LAUREN ABBOTT
owner
Lauren Abbott grew up in the beautiful midwest city of St. Louis, Missouri. After attending university in Columbia, MO she uprooted and moved to the gorgeous Redwoods of Northern California. Her travels have taken her all around the world, lived on the Greek countryside, backpacked around Italy and Spain until she found residence in Manitou Springs, CO where she resides with her husband Nick and dog Cora Lee. Her travels and background serve as the foundation for the aesthetic of CORALUN VINTAGE and HANDMADE.
CORA LEE
Shop dog
Cora Lee Abbott passed away November 2022. She was a loyal shop dog who the coralun community greatly misses. She was a Rhodesian Ridgeback, Boxer mix. She was 11 years old and was born in Maryland. Every day she greeted customers with her beautiful smile and wagging tale. She was full of love and support and the shop is named after her. She is the CORA of Coralun.
SAMMY
THE CAMPER/original storefront
Sammy is a 1962 travel camper. The shop originally started in this beauty. She was purchased up in Denver, CO after living 50 years as a travel camper, hunting camping and mini sewing studio for a couple before she was gutted out and renovated to become Thrift Junkie Vintage Mobile boutique. Colorado Springs’ first vintage mobile store, started in 2014 driving around to farm and art markets, art shows, private events and Pop-Ups. She was the original storefront before getting the first location downtown in 2015.
Our CURRENT SHOP
Located right next door to our old storefront. We are now located at 328 1/2 N Nevada downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Filled to the brim with curated vintage and secondhand from the 1960s to present day. There is a strong southwest 70s boho feel within the space with lots of macrame, wicker and neutral tones. Coralun Handmade jewelry studio is in the shop, creating one of a kind pieces every day as well as one of a kind pieces designed with you and the owner. Come by and see Cora Lee shop dog and the owner in the shop every day.
New pieces added every day. Tune into the instagram stories for the most up to date inventory and outfit inspiration
THE FIRST STOREFRONT
OUR FIRST store front was located in Downtown Colorado Springs, CO. It was a mere 250 sq ft. It was an old motel in the 1940s that was converted into an apartment complex in the 90s. Our storefront originally served as the front office for the motel where patrons would check in and check out.
OUR 2nd Storefront
This 450 sq foot shop is located at 330 N Nevada downtown Colorado Springs. It is filled with vintage, handmade and local pieces in Colorado Springs. The front has CORALUN HANDMADE studio space where the owner works on her handmade jewelry line daily. It also holds Coralun Hedgewitch, a local new age portion of the shop filled with incents, gemstones, sage and books on herbalism. The remainder of the shop is filled with local artists work, vintage and second hand clothes and monthly rotating artist.