Today I'm going to recap my trip to the Magnolia Market.
I was pretty excited.
My sweet sweet friend Michelle and I met up in Waco, Texas on a Friday for a
kid-free girls day. :)
I had looked forward to this day for weeks.
Now it is safe to say that I had watched Fixer Upper more than Michelle,
but I think our little visit got her more hooked!
I had read a few blogs about Magnolia Market before our trip and had noted that
it gets crazy busy and there can even be a line to get into the store!
I was lucky enough to get there first and had some time to drive around looking for a parking spot.
Lots of people were parking along the streets, but I was able to just drive around twice and found a spot right by the silos. Please try not to be jealous of my 8 year old Altima.
There was one parking lot that was charging $10 for parking.
Now, I'm not sure if the Gaines own the lot or not, but I would
guess that it was just a lucky land owner that is taking full advantage
of the Gaines's booming businesses.
I simply walked across the street and this was the cute little store front of the Market.
I really like how they simplified the letters from the old store front.
This is a picture in front of the old store.
We never got to go inside the old store, but we took this picture last year when we were driving home from Austin. The store was closed so we just got a picture outside.
womp. womp.
There was this sign out front of the store showing that they received
the Business of the Month award.
I think that sign should say Business of the Year(s).
Magnolia has brought new life to Waco.
Especially in light of the most recent news, Magnolia is the most
exciting thing happening in Waco right now.
Now, when I first heard of 'The Silo Project' as the Gaines refer to it, I
had thought that the store would be inside the silos.
Not the case.
The store is opposite of the silos and they are building up lots of other exciting things all
over the grounds.
Upon entering I saw this cute lemonade stand set up.
The attendant was on a break, but I immediately fell in love with the
combination of the bright colors and black & white stripes.
I was waiting on Michelle to arrive, so I wondered around the grounds
for a bit and took some pictures.
This is the view in front of the silos.
It was set up sort of like a stage, but for now just had picnic tables on it.
Can we all agree those planters are beautiful and the greenery is luscious?
Did you notice the old style of lettering?
On the other side of the silos sat this
precious bench. Isn't it the sweetest?
I wandered around The Garden area. There is a little shop with that is almost open. In fact I saw Joanna post an instagram picture this weekend of her & her sister working on it.
This is the picture that I took while we were there.
And the best picture I could get of the goodies on the inside of the Seed & Supply Store.
Outside the Seed & Supply store were the most beautiful raised gardens
Look at this sweet little fairy garden. Michelle said her oldest daughter would LOVE it.
I guess its the new thing. ;)
In the corner was an adorable teepee with the cutest
little mushroom seats you ever did see.
Across from the garden area are these picnic tables with those gorgeous
black & white striped coverings.
There are food trucks to the right (west) of this photo.
Between the picnic tables and the grass area are these swings. Its all very industrial looking.
The big grass area is definitely the heart of the grounds.
It was right in the center
I was having a major inspiration moment with the bright green and black & white stripes.
Here is another view of the big green grassy area directly in front of the silos.
Michelle got there soon after me and we took a #selfie
in front of those silos.
We decided we were ready to venture into the store.
We did not have a line at all, but there were lots of people in the store.
I imagine it gets even more crowded on Saturday.
Outside the shop is an old mailbox and I thought it was too cute not to snap a picture of.
Right when you walk in there is this beautiful display by the door.
We decided that we loved how everything in the store was simple, but beautiful.
Industrial, but soft.
Rustic, but modern.
One display had egg crates cut up, painted, and hung in lines.
It was really simple, but the result was quite pretty.
There were people all around, but you could still move and not bump into anyone.
However, Michelle and I agreed, we could not imagine taking a stroller or a toddler in there.
My favorite product in the Market was the florals.
I didn't buy any tulips in particular, but I did buy a couple stems of greenery and I LOVE them.
They are much better quality than anything I could find at Hobby Lobby.
They were a little pricey, but I think totally worth it.
I am going to do another post on the items I bought at Magnolia.
This was Chip's corner.
I love that bright green, black & white combo again.
To the left of Chip's corner there were steps that led you down to another showroom.
I spoke to an employee and she said there are six sections of the store
and there are 1-3 employees for each section.
Their sole responsibility is to restock their section continually.
From the lower showroom I could peek into 'the back' of the store.
You can see the door is open and something is being delivered. :)
These things M.O.V.E.
Michelle talked me out of buying a $95 wreath.
We stopped ourselves from buying a $26 candle.
All in all, I think we both spent between $100 - $150 and really love everything we got.
I think there were some things that were overpriced, but some things that were very reasonable.
We went back to the front showroom and saw this sweet display.
Again, simple and beautiful.
Right by the checkout area was this table with a few marble trays.
Right there I decided I wanted to do my next project
(kitchen, nursery, party, anything) in
Green and black & white stripes.
Gorgeous, right?
I didn't buy the marble tray because it doesn't match anything I have,
so I'm just going to have to adore it from afar for now.
Michelle and I checked out and went outside to sit on those adorable chairs.
We watched kids play yard games and snacked on a couple crapes from a food truck.
Most importantly, we were able to talk and catch up.
We spent at least an hour just relaxing and enjoying the nice weather.
When our shade started disappearing we decided to head out, but first I went back
inside the store to get Cecil a hat (because I knew he was sad I went without him).
When I was walking out I saw Joanna's mom coming in to work. :)
I love that they have kept it a family business.
Michelle loaded up in my car and we headed to Harp Design Co.
I had actually wanted to pick up a Vine & Branches sign and I had heard they were sold there.
Unfortunately, they were not selling them at the time. :(
Clint Harp is the carpenter that is featured on Fixer Upper.
His pieces look BEAUTIFUL.
He has a little store on the front of his shop.
And next door.....is his house that was on Fixer Upper.
Now I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I'm going to guess The Harps already owned this property and we didn't really need to go through looking at 3 houses on their episode.
In the store, there were lots of cute things. It was similar to the style of items sold at Magnolia, but less industrial and more modern, maybe. (maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about)
I saw this sweet basket that was carved from a log and wanted to show Cecil.
Also we saw these photo displays and we though we could make them with
kiddos this summer for a little craft. The twin was literally just stapled to the back.
After I dropped Michelle back off at her car we both headed to Homestead Café for lunch.
There was a little line and we just sat out on the patio and talked.
I really needed a day with my best friend.
It was really nice outside and I definitely think we will do this little Waco meet up again.
We ate a delicious lunch, had some dessert, and then went to visit The Homestead Market - spoiler alert: it is literally just a grocery store. LOL
We stopped at the feed store and cheese place before loading up and heading home to our babies.
It was such a fun day and one I hope we can press repeat on in a couple months!! :)
Seriously.
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