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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.

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Dress your house in the spirit of the Death Star

This isn’t just about lining a rad collection of figures up on the wall — this is about having a house that oozes Star Wars with every fiber. As if somehow you managed to get a set dresser from the original Star Wars flicks to do up your place.

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Make cheap art with sheet music

My husband and I were looking for antique nightstands when we came across our first piece of vintage sheet music. I had to have it… but the shop wanted $8 for what amounted to two sheets of paper.

Inspiration for brightly-colored little boy clothes

I decided that I wanted to collect and share some brightly colored little boy fashion, for those of you who might be considering how you can still have a LOT of fun with boy clohes. I put out the call to Offbeat Mamas to sent me pictures of their little dudes wearing bright colors and YAY! Wait ’til you see what they sent me…

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Crafty teens are rocking Etsy

The Internet has done some great things for teens — like giving them a place like Etsy to sell their eyeball pendants, bright blue plastic star earrings, and more.

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Kawaii housewares so dang cute, they’ll de-age you by 10 years

Here’s a little shoppy-shoppy post about insanely cutey cute housewares, guaranteed to make your house feel like a toddler space station populated by talking bears.

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Avoid undergarments, and six other advanced thrifting methods

My best advice for thrift store shopping: KNOW YOURSELF. Don’t get shit just because it’s cheap, and don’t look at stuff that’s never going to fit.

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Weird and funny doormats as cool as the rest of your home

They greet our friends, catch our stuff and clean our shoes. Dorms, apartments, houses — I’ve seen doormats at them all.

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Supply your shindig with eco-friendly disposable plates from Restaurantware.com

Doesn’t it just hurt to buy disposable plates? The paper ones are flimsy and the plastic ones are PLASTIC, but sometimes flatware just won’t work — a huge party! A big reunion at a park! For a more sustainable option, sponsor RestaurantWare.com supplies eco-friendler bamboo tableware.