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Halloween Home Tour

October 14, 2016 by Cassie 32 Comments

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Hi guys!  I am so excited to share with you my halloween home tour today as part of the Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours hosted by Lindsay.  I always do a little decorating for Halloween because my kids absolutely love it… and I am truly a big kid at heart, too!  This year, with my newfound free time, I did a little more than in previous years (you can check out last year here) and I can’t wait to show you, so let’s get to it, shall we?

If you are stopping over from Jennifer at The Chronicles of Home, welcome!  I always love her eclectic modern style and her front door looks so festive- you’ve got to see it! Let’s start today at our main entry.  This door is our “front door” and it faces our stairs, downstairs hallway and cedar closet-mudroom. Upon walking in our home through this entry, the living room is to the left and the dining room to the right, just to give you a lay of the land.  I painted this wall with chalkboard paint years ago, and truly thought I was over it, but then I worked some Halloween magic on it, and I think I love it again. For now.  As you can see it is also a place where the kids hang their hats and backpacks, and I left Emmy’s snow tiger hat in place because it kind of fit right in with its black and white pattern.halloween-chalkboard-entry-wallThe dining room is one of the rooms in our home that I always love to change for the season.  The table can really set the mood and be an easy change. Pardon the passed out pup…. I work around 3 dogs and sometimes they’re just camera hogs.Vintage Modern Halloween Style Dining RoomShop the Dining Room

The bar cart was a recent addition and I first shared it in my fall tour, and I saw it as a new opportunity for seasonal decor.  I have had these black crows from the dollar store forever, and always love wiring them into new pieces each year.  The bar cart handle was the perfect landing place.Halloween Styled Bar CartShop the Bar Cart

Emmy and I found this little ghost at a thrift shop one day, and he’s ready to spook you from his hiding place in the jade.  And my favorite touch is the lace covered vintage glove mold.  I had these fingerless black lace gloves from an 80’s party I went to 6 years ago, and it struck me that the vintage glove mold could get a Halloween vibe if it donned one.Lace glove on a glove mold for HalloweenNext to the bar cart sits a daybed that gets a lot of use from Emmy and Snowball, so I thought it would be fun to switch out the pillows.

Antique Daybed in Dining Room

Eclectic Vintage Dining Room

I shared several affordable pillow finds the other day, and here are a few of the ones I selected on the daybed.  My absolute favorite is the cheshire cat pillow, but the skull in a headdress is also a new addition as well as the black and white marble pillow that I found for $5 at Target!  They are a fun addition to the eclectic mix I have.

Halloween Mix of PillowsThe blue cabinet in the corner of our dining room also got a little festive… oh, and I should mention I recently pulled the hide rug out of the living room, and put it in here, and I love how it looks!  It lightens up the space.Eclectic Vintage Modern Halloween Dining RoomI had one more crow on hand so added him to my boho peace sign, and added a little owl and a pumpkin that Emmy painted to the top of the cabinet.Crow on wreath for HalloweenBut I’ve saved the best part of this room for last… the dining table!  I created a creepy Halloween tablescape using black, white, silver, and vintage amber bottles.Halloween Table in Black White AmberTo be quite honest, I had no idea what I would do on the table, but I stumbled upon these marble look pumpkins at Target, and then came across this fabulous silver toadstool there as well, and I started planning a black, white, and silver scene in my head.Halloween Tablescape

How awesome are these marble like pumpkins?  They were only $3 each, too!Halloween CenterpieceAfter grabbing those items at Target, I came home and opened up my box of Halloween decor and found my rats, the black cloth, and silver glittery spiders.  I had also brought home vintage amber bottles from the shop as I knew I wanted to use them.  I used a glass cake plate like this with the cloth draped over it to add height and interest.Silver Mushroom Rat CenterpieceThe amber bottles add a nice vintage touch and warmth to the table.Amber bottles on Halloween TableI already had the black goblets from a few years ago, and they are fitting for a Halloween dining experience, but I also think they can be made festive with gold and white for the holidays.Black Goblets for HalloweenSome other additions are my vintage candlesticks, mercury glass candlesticks, my DIY log candlesticks, and some painted pumpkins that Emmy and I created last weekend with a little slate chalk paint and metallic paint pens.White, Black, Amber TablescapeHere is a closer look at one of the pumpkins I painted.Chalk Painted Halloween PumpkinAnd the table wouldn’t be complete without silver glittery creepy crawly spiders making their way to your fork.

Spiders on Halloween TableI had so much fun putting together this Halloween dining room, and the kids and I are enjoying eating at this table… I am not sure what that might say about us, but just make your own conclusions.

