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Turn to our shopping category when you need offbeat decor — whether its from a link we’ve posted or one of our awesome sponsors.

Mount your record player on the wall in small spaces

See any room there on that counter for a bulky record player? No, neither do I. That’s why it’s brilliantly hung up on the wall! Sadly, this isn’t possible with your average record player…

Store your tips in these sweet-ass tip jars

My husband and I want to collect all my tips in a jar to be used for going out to eat, ordering pizza when we are feeling lazy, or anything else that might not quite fit into our budgeting. I want to have a tip jar on the main floor of our home, so it is easy to both drop my tips in right when I walk in the door, but I want something decorative, but not see-through since our main floor is all windows. I know my Offbeat Homies will have great ideas!

Science-y, Steampunk-y cold drip coffee and tea maker

Y’all, I love me some coffee, and my husband STILL laughing over when I got my coffee maker for Christmas: I hugged the box while exclaiming “It grinds AND it brews!” But it takes one dedicated-ass coffee snob to purchase THIS steampunk-y cold drip coffee and tea maker.

Get into the Halloween spirit (get it?) with photo cards from Tiny Prints

I love a good holiday-themed card, but I’m not exactly DIY-inclined, so I like to outsource my seasonal greetings. I’ll at least attempt a craft or two (and there are few DIY crafts coming later today!), but something that requires actual serious attention to detail and design? YIKES. Enter Tiny Prints, aka my new favorite place online to make cards and invitations.

Your kitchen needs a retro diner booth!

If you have room, you have to do me a favor and take advantage of Retro Planet‘s free shipping deal on their retro diner booths. Wanna take a few measurements of your breakfast nook, or maybe your game room, and then check out some of these awesome booths? If you promise to get one of these and let me live vicariously through you, I’ll show you my dream booth. Lookie…

Protect your fingers from flesh-hungry knives

What does it say about me that all my favorite kitchen products are either shaped like animals or keep you from injuring yourself… like this brilliant finger guard!

Who knew testicles and ovaries could be so cute? 5 plush organs you can give to your pregnant friends

If I had known purple and pink plush ovaries were available, I would have already stocked up on three dozen of ’em and given them out at every baby shower I’ve been to in the past five years or in response to each pregnancy announcement that’s popped up on Facebook.

Marvel and DC swag for your hizzouse!

I love the Avengers. I love Batman. I’d say at this point in time my tastes run about 52% Marvel, 42% DC with the remainder going to independent publishers like SLG. What I don’t currently have is a lot of swag to back that up. I’m repping the good Doctor and my Hufflepuff pride (Huzzah!) plenty, but what, oh great internet, can I (and you!) buy for my house that is DC or Marvel-related? Boy was my wallet NOT ready for the answer to this…