ROUND TOP, Texas—In a small Texas town of just 90 people, two sisters had the idea to take someone’s trash and turn it in to someone’s treasure.
Their journey started 20 years ago.
Amie and Jolie Sikes took a leap of faith and followed their hearts.
“We grew up going to the flea market,” said Jolie.
So, they began their quest to find that unbeaten path and wander the back roads.
“We just took a truck out on the road,” said Amie.
“We decided we were so in love with this world and this life and this business that we had to figure out a way to just stay in it forever,” said Jolie.
The sisters ignited their passion for taking what other people throw away, and bringing it back to life.
That’s when Junk Gypsy was born.
They started out small.
“When we first started Junk Gypsy we ended up in College Station, kind of as a pit stop on the road,” said Jolie. “We love College Station,” she added.
However, the Sikes always wanted a small town to put down roots for Junk Gypsy.
And, that’s what they found in the tiny town of Round Top, Texas that welcomes thousands of people each year hoping to find that one special treasure.
A perfect place for the Junk Gypsies to set up shop.
“We don’t want this stuff that is shiny and new. We like holes in our jeans and we like scuffs on our boots and we like chippy-peely paint,” said Jolie. “We just think all those things have a story to tell,” she added.
So, Amie and Jolie built their empire.
“I think we always had really big dreams,” said Jolie.
It’s a vision of vintage mixed with a bunch of Texas spirit.
“There’s always so much Texas influence in our style. I think that’s what makes it unique,” said Jolie.
“We love classic rock-n-roll and we love Guns and Roses, and we love the Dixie Chicken with all our heart,” she added.
And the duo has accomplished a lot since that first road trip, including a book a few TV shows.
But, all that success didn’t come easy.
“There’s a lot of hard work that goes into this,” said Amie.
“It’s not like we’re driving down the road eating Moonpies and listening to Willie Nelson with our hair whipping in our hair,” she added. “We do that, but Jolie and I work a lot.”
So, these two sisters, Aggies, and small-town girls will just keep doing what they love.
“We fell in love with the thrill of the hunt, the search for great junk and then turning it in to something beautiful,” said Jolie.
But now instead of getting in the driver’s seat, they may just let Junk Gypsy take the wheel.
“Why stop having fun,” said Jolie.