Halloween Decor

It was Halloween morning yesterday and I had not yet gotten around to decorating. Of necessity, I decided to go low impact this year but the decor still came out pleasing. I went through my quilts and had even forgotten about some of them. I draped these two over the back of the sofa. The link for the one on the left is in post for January 25, 2012 and the link for one on the right is in post for October 31, 2017. The one on the right will stay out for Thanksgiving.

I draped this haunted houses vignette (post for October 20, 2017) over the back of a rocker chair.

Although I'd completely forgotten about this one, it fit perfectly in the window, grinning out on trick or treaters. I hung it with suction  cups that have hooks. Its post is dated March 31, 2014.

 

My husband pulled our decoration storage bins from the attic. I pulled out my collection of pumpkins in a variety of fabrics and styles and displayed them on our hearth.

My large copper Jack o' Lantern is nestled on the floor beside the hutch, wearing a smiling, big, toothy grin.

I propped a painting I'd bought a few years ago in the other window with a piano light back-illuminating the moon.

Candy was waiting beside the front door for the trick or treaters – Hershey Kisses in a wooden pumpkin bowl and Milky Ways and Kit Kats in a black cat basket. Whoops! I just noticed that the kitty's witch hat is askew. I must fix that before next year.

Here is the view of our front door from the outside.

As the trick or treaters walked up our front walkway they passed orange lights to their left.

The scene is a bit more dramatic at night.  It conveys we are open for candy but is not intimidating. I don't do scary.

Distributing the decor took less than an hour. I must admit though, that my husband's time to get the bins from the attic for me is not included.