I know many of you don’t get to go to the Round Top Antique Show, but you’re curious as to what it is like.Well since my farm is there, I go every time. And also because I’m the interior design columnist for the Round Top Register, it’s kinda a requirement that I go.
I went to many venues this time, but I only got pictures from Marburger on opening day.
If you go to Round Top, you can find all kind of things, Florentine stacking tables, antique silverware, curvy furniture, and so much more.
There are lots of tents, with straw and sawdust on the floor. And the spaces are filled with the most amazing things.
You’ll never guess what I found this year. Rhoda from Southern Hospitality! It was so fun to see her in my neck of the woods.
Just look at these old frames!
The displays are truly amazing and so creative.
It’s not just furniture and antiques either. There’s loads of clothes and purses, hats, and jewelry.
Need a vintage crystal chandelier? No problem, they’ve got you covered.
It’s just amazing to see the variety and quality of pieces here.
Look at those gorgeous wall panels!
There were several candlesticks that took my breath away.
There were so any French chests too.
Just look at those amazing vintage napkin rings.
The furniture is truly drool-worthy!
I’m not in the market for vintage swimwear, but found it to be really fascinating.
So many dishes, I can’t even begin to describe the piles of dishes. Potter, rugs, and armoires were everywhere.
I heard some designers going on about how incredible it was that there were so many high end pieces in a field. That’s old news as far as I’m concerned.
I bought some things that I’ll show you later. I didn’t have time to photograph everything yet. It’s almost impossible to go and not buy something.
Now this is the very last day of my September giveaway so comment away my friends. Every time you comment, you are automatically entered into my giveaway.
On a really weird note, remember my mirror in my hallway that I bought recently?
Well… guess what I found at Round Top?
It’s twin! But now I see that there are a few piece missing broken off from the bottom on my mirror. This one looks like it is pristine and it has a price tag for $485. I got mine for $120. (Yes shopping is my super-power.)
If you want to read more about the Round Top Antique Show you can find more posts HERE.
Round top is definitely on my bucket list.
Oh, i want to go!
Mine too!
Wow! Gorgeous pieces!!!
Sigh! On my bucket list to go, but it’s a long ways from Wisconsin
I’ve just spent the most wonderful antiques tour thanks to your photos of Round Top! It reminds me of the Paris Flea Market, Clignancourt, only more manageable and with the bonus of everyone speaking English. I can’t thank you enough! Just beautiful!!!
Thank you Heddy! What you find at the Cligancourt is very similar to what they have at Round Top for about the same price. Of course Round Top also has many more things that are not French.
Someday I’d love to visit the Round Top show. I’ve been reading about it for years.
So many treasures in one place! My fantasy!!
Oh, I so wish I could have been there but thanks for the tour! Thanks also for sharing about the birth of your lovely daughter…my intention was to comment right away but time always seems to elude me. One of these days…I will…I promise…as we belong to the same club…in the mean time thanks fior all the inspiration!
Thank you Diane. She’s a special girl.
Good Morning, Anita! Well after seeing all of sensational photos of Round Top, I’m ready to book a ticket south! Thank you for sharing!
My trip to Roundtop several years ago was one of my best memories!
I am always inspired by such amazing displays and collections of things you just don’t find in St. Louis.
Love your blog and Pinterest posts Anita!
Angie- The White Rabbit -St. Louis
Loved Round Tip this week. First time there!!
Love it! And that you grace our pages with your wisdom and wit. AND that you know what Fortuny is! Heading back today for fun.
I would love to go…way too far from me but what you show is absolutely beautiful!
Overwhelming and beautiful! Would love to go.
Would love to go! I wouldn’t know where to look first, amazing.
What a treat to see all these pretty things from Round Top!
Loved the photos I hope to make round top some day
I have always wanted to go to the Round Top Show. Thanks for the pictures. It just reaffirms that I should plan to go.
Loved reading about Round Top, I hope to go someday!
So many beautiful things! Wish I lived closer. On the other hand, maybe it’s a good thing I don’t live near to so many tempting things. lol
Hi Anita, This is so much fun to see the pics of Round Top…we live in New England and visit the Brimfield Antiques Fair in Autumn…it’s overwhelming and a blast….next year we want YOU to come as our personal shopper ! …..Smiles …….Anne
Oh that sounds like fun Anne!
Would love to experience round top, maybe one day?
having read so much about round top in houzz and in your blog, it was truly thrilling to see pictures. i have been to the flea markets in paris and they certainly compare to round top. i lived in houston many years ago and would have loved to visited but now i might make a special trip as it’s closer than paris. when are they open?
Andrea, the fall show closes on Saturday, so you better hurry if you want to catch this show.