Eclectic Black, White, and Metallic Dining Room at HalloweenShop the Dining Room

Let’s head on over to the other side of our main entry and into the living room.  This room used to house the metallic hide rug that’s in the dining room, but I played a little switcheroo and replaced it with a vintage persian rug that used to be in the guest room.  Red is typically not my color, but with the holidays around the corner, I thought it might be a nice touch.Vintage Eclectic Living RoomShop the Living Room:

I’ve had these bats since we first moved in and a good friend sent me Halloween decorations to get me started in the new home.Bohemian Living Room at HalloweenI’ve had to bring in most of my houseplants for the season since the temperatures have started to drop, and the living room gets such great light that it’s where most have landed.  So we’ve got sort of a lush boho Halloween thing going  on here at the moment, but I love it.Blue Vintage Sofa in Eclectic Bohemian Living ROom

My vintage blue velvet sofa got some new faux fur gray pillows and a floral skull, both from Amazon.  I’ll be keeping the fur out through the winter.  The throw was a gift from my bestie last year, and it’s so soft and cozy this time of year. (Similar blanket here).Fur Pillow and Skull PillowAcross from this sofa sits our West Elm Henry sofa in dove gray velvet.  I added some black and white tribal pillows from Amazon and then we added the wolf, which actually has a funny story.Vintage and modern living room at Halloween

The kids came home from school and I told them about the pillows I ordered for Halloween and showed them photos.  Sawyer saw the gray fur and told me I needed a wolf pillow to go with them.  A wolf?!!?!  Why hadn’t I thought of that?  YES!  So we hopped on Amazon and found this wolf pillow immediately. Genius idea, Sawyer!Wold Pillow from AmazonI think this guy will be staying out through the winter because I totally love him.

In between my sofas sits my vintage glass coffee table.  This is where we have our “Halloween tree.”  When we first moved here, I found this little tree and its ornaments at Michaels while the kids were at school one day.  It was the perfect piece for their then chubby little hands to decorate on their own.  It’s become one of our traditions and each year the kids still hang the ornaments on this miniature tree.Halloween Tree for Kids DecoratingThe ornaments are shiny, tiny, and colorful, and my kids adore them.Halloween Ornament treeThe mantle actually is pretty funny because when I looked back at last year’s Halloween mantle, I had the fringe and the bat banner hanging exactly the same… creature of habit!Black and white halloween mantleShop the Mantle:

However, this year’s version is a little bit creepier.  On the hearth I added a vintage porcelain skeleton.  I placed one hand in the plant because that plant is close to death as it is… seemed like it was appropriate.Halloween Mantle with Fringe and Bat BannerOn the actual mantle I brought out my favorite glitter skull candleholders, vintage books, and some little white pumpkins and black owls I painted years ago.Halloween MantleOn the other side I used the same items to balance it out, but added in a creepy spider.Creepy Halloween Decor

Chris’ desk sits on the other side of the room and I recently added this vintage shelving unit which used to be in my guest room office.bohemian-vintage-modern-living-roomHowever, that room is becoming Emmy’s room, so the shelf had to go.  It’s perfect here to hold our printer, other office supplies, and gives me a chance to display more family photos  To bring in a bit of Halloween I added another black owl, and can you spy the other touch?black-owl-halloween-decorIf you spied the eyeballs in the plant, you win!  I made these 5 years ago, and each year I like to find a new place to rest my eyes.  (I couldn’t help myself!)creepy-halloween-eyes-in-plantBelow the photos on another shelf I also added a nest pumpkin I created a couple years ago.nest-pumpkin-white-gold-halloween-decorBefore we head outside to the porch, I have one last humorous touch to share with you inside.  I had this Frankenstein poster from this shop (He doesn’t have them anymore it appears, but it’s similar to this one) and I wasn’t quite sure where to use it. Frankenstein PosterI searched all over my house and the last place I thought of was the best… in our bathroom!  I have a large piece of art there and I used washi tape to mount it.  I am sure all of the men who use this bathroom love the judgy look on Frank’s face. 😉  I just used washi tape in black and white for a nice temporary solution.Frankenstein Poster Over Toilet

So now let’s head out to the porch.  I’ve kept it really simple out there, because the real piece de resistance is my Dead & Breakfast sign.Dead & Breakfast Sign and Boho HammockAs you can see, I keep the hammock out with the cooling temperatures… I love to snuggle up in it!  Once it gets to freezing though, we’ll store it for safe keeping.

