Susan Horne started her business out of a love for antiques and a desire to help clients find special pieces. Susan shares with us her excitement for the spring show at Market Hill where she will showcase her goods. “Market Hill allows us to design a beautiful showroom we can tailor to our own brand,” she says. The brand she has created is based on a promise to her customers to provide quality English antiques, unique one-of-a-kind pieces, and a wonderful experience when visiting her showroom. Her customers have been loyal customers and friends, because they have come to expect and depend on all of these things.
“We value our customers and appreciate their time,” she says. “We want to make them feel comfortable and welcome when they are shopping with us.” Susan’s Southern hospitality shines through as she greets everyone who stops by. “I love the people, and I love entertaining,” she says. “I’m always up for sharing a cup of hot tea or a glass of wine when my clients come in. I have met so many new friends through this business. I am very grateful, and each one means a great deal to me.”
Designers, hoteliers, home builders, boutique owners, staging companies, and new home owners are just a few of the buyers who will stop by and visit Susan. To provide a great inventory for them, Susan and her daughter, Meghan, travel to England several times a year to assemble an exceptional collection of one-of-a-kind pieces. Her clients have come to appreciate her eye for unique and quality items. “I see they value quality,” she says. “I love English antiques for several reasons. The depth of the wood, the lines, the brass hardware, the quality. I have a hard time parting with some of the pieces.”
Susan has been successful because she knows her clients like a variety of styles, so she always has a wonderful selection of French, Italian, and Spanish antiques as well. “No matter the origin, antiques never go out of style. They go with every trend that may come and go. Antiques are unique, classic, timeless, and full of personality. If you buy a piece with beautiful lines and curves, and it’s built well, it is unlikely to ever go out of style.”
Susan promises to have a great selection of antique furniture, mirrors, chandeliers, silver, ironstone, and more. By her hard work and attention to detail, she has created a brand that followers have come to know and love – Susan Horne Antiques Décor & Lifestyle.
Susan’s Favorite Finds arriving for the spring show at Market Hill:
•Mirror from the Coal Bran Estate, circa 1850, in wood, gesso and gilded. Decorated with fruit and flowers. Breathtaking!
•Large marble top patisserie table from France, circa 1880. The marble is so large, it is in two separate pieces, each about five feet long.
•Late-19th-century original lacquer bamboo cabinet. The provenance is the late Sir David Tang, and it features a marker label engraved on the foot: “W. Needham Circa 1870.”
•Beautiful selection of crystal chandeliers from Italy.
•Vintage luggage trunks from France. Beautifully restored, they will make great side tables or coffee tables. We worked hard for a few months securing these. We drove about five hours north of London to a very small village to purchase them. It really is the love for this business that gets us to go through that much effort to provide beautiful and quality pieces to our clients.