Posts in category Holidays & Seasons

Autumn’s Embrace

Antique Letter EngravingFor antique collectors, any change in season is the perfect excuse to use antique furniture and accessory finds to make a splashy tableau around a home, showing off their treasured collection. As we gather next week for Thanksgiving, we look for inspiration when creating table settings that express our own personal taste and the love we have for those with whom we share this special day. These creations are etched into our memories, gleaned from our personal collections and family mementos. Whether inspired by the rustic or more formal decor, antiques are an excellent starting point for our holiday table display.

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Make a perfect mix of rustic and refined by bringing in the element of nature with delicate wreaths on blue transferware plates topped with small pie pumpkins to heighten the autumnal appeal.

Antique Furniture Table Setting

Antique AccessoriesThis 18th Century Italian Madonna statue makes an eye-catching centerpiece for our celebration while adding a timeless and tender element to this table setting. The dusty miller, mums, berries, hydrangeas, lilies and roses in rusty hues complete this vibrant, seasonal tableau!

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Autumn’s Embrace by Inessa Stewart
As summer gives its way to fall,
It ushers cooler breath of winter.
We take joy in seasonal rebirth
With every shimmer of a leaf and in ever timber’s splinter.
 
The birch trees now dressed in amber
Scatter relics of summer’s luster
As we embrace these golden days, delighting in
The palette of every fruit and berry cluster.
 
Celebrating the bounty of autumn crescendos
Around the family table dressed with scarlet and gold,
We pleased to share the joys of the season
With feasts of harvest embracing us into ancestral fold.
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Antique Furniture Table Setting
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Autumn Antique Decorating

Antique French EngravingAs we celebrate the arrival of fall by adding natural autumnal accents around our homes, we will be posting new and fresh fall decorating ideas on Antique in Style. We promise posts bursting with fall inspiration to make your home even more welcoming for the upcoming holiday season.

French Antique Furniture

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Bring a new look to your antique buffet with a quick redesign for fall with antique accessories, antique transferware, pumpkins, and florals in crisp hues. If you prefer the softer side of fall, this look is the perfect mix of elegance and nature!

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July 4th Celebration: More Market Specials & Bargain Brocantes!

Antique French EngravingHappy 4th of July week to all! These last few weeks have been so busy with the antique trade show, all the back-to-back shipments and such, but we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the amazing turnout for our Vintage Market Show.  It was a blast! We had such a fabulous time setting up all the incredible new antique arrivals, tagging and marking as fast and furiously as we could!

Antiques July 4 Independence Day

Calling all culinary antique lovers! We have gorgeous dough bowls at amazing prices for a limited time at only $98 each. This lovely centerpiece for your farm table or kitchen island is hard to find at any price. They are flying out at this rate ~We have small quantities left, anywhere else they’re $250-300!

Antiques July 4 Independence Day

I just love antique china and have collected it for years mixing and matching and using various pieces for entertaining. Our antique plates and bowls start at $6-$9 each ~ what a Bargain Brocante! Come see our ever-changing selection ~ it’s like shopping at a Paris Flea market without leaving home!

The response to our Market Specials has been remarkable! We have loaded trucks and trailers of amazing deals daily, shipping out to our wholesale and retail clients across the country. So, by popular demand, we are extending our stunning Market Specials for a few more days. We are also clearing our warehouses in Dallas and Baton Rouge, preparing for the much-anticipated containers ~ loading as we speak ~ from our warehouses in Europe. Over the course of the next few days, we need to clear up a lot of space so we will have room for all this new influx of inventory! We are sorting through all kinds of treasures from unique accessories to one-of-a-kind furniture architectural treasures, items that you and your family can cherish for generations! You have to come see! I know you’ll discover something you won’t want to miss out on with wonderful Bargain Brocante pricing we have for you. Many items are available in store only as we may not have time to put them all on our website at www.inessa.com. We will be open on July 3th and July 5th in both our Dallas, TX and Baton Rouge, LA stores at our usual time from 10am-5pm. These wonderful bargains will go fast, so bring your trucks and trailer and load up some great Brocante deals!

Antique Hand Blown Glass Wine Bon-Bons

In France hand-blown glass wine bon-bons are used to decant the wine at local vineyards, at home they make excellent additions to your Country French decor!  Bargain Brocante Small Size $39-$49 (Regular retail $98)

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 Inessa Stewart

Antiques in Style is a source of joy for me to create, and hopefully will be a source of inspiration for you! The variety, artistry and history of the antiques and vintage pieces that surround us every day provide pleasure, beauty and sometimes even intrigue.

The classics never go out of style, and each era, country, and even artisan's interpretations create an environment that is always full of surprises.

It is truly a pleasure to bring such timeless style together for every client and follower of my blog. And of course, your input is always welcome!

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