence of your entire blog and the essence of why I continue to visit. Beautiful finds, Jamie!
“Somehow when I look at them I see an intimate post script at the bottom of a love letter rather than “pepper” and “salt.””
Thank you Ashtin! I can’t express how much it means to me that you continue to visit and read my ramblings.
xo,
JL
Wow, this sounds like heaven! And once again, you show off your fabulous taste. The vanity, table and chairs are absolutely lovely. I am obsessed with the handkerchief and napkins, and the p.s.? So gorgeous and so very brilliant of you!! So much more romantic than any other salt and pepper shakers I’ve ever seen grace a table. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for such a sweet compliment Meg. I didn’t think Peter was going to go for the salt and pepper shaker since they’re a tad bit girly, but luckily he loved them too!! Good thing because I’m kind of obsessed with them.
At the risk of sounding a touch risque’….I need a cigarette after reading this post!!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for telling us about the experience and adding photos so we can really see what we are missing! (OMG–that vanity—I don’t have anyplace for it, but I doubt I could have restrained myself. The lines are exquisite, and the wood grain…yummy!)
As soon as I saw the transferware cake server, I thought it would be perfect for your wedding–and to treasure the rest of your life. Hopefully you can find another one.
IMHO, it’s only the lettering on the salt and pepper shakers that’s a little girlie, otherise they have clean lines and the copper is a good, gender-neutral material.
Nice job!!
Oh Lisa! You can’t imagine how difficult it was not to buy everything. Peter and I were back and forth on the cake server. I loved it because it was so different but he likes silver ones more. It was hard. I should’ve bought it.
You have to go to the next one! I think there’s a smaller one in June. I’d really love to go back. My biggest advice is bring a lot of cash (or as much as you’re willing to spend). The atm near our house was broken so we decided to get cash when we got there. We shopped for awhile with the money we had in pocket and then found the one atm in the entire town. We got there when they were refilling it with money and there was a line that went all the way out the gas station. It took forever!!
You have to go back and get the cake server, its so pretty!
I would if I could Katrina but the fair only takes place a couple times a year! I’m on the look out for another one though!