Walk-Through of Estate Sale in Hillsboro, Texas on February 29, March 1 & 2 

Seven children grew up in this house and they say their mother was an "entertainer". She set a special table for every holiday/special occasion and used the antique English confectionery molds to create table decorations for each theme.

This home will go up for sale on the weekend of the estate sale. I doubt this home will be purchased for a B&B, so you'll just have to make friends with the new owners!

Bitsy Gannon and family lived in this house for sixty years. Did you notice the gorgeous stained glass window at the top of the stairs? Her girls tell me it was once damaged when one of them threw something at a sibling and it hit the window! Repaired and beautiful again.

Some homeowners, like Bitsy, love being surrounded by all the things they've collected from their travels and time with family. They enjoy everything they have, knowing we will take care of it for them when the time comes. It's nice to do business in small communities like ours where the families all know us and we actually work with them as though we are part of their family. It's a big job, but we enjoy helping each one. However, I will tell you that working in home after home, I do agree that it encourages me to organize my own items at my house!

@@PamelaBowmanTexas Interesting perspective. I live in a large city. I can't imagine having strangers pour through my belongings after I am gone. Large community or small, I guess it just makes me feel sad to see the physical remains of someone's life laid out like that. Been through it once with my inlaws, and will experience it again with my parents.

Hire a hall to sell everything while you can see who gets each item. Invite friends and family so there won't be fights over Great G'ma's treats. Move into some place tiny with just a few disposable things. Be free. Travel on great cruise ships. Some people move in permanently. No leftovers that way. @@iamjane9628

So much to see in a beautiful home! Thank you for watching.

The beautiful staircase with the huge stained glass window is a highlight! Of course, having the vintage elevator that still works perfectly is something special, too.

I'm glad you got to 'visit' this home through RU-vid from all the way in California!

We're happy to share this beautiful home through RU-vid to everyone in Iowa!

This home will go up for sale on the weekend of the estate sale. We often work with local realtors to begin the sale of the home and the estate sale at the same time. They provide hand-out sheets with all the home's information and our sale serves as a big open house. I doubt this home will be purchased for a B&B, so you'll just have to make friends with the new owners! When you come to town, visit us at our Hillsboro Antique Mall, 114 South Waco Street in downtown Hillsboro (Wed.-Sat. 10AM-5PM). We look forward to seeing you!

Yes, it's obvious I'm rather new at this and will use your 'slow down' suggestion to prevent any future whip lash. Also, I'll practice to become more familiar with my Gimbel. I have a new iPhone, so I hope you liked the quality of the photos.

Thank you for your nice comment about staging. I don't like to go to other people's estate sales and have to dig for items that should be displayed and easy to purchase.

Yes it does. Very sad that someone's life is capitalized when it's over. I get it, but sad nonetheless.

It's a natural feeling that encourages us to make the best of every day. That's a good thing.

I think you mean mortality.

Thank you! Every sale is so different. Sometimes it's a large home like this one and then, it's a small frame two-bedroom/one-bath home of a school teacher who taught here for forty years. We enjoy each one.

We're glad RU-vid linked you with us! Subscribe to our channel to see all the sales in Hillsboro through the end of 2024 and into the new year! We have a very busy schedule on the calendar.

In our small community, I talk to the line before opening and remind them to take care of each other. However, those with anxiety issues like to visit later in the day.

Bitsy lived to 98 years old with seven grown children to love her. It was a wonderful life and her sale needed to be handled respectfully. The family has been very appreciative.

And I'm sure you remember the homes of where each item was purchased. When someone asks about it, you can say, "I brought that home from the beautiful house on Craig Street."

Yes, I actually can.

We worked in this home during the month of February and have enjoyed researching each little treasure. I'm glad you're enjoying your own beautiful things!

Thank you. Out of respect for the homeowners, we want the home to look nice for their visitors.

In our small farm communities, people find joy in having an item of someone they knew and families are happy to see their loved one's special items live on as special items in someone else's home. As you can see from our photos, everything is displayed in such a way that rummaging is not necessary and so, items are treated with respect. We actually did the estate sale for our mother's things when she died and now treat every other family's items as we would treat our mother's things. I hope that makes you feel better about the process.

We added photos of jewelry to the website for you to see. www.ThoseThreeSisters.com under "Upcoming Events".

Some people have anxiety from living in a home with many items and some find joy in the same surroundings. We're all unique!

Don't be sad. When done with care and respect, it shows the beautiful items that brought joy to the owner and gives you a glimpse of their travels, family, hobbies and personality. It's like a story of their life. Then, the things they loved will bring joy to the next person.

I guess I am strange because I do not see my life being my stuff. I am a minimalist at heart!❤

I would rather my favorite things go to someone who values them than to be sent to Goodwill or trashed.

I will be 72 in March of this year. Enjoy every day!

The Dresden Plate quilt is $125.00, The Sunflower quilt is $95.00 and the yellow quilt and the pink floral quilt are cutters for $35.00 each.

Well, we certainly took care of the 'too much stuff in the kitchen' with our big first sale day!

February 29, March 1 & 2

How will you know how much things are?

Videos and photos are done before pricing begins. At the sale, each items is priced for easy shopping. @@loripowell7654

Not long ago I had a man comment about women buying so many dishes. I said, "It seems most people collect the same things over and over again. My husband likes ladders." Then I asked him what he 'collects'. He paused, hung his head and said, "Fishing poles."

The video and photos are taken before pricing begins. For the sale, everything will be priced for shopping.

I don't like to see people digging through the boxes either as part of the video. I do like to see prices on the items. When I used to go to estate sales and garage sales years ago most of the items were always marked with a price tag. When I moved out to the east coast the first thing I noticed was that many of the estate sales were not marked with prices. It was you had to ask the person running the estate sale and I just always felt this was strange.

If we have a large garage full of items, large things will be priced and prices will be given on the little screwdrivers, etc. However, in the house, everything is priced to make it easy for your shopping. We've found that if people have to ask for a price, they often just don't. @@chriswitt2596

The sign in the yard of the home now says, "Under Contract".

@@PamelaBowmanTexas thank you- it’s a beautiful home!!