The Co-Founder of Uncommon Market Gives Us a Tour of His Curio-Filled Home
No disrespect to Marie Kondo, but retired antiques dealer Don Mayborn’s more-the-merrier approach to collecting has been sparking joy for almost 50 years.
By
Laura Kostelny
Published in
D Home
May-June
2021
Photography by Elizabeth Lavin
Nearly everything in the world is worth collecting, according to Don Mayborn, “as long as it’s displayed correctly.”
The now-retired antiques dealer spent decades spreading the more-is-more gospel at Uncommon Market, his much-beloved curiosity shop noted for its carefully curated European furnishings, industrial antiques, commercial signage, and architectural artifacts. “Back when we opened in 1971, my brother Ward and I set out to make it one of the top five destinations to visit in Dallas,” he muses. “And I think we succeeded.”