Velvet & Linen

i think i may have walked across texas

Yesterday I kissed my kiddies before they went to school and flew off to Austin Texas to do a little antique shopping at Round Top. 

Our fist stop was Marburger. Thank you to Dinah and Kim from Cobblestone and Vine  for meeting us there. 

I purchased some great ironstone pieces for the shop. They are going to look great in our Swedish cabinet.

These next two pictures are for Steve. He loves vintage hat molds!

The vendors at Marburger are fantastic at displaying their merchandise. I wanted to buy everything! (Well, except the taxidermy. Not my thing. I like my animals alive).

This was one of my favorite vendors. Love the combination of well worn painted furniture, aged gilding and vellum books. 

These are coming home with me!

Same with these ruffled paged beauties.

This vendor had some very interesting industrial inspired lighting.

Some of these vintage bathing beauties are going to make a wonderful vignette at the shop, don't you think?

I couldn't resist this one...

The muted colors of this suit is perfect for our home in Channel Islands. 

I'd love to put this mantel somewhere, but I had to pass it by...

I took this picture for my son Nick. He always complains about having to carry his saxophone to school. Hey Nick, it could be worse!

Don't worry Steve, I didn't buy this huge stack of luggage, but I wanted to. Don't they look great?

Magnolia Pearl does a stupendous job of setting up a romantic store inside one of the many tents at Marburger to sell their beautiful clothing.

And the best part? Spending the day with Joni from Cote de Texas. Yes, she, Angela and I shopped and sweated the day away together. What a bonding experience. 

Well, I'm exhausted, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the rest. If you have nothing to do in the meantime, you could always vote for our clients' bedroom  in the All the Best Bedroom Contest (how is that for subtle.).

xo

Brooke

personal style defined

One of my favorite blogging series is the "Personal Style Defined Series"  by Paloma at La Dolce Vita.  Paloma always chooses interesting people to participate and discuss their personal style. So, when she asked me to be a guest blogger for her series I was only too thrilled to say "YES"! Well, actually I was nervous too, but I try not to listen to that part of my head or I'd do absolutely nothing. 

I really want to thank Paloma for asking me to do this. I never really sat down and thought about my design style in this way. I explain why at the beginning of my guest post. To check out my  post  on La Dolce Vita click here. I would love for you to leave a comment about what you think about my style!

Also, a big THANK YOU to those of you who have voted for the bedroom that Steve and I entered in the All the Best Bedroom Contest. Right now we are in second place. If you haven't voted yet, you can vote here. It would be a great way to show your appreciation of our work. Thank you again. :) 

Oh and to see more images of our bedroom entry click here!

xo

Brooke

vote for our bedroom on all the best!

Thank you to Ronda Carman for the opportunity to participate in the All the Best Bedroom Contest. Steve and I were so excited to find out that our client's bedroom made it to the top 12!  So now I am asking for your help. Ronda has set up a poll to determine a Reader's Choice Award. If you like our bedroom design, Steve and I would really appreciate it if you would pop over to All the Best and vote for us!

 

 

 

To vote and to see all of the truly beautiful bedrooms in the top 12 just click here. Steve and I can't thank you enough for your vote!

 

xo

Brooke

 

 

 

steve's interview by things that inspire

Things That Inspire was one of the first blogs that took my breath away. Not only are her posts stunning to look at, but they are always well written and thought provoking. I share each of her posts with Steve, and we always seem to learn something new. Her recent post about The Third Dimension in Architecture and Design is a perfect example. 

 

If you can't tell yet, Steve and I are huge fans of Things That Inspire, so you can only imagine how honored, touched, and just plain thrilled we were when she asked if Steve would be interested in being interviewed for her blog. Of course he would love to!

 

Thank you Things That Inspire! To check out Steve's interview click here.

xo

Brooke