If you're happy and you know it

Then your face will surely show it

If you're happy and you know it buy these lamps!

Gives a new meaning to you tube!

Boys and their toys - no plugs, no internet, no problem!

Shop local, secondhand & handmade (& 


recycled) this year!

Show a little leg

Made in the 801 comes to life!
remember Lucille?  this hip chick loved her so much they'll be together forever!

abode gift guide: vintage kid

so if you're like merm and i and you've accepted the "shop local" challenge you may feel like running for the hills (and by hills we mean target) now that you've started your holiday shopping. 

well we're here to help.  over the next couple of weeks we're going to compile a few little lists of shopping ideas for even the most difficult person on your list featuring, you guessed it, items found at ABODE!

today we're focusing on little gifts that are perfect for the fun and funky kids in your life.  and guess what, they're all just $10 or less! 

1) vintage monkey toy $3  2) giant pez toys $8each  3) sunny suzie tin oven $10  4) vintage curious george tin $3  5) vintage carebear lunch box $8

and don't forget about our vintage candy, PERFECT for stocking stuffers! 

xo amanda lynn

vintage doors: fun, funky, functional

i'ma just let the photos do the talking here:

photos via knack studios

a daybed made out of pallets and a repurposed door?  please and thank you.  photo via ashley ann photography

come on into abode to see the new selection of vintage doors!

skeleton keys: fun, funky, functional

probably maybe at least once a day a customer will approach me and ask with furrowed brow:  now what in the heck would someone do with THIS?!

they say this while holding up some random item such as a vintage meat cleaver, an old car part, or a jar full of antique oven handles. 

i invariably reply with an old go-to of grown ups everywhere:  use your imagination!

so we at abode thought it might perhaps be kind of a little fun to do a blog post every now and then showing all our lovely readers how to use some of the random items hanging around abode.  this week we're focusing on a fun one:  skeleton keys!

via design sponge i found this adorable idea; by simply painting an empty frame and several keys a bold fun color and adding a complimentary wallpaper back, you can create a funky one of a kind piece of artwork. 

love this look?  you can get all the pieces to make your own at abode today!

we have:  empty frames, skeleton keys, and books of vintage ethan allen wallpaper!

do come in and visit us soon, and don't be afraid to ask:  what do i do with THIS?
perhaps you'll see a post about it next week!

peace and love,

amanda lynn