Ruby Estelle Antiques and Home

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Calling all my vintage salt and pepper collectors! All salt and pepper sets should be this adorable! Hand-painted and i...
09/08/2026

Calling all my vintage salt and pepper collectors! All salt and pepper sets should be this adorable!

Hand-painted and imported from Japan most likely in the 1950s, these boy and a girl shakers wearing pastel nightcaps (one teal-green, one pink) with gold trim and pink flower accents and are just too cute😍 They are in beautiful vintage condition with no chips or cracks.

And whether you use them as intended on your dining table or to sit pretty on a shelf, they couldn't be any sweeter. 💓

At Melissa Bedard...Curator inside Antiques at Broadway.

A little taste of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country… 🇲🇽♥️Colorful folk-art clay missions, a Día de los Mu***os calac...
09/07/2026

A little taste of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country… 🇲🇽♥️

Colorful folk-art clay missions, a Día de los Mu***os calaca, and a handmade black-clay sombrero ashtray...just a few of the things that make this vignette feel unmistakably San Antonio.

I love how these colorful, handcrafted pieces look against the old wood, vintage books and antique furniture. A little Mexican folk art, a little Texas, and a whole lot of personality.

Viva San Antonio! ♥️

And THIS is exactly why I love story-telling through vintage and antique treasures!🇲🇽♥️

Happiness is turquoise. 🩵But what I didn’t realize was that the chunkier, the better. 😂I have always personally worn lar...
09/06/2026

Happiness is turquoise. 🩵

But what I didn’t realize was that the chunkier, the better. 😂

I have always personally worn larger, chunkier jewelry, but somehow I never connected the dots that it’s also what I naturally gravitate toward when I’m curating for the shoppe.

And now that I see it… it’s ALL oversized and chunky.

The bigger the better. The more turquoise, the better. And the way I see it… statement making.

Because really…why wear jewelry that doesn’t make a statement? 😉

All jewelry at Melissa Bedard...Curator inside Antiques at Broadway.

SAVE THE DATE! We have our second annual Sustainable Fashion Show scheduled for Sunday October 18th! This year our fashi...
09/05/2026

SAVE THE DATE! We have our second annual Sustainable Fashion Show scheduled for Sunday October 18th! This year our fashion stylist Becky Witte-Marsh will be featuring Holiday looks for all occasions...from morning to evening...brunch to cocktails‼️

Answering that age old question "what should I wear?"😉

At Antiques at Broadway
Sunday | Oct 18 | 1-3PM
5226 Broadway
San Antonio, TX

I have gathered everything you will ever need to set a very pretty table. 💙An Art Deco silverplate tea service.Vintage l...
09/04/2026

I have gathered everything you will ever need to set a very pretty table. 💙

An Art Deco silverplate tea service.
Vintage linens.
Silverplate cutlery.
A set of 1920s Royal Doulton “Orleans” china.
And, because every pretty table needs a pretty place to live…a primitive kitchen table to set it all on.

Basically, I’ve done all the hard work for you. 😉

Now all you need are some tea sandwiches, a plate of macarons (or macaroons…I’m not picky 😉), a pot of tea and a few friends.

And just like that…you have a tea party in the making. 🫖💗

Because sometimes the best treasures aren’t just things you bring home...they’re the things that make you want to slow down and use them.

At Melissa Bedard...Curator inside Vintage Comfort Tx.

I own an insane number of books, particularly design and lifestyle books. I own so many that I would be afraid to actual...
09/03/2026

I own an insane number of books, particularly design and lifestyle books. I own so many that I would be afraid to actually count them…I’m not sure I could count that high. 😜

They have overtaken every bookshelf, tabletop and surface in my house. Some are even stacked in the living room, kitchen and family room...just stacks of books😂 And if there is a new book being released by one of my favorite authors or designers, I guarantee you I’ll be on the preorder list. 😂

And also, I've never met a shelter magazine that I didn't love‼️

Books have always been more than just books to me. They are inspiration, reference, escape…and sometimes the reason I look at a room and think, I need to do that. 😉

Long before I could afford many of the beautiful things I was seeing in these books, I could only afford the books themselves. And those books taught me how to look.