First time to go and it was fabulous. This trip was a learning experience. Next time will be more fun as I know a little more . Thanks for the tips before hand. Will have to bring a truck next time.
I now have my sister hooked on your blog.
That’s awesome Dee Anne.
Wow! How exciting. I too would love to check out Round Top. My closest “great” flea market is Nashville, Tn. It’s a pretty good one – but nothing like that! Fun!
Thanks for sharing.
Always wondered what it would be like to go there thanks for sharing. I think I just made the trip!
I wish I had run into you. I love going and drive from San Antonio. I get there early so I am there when it opens. I have a favorite shop that sells Italian Cream ware soI always stop there first.
Maybe I will see you in the spring!!!!
Love your mirror!!!!
Love you blog , I look forward to all your
Pics. I draw inspiration from them as I decorate a 1965 bland house.
Round top just made my wish list longer
Love all the French style we are sorely lacking in Indianapolis, hoping to visit for their next show in 2017.
Thanks for the eye candy
Thanks for the inspiration on a dreary Friday morning. Such great ideas going into the weekend.
Wow!!!!! Everything at Round Top looks wonderful! I didn’t make it there this year. My sister is there now and I am looking forward to seeing all the goodies that she finds.
Thank you so much for sharing all these great photos!
Love all the chandeliers! And those vintage swimsuits, wouldn’t they be great in a pool house?
Looking forward to going there some day!
Great photos of Round Top antique show! I hope you bought that other mirror. Not that you really need two, but I would have rationalized that they averaged only a mere $300 ish per mirror! Yep, that’s just how I roll! And that chandelier similar to yours……I would probably have traded my car for that, but then how to get us both home?
Ginger
Thx for the Roundtop preview. My sister and I are going! Love your mirror.
So many interesting and beautiful items in your pictures, I can’t stop looking at them!
I have always wanted to go to Round Top and will make it there one day. My problem would be wanting to buy it all!!! So many beautiful things to see!! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks for sharing Round Top. It looks amazing! Beautiful pictures.
Good article with great photos! It was nice to see you there.
Round Top is certainly on my bucket list. However a $550 candlestick? May need to save a few more pennies.
Lisa you can find less expensive candlesticks than that! That is an altar candlestick probably from Italy, probably from the 1700’s, so yes it’s going to be expensive. That is the going price for those. I know because I have looked all over. I have yet to spend the money to buy one though. There is a wide range of prices depending on what you want.
I hope to get to Round Top one day. It looks amazing!
Wow! Round top looks like fun and amazing pieces. I hope to go one day I’ll put it on my bucket list
Looks like a wonderful place to dream and be amazed at the beautiful pieces. I LOVE your mirror; it’s details (even though it was missing some?) and especially its price.
VJ
Would LOVE to go, I’m in Waco, so hope to do it with a friend as a mom break one of these days!
I would love to go to Texas one day. Go to Round top & Wako & Fredricksberg & all those other neat places to shop & enjoy.
Thanks for taking us along….have dreamed of shopping at Round Top!!!!
Beautiful photos. It looks like a wonderful event. I hope to visit Roundtop in the future.
I have wanted to go to round top for years, I am now looking to book reservations for next year! It’s time to go!!
We’ve got to rent a trailer and shop Round Top! Next time for sure!
Lovely pictures and yes, you did “good” on the mirror!!
Too bad you didn’t get to Zapp…my sweet daughter has a booth there “Red-Neck Chic” Her things are beautiful too!
Blessings,
J
I was in Zapp Hall yesterday!
I was hoping to make it there this year, but “life” got in the way….what an amazing place to be and so happy that you were able to share your neck of the woods with Rhoda!….Loved everything that you have showcased…Crazy in love with those vintage silver napkin rings!….and how funny that you found the twin..and must say that you got a great deal on your mirror, even with the missing parts….Have a great weekend!
I would love to go to Roundtop! Alas, it is just too far to go from NC.
One of these days!!!!!!! One of these days!!!!! I will make it there!!!!! I could shop like this for days and not get tired!!!!! So many amazing things!!!! And the way they display there wares are so beautiful! How fun for you….and running into your friend! I can only imagine how fun it is for others when they see “thee Anita Joyce ” at places like this!!! Thanks for sharing….I now get a feel to how it looks there! Roxann
Going to add to my bucket list as well. I would be so overwhelmed I would probably just walk around in a circle/daze. WOW! And then how to get items back home in St. Louis. Someday…. would love to go.
My 3 favorite words when traveling and shopping….”Do You Ship?”
I am definitely going to go, love love love your photos and ideas, thank you!!!!
Deb
Looks like Round Top is a place to go for much inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Nancy
Beautiful photos of Round Top….Would love to shop there…Amazing!
