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WE’RE PUBLISHED (again)!

It’s so nice to be recognized! Memorial Antiques & Interiors dealers Pruitt-Littleton have had two of their fabulous painted pieces included in Bryan Batt’s recently published book, BIG EASY STYLE .  This gold leaf, black and rust geometric chest was painted for a New Orleans designer (seen on page 39 in Batt’s book). Here, a vintage [...]
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TIME TO LIGHTEN UP?

 If you’re looking for a spot of color to brighten up/lighten up your home during these winter months, MAI offers inspiration…  It’s easy to lighten up a room with a quick updating of accessories. This piped vintage blossom citrine pillow, one of a pair available at MAI, is a great choice. Here, a newly reupholstered [...]
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IF WALLS COULD TALK…

 If our walls could talk, they might be telling us to try some new looks to brighten up winter days ahead. Vintage paintings sporting “the” new colors for spring 2012 are a fun choice when updating. One-of-a-kind mirrors are obvious choices to brighten up our surroundings. An antique architectural facade won’t go unnoticed, even in [...]
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STORAGE PROBLEMS SOLVED

  “Get organized for the new year!” advise headlines and magazine teasers this month. You’ve heard all that before, but have you seen these solutions for your organizing and storage agendas?  Baskets to boxes, carts to chests, tables to ottomans, and everywhere in between, items pictured here represent storage solutions currently available in Buildings 1 [...]
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LAST. MINUTE. GIFTS

  Feeling frazzled and rushed as the clock ticks down?  Relax.  Memorial Antiques & Interiors has last-minute gifts in stock that will bring smiles all around. Walk right in, select a gift or two, have them holiday gift sacked (complimentary, of course) while you pay, and you’re done! No lines, no searching in vain for [...]
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Holiday Trunk Shows & Tablescapes

Join us at MAI on Saturday, December 3, for a holiday event designed just for you. Fabulous trunk showings will be hosted in Building 2, featuring great holiday gifts for friends and loved ones on your list – and for you, too, of course!  Building 1 will be hosting throughout the store numerous designer-created holiday tablescapes [...]
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A WINNING EVENING

  Exclaiming, “I’ve never won anything before in my life,” MAI’s Grand Prize winner Paula Courtney has her friend — and loyal MAI customer — Jim Nicholas to thank for her $1,000 gift certificate. When the drawing for $1,000 and $500 MAI gift certificates was held at the front of the store, Paula was visiting [...]
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HAS IT BEEN 5 YEARS?

With MAI’s 5th Anniversary Open House just around the corner, we’ve been doing some reflecting at the store.  Memories include our great customers (of course!), changing trends and timeless looks, and expanding to two more locations in our center. Here, some memories from the past five years… “I remember working at the front desk during [...]
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Sip and shop this week at MAI’s new Building 2!

We’ve been putting on the finishing touches at MAI’s new Building 2, located at 8731 Katy Freeway… And we’re having a Grand Opening this week! Come in Thursday through Saturday, October 13 – 15, 10 to 6, to enjoy champagne, chocolates and other treats, and be one of the first to see MAI’s newest exciting store. [...]
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Thrill of the hunt…

       If your heart speeds up at the mere mention of Round Top, this is the week you’ve been waiting for! All of the antiques shows are already open — or will be opening in a few days — so now is the time to be heading west of Houston to Round Top.  MAI [...]
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LOOKING IN AT MAI

Looking at these front windows, you just know that good things are in store at Memorial Antiques & Interiors.   Antique bleached furniture and a new take on sunburst mirrors set the stage for a sculpture from Europe. Vintage iron gridwork frames a lucite lamp with linen shade. And reflections off the window can’t mask [...]
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It’s in the details…

You’ve heard this before, right?  Seems it bears repeating, according to one of MAI’s dealers who has been decorating her new home.  A few accessories from MAI are adding details that the new home needs. Decorative items shown here came from four different dealers at Memorial Antiques & Interiors.
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  • Building 1

    8719 KATY FREEWAY
    HOUSTON, TX 77024
    713.827.8087


    Building 2

    8731 KATY FREEWAY
    HOUSTON, TX 77024
    713.465.6405