MAI item in Wall Street Journal!

By admin | Published: May 10, 2011

Pictured here is an item at MAI that was featured in the May 7 Wall Street Journal article titled “A Gardener’s Furniture.”  The article describes antique potting tables as primarily French and English work tables that are popular indoors as well as outdoors these days. As we well know!

French potting table

Marsh Garden Decor, whose antique offerings have pleased customers in Houston and New Orleans for some time, has recently moved several aisles over to an expanded space at MAI. You’ll love all the items that were recently brought in. To see more wonderful inventory, check out our “Shop Antiques” page. We have also featured this dealer in our Facebook posts, too.

To read the full article in the WSJ, follow the link below.

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THE SALES EVENT AT MAI

By admin | Published: May 4, 2011

Cherub figurine

It’s time again for the annual spring sale that our customers love!

An annual tradition that customers enjoy is the sale we hold each May… The Sales Event at MAI… when we come up with sales ideas that you enjoy. This year MAI is offering 20% OFF STOREWIDE on all single items priced $100 and over (cash or check). In every booth. No limit. Come in to our store at 8719 Katy Freeway or purchase from our website this Thursday, May 5, through Sunday, May 8.


And the sale is just in time for almost-last-minute Mother’s Day gifts, too.  MAI has items at all price points that Mom will love. Just check out the photos in this post. We’ll have – as always – complimentary gift bagging, and we can help you with MAI gift certificates as well. For something different, bring Mom in for a special shopping trip just with her. We’ll have refreshments this weekend!

Framed European butterfly


MAI has sent out 20% OFF sale coupons to the store’s email list, but if you haven’t gotten one, we will have coupons available at the front desk just for you. Be sure to sign up on our customer email list when you come in.

Monochromatic and color, too

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DEALERS GET NATIONAL ATTENTION – AGAIN !

By admin | Published: April 14, 2011
From time to time, MAI’s dealers gain national attention in magazines we love to read, and Southern Living‘s April 2011 issue is an example of just that. Turn to the article ”Calm & Collected,” and you’ll notice a lovely trumeau painted by our own Pruitt-Littleton Decorative Artists. This is not the first time their work has been seen nationally. A sofa they painted was featured on the cover of the May 2010 issue of Veranda magazine.

MAI dealers Merri Pruitt and Jimmy Littleton have been working with decorative painting for 25+ years, first in New Orleans and now in Houston. While living in New Orleans, they worked primarily in the Garden District alongside top decorators and designers. Working with them in New Orleans’ mansions, restaurants, and hotels, they came to appreciate how antiques and painted finishes should be approached. Katrina interrupted their business, though, and Merri and Jimmy relocated to Houston’s Heights.

Today they live and work in the Heights in a bungalow and a 1,200 square foot studio. Many well-known Houston antique dealers and decorators know them as a source for painted floors, stenciling, and — their favorite — painted furniture. Their business is always growing. Pruitt-Littleton recently found a local furniture maker to make mirrors, tables, and bath vanities for them. MAI’s customers can find Jimmy and Merri’s wonderful creations at the store. Their inventory sells and is always changing. Looking at these pictures, anyone can see why.
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VISIT US AT ROUND TOP!

By admin | Published: March 24, 2011

It’s springtime in Texas, and that means Round Top. We hope you will visit our MAI dealers who are selling their wares at various venues. You can find them at…

MARBURGER FARM -

Gracy Hall (Designs by Grace) is again in the Legler House; also at Marburger Farm you can find Lindra Petty and Alan Smith of Parkhouse Antiques, Dallas.  Tent A is home to the 2 Lucy’s; Tent B houses Vanessa Vance of Bella Vita Designs, Debbie Jensen/Faded Rose Antiques, Kay Gilbreath/Decorative Leather Books, Tent F includes Leighton Hale Antiques, Cheri Mahoney and Jan Sonnier.

BLUE HILLS -

Martha and David Parnell of Brocante are selling here, as are Reworks’ Chotsie Gregson and Willem Sypesteym.

EX-CESS -

Sacred Hearts Antiques is again at Ex-Cess.

ARBOR ANTIQUES -

Henri Delclaux and Henry Galindo are selling at Arbor.

OLD HENRY FARM -

Jill Risley’s Lagniappe Shoppe can be found here.

Below are a few samplings of the wonderful things offered by our Round Top dealers this spring…

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MAI HAS MID-CENTURY, TOO!

By admin | Published: March 6, 2011

Did you know that MAI offers wonderful mid-century items, too? Here is just a look at some of the inventory currently at the store. Check out more mid-century inventory on our Shop Antiques page.

Pair of 1970s lucite lamps, 3-way, $800.
Pair of 1970s lucite lamps, 3-way, $800.

Burl Widdicomb campaign desk, $695.
Burl Widdicomb campaign desk, $695.

Industrial side table, 17W x 17L x 21H, $325.
Industrial side table, 17W x 17L x 21H, $325.

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BEFORE & AFTER

By admin | Published: January 28, 2011

One of our dealers graciously welcomed us recently for a look inside her newly renovated loft home. She offered us a few “before” shots as well.

From the “bare bones”…

Before bathBefore kitchen

To the finished spaces mixing antiques, mid-century, and more… A lovely home.




Thanks, Gretchen, for a look inside your world!

