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My Halloween Home Tour

October 19, 2015 by Cassie 22 Comments

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Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a great weekend!  I worked all weekend at Sweet Clover and we had our first S-N-O-W sighting Sunday… say what?!?!  It is too early for that, ya hear me?  This year I’ve been so busy with work that I honestly thought I would just sort of skate over Halloween decorating, and maybe the kids wouldn’t notice.  Well, my kids have been well trained to know that I like, no love, Halloween and the fun decor that comes with it.  They kept asking me when I was going to decorate and I kept skirting the question.  A week and a half ago, on a Thursday, I was cleaning the house before the kids were due to arrive home from the bus.  I realized that we had no activities that evening, and decided it would be the perfect time to bring on the Halloween.  We worked only with items we already had on hand, and added some simple touches indoors so now I can bring you my Halloween home tour.

Dead & Breakfast sign on Halloween PorchPin

On the porch every year we hang our “Dead & Breakfast” sign that my neighbor made for us, inspired by a home I saw years ago in Better Homes & Gardens.

The dining table also got some simple touches, like my creepy black dollar store mesh runner fabric thingy (official term from the packaging), my silver glitter skull candlesticks, picked up on clearance at Marshalls years ago, and some bare branches from the yard.  I also added a dollar store crow to my birdcage candelabra.

Halloween Porch Table SettingPin

 

Halloween Porch Table SettingPin

Behind the table against the house sit crates where we stack our firewood.  You can see it peeking through in the photo above.  On the crates Emmy placed the fairy pumpkin  house we created last year, along with the bird nest pumpkin we made at the same time.

We have a little fairy statue as well as some fairy houses Emmy has created at a local garden center, so they all work well together for a little magical fairy Halloween fun.

Halloween Pumpkin Fairy HousesPin

Emmy added a couple little ghosts to her fairy house pumpkin, so now it’s a haunted fairy house.Haunted Pumpkin Halloween Fairy HousePin

Halloween nest pumpkinPin

Out in our front garden we added a plywood graveyard I made for the kids a few years ago.  Emmy painted a minion pumpkin at our local Harvest Festival, and I thought perhaps Waldo might appreciate it.

Plywood graveyardPinInside the house, we kept the Halloween touches super simple.  The mantle stayed exactly the same as it has been all Fall but I added a bat book page banner I created a few years back.

Black and White Fall & Halloween Mantle with bat bannerPin

 

The banner worked so well with the existing black and white I already had going on… so why change it up too much, right?

Bat book page bannerPin

 

The living room coffee table was the perfect place to add our Halloween Tree.  The kids love to put this little tree and ornaments from Michael’s out every year… it’s become a tradition.

Halloween Mantle in Living RoomPin

It sits on the coffee table right next to my black and white tribal bear.

Halloween TreePinWhen we first moved into this house (in the month of October) a very sweet friend sent me a package containing Halloween decor since we were still surrounded by boxes.  These bats were in the package and have moved all over the house at Halloween.  Currently, they are in a mad flurry above our leather chair. (Mad flurry meaning stuck randomly to the wall by an 8 year old).

Bats Stuck to wall for HalloweenPin

 

The chalkboard received a simple creepy monster face, and Emmy added a crow to the deer antlers.  Oh, and you might spy a new lumbar pillow…. I purchased it from my pal Brittany‘s new shop, The Vintage Rug Shop.

Creepy Face Living Room Chalkboard for HalloweenPinHeading out of the living room, our small entry features a live edge shelf.  I added a little skeleton I found at an auction in a box I won, and “Beware” blocks I found on clearance years ago at Marshalls.

Beware blocksPin

Our dining room, like the living room, stayed the same as our Fall tour minus a couple of Halloween touches.

Fall Eclectic Dining RoomPin

The centerpiece I created with stripped antique furniture pieces was “Halloween’ed” with black owls.

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The sideboard also received some Halloween visitors in the form of black rats.IMG_7098Pin

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In the kitchen our island is keeping an eye on things.  I made these eyeballs 4 years ago, and I still love to haul them out.  Their green color happens to work nicely with the hydrangeas as well. 😉

Eyeballs in the kitchen for HalloweenPinThe island also features a Pumpkin candle holder that’s been infested with small rats and glittering spiders.

Sparkly Spiders on Pumpkin lanternPin

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I hope you enjoyed our Halloween tour, and I hope you aren’t too scared to come back… After all, we do have vacancy.

Dead & Breakfast Sign on porchPinMuah ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!

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Comments

  1. Julia@Cuckoo4Design says

    October 19, 2015 at 6:51 am

    OMG a haunted fairy house appears to be a must. I love it all!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      it is a must!

      Reply
  2. Kristin says

    October 19, 2015 at 7:46 am

    You are the best mom ever! Plus, that you love Halloween helps…I’m the worst. I am not into Halloween decor but my boys love it so I wait until a couple days before and let them go nuts decorating everything…then I take it down the day after right away–haha! You do it so well, makes me want to give it a go! xo

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      oh i don’t know about that…. the rest of the house is a mess! 😉

      Reply
  3. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    October 19, 2015 at 9:02 am

    Wow that is a super spooky house!! Emmy, Sawyer and their Mummy 🙂 did an excellent job! I love all your touches everywhere, it makes your home so festive and fun for the holiday.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      haha! thank you so much, lisa!

      Reply
  4. Vicki Obenhaus says

    October 19, 2015 at 9:46 am

    I love you Halloween decorations and the best part is that you did it with your kids!

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    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      thank you so much, vicki! one day they won’t be here asking me to decorate for certain holidays so i need to enjoy it!

      Reply
  5. Ellen says

    October 19, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Your daughter is very talented – I love those little fairy houses!

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    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      thank you! i think she is but i am biased!

      Reply
  6. Gretchen says

    October 19, 2015 at 11:24 am

    It’s always nice when your eyeballs coordinate with your hydrangeas ;). Everything looks great….just the right amount of spooky :). My kids were also very clear that there would be no skipping Halloween decorating!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:20 pm

      totally- i try. ) thank you!

      Reply
  7. laura@duke manor farm says

    October 19, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    before I book a room, can i ask what you serve for breakfast at the inn?
    super cute little halloween touches.have a great week!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      eggs and eyeballs?

      Reply
  8. kirby says

    October 20, 2015 at 5:10 am

    fun!!

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    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      muah ha ha

      Reply
  9. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    October 20, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    I just love that girl – a haunted fairy house 😀 I adore the Halloween tree with the ornaments. Makes me want to start a tradition too! And your Dead and Breakfast sign, I want that too 🙂

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      she really is the sweetest. thank you!

      Reply
  10. Kim@NewlyWoodwards says

    October 22, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    I love your Halloween home – it’s a perfect mix of spooky and fun and chic. The Dead and Breakfast sign is always a favorite of mine!

    Reply
  11. Amber @ Wills Casa says

    October 24, 2015 at 12:07 am

    Love the way the mantel looks!! Such pretty layers of style!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      October 28, 2015 at 3:08 pm

      thank you, amber!

      Reply

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