Some very special pieces

Great old clawfoot bathtub, solid and fresh on the inside, needs derusting and/or paint on the outside.
 Add plumbing fixtures and you're ready to go!  Price is $225

This pew came from a local Lufkin church.  It was handmade in the 30's or 40's by a Mr. Thompson.  So nice, and the history is all written down for you.
 Price is $395

Oh my.  Look at this turn-of-the-century fainting couch!  Its original leather is still in good shape although it's a little stiff (wouldn't you be if you were 110 yrs old?).  Great price - $1750.

For goodness sake.  How did this picture of my granddaughter get in here?  :) 

Well, come on in and see these great items I've shown you. Of course, they only touch the surface of all that is in here. Oh, by the way, we've opened an outside backyard....

Missing Roundtop?

Are you missing the Roundtop experience this year due to the Easter weekend or other issues?   I've got daughter & grandbaby here this week and will be helping my son & family move next week, so Roundtop is out for me, too.  But be of good cheer!  The very next weekend, you can come to Lufkin for L.A.W. - Lufkin Antiques Weekend!   All the info is included in my last entry, so take a look and make plans to get your antiquing fixed in East Texas this spring.  As we say, Come have a rousin' browsin' weekend in Lufkin, it's the LAW!

April 13th & 14th

A Rousing, Browsing Weekend in Lufkin!

Things are really gearing up for the Lufkin Antiques Weekend this spring.   Scheduled for the 2nd weekend of April, this looks to be the biggest and best so far!   There are 2 semi-annual warehouse sales on Friday and Saturday, both of which are always anticipated by our locals.  Saturday is the Vintage Flea Market in the big parking lot of yours truly, Heritage Antiques.  Some of our great regulars will be there, but as usual we have some new blood, too.  Other downtown shops will have special sidewalk sales and receptions. Any location can give you a map to all the others. You couldn't possible go away from downtown Lufkin empty handed!   So, join in the fun.  Come spend a rousing, browsing weekend in Lufkin - it's the LAW!

Particiapnts:
   Heritage Antiques - vintage flea market
   Hicks Antiques - warehouse sale
   The Wishing Well - warehouse sale
   A Furniture Fetish - sidewalk sale
   Maricela's Forgotten Treasures - sidewalk sale, refreshments
   Mama Tried - special sales
   Lufkin Custom Lamps & Shades
   Lufkin Antique Mall - indoor/outdoor sale

                      

  

FIRE & ICE

It's that time of year...icy cold outside, so we need to spark a little fire!  Hence, "Fire & Ice", our annual vintage jewelry event.  As you can see, part of the fun is donning as much bling as possible.  :)   Our resident jewelry expert with 50 years of experience, Billie Thomas, will be available to assess your family collection, refreshments will be out, and the store will be brimming with sparkly deals.
Please come and join us.   Friday and Saturday, Feb 24th and 25th at the corner of 1st and Burke, downtown Lufkin.

Pickin' in Central Texas

What a blast to dig through 3 large rooms, several back hallways and even a meat locker full of junk and antiques!  That's what I got to do this past weekend, thanks to my loving and hard working son who arranged this pick with his in-law family.  The site was Bartlett, Tx, the home of the BEST hamburger anywhere at "Lois & Jerry's". The home was a lovely 1930's 2-story stucco with a delightful back house that had been created by the Grandpa and filled with decades worth of his projects, hobbies and estate sale finds.
    In the initial walk thru, I pointed out the large items that my son and husband could carry out to the driveway.  We found 2 old mantels, a couple of awesome front doors, cabinets, an antique cash register, several large cast iron wash pots, a big ol' floor scale, windows, a chair or 2 and a sweet full size garden gate/door.  While they did that haulin', I did the close up diggin around.  This uncoverd doorknobs, deerhorns, chandeliers, pots, tools, horse gear, meat hooks of all sizes, ....well, all kinds of stuff!  Was I having a blast!?!   Once we (they) got it all loaded into the trailer, we pulled it back to Lufkin and unloaded it here at the store.   Now begins the cleaning, research, and pricing to have it all ready for you guys.   Come and see!

God's inspiration for antiques

What a gorgeous season of color we’ve had with our trees -  breathtaking at times.  How like God to give some of His best artistic talent to the process of death!  God does not discard his creation lightly; He honors the passing with beauty and purpose.  Maybe that is some of why we antiquers feel fulfilled in our passion – we are rescuing the old, repurposing the discarded, displaying the lasting beauty of old things.  Our New Year’s mantra is a little different – “Out with the new, in with the old.”  Happy New Year!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Yes, it is, for the human warmth, the family feelings, the generosity witnessed, the general happy atmosphere.  But we all need to remember that it is wonderful for a much more somber reason - that God looked on our sinful, separated state and, moved with compassion and deep love, planned a way to overcome the separation by sending His own Son, His own essence, to come live among us, then die for us, thus paving the way for each of us to regain access to perfect union with God.  A union He created us to have.   It's the most wonderful time of the year!