Robyn Pandolph Design Studio Spring 2011

Robyn Pandolph Design Studio in Galveston, TX is full of inspiring vignettes, fabrics, and accessories for spring. Everything Robyn designs and implements into her store includes a touch of French influence. This blue is so very pretty and inspires me to include a little blue in a powder room or on a bed side night table. The studio is filled with whimsical ideas and charming... Read More

Dona Lynn’s Spring Inspirations

Dona Lynn’s on the square in downtown Brenham offers the best inspiration for spring decor and gift ideas. The colorful flip-flop coasters (pictured above) are a fun way to protect surfaces and identify whose drink is whose. Pair them with the margarita mix for a perfect gift. You will be the hit of any party when you show up bearing these fun and flirty gifts. We are STILL... Read More

Rachel Ashwell’s Texas Prairie Party

Designing diva and creator of the Shabby Chic movement, Rachel Ashwell has put down roots in Round Top, Texas. To kick off the opening of her new bed and breakfast, The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell, she threw a party for friends and locals. It was a Texas-style shindig with a touch of English influence from the Brittish born designer. Re-purposed flea market finds along with slipcovers... Read More

Carol’s Cypress Cafe

- Photo by Carol Cobb - “I snapped this photo last spring when two Whistling Ducks came back to our pond at the back of our property, Talcott HIll, in Cypress, Texas. This wall is a daily feeder for many birds and always the squirrels – but on this day, there was a line at the Cypress Cafe for lunch. I have had note cards made from this photo – ONLY IN CYPRESS!!!!!” Thanks... Read More

Marburger Farms

The Marburger Farm Antique Show has been a favorite source for antiques for more than a dozen years. The outdoor show features more than 350 dealers from across the United States and the world. The 43-acre field boasts ten large tents and 12 historic buildings. They offer an extraordinary range of antiques including architectural, English, Continental, Asian, industrial,... Read More

Let The Arbor Gate Help You “Spring” Up Your Home

:: By Jessica Korth :: A stroll through The Arbor Gate (a fabulous garden and gift shop) located on FM 2920 in Tomball, Texas, offers a wonderful afternoon of leisure for any garden enthusiast. As I walked into the gift shop yesterday I immediately had a spring in my step when I found a wide variety of spring/Easter Décor and yummy treats. It was hard to resist buying and eating... Read More

Antique Paradise

:: By Veronica Smith :: Shop till you drop at the bi-annual Texas Antique Weekend held this spring between March 23-April 3.   If you have never been, it’s a treat to see the small towns of Round Top (pop. 77), Warrenton (even smaller), and everything in between come alive with thousands of dealers from across the United States. From the old and rusty to the elegant... Read More

In the Garden: Hydrangeas

:: By Natalie Lacy Lange :: These are the type of blooms my hydrangeas will produce in May. Well, if I take care of them now, these are the type of blooms I’ll get. Let me explain: Below is what the hydrangeas look like at the moment… …Not too pretty, but there is potential. Now, the secret to getting great blooms every spring is to not go crazy cutting away... Read More

Signs of Spring

The first signs of spring, when the scars of winter are still visible, always give me a hopeful glimpse of what is yet to come. Usually, I can predict what they will be–the delicate little white blooms of snow-drops, the cheerful yellow Jessamine,  the  bright daffodils. But this year, I had a surprise. A couple of years ago, I planted some leftover strawberry plants in... Read More

Retail Therapy

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