Two years go my husband and I took our oldest daughter to Round Top. This is what she wanted to do for her fiftieth birthday. And Marburger was our very first stop, so you can imagine what a surprise. We had no idea what to expect and it was awesome. We will go back, but with a wedding just a few weeks ago, it wasn’t possible. But thank you so much for this post, it makes me even more determined to make plans. Perhaps the spring show?
I’ve always wanted to go to Round Top. Thanks for sharing the great photos! Makes me want to go even more.
Looks like heaven! Heading out to my local flea market this weekend. Not near as nice but always fun!
Someday: Round Top Texas bound???
Hope it’s soon!!!
Love all your pictures?
It was on my bucket list as well and I went to Round Top two years ago. I could not believe how very expensive everything was compared to prices in the Midwest. Lovely displays, took lots of pictures but didn’t buy a thing other than some Frito pie (so good!).
Thank you Kate for remarking about the expense of things at Round Top. I have several good consignment and thrift stores here in San Antonio so I might likewise, be aghast at the prices.
Round Top is still on my bucket list. It’s fun to “window shop” and I can spend hours doing that and be just as satisfied; then all I need is to purchase a little trinket and I’m good! Someday!!!!!! Cindy
Hi Cindy, there are some things that are good buys at Round Top, and some that are crazy expensive. But it used to be more of a wholesale market, but now it is really retail.
I would love to go to Round Top some day! I live closer to Brimfield Antique Shows which are held three times a year in Massachusetts!..Thanks for the pictures! Your mirror was a wonderful buy-LOVE it!!
Wow! Thanks for the virtual tour. I’ll take one of each.
That photo of you and Rhoda is the best!
Wish I had several hours to just walk through the stalls…. maybe some day!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Omgoshhhh you lucky gal, i soooo wish i could go!
Smiles~
Maritza
Thanks for the photos. I was in Warrenton and Marburger yesterday. I’ve been going for 27 years! Back then, the only show was in the Rifle Barn in Round Top. All of the exhibitors were there by invitation only. It is truly amazing to see it grow through the years. I’ll be traveling through there again in three weeks and it will be a sleepy town again!
omg, going to round top would be a dream come true for me,
18 and so inlove with all things vintage ? , so much history in
one place.
Oh my gosh!! I’ve been wanting to go to Round Top Antique Show for several years and either I forget about it or the budget doesn’t allow me to go. I KNOW I wouldn’t be able to go without buying a LOT of stuff! Thank you for sharing pictures and also your editorial from the RT Register! You’re awesome!
I haven’t been to Round Top yet, but it’s in my future. It looks amazing.
You are my kind of shopper Anita. Love that you got your gorgeous mirror for such a great price.
We were there on Wed. It was remarkable!
Since visiting the Round Top semi annual sale is not checked off my list yet I really appreciated your shared coverage. Just makes me want to go even more!
Thank you.
How do you take it all in! I love the large assortment of silver napkin rings. Is there any way of finding the Vendor? Couldn’t find anything on the Round Top site. Thank you.
So many amazing treasures. Wish I could attend some day. Thank you for sharing….
Hey, Anita, I loved my first Round Top experience and getting to chat with you for a few minutes in your element was so fun. I’ve got lots of pics to edit and then I’ll share too.
Would love to go, but holy #@$%!!, looks like I’d have to win the lottery first. Oh well, a girl can dream…
Wish I lived closer …..maybe a trip one day. I don’t think I would know where to start 🙂
Thanks for the post!
Wow, what beautiful pieces! I would need a truck to bring home all the beautiful things I see in the photos! Thanks for sharing!
Oh I have only been once 6 years ago and loved it….couldn’t fit anything in my SUV to take back to SC, but I am going to go again!!!!!
I would be like a kid in a candy shop? I’ve made notes on table decorating ideas just from the first photo! Candles wrapped in music sheets tied with twine, burlap silverware holders, reproduced old newspaper pages for placemats, etc!! Will be using these for my next Christmas dinner party. Always gain so much from what you share, Anita…whether it’s your own creations or from other creative friends. We appreciate your gifts and talents!!
I was there all day Monday and Tuesday. Favorite antique venue in Texas.
I’ve lived in Texas most all my life and I’ve never been. But it is quite a drive for me. We did go accidentally though…. we were on our way out of Texas on vacation and drove right through the middle of it the first weekend. Couldn’t stop. Knowing what it was like, hubby won’t let me go for real. 🙂
I would dearly love to go to Round Top! Thanks for the delicious and tantalizing peek at the marvelous wares! As some others have said, a trip to this market is on my bucket list!!! Thank you Anita!