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“OLD” becomes new

By admin | Published: January 11, 2011

Something old becomes new when it is captured and recrafted by our dealers at MAI. Check out these shots taken today in space occupied by some of our newest dealers at MAI: Lindra Petty and Alan Smith of Parkhouse Antiques, also located in The Mews (Dallas), as well as Zoe Murphy-Compton (see posting below). Recycling, renewing, and repurposing at its loveliest.

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CHANGING AND GROWING AGAIN!

By admin | Published: January 9, 2011
Vasser Bailey assisting at the front desk

Vasser Bailey assisting at the front desk

MAI’s CUSTOMERS TELL US THEY LOVE COMING IN TO THE STORE because it is always changing and fresh. We agree!

New dealers have joined us recently. Zoe Murphy-Compton, a long-time decorator in Houston and Dallas (she also sells at The Mews there), currently resides in Gonzales. Added too are Lindra Petty and Alan Smith, of Parkhouse Antiques, Dallas. At the back of the store a space is now occupied by Christa Hurley, a well-known Atlanta and Dallas dealer in antique prints and lithos. These fabulous new dealers offer the looks YOU are looking for.

This new year has brought two welcome additions to our front desk staff: Barbara McAuliffe and Vasser Bailey. Barbara’s previous work experience includes business consulting and software development. Especially appreciated at MAI are her organizational and computer skills. Vasser’s time is valuable, since she is currently studying interior design, so we value her working behind the front desk. These two are perfect fits for MAI!

Finally, just this past week, walls started coming down in preparation for adding even more new dealer space. It’s exciting to anticipate what’s coming next at the store.

CATCH THE EXCITEMENT… IT’S AT MEMORIAL ANTIQUES & INTERIORS.

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DECORATING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011

By admin | Published: December 30, 2010
Live with what you really love

Live with what you really love

OUR HOMES… We live there, love there, and build our lives there. Here from MAI’s dealers, decorators, and the internet, some tried-and-true resolutions for making our homes just what we’ll love in 2011.

LIVE WITH WHAT YOU REALLY LOVE
You know those pieces, the ones you see and immediately fall in love with. Those you acquire right away or forever wish you had.
When it’s time to buy, look for items of quality that you love, that reflect you, not just the first pieces you find on sale. If this means doing without some other things for a while in order to upgrade, so be it. In the long run you’ll be happy you have something that you love and that quite possibly never goes out of style.

MIX THINGS UP A LITTLE
It’s a new year and you want a new you, right? Try a fresh look for your home, too.

Try upholstering iron and industrial pieces

Try upholstering iron and industrial pieces


Update a room with fresh paint, or move existing items around or to other rooms. Add some new elements, and mix up a style or two. For example, if you lean toward contemporary, add one or two antique items to make a statement. Already have lots of antiques? Lighten up with an abstract painting. Have a metal or industrial piece upholstered with neutral colored linen, burlap, or duck… instant update!

GET ORGANIZED
Clutter can outdate a home, fast. Resolve to make a clean sweep through one room at a time (it doesn’t have to be done all at once). Take everything off visible surfaces, clean those counters and shelves, and then think efficiency. If you previously had been taking too many steps to get things done, take action now to correct. Only put back the items you must have, and relocate them nearer to areas where you actually use them. If you find items you no longer need, donate them. Store out of sight what you do not use regularly. Bring in new containers such as baskets, trays, or vintage suitcases for stacking on the floor. Remember, “less is more” these days.

Organize in different ways

Organize in different ways


CREATE A SPARKBOOK
While you are decluttering, reduce the number of magazines that you haven’t gotten to this year. Go through them, pulling out pictures of the looks that you feel drawn to. Place all of these in a folder titled “Decorating Ideas 2011.” When you have time, look through them for inspiration.

It all goes back to making your home your sanctuary. In the busy lives we lead, what could be better?

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Lovely in any season…

By admin | Published: December 8, 2010

Lovely in any season is this Annunciation Angel gracing the aisles at Memorial Antiques & Interiors. This magnificent 19th c. sculpture was created by Spanish artist Salvador Guevara, Puebla. The angel is made of a wood sub base with hand-applied plaster and paint finish and has glass eyes and human hair eyelashes. Height 67″ and base size 42″ x 22″.

This truly lovely creation is available for $12,500.

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READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

By admin | Published: December 3, 2010

Dressed up and freshened up, Memorial Antiques & Interiors is ready for the holidays!

    Decorations

are seen throughout the store, holiday music is playing, a

    new French container

has just arrived, and dealers are

    always updating

their booths. Just check out the vignettes here, and include MAI in your holiday shopping plans. You’ll be inspired.

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11 TRUNK SHOWS ALL IN ONE DAY!

By admin | Published: November 28, 2010

COMING TO MAI on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, from 11 to 5, are 11 hand-picked vendors and their “trunks” filled with fabulous gift items for holiday giving.

These vendors join our 45+ dealers in offering vintage items and new merchandise that customers don’t usually see at MAI — mini-gardens planted in vintage containers, eco-friendly fashion, glitz and glamour, pearls and silver and gold, antique toys, and so much more. With stocking stuffers to “THE” gifts offered at all price points, holiday wish lists can be whittled down in a day.

Set amidst the lovely surroundings of MAI, with free parking and no admission, isn’t this what holiday shopping should be?

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