May18

The Urban Market, Houston

Posted in: good shopping

On Sunday I headed down to Houston for the Urban Market event.  It was muddy and hot but worth the effort.  I noticed pops of red everywhere!

And this lovely grouping of coral. I saw a lot of coral, turtle shells, starfish and the like….

I love how these books look all tied up in this red bin.

And of course I saw some things for my boys….more red! I think that tractor seat would make an adorable desk “chair” . . . but I can also see a little noggin getting busted;(  I think this was the Seed Box booth, one of my favorites at Round Top. Gotta love the baseballs in mass.

I did notice more than red, I also found a great lighting vendor, Eric Brown of Century of Lighting .

Love these bare bulb lights, I can so see one over a utility sink in a laundry room!  Or an upstairs bath (with beadboard walls) Ok back to the show…enough daydreaming.

Check out these burlap “rope” lights (same lighting booth) . . . . very dramatic..a little birdie told me a shop owner with a booth at Antiques On Dunlavy bought the pair so  if you live in Houston and are lucky, you just might find them there…so unique.

But the highlight of the show was not the “stuff” but seeing friends like Melisse Campbell, you may remember I blogged about her amazing prints at the La Bahia show back during Round Top, and I also got to meet up with Linsey of LLH Designs. It is a joy to know such nice people with similar interests. 

Even if it is muddy.

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11 Comments

  • Comment by Janice Ratliff — May 18, 2010 @ 9:55 pm

    Holly!! I kept thinking I might run into you!! I didn’t go until after 2pm so it was nice and hot….and muggy…..and really hard to focus. I felt so bad for the vendors sitting there in the heat and worried about mud getting on all the gorgeous white linen I saw!! it is my first time but will be back in November! Your photos are great!!! We definitely like the same stuff!!

  • Comment by emily — May 18, 2010 @ 11:25 pm

    oohh, you were right … i would have loved this! One of those gorgeous light fixtures would be perfect to finish Audrey’s room. Still looking …

  • Comment by Katie — May 19, 2010 @ 9:14 am

    Haha…love the dixie cup shoes on those chairs! I think hunting for good antiques is all the more fun if you have to battle a little rust and dust…or in this case, mud. YES! Those little single bulb exposed pendants are soo good…I wish I actually had a mud room/utility room as opposed to the washer and dryer in a closet. One day….. ;o)

  • Comment by Holly — May 19, 2010 @ 10:21 am

    I know Katie can totally relate..my washer/dryer is in a closet on the backporch..so basically outside! oh well..its “vintage”!

  • Comment by LLH Designs — May 19, 2010 @ 11:23 am

    Your pics look totally awesome, even though you were the highlight of my weekend! Let’s do it again soon, friend!

    xo,
    Linsey

  • Comment by nell ann — May 19, 2010 @ 11:58 am

    Oh, jealousy is setting in. My friends and I were meaning to head out Sunday, but the previous day’s weather tricked us and we’d already changed our plans. Boo. We’ve already penned in big ink the Sept. dates. Maybe we’ll see you there. : )

  • Comment by Melissa — May 19, 2010 @ 12:00 pm

    So cool– I LOVE those lights!

  • Comment by Camille — May 19, 2010 @ 1:42 pm

    Would have LOVED going with you, humidity, mud, and all! Fun stuff, especially those adorable little lights!

  • Comment by Beth — May 20, 2010 @ 5:25 pm

    I showed up Sunday morning and waited for the tape to drop. I was so excited and pumped to get in – BUT – so disappointed. My only consideration was an architectural fragment, but the price was just over the top. I think last years’s spring show was better, oh well. There’s always the fall.

  • Comment by kay gilbreath — May 31, 2010 @ 9:04 am

    Your wonderful post was forwarded to me by Jane Schott ( Isn’t the Empress of the Eye a wonderful post ! )

    Thanks for including the shot of my red books and globes…! Made my heart very happy.

    I too loved the pendant lights that look like a wire flower, and have one at MAI and one at Antiques and Interiors on Dunlavy.

    thanks again, and hope to see you in the fall if not sooner.

    kay

  • Comment by cindy hattersley — June 11, 2010 @ 8:16 am

    Looks like such fun…what amazing lighting! You Houstonian’s are so lucky to have such great resources!

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