When I pull off of 290, my shoulders relax as I breathe in the fresh, country air. (Well, that is if the windows are down.) Brenham is a beautiful little Texas town. For city dwellers, it is a welcome retreat with a slower, relaxed pace. Nobody seems to be in too big a hurry here, and they stop with a smile to let you cross the street, as opposed to the dagger eyes I have seen in the big city. I had a conversation with some residents here about how their city freinds come to Brenham to shop and eat, while they head to Houston to shop and eat. Oh well, I guess the grass is always greener on the other side or over the septic tank as Erma Bombeck used to say.
One of my Brenham favorites is Hermann Furniture. I like to head there AFTER lunch at the Funky Art Cafe, of course. They do a lovely job dressing the store and I get some unique ideas here. Looks like they just started a blog, click here, so you can check it out too. This is where I purchased my cane with the flower gathering basket. It didn’t come with the flowers; I picked those myself.
In the spring, our fields are covered in wildflowers, and this is the perfect thing to use when I am cutting fresh flowers.
Hermann’s is a big furniture and accessory store and adjacent to their funiture store is an antique mall . First let’s tour the furniture store.
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| I love the baskets and white dishes |
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| Shabby Chic that’s not too shabby |
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| French doors with shelves attached |
And now we will tour the antique mall. Looking on their website it appears that the antique mall is also owned by Hermann’s. I love vintage tablecloths and they have many to chose from.
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| Vintage Tablecloths |
And lots of silverware that you can purchase by the piece. I think everyone needs some silver. I know, I know, no one likes to polish it, but at Leftovers (see blog post here), they are not afraid of a little tarnish. Remember it’s not tarnish, it’s PATINA. Now if I could only come up with a clever, French name for dust, I would be in business.
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| Silverware Sold by the Piece |
I loved the collie figurine below, because of my own sweet colllie. I didn’t end up buying it, but took a picture to share. I wonder if this was made during the height of Lassie fever in the 60″s.
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| Lassie!! Woof, woof Does she look familiar? |
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| See the resemblance?? |
I found this blanket chest to be very charming. It was clearly hand-painted.
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| Hand-painted trunk |
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| More vintage tablecoths |
I liked this chair with its worn green paint.
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| Old Garden Seat |
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| Coke boxes and an old trunk |
What a peaceful town, and lovely store. I am ready for another visit.
The LORD lift up His countenance on you,And give you peace. Numbers 6:26
Oh boy!! I could do some serious damage at both places. What great stores.
Renee, you would love the whole town. Maybe you can see it if you ever come to the Round Top Antique Show.
I want to go here! O course, I love this “imaginary shopping” I can do on the blogs too. But I do want one of those grayish baskets, and that white secretary is really pretty.
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Lovely photos, and I definitely love shabby chic and vintage stuff 🙂
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I’ve been oogling at your side bar pictures of your home. It’s just gorgeous! So many beautiful pieces. I can’t wait to see you porch with the chalk paint and feed sacks. Please send along the links as they are posted, so I don’t miss it!