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Go for Halloween fun (and horror) They’re easy to capture in home decor Amanda Ash Postmedia News Santa’s got nothing on the skeleton crawling out of my porch planter. Everyone claims Christmas is the best time of the year. I call shenanigans. Halloween, with its skin-sloughing zombies, nightmarish ghouls, scuttering spiders, glowing pumpkins and overall sense of supernatural doom gets my blood pumping faster than some sparkly balls dangling from a pine branch. Halloween decor — especially those pieces that embrace the dead and undead — always lures me into its clammy grasp. Don’t get
me wrong. I love decorating for Christmas, too, but ever since I was a kid, the wicked unknown has driven me to stay up late watching scary movies and geek out over ghosts. Yes, I am that lady that goes gaga over lifelike, motion-sensor babies that eat brains. I love skulls — skull candles, skull goblets, skull underwear. Even the dog dresses up on Halloween. He is going as Batman. Every year, I create Halloween vignettes around the house. Little scenes, if you will. I try to add a touch of dread to each room in a visually appealing way that allows me to celebrate the season without making our neighbours think we’re black magic crackpots. Pinterest is a great source of inspiration. I usually pin a few ideas and use them as a starting point when browsing the Halloween aisle. Kendra Stewart, spokes-
person for Pottery Barn, says there are many places inside and outside your home that can be decorated in a creepy yet classy way. “Your front doorway is a terrific opportunity to create a Halloween decor moment, whether you want to use a wreath or want to set up a small table,” Stewart says. “Lanterns always make for great options for decorating for Halloween because you can use really fun and spooky vase filler.” In my yard, you’ll find Styrofoam gravestones, an affordable decoration that can be found nearly anywhere. The heavier and more durable the better, seeing as a sharp sinister breeze can send them toppling. You can layer on some spiderwebs and add in a few skulls, hands and other body parts to give your scene an extra morbid feeling. Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn offers a vampire-teeth drink dispenser for scary parties.
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