A former cow pasture outside Round Top, turned into the design world's base camp by a Delta merchant family.
Market Hill is an indoor design and antiques destination in Round Top, Texas, home to Paul Michael Company, 33 dealers from across the country and two restaurants, Duo Modern and Native Son. Founded by the Michael family in 2016, it gives designers, collectors and Round Top visitors a climate-controlled place to shop the shows, and the dealers who fill it a venue built around their work.
Market Hill is an indoor design and antiques destination in Round Top, Texas, set on 25 acres of former pasture just north of town. Across four buildings and about 135,000 square feet, 33 dealers show European and American antiques, original art, lighting, rugs, architectural salvage and jewelry. The anchor is Paul Michael Company, whose original furniture is designed by Paul Michael and built by hand in Dermott, Arkansas.
The Michael family spent years setting up in open fields and tents before building Market Hill in 2016. They designed it around what dealers and shoppers were missing: air conditioning, loading docks a container truck can reach, real restrooms, free parking and two restaurants, Duo Modern and Native Son. The result is a place where an interior designer can finish a project in one stop and a first-time visitor can spend the whole day.
Market Hill is open daily year-round from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the Round Top shows.
How one family turned a pasture outside a town of fewer than 100 people into a fixture of Round Top's antiques weeks. Market Hill marks its tenth year by opening Building 3, bringing the campus to four buildings and 33 dealers.
The Michaels set up in fields for years. "You can't put a piece of furniture in a big tent." Market Hill was built from that lesson: a venue designed by vendors, for vendors.
Paul Michael's grandfather emigrated from Lebanon and opened Mansour's in Lake Village, Arkansas, in 1903. Four generations later the family designs furniture, deals antiques and runs two restaurants.
Sunken cypress, reclaimed walnut, crystal geodes and fossil stone, shaped into one-of-a-kind pieces in a Dermott, Arkansas workshop. A rare American maker at the center of a market known for imports.
With two restaurants on the property, Duo Modern and Native Son, a shopping trip becomes a full day: lunch between buildings, a cocktail at the bar, dinner after the barn doors close.
Market Hill's dealers spend months picking overseas before each show. A look at what they bring back and the trends that start here before they reach showrooms.
Founder · DesignerA third-generation merchant from Lake Village, Arkansas, Paul learned retail as a teenager in his family's department store. He designed jewelry carried in hundreds of department stores, founded Paul Michael Company with Debbie in 1993, and began designing and manufacturing his own furniture in Dermott, Arkansas when the quality of imports declined. He also paints, and his paintings and furniture often inspire one another.
Co-founderDebbie ran an antique clothing store in Nashville when she met Paul. Together they built Paul Michael Company from antiques, importing, travel and merchandising into a national home furnishings brand.
Market Hill · Duo ModernPaul and Debbie's youngest child and only son, Jake oversees Market Hill and Duo Modern day to day. He lives in Round Top with his wife, Leigh Michael, founder of the Round Top Fashion Guide, and their son, Fred.
"We set up in fields for years. We knew what dealers needed because we needed it too. Ten years later, I'm still building."
Paul Michael, 2026
"I want everyone who walks in to feel like they've come home. Stay for lunch. Take your time. The good things here are worth looking at twice."
Debbie Michael, 2026
"Round Top is a place you discover one piece at a time. Market Hill just gives you a comfortable place to do it."
Paul Michael, 2026
"We want to be a must-see on the Round Top to-do list."
Paul Michael, RoundTop.com, 2021
"I don't want to make anything that's not going to stand the test of time."
Paul Michael, Arkansas Business
"We had a lot of demand for more space and a big response to the new building."
Paul Michael, RoundTop.com, 2023
| Dates | Event | Notes for press |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12–31, 2026 | Round Top Fall Show | Building 3 opened. Market Hill's 10th birthday vendor crawl and celebration were held Oct 16 |
| Jan 21–24, 2027 | Round Top Winter Show | Show hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Spring 2027 | Round Top Spring Show | Dates to be announced. Media previews and designer walkthroughs available on request |
| Year-round | Market Hill off-season | Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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