The Round Top experience is so UnIqUe that everyone should consider going at least once. The array of creativity is awe-inspiring!
Reading the Parisian Cowboy’s Guide to The Round Top Experience was my first introduction to Texas Antiques Week.
Since our time was limited and we wanted every minute to count, I spent a few hours of pre-trip research at Texas Antique Weekend.
An essential item at Texas Antiques Week is the Show Daily magazine. According to Show Daily, “Many people don’t realize that Antiques Week is not run by any one single organization, group or person. It is actually a bunch of individually run events that all coincide over roughly a ten-day period. By our count, there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 shows going on during Antiques Week.” Often called “Round Top”, it actually stretches from Carmine south through Warrenton on Hwy 237.
Inside the Show Daily magazine, is a very practical map that lists each show as it appears on Highway 237. We plotted our itinerary each day according to this map.
Our first stop included the area at the Carmine Y. When we drove past all the activity, we made a quick U-turn on Hwy 237 and our Round Top adventure had begun!
I loved the bottle trees and metal letter yard signs!
Merichelle bought metal letters for Cade’s room.
Surprises are around every corner! This unusual motorcycle cop is made from repurposed tires and metal.
There were many stylish booths and treasures galore at Blue Hills.
In the town of Carmine, the Texas Trash & Treasures building is a delight to behold!
Across the highway, I ate the best pan seared catfish at JW’s Steakhouse.
Day Two
Blue Chelsea Treasures was on our list of must finds. We met co-owner Courtenay at a show in Ft. Worth and LOVED her one-of-a-kind repurposed vintage jewelry. We enjoyed the time we spent talking to the talented mother-daughter duo at Blue Chelsea Treasures and admiring all their stunning jewelry pieces!
Merichelle came home with a sensational necklace made with a wasp nest from Blue Chelsea Treasures and a lovely heart-cross necklace from Vintage Bliss.
Alas, I am not a jewelry girl, so I bought this lovely brooch to adorn my purse from Blue Chelsea Treasures.
At the North end of Warrenton, we walked the area between Clutter, Ex-Cess, and the Bar-W Field.
On Day Two, Bryan joined our Round Top Trek and that night we ate at the famous Royers Round Top Cafe.
They were having restroom issues so they installed very large port-o-potties out front with a dose of their typical humor.
Bryan found a cell phone in the parking lot and began calling some of the phone numbers trying to locate the owner. It turns out she was in a Bible study at a church a few minutes away. We drove to the church and delivered the phone to the church pastor. It was a nice reminder that we were in the epitome of Small Town USA (population 77)…even though it had been invaded by thousands of visitors.
Part Two coming soon!