They taught me about proportion, color, texture, scale, patina and, most importantly, how to put things together in a way that feels like me.

So, here are a few of my favorites:

Any book by:
Rachel Ashwell (the Shabby Chic designer & author)
Courtney Allison (French Cottage)
Mary Emmerling
Carolyn Westbrook
Charlotte Moss

Please note that this list is nowhere near all-inclusive. 😉

So…to all of the books (and magazines) I’ve loved, collected, studied and returned to over the years…thank you for teaching me how to look♥️

This is my sign that I really am in TWO amazing antique shoppe locations! ♥️My new business cards just arrived, and seei...
09/02/2026

This is my sign that I really am in TWO amazing antique shoppe locations! ♥️

My new business cards just arrived, and seeing both addresses on the back of the card is definitely a pinch-me moment.

I had been thinking about a second location for quite a while, but I wasn’t sure I could actually pull it off.

Would I have enough inventory?
YES! I had more than enough treasures stockpiled in my dining room and garage to get started! 😂

Would I have the time?
YES! I have basically given myself a full-time job…but it’s a job doing something that brings me so much joy.

Would I be able to create two distinct shoppe identities that reflect their very different geographical locations?
YES! And this is probably the part that has surprised me the most. It seems to be happening completely organically.

And would I get tired of the 45-minute drive?
NOPE! It’s 45 minutes of windshield time through the beautiful Texas Hill Country...with no road construction and no traffic congestion. I’ll take that drive any day! 😉

So here I am…two locations.

Something I wasn’t sure I could do…and somehow, I’m doing it.

Pinch me. ♥️

Not to be dramatic but...I realize just how fortunate I am because if this tree had fallen the other way it would have c...
09/01/2026

Not to be dramatic but...I realize just how fortunate I am because if this tree had fallen the other way it would have crashed into my bedroom on the second floor right on top of me and little Margaux. And that potential scenario is not lost on me✨✨

But the guys are here this morning removing all of the downed trees and debris and I am so thankful. But I am already missing my trees. The speckled light and shade they offered is already missed.

One half of my front yard which was completely shaded will now be in full sun and the two giant ligustrums which fell on the house's side, protected that side of the house from western sun☀️

And again, I realize how fortunate I am but can't a girl still say she will miss her trees and their shade? 😔

I spy with my little eye…seven pieces of art, and NOT ONE of them is hanging on a gallery wall. 👀This is most likely how...
09/01/2026

I spy with my little eye…seven pieces of art, and NOT ONE of them is hanging on a gallery wall. 👀

This is most likely how art will be displayed in this space...sitting in easels, leaning against walls, and layered rather than hung in a traditional gallery-style arrangement.

And honestly? I think I’m beginning to love it.

Those beautiful limestone walls are part of what makes this space so special, so instead of fighting them, I’m going to work with them. Art layered against limestone, leaning on furniture, tucked into vignettes and mingling with everything else in the room.

And I think that’s the magic of this space. The limestone gets to be the backdrop, the art gets to lean, the furniture gets to layer, and everything feels a little more collected, relaxed and lived-in.

A little less gallery. A little more collected.

And isn’t that really how a home should feel?

Art at Melissa Bedard...Curator inside Vintage Comfort Tx

This pretty piece of art checks a lot of boxes for me. 💚✨ Original, signed watercolor✨ A legible signature...Genevieve J...
08/31/2026

This pretty piece of art checks a lot of boxes for me. 💚

✨ Original, signed watercolor
✨ A legible signature...Genevieve Johnson
✨ Professionally framed
✨ Beautifully matted
✨ Floral subject matter...pink Protea
✨ And best of all…all those beautiful shades of green. 💚

Perfect anywhere you can hang it💚

What’s not to love? 💚

And please ignore the glare from the shoppe lights…it really is much prettier in person. 💚

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