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Monday, November 7th, 2016
Black is the color of midnight and so this CYNTHIA ROWLEY for HOOKER FURNITURE twin peak six-drawer chest on chest is perfect for Halloween.
Halloween is right around the corner – it’s that time for little ghouls and goblins to roam the streets and spook everyone. They can ask for candies, too. Get ready to hear scary stories and watch horror movies with your friends. Expect to see Jack o’ Lanterns, too. This year, you can also make a scary addition in your neighborhood by putting a creepy clown on your porch.
These are all modern takes on All Hallow’s Eve, a pre-Christian festival tracing all the way back to 2,000 years. The Celts held this at around November 1 and called it Samhain (pronounced sah-win), meaning, summer’s end.
The exact nature of this festival isn’t fully comprehended but one thing is certain – it is an annual gathering right at the end of the harvest. This is also that moment when resources are gathered to prep for the winter months. This is also a festival celebrated to commune with the dead.
Halloween reminds everyone about the concept of uncertainty and death. People are unafraid to dress up as the dead and they even set up fake grave markers on their front lawns. These are activities that are only tolerated during this holiday.
There might not be a direct connection between Samhain and present-day Halloween but what matters is that this has become a celebration of sorts.
So, it’s time to forget about fear or death and focus on how you can decorate your home into a haunted house just for this season.
Glittering Pumpkins
Who says pumpkins always have to be plain orange? Add a bit of drama and character to your good ol’ pumpkin by applying a metallic finish. Imagine having brass, silver or golden pumpkins. After making them shine, you can then sit them on your porch or right down the runner.
Black Cats
These will always be a part of Halloween décor. It’s time to welcome trick-or-treaters with a litter of black cats on your lawn. These can be carved out of pumpkins – solicit the help of older children for this fun project.
Shadows
You can create a shadowy area by using adhesive vinyl sheets in black. Use your garage door to recreate a shadowy Halloween section. You could have a group of vampires huddling or a creepy graveyard. What’s nice about this is that it can be easily removed after Halloween.
Ghosts Galore
You can also create some floating ghosts using chicken wire, cheese cloth and some liquid fabric starch. Make your ghost glow by putting a battery-operated fluorescent light in your formed figures. Elicit oohs and ahs with these spooky, glowing forms.
Candy Corn Décor
Halloween is all about trick-or-treats and candies. So go ahead and create a colorful candy corn décor that you could hang by the porch. Go a step further by creating a piñata that everyone could enjoy. Read about candy corn piñata-making here – http://www.brit.co/candy-corn-pinata/
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The Pumpkin Wreath
Now who says wreaths are just for Christmas? Instead of the joyful colors during this holiday season, you can create a pumpkin wreath instead. Find the smallest pumpkins or putka pods. Place this mini wreath on your front door and you’re ready to welcome the kid trick-or-treaters.
Stenciled Horror
Decorate your home’s Halloween interior by stenciling some pumpkin, spider webs, witches and goblins right on your walls. Search for stencil templates or buy ready-made wall stencils for your home.
Headless Horseman
Would you like to have the scariest door greeter this Halloween? Set up a smaller-than-life-size figure of a headless horseman right by your doorstep. There are links to step-by-step instructions online. Find the one that’s easiest for you or you can just have a headless mannequin all dressed up for a scarier door greeter.
Black Poison Bottles
Forget about cookie jars and horror terrariums. Old wine bottles shouldn’t be tossed, keep ‘em so that you can paint them matte black this season. Paste a handwritten label on each then display them on your wine rack.
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Monday, September 26th, 2016
The rustic colors brown and orange are beautifully featured on these Accessories Uttermost Kadam Ceramic Vases S2 19825.
Fall has finally arrived. This is that season when families gather and homes are filled with the aroma of home cooked meals. This is also that time when wood smoke, the tang of fresh apples, and the cool air all come together to bring that wonderful, unexplainable feeling; this season is a reassurance that Christmas is just around the corner.
Fall spells a lot of activities that you could attend with your family. You can go barn dancing, mountain biking with your friends (while enjoying the red, yellow and orange leaves all around), scenic drives through the woods, etc.
The greatest part of this season is the chance for the entire family to decorate the home. Even subtle decorative pieces can make a dull home look suddenly stunning. The right elements could also bring in a sophisticated ambience so make sure that you take advantage of the rich resources that you can find outside – the produce from the farmers’ market, flower shops, even your own backyard.
A Burst of Colors
Fall is all about colors and flowers so bring in those chrysanthemums, marigolds and dahlias. Whether you arrange these beautiful flowers outdoors or in vases indoors, your efforts will surely be rewarded. These flowers don’t just bring elegance into your home but texture as well.
Any arrangement made possible by Mother Nature is the perfect element that you can bring in. Nature, during this season, offers colorful pumpkins and gourds. The former aren’t just great for pie but also as the perfect Jack o’ Lanterns for Halloween. It’s impossible not to love the delicious orange hue these plump pumpkins.
Mix and Match
It’s the time to mix and match different types and sizes, even various colors of wheat stalks and flowers. This is the ideal décor during the entire season. Bring it a step farther by adding pine cones, trees, acorns, citrus fruits and some sprigs. Wreaths should be placed on walls (yes, they can stay there till Christmas) to add visual texture and warmth.
Other things that you can match are colors in various textures. Warm and cozy colors are in such as burnt orange, rust, browns, mustard, plums and grays. Try combining some of these colors to achieve a warm glow that is unique to this season.
Wool and wood are the right materials to harmonize especially during the coldest fall nights. The solid, smooth texture of wool’s fibers plus the sturdiness of wood create just the right combination. Go ahead and update your furnishings by matching wool cushions to your wooden furniture. Use this fusion if you want to be stylish yet safe this season.
Another way to add visual interest in your home is to use accents in interesting motifs. Examples are leaves, woodland creatures and trees. Geometric patterns are at home in this setting, too, and so is tartan.
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Lanterns Aglow
Lanterns can offer an enchanting glow during the coldest evenings. They can cast beautiful and inviting light by the porch or right inside your home. Remember that the daylight hours are a lot shorter so you have more time to enjoy the glow of your chosen lanterns.
Adding metals is also another way to add some glow this season. Let copper dominate as this is a must-have metal during fall and winter. Add its reflecting qualities in your home for an instant appeal and visual expansion.
Fall season is definitely upon us all. The leaves are out to change and the days are bound to be shorter. Prepare for chillier mornings while the crisp summer sun slowly fades. You may miss the summer daytime but this season brings with it a different festive mood that’s difficult to ignore so you might as well enjoy it!
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