One of these days, one of these days 😉 I live in N Texas so no excuse other than I would probably burn thru a whole pension check of mine there! Plus, gotta find a girlfriend willing to do the same. I don’t think it would be as much fun going alone. But….one of these days I’ll get there!
Thanks for sharing all the pics – that place is just amazing!
I have always wanted to go and will next year!
Thank you for taking us on your lovely trip to Round Top! It’s on my bucket list! I don’t know why
we don’t have anything like that around here in St. Louis. What beautiful pieces they had!! I want
it all!
Oh, how I want to go to the Round Top Antique Show and see all the great antiques for myself!!! I’m retiring next year and it’s on my list things to do! Thanks for sharing all the great pics. 🙂
Oh how I drool over armoires! And the napkin rings, wow. Thanks for all the beautiful pictures. Almost makes you feel you are there.
Drool-worthy for sure! I think it would be such a hoot to be able to attend Rount Top and walk among all the gorgous stuff. It would be so tempting to over spend.
How fun! Thanks for sharing. Your pictures in this post really got my imagination going as to how I can change up some of the great pieces/treasures passed down through the generations that we have been blessed to inherit.
I have to say that I really like your mirror better with the some of it missing, for some reason it looks more delicate than the one you found a Round top… am I the only one that thinks that??? I would sure love to go someday…. we can dream can’t we? Love your blog.
Looks so amazing!! Lucky lady!
LOVE all your pictures and info.
Love Round Top. So much fun and so much to see. Thanks for sharing photos.
I have been to Round Top 3 times. Marburger Farm and several other large venues in the area are beyond fabulous. But, beware, there are miles and miles and miles of places to shop. You will be stunned. This place is not for the faint of heart! You will never be able to see everything and really need to plan ahead. Some places charge for parking. No matter where you go, parking is a bear. Perhaps get tips from people like Anita for the best places to find French furniture. Some of the venues along the road are little more than glorified junk yards.
And, OMG, is it humid! (Notice the fan in Anita’s first photo – that is for the furniture, not you!) Often it rains. The first time I went, I wore heels. Huge mistake. Dress casually, wear tennis or jogging shoes and bring a pair of rain boots as back up. Keep lots of cold bottled water and/or sports drinks in your car. They do sell food, but it is iffy so best to pack your own lunch. Round Top is a tiny little town with only about 90 permanent residents. There are no fast food places in the area. An umbrella is a good idea, as well. Unless you are just there to sight see or kill time, leave the kiddies home. They will be wiped out after an hour.
Then, have fun. It is definitely an experience not to be missed!
Smiles from Charlotte
Love all your pictures. sure want to go. Thanks for sharing!!
Living here in Texas and of course watching Fixer upper have mentioned this famous sale. Needless to say attending this is on my bucket but my handicap limits my not ability to walk very much so this is only a dream, thank you for sharing what I invisioned it would be!
I can’t wait to see what you bought at Round Top. Don’t keep us in suspense.
What a fun place to go to! I have been driving to Round Top for the fall and spring Antique Show since 1991. It is always exciting to see what all the vendors who are at the different sites bring with them.
Go every year, twice a year. Wonderful place and your pictures were fabulous.
Advantage of living nearby. Thanks.
so many pretty things, and how fun to bump into rhoda!
The napkin rings are just beautiful. I am drooling over them. Thanks for sharing some of Green Top’s goodies. My fantasy destination.
On my lifetime bucket list to go to Round Top! Gorgeous!
I would love to go but could use some practical tips like how to transport purchases etc. also some of the tags are rather pricey for me–are there reasonable finds also? The pictures of the displays were awesome some! Thanks for sharing
My eyes immediately went to the mirror and the stacking tables. And the…and the…! I can see where it would be virtually impossible to not purchase something.
Loved the article and enjoyed the view of Round Top. Thank-you
Thank you for the tour. I have always wanted to go. Maybe the spring show 🙂
Thanks for sharing those wonderful pictures, because as for me, I would love to be able to attend there some day, but I know I can not. I will tate your post, admire it, and dream of what I would love to do someday.
I love looking at all the vignettes at each of the booths. Would love to be a vendor there someday.
Thank you for sharing your insight and the lovely photos.
You got an absolute steal on those beautiful gold mirrors from Round Top.
I’ve always wanted to visit Round Rock Antique Show. Thanks so much for sharing all of the good information. That is so ironic that you found another mirror just like you one you recently purchased.
All I can do is wish I could go just once. What a treat just to get to see the items that are available to purchase. Thank you for all the photos. Jean
I went to Round Top about thirteen years ago with 3 other friends. We had a wonderful time each of us finding lots of treasures. I adored it. It has everything that you ever drooled over in a magazine. Back then the prices were very affordable. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.