Texas Stories and Pictures

It’s hard to believe we’ve been back almost a month and haven’t really posted much here about the show. We show at La Bahia, in Burton, right before Round Top on Texas 237. It’s easy to find, a big building, just after coming off 290, or just before getting to 290, depending on which way you are driving!

If you are on Facebook, we’ve posted a lot of pictures here, but better late, than never, here are some pictures, lost in the shuffle after we got back, in the crazy hurry to get the store done and read.

Here are some pictures of the ‘before’ part of the show. We spend half a day setting up the ‘bones’ of the booth. Lucky for us, we aren’t in a tent, and actually have floors. That helps a lot. And being inside, while sometimes a challenge with the heat. also means less issues with weather.

Our booth is almost 1,000 sq ft. Quite large. We set up walls, tables, beds and more. Add in lights and more ‘stuff. All this before the fun can actually begin.

The next morning (usually the last Friday of March for the Spring show, and the last Friday of September for the Fall show), we start bright and early, fortified with plenty of coffee.

The sheet racks are one of the first things that gets done, because they need to be done when nothing is in the way

These sheets are French, all one of a kind, mostly from 1900 or earlier. The monograms are always works of art.

Then the bed gets set up and we keep unpacking.

By the end of the day, we’ve done the biggest part of the work, but it will take another 4-5 hours to be done. All the while customers are already in the building, so they see things being unpacked. Sometimes we don’t even get to put items on display, they sell right out of the box. Easy for us.

Since it was Spring, and close to Easter, we had an Easter and Spring area

By the end of the day, we’re looking almost this good

The other end of the booth gets set up, usually we have a lot of vintage and antique clothing, and more bedding, homespuns, linen on the bolt and sacks. For Fall we have a lot coming in, more than we had this past Spring.

Then it’s time to start fluffing and add in all the details that make the booth inviting

We were so lucky with wonderful weather this past Spring. We hope you will come visit us in Fall! The next show is September 24 through October 2nd. La Bahia is on Texas 237, almost immediately after the turn-off from the main road between Houston and Austin – on the right, you can’t miss the big building! Hours are 8 AM to 6 PM.

We never bring the same items to shows twice. So everything in Fall will be new. Meanwhile, we’re bringing out new displays of vintage linens in the store, so if you are not too far, come visit us at 1765 Roswell Road NE, Marietta, GA 20063. We are open Wednesday to Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM. We are also open by appointment, you can call Toll Free 866-764-2975.