Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Antique Shows: The Curator's Playground

One of the biggest questions we get asked at Griffin Design Source is where we find our one-of-a-kind, vintage, and antique pieces. We're about to let you in on one of our best-kept shopping secrets: antique fairs. Shopping for items outside of showrooms and traditional retail spaces will immediately give your rooms a layered look with personality and character that you can't replicate. The start of October means that antique fair season is officially in full swing. See which shows made our must-shop list below.

Rhinebeck, NY
October 13-14
Check out that console. Loving those Ming lamps with black shades too.

Graphic art with bold pops of color.

Lots of great crusty wooden pieces and accessories. Perfect for a beach house.

So many knick-knacks- it's easy to miss something. Love the owls.


Don't you just want to scour through those amazing fabric remnants? Folk art is also amazing.

Smithville, TX
October 3-6
Antique basket and oyster serving dishes.

Booth at the fair.

Vintage numbers and letters.

Texas-meets-Elvis. The possibilities are endless with that baroque headboard.

An ombré array of ribbons.

Antique taxidermy mounts and intaglios.

Booth at Round Top.

A collection of Swedish clocks.
Washington, CT
October 5-7
Antique chaise, tapestry, and drum table.

Ceramic vessels and an eagle.

Period pieces.

Love the mirror with gilded edges.

Booth overview.

Great quilts.

Notice the real horse hair tail and mane.

When you're in Washington, CT, stay here:

The focal point of this idyllic property, sitting on Litchfield Hills, is a New England country home-inspired resort, near the Steep Rock Preserve. The spa is the crown jewel of this Relais & Chateaux inn, offering an extensive treatment list that is well worth the visit, especially after a day of browsing hundreds of stalls at the antiques fair.






If you can't make it to any of the antique fairs this year, your next best-bet is to browse online auctions and auction houses in your area. We have our eye on:
October 5th, 6pm EST
Faience Asparagus-Formed Tureens

French Faience Dinner Plates

Faux Bamboo Telephone Tables

Glass and Chrome Lucite Coffee Table

Neoclassical Garden Armchairs

Gilt Metal Bird Leg Floor Lamp




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