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Shhh! A Surprise Mother’s Day Guest Post

Culinary Antiques and Accessories

Unbeknownst to my mother, Inessa Stewart, I decided to take over the blog today in order to bring you a selection of Mother’s Day gift ideas.  With Mother’s Day right around the corner, now is …
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Happy Mardi Gras!

Inessa Stewart's Antiques & Interiors Mardi Gras

Happy Mardi Gras! Laissez les bons temps rouler! From all of us at Inessa Stewart’s Antiques & Interiors, we hope you have a fantastic, fun, and safe Mardi Gras!

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Exciting Summer Shipments Continue!

Antique French Furniture and Accessories

Well, the summer heat has not slowed us down!  We have been working hard in Baton Rouge, unpacking & uncrating yet another beautiful shipment of our latest European discoveries (we had lots of crates on …
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Spring Showroom Update

Antique French Painted Buffet

We hope your spring is as productive and exciting as ours has started out to be. We just received our fourth antique container of the year in Dallas from the European continent, and John has now finished uploading the photos for the fifth container steaming towards Baton Rouge. Last month we also received an amazing shipment of art ~ over two hundred canvases!
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Holiday Splendor and a New Antique Shipment!

Antique Furniture New Arrivals

This year a gigantic present appeared “under our tree” in the form of a 40 foot container filled with French antique furniture, arriving the day before Christmas Eve. As we opened it, wonderful antiques of all shapes and sizes sprang forth ~ an amazing assortment of antique furniture, antique lighting, antique accessories of all kinds, antique paintings and gorgeous antique mirrors. The excitement was infectious as we all pitched in, opening what seemed like a million boxes (there were lots of accessories on this one!).
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Christmas Inspirations of Holiday Splendor

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As it is Christmas and holiday inspiration is all around us, I wanted to share some images of Christmas light decorations in Dallas. It is nice at this time of year to take a break from our demanding antique furniture business and enjoy the rich traditions and splendor of the season. We were fortunate to be there just last week, and had fun looking at and photographing amazing displays of holiday lighting splendor. We felt these photos would be perfect to share with everybody.
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Blog Giveaway Winner Announcement!

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We are proud to announce that Inessa Stewart’s Antiques & Interiors has a winner for our first blog giveaway! The winner will receive, French Impressions, the latest book from Betty Lou Phillips, the very successful author, interior designer and Francophile. Congratulations to Sue McCrain Walsh for winning this contest. Thank you to everyone for participating in the blog giveaway.
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Our Fall Harvest ~ New Antique Arrivals!

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It is Fall, and after a long hot Summer, we are truly looking forward to the promise of cooler days and crisp nights. Of course, it is also time for a bountiful antique harvest! After laboring on the fruits of our antique buying trips all spring and summer long
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Antique Inspirations ~ Country French Yellow

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It’s been a great and super-busy summer! We have been traveling a great deal between antique buying trips to Europe and our niece’s wedding in California. Nothing like traveling gets your creative juices flowing, and then inspiration springs forth!
On my recent flight to Europe for antique buying, I stocked up with the latest design magazines before the flight. I love to keep up with the latest trends and colors, and of course I’m always open to new ideas.
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Antique Buffets: Versatile ~ Attractive ~ Endearing!

Antique Louis XIV One Door Buffet

For decades the antique armoire has reigned supreme over all other antique furniture types in dominating a room’s visual impact, providing the primary function for furniture in the room, and serving as the focal epicenter for all other aspects of the room’s design.
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