Camino Real Antiques & Collectibles

04/02/2026

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02/14/2026

01/25/2026

Come on in! We are open! Its the last week of 25% Everything!

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

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In Czechia, one artist found harmony between music and nature by transforming broken instruments into birdhouses. What began as a simple art project has grown into a poetic movement—violins, trumpets, cellos, and even tubas, once silenced by damage, now hang from urban trees across parks and plazas, filled not with sound, but with birdsong.

Each piece is carefully reworked into a functional nesting space. Trumpet bells become entryways, violin bodies are hollowed and lined with straw, and guitar sound holes serve as cozy lookout windows. These musical birdhouses preserve the soul of the instrument while giving birds a warm, sheltered home—turning what was once discarded into something that lives on in the treetops.

Passersby are often surprised to spot them. A saxophone suspended in a birch. A drum shell nestled between branches. Some are painted brightly, while others keep their original woodgrain and tarnish, creating a sense of weathered charm. Each one is different, and each tells a story—not just of sound lost, but of life returned.

The project has since inspired schools and musicians to donate old or broken instruments. Some communities have even hosted music-and-nature festivals beneath the trees, celebrating both creativity and conservation.

In Czechia’s cities, these instrument birdhouses now form a quiet symphony—where the music may be gone, but the melody lives on, in fluttering wings and morning song.

12/05/2025

Big thanks to Bob-Deb Duran (Debbie and Bobby) for representing Camino Real Antiques Corrales Hemporium Bound for Success, INC and Treasure Trove Antiques at this years Best of the City! Once again Camino Real Antiques is in the top 5. Thank you all!

11/24/2025

We will be closed Monday 11/24- Thursday 11/28 to rest and enjoy time with family. We hope you do the same. See you Friday 11/29 with HUGE sales!

11/05/2025

We will be closed Wednesdays in November. Sorry for the inconvenience!

10/22/2025

We will be closed Thursday October 23rd. We apologize for the inconvenience!