Dreams Can Come True

I'm catching a plane in 6 hours to Provence, France to meet Tim and Carol Bolton on an antique buying trip. If that isn't a dream come true, I don't know what is.

When Smoot and I decided to open a small storefront on our proprety in Round Top, we were thinking mostly reclaimed furniture and objects either made or acquired from estate sales, flea markets, etc... We had a chance meeting with Tim Bolton of Carol Hicks Bolton Antiquities that opened our eyes to a completely different realm of the market. He and his wife Carol and their 2 children travel to Europe two to four times a year searching for truly unique one-of-a-kind pieces for their amazing store in Fredericksburg, Texas.

After our meeting, we decided to hire Tim as a business consultant/mentor and learn from the masters!! It just so happened that he, Carol, his children, as well as a small group of shopping enthusiasts were scheduled to go on a buying trip with Mary Baskin of Vagabond. I signed on the dotted line and the rest they say is history!