Gift Guide: For The Littles + Abode Home + Jonathan Adler

So, how is everyone doing with their Christmas shopping?  Are you doneskies, somewhat finished, or have you not even started? I picked up my first gift last night from Charlotte designer Mary Tobias Miller's fantastic interiors store, Abode Home.  If you are in Charlotte and love home interiors and design, you need to make a trip to the Abode retail showroom located in Dilworth on East Boulevard.  Abode Home is stocked full of amazing lamps, pillows, furniture and gifts, and another thing I always love, a fantastic selection of Jonathan Adler Home products. 

These Bel Air Mini Scoop Vases in a rainbow of colors make me so happy!

One of Abode's adorable associates previously worked at the Jonathan Adler store in Los Angeles.  We both agreed a fun albeit mildly out of place addition for Abode would be Adler's collection of zany canisters. Are you an Uppers guy or a Ganja Girl?  I'm grew up in Asheville, so well...

I have this cute little Dolls pill box. Do you know the story behind this?

All Jonathan Adler gifts are 25% off through December 13 with Code: MERRYMAKER

And since children's gifts are at a completely opposite end of the spectrum, HERE is my list of gift ideas for the littles... largely influenced by Precious Peanuts #1 and #2).

Gift Guide For The Littles

We're getting super duper close to the BIG DAY!  You would think we would be running out of time to purchase Christmas gifts, but with several merchants offering guaranteed Christmas arrival if you order by tonight and tomorrow, you still have time to shop without leaving your house! Order from Nordstrom by today and Amazon by tomorrow!  So, my Christmas gift to you... here a few of current picks for gifts for the children, including some of my personal favorite childhood books, stocking stuffers and games.  Thanks to my pal Holly over at The English Room for tipping me on a few of these great items.  Holly is a fantastic, well accomplished Charlotte, NC based interior designer with killer taste in all areas. Check out her blog here.  If you can't see the images below, click HERE.