Other than the sign, I just added some minor touches to our dining area.Halloween Style Porch

Halloween Porch DiningOn the table I added some vintage linens I thrifted in black and white and lace.  I also mixed in some midcentury brass candlesticks and silver candles.Halloween Linens on table

Above the table hangs a birdcage filled with candles.  I unwound a grapevine wreath and wrapped it around the cage for a creepy effect.

Birdcage wrapped in grapevine wreath

Halloween Dining on PorchShop the Porch

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my Halloween tour. I hope you have found some new ideas to inspire you with your own decorating this season. Please head on over to see what Anissa at House Seven is sharing in her Halloween tour… her style does not disappoint!

You can find the entire two day lineup here:

Day 1
The White Buffalo Styling Co.
Julie Blanner
The House of Silver Lining
My Sweet Savannah
Zevy Joy
withHEART
Day 2
Inspired by Charm
Cuckoo 4 Design
The Chronicles of Home
Cassie Bustamante
House Seven
Nesting with Grace
Simple Stylings

*Affiliate links have been added for your convenience.  Thank you for supporting my blog and making it possible foe me to continue sharing ideas with you!

 

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  1. laura janning says

    October 14, 2016 at 5:36 am

    you are killing it ( no pun intended) with your halloween decor. love that skull pillow and the ice bucket with the owl. my kids would go nuts in your home all decked out.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:49 am

      hahaha! love it, laura! thank you!

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    October 14, 2016 at 6:29 am

    Oh wow! You went all out. Never pardon the passed out pup on your floor though. I love seeing hime there. Love that Frankenstein poster.I want it! And I love everything else of course too. The fireplace, the entire living room, that table scape and your porch is always one of my favorites.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:49 am

      isn’t that poster sooooo fun? i love it! thank you SO much!

      Reply
  3. Emy says

    October 14, 2016 at 7:25 am

    You did an amazing job as always! I love the tablescape the most! So good without being over the top.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:48 am

      thank you so much, emy! i had a blast putting it all together!

      Reply
  4. Michael Wurm Jr says

    October 14, 2016 at 8:15 am

    You’ve mastered the art of incorporating Halloween into your decor while keeping everything looking chic and styled. I’m obsessed! Bravo, friend.

    xo Michael

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:48 am

      wow- coming from you, that means a lot, michael! thank you SO much! your home slayed me!

      Reply
  5. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    October 14, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    I love your funny comments throughout! It’s all so fun!!! I love the amber bottles in your tablescape. Looks like you pulled out some old potions to poison your dinner guests with ;D

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:46 am

      haha! glad you enjoy my one sided banter. 😉 thank you so much… and if anyone is found poisoned around here i didn’t do it!

      Reply
  6. Cristina says

    October 14, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    How fun! You really outdid yourself, everything looks so good! That Frankenstein, the tablescape and of course the mantel are my faves.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:42 am

      thank you so much, cristina! i just love halloween!

      Reply
  7. Julie Blanner says

    October 14, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    I adore your amber bottle collection!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:42 am

      thank you, julie! i am just falling in love with amber.

      Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    October 15, 2016 at 9:21 am

    Gosh, it looks amazing! The poster is fab as are the eyeballs!! Really really love your take on Halloween decor!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2016 at 10:39 am

      thank you so much, ashley! i just love halloween- i forgot how much until i started putting it together!

      Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    October 15, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    Wow–you have so much cool Halloween stuff! I love the little ghost the very best, I think, but it’s hard to pick. That ceramic skeleton is also fabulous, as are all your pillows–especially the Cheshire Cat. So fun!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 16, 2016 at 6:38 pm

      i love halloween!!!! it’s so much fun!

      Reply
  10. Lindsay says

    October 17, 2016 at 10:31 am

    Love your Halloween home, Cassie! I always love your home. It’s so layered and unique!!! But it really shines at the holidays with all of your extra touches. So inspired! Thanks for joining in, girl!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 18, 2016 at 10:23 am

      thank you so much, lindsay! always enjoy being part of your tour!

      Reply
  11. Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says

    October 18, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Love it!! Yes, I could definitely do a halloween look like this. I love your tour!! It’s the perfect amount of halloween touches without going too overboard. 🙂

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 18, 2016 at 10:03 am

      aaaw, thank you so much!

      Reply
  12. Brynne | The Gathered Home says

    October 19, 2016 at 10:32 am

    I just love your approach to Halloween decor! If I were more ambitious, that’s what I would do throughout my house too – little touches to my main decor to creepify it just a bit! The tablescape is gorgeous and I’m loving all the new throw pillows!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 21, 2016 at 9:07 am

      thank you, brynne! i appreciate that so much!

      Reply

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