High Point Market || Home Furnishings and Decor

I love it when I get the chance to attend High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina.  It happens twice a year, and it is one of the largest markets in the country.  High Point Market attracts anyone dabbling in home furnishings, home decor, or interior design, big or small.   People come from all over the world, and it is really exciting!  It is very similar to International Quilt Market for the sewing community where people come to see the newest trends and stock up for their shops.  I hope to attend Quilt Market one day too.  Well, I wanted to share with you some of the things I saw over the last weekend.  I never get to see all of it.  There just is not enough time since I am only there for two days.

Kim Salmela

Mixed textiles on furniture were trending.

Design Legacy

Hair on hide still trending.

Four Hands

Agate stone was trending.

I enjoyed this art installation.  Four Hands usually displays unique art throughout their showroom.  Flora deer head in the center.

Business with no name.  I'll have to do a little digging to find out the name of this company.  They featured funky lights and home decor.

Surya


Lotta Jansdotter's rugs

I had the pleasure of chatting with Candice Olson.  And yes she is tall, but in her defense, she was wearing high heels.  Can you believe the person who took this photo had the same phone as me but couln't seem to operate it?  #myluck

Candice Olson discussing her five design styles.   She is seriously so sweet and funny.

And then I accidentally ran into Lauren Liess!  If you have been around for awhile, you may remember this post I wrote up about her.  She is SO nice, and I am still embarrassed I recognized her from behind.   I also noticed that the last photo in the post is actually her and her husband, whom I also met at market!

Noir

The lights were killing me.  Killing me!!  I love plus anything!!

A nearby antique store that I will try to get the name of as well.

Golden Oldies

This is one of my favorite stops at market.  It's usually picked through by the first day of market, but there is just so much stuff to dig through I love it.  Notice the huge octopus hanging from the ceiling?

Rowe

Julian Chichester

I accidentally stumbled upon this place.  I am not a fan of purple, which is Julian Chichester's signature color, but this place had me hooked instantly.

I was in love with the lights on the wall.  They swiveled.

This one not only swiveled left to right, but it also could be adjusted to go up or down.

Worlds Away

Odds and ends

Would love to give credit, so if you know the artist, please let me know.

Gold peacock feathers

I hope you liked what you saw!  Until next spring . . .

xx nancy

ps - looking for the winner of the gift certificate to stash modern fabrics?  click here.

Rose Bowl Flea Market

Wow.  This flea rocks.  Of course, there were some junky areas, but overall, I really wish I had a U-Haul to take back to North Carolina.  Raleigh, NC's flea market is pretty big too, but the Rose Bowl, which only happens once a month in Pasadena, CA, is at least 3 times the size of Raleigh's market.

I started out a little late getting there around 9:30 a.m.  There were lots of clothes, antiques, new items, home accessories, and of course, vintage items and collectibles.

I thought this art could be a fun DIY project.

I was drawn to this X for some reason.

I really, really wanted one of these signs, but they were so heavy and cost a little more than what I was willing to pay.

Old children's books turned into art.

For some reason I wanted this picture.  It was only $10 too, but I was afraid I was going to dislike it once I brought it home.

Lots of hardware.

Book page blocks.  I was going to buy a few these to go on a bookshelf, but I opted out.  I thought maybe the print was too small for guests to see, so it might come across as just a large black rectangle when looking at them across the room.

I should have taken a lot of up close photos of the items in this booth.  This was probably my favorite booth there.  Lots of fantastic vintage items.  I was particularly drawn to the Borden milk box and old metal canisters.

Um, how cool is that fan?

The funny thing about this post is I forgot to take photos of the things I bought.  I didn't buy much.  Okay, I only bought two items.  A sign that said "N St" and a small brass pig.  Yeah, I am shocked too.    I walked in there with the idea to spend some money on some items for our home back in NC but the nagging reality of having to make sure it fits in our car was in the back of my head the whole time.  So if you are ever in the Pasadena area during flea market time, go check it out!  But remember there is barely any shade, and this flea goes on and on and on.  There's lots to see!

Have a great weekend!  I am spending the weekend with Grandma from OR, and we are taking Owen to Sea World today.  Yippee!