Oh Pinterest, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Pinterest has adjusted my Halloween perspective recently, especially in regard to Halloween decor. You don’t have to have crazy bats, jack-o-lanterns and Griswald-inspired decor all over your house. You can have tasteful decor that will last through the fall. Besides Pinterest, locally, I have seen great Halloween decorations at Urban Farmhouse Market and Cartwheels. They make Halloween decorations look more like home decor and less like a haunted house.
Let’s start with something small, like candles.
Candles with Candy Corns. Image credit: Women’s Day
Candles with popcorn. These would be cute with our without the leaves. Image credit: My Heart’s Desire
Candles IN apples. Good for all fall and winter holidays. Image credit: Thrifty Decor Chick.
Now that you have mastered the little things, let’s move on to the big table, shall we?
I like the idea of a table setting that you can use for more than just Halloween. These examples can be used through Thanksgiving. (This gives you two months to figure out what you are doing for Christmas.)
Beautiful centerpiece from blog Bunches and Bits.
Love this table. Everything from the light fixtures, to the pumpkins in the pails. This is from a store called Seed Box Antiques in Missouri. I need to take a road trip there.
Martha gets the gold medal for her white pumpkin tablescape, as usual. Image credit: Martha Stewart.
Something for the kids’ table perhaps:
Root Vegetable Table Centerpiece. This makes me laugh for some reason. Image credit: Ellie Miller for Martha Stewart.
After you get your table done, time to start decorating the inside of your house.
Painted and carved pumpkins on and under a side table. Image credit: The Party Dress.
Pumpkins spill out of the fireplace, both plain and painted. Image credit: The Party Dress.
Mix of bats and knick-knacks above and pumpkins below. Image credit: The Party Dress.
Inside done. Now let’s look outside.
A painted Halloween topiary. Image credit: Good Housekeeping.
Monogrammed pumpkins made using paint, burning and carving techniques. Image Credit: Better Homes & Gardens.
A new twist on a planter. Just bleach the inside of the pumpkin to deter mold and set the pot inside.
A new way to show off your bats. Image credit: Inspiring Pretty.
Pumpkin window box.
Lastly, here are some interesting ways to decorate your pumpkins. I’m not that crafty, but I could be inspired to craft some of these lovelies.
Gold faux finish (i.e. spray paint). Image credit: The Magic Brush.
Pumpkins made from melted crayons. Image Credit: Pix FM.
Painted pumpkins with white and chevrons. Image credit: Country Living.
This should give us all something to aspire to. Nothing beats my decorations last year, which included an entirely dead front yard, real cobwebs on our door and two raccoon traps bolted on the roof to catch a pesky resident critter. Now that’s truly frightening, folks. Pinterest has nothing on me.
So many wonderful posts today in other SB sister cities! Pour another cup of coffee and enjoy!
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