I also included a few quick tips for Halloween decor so if you're needing some ideas, I hope these help. Ready for some Halloween inspo? Lets go!
Mr. Bones got turned into a witch for the front porch. I decided it would make him go with the witch theme I always put out there. I made that sign a few years ago and I love it so much. Every year I get so many compliments on it. Amazing how homemade decorations can become some of your favorites. You can kind of see I had to change "Two little monsters" to "Three little monsters". My youngest is 2, so we've had it around for a few years now.
I have kind of a funny story about this sign I just bought this year. I got it at Homegoods, thinking "Wow, this will be the perfect sign to go with the black and white theme I have going on". Brought it home only to find out that it said, "Trict, Treat" instead of "Trick, Treat". Yep, I was tricked. I don't know how I didn't notice it! And neither did anyone else at the store apparently! Or maybe they just didn't want to say anything so I would still buy it. Anyway, I had to pull off the tin letter "T" and re-arrange it back to make a "K" and then add some paint to finish it. But I think it turned out ok in the end.
I switched out our wreath on the front door with some spooky black ravens. I like how simplicity for Halloween can read as barren and creepy. I mean, this wreath took me maybe 5 minutes to make. Super easy!
Come on in and watch out for our Boxer, Tank. He's friendly, but he likes to jump up for a hug!
Yep, it's still 2:30 at our house....I have just been too busy to switch out the batteries on that big clock. Maybe I'll have it fixed by the Christmas tour. :)
I just put a couple of different pillows on this bench to make it feel more warm and Halloween colored in here and put some cut branches in this demijohn. I love the color contrast of the glass and the orange-y red leaves. So pretty!
We actually don't have any trees in our yard that turn this pretty color, so I had to kinda scout the neighborhood for an indiscreet spot that I could take some. Shh! Don't tell. But how cool are they as decor!? And they're free! Just don't get caught...
I painted the back of my "Hello Fall" sign that I had up on the mantle in the Fall Living Room Tour I posted back in September. It's a cool way to double up your decor. I'm not a professional painter obviously, but it's a fun idea because you can customize it with whatever colors you want. I just needed one more bit of orange in this space, so I thought this little pumpkin would be perfect.
We got some beautiful sunflowers in our Full Circle delivery this past week. If you follow my Instastories you would have seen me unpacking to the goods on Thursday mornings. It's been a really fun CSA to belong to. I just love being able to try so many different kinds of fruits and vegetables that I might not have otherwise tried. We tried Kiwi berries recently. They were really good! But I never would have picked them up in the store on my own, so I think that's so cool.
So for those of you who don't know me, I don't like spiders. I hate them. Despise them. Even the small ones. If they are in my territory, they will die. Oh. they. will. die. They can live outside all they want, but as soon as they come into my house, they're risking their lives because they have no business creepin around me and my babies. I have a flyswatter around at all times and pest control on speed dial to be sure they don't get in. Don't even think about it little spider the size of a dime! Anyway, I have no problem with a few fake ones at Halloween. And even though these fake ones are huge and freaky, I thought they were so cute on these embroidery hoops with lace. Might I even say, elegant? I would give a tutorial, but it's so easy. You just put a few different kinds of lace in the hoops (the hoops are cheap and you can find them at most craft stores) and then stick the spider on. Done! Easy, cute and perfect for my black and white Halloween theme this year.
Then there's this guy. Haha. Again, creepy, but kind of cute because I know he's fake and fuzzy?
These little votives are a quick and easy DIY too. Just glue some black lace to some cheap votives and done. Spooky and pretty Halloween decor.
Here's another sign that I made and I just love. I just painted a board with black chalkboard paint and then wrote on it with a chalk marker.
Then in the kitchen I did both black and white and some orange too. I feel like you always have to have a little fun in the kitchen with colors.
White or orange pumpkins in a bowl or vase is always a quick and easy idea to decorate with. Just be aware that real ones can rot if they don't have any air circulation. So don't be putting them in a pretty cloche for example. Fake ones would be better for that.
I realized as I was putting this post together that if you have followed me for awhile, you probably haven't seen the new changes in our kitchen. We recently took out the ugly white microwave that hung over our stove and replaced it with that range hood. It looks so much better in here and it really opened up the kitchen. There are a few more things that we would love to do to the kitchen, like paint the cabinets and install subway tile. But little by little, it's coming together.
Another change we made in the kitchen is we replaced our kitchen faucet. Our old one was white and pretty worn and gross. It was so nice to be able to choose one that we liked. I never really show this spot in our kitchen because I don't really like it and the lighting is always bad. But I wanted to show you the new faucet because even that small change made this space so much better! One day we will have subway in here and maybe I'll get around to making a new window treatment for it, but in the meantime, here it is.
That's the end of our tour for today. Hope you found some fun Halloween inspo! Now I'm off to finish the girl's costumes.
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