But, if you didn't get a chance to catch the video, I thought I would also write up a quick post for you so that you can pin these images as inspiration for your own Halloween decorations for next year!
Halloween Sunroom Decorations
We started our tour in the sunroom, where I have decorated with traditional paper decorations and lots of orange and black! This vintage 1987 Halloween hanging mobile by Beistle is the centerpiece of the room.
It is joined by Halloween party decorations like paper fans, banners, and lanterns to create a fun display! These are great because they all fold flat for storage.
One of my favorite decorations on the tree is the Halloween bubble lights. These are shaped like jack-o-lanterns and have spiders on them. They light up orange and add a retro look to the room!
These paper candy containers are manufactured by Primitives by Kathy and designed by Johanna Parker. They have the fun vintage style designs of a black cat and a scarecrow, and are currently hanging in the sunroom as decorations (too pretty to give out as treat boxes!). These were also a $1 thrift store find - all four of them were still new with their original tags.
Halloween Mantel Decorations
In the family room, I decorated my mantle in a witch theme this year.
I started the display by draping the entire mantel with "creepy cloth" (black cheese cloth). The upper left corner has a witch vending machine and a collection of owls on books. Some of the owls are new, and some of them are vintage owls that Deanna received as a gag gift one year for Christmas.
The upper right side of the mantel is decorated with potion bottles, a framed "spell" (poem), and a spell book. Both the framed spell and the potion bottles labels are free printables. The Spells and Potions "book" was a promotional/giveaway item from Hallmark stores in the 1990s - it is actually a box that plays spooky music and witch cackles when you open it.
The lower left corner includes a cauldron and a few more owls for good measure.
The lower right corner includes a wooden broom, a witch's hat, three owls on a birdcage, and a lantern.
BONUS! Family Room Halloween Decorations
If you took the video home tour with me, you might remember me panning over to a corner in my family room with a vintage lava lamp and a large jack-o-lantern candy container. I have since added these two pieces to my collection.
These sizeable vintage style pieces are marked Especially for You Lord & Taylor, so I'm just guessing that they originally cost a bit more than the $8 total I paid for both of them at the local thrift store.
Pro Tip: If you're building a collection of holiday decorations, don't count out shopping right before the holiday. I literally purchased these 5 days before Halloween! It's almost like they were waiting for me!
Halloween to Thanksgiving Transitional Decor
Next up is a brief stop in our living room for a tip for decorating from Halloween all the way through Thanksgiving. This is my milk glass collection, which stays out year round. To get it ready for the season, I added this collection of sparkly pumpkins! This is the perfect decoration for all of the fall season and can stay up through Thanksgiving.
When you're ready to put up your Christmas decorations, pop over to our 12 Vintage Days of Christmas post to check out photos and ideas for how to decorate your milk glass collection for the next holiday! And then don't forget to check out our Vintage Easter and Spring Decor Ideas post for how to decorate milk glass for springtime.
And in the dining room we have our skeleton couple enjoying a fancy dinner with their skeleton dog. (He's a Hallow-weenie dog!)
Their table is set with white china, a black napkin, and DIY Halloween napkin holders that I made with dollar store vampire fangs and rubber bands. Their glasses are Black Magic beer glasses, which were another thrift store find.
Make sure to take a peek at the video tour (linked below) for much more footage of the rest of this room and tips for how to get the look!
I'm including a few bonus photos of the small Halloween display in our kitchen. We didn't tour the kitchen in the video, so you get an exclusive look at these today! Here's the full display:
You can see in the close up of the top shelf that I've included a vintage Pyrex Butterfly Gold Cinderella bowl with my vintage style pumpkin man beverage dispenser, Black Magic beer glasses, pumpkin platter, and purple glitter owl. It mixes well with the other oranges in this display!
The middle shelf includes this paper mache jack-o-lantern, candy corn cake stand, orange and black polka dotted bowls, and another glitter owl.
And the bottom shelf includes a set of four vintage Fire King mugs along with a vintage style Halloween platter and a jack-o-lantern pitcher. (The owl is standing on one mug as a pedestal and the other three mugs are stacked behind him.) This is another example of pieces that aren't strictly Halloween, but they fit well because of their bright orange color.
For those of you who missed it when it originally aired, I've included the full Halloween Home Tour video.
Make sure to take a peek to catch the bonus Halloween decor that we feature in the video. And you don't want to miss the tips and tricks for:
And of course, not pictured here or in the video is the Halloween Candy Corn wreath I made for my front door this year. Make sure to pop over to check out directions for making one like it for yourself!
Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a very Happy Halloween!
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Black and White Halloween Dining Room
And in the dining room we have our skeleton couple enjoying a fancy dinner with their skeleton dog. (He's a Hallow-weenie dog!)
Their table is set with white china, a black napkin, and DIY Halloween napkin holders that I made with dollar store vampire fangs and rubber bands. Their glasses are Black Magic beer glasses, which were another thrift store find.
BONUS! Vintage Halloween Album
My dapper skeletons are listening to the smooth sounds of this 1977 vintage Halloween Horrors: The Sounds of Halloween album on the Crosley record player I have in my dining room. This album was actually a Christmas gift from Harris Sister Deanna! You know you're on the next level of Halloween decorating when people start buying Halloween things for your Christmas presents!!!
The album cover has awesome vintage Halloween graphics. Here's a look at both the front and the back of the album:
Make sure to take a peek at the video tour (linked below) for much more footage of the rest of this room and tips for how to get the look!
BONUS! Halloween Kitchen Display
I'm including a few bonus photos of the small Halloween display in our kitchen. We didn't tour the kitchen in the video, so you get an exclusive look at these today! Here's the full display:
You can see in the close up of the top shelf that I've included a vintage Pyrex Butterfly Gold Cinderella bowl with my vintage style pumpkin man beverage dispenser, Black Magic beer glasses, pumpkin platter, and purple glitter owl. It mixes well with the other oranges in this display!
The middle shelf includes this paper mache jack-o-lantern, candy corn cake stand, orange and black polka dotted bowls, and another glitter owl.
And the bottom shelf includes a set of four vintage Fire King mugs along with a vintage style Halloween platter and a jack-o-lantern pitcher. (The owl is standing on one mug as a pedestal and the other three mugs are stacked behind him.) This is another example of pieces that aren't strictly Halloween, but they fit well because of their bright orange color.
Facebook Live Halloween Home Tour
For those of you who missed it when it originally aired, I've included the full Halloween Home Tour video.
Make sure to take a peek to catch the bonus Halloween decor that we feature in the video. And you don't want to miss the tips and tricks for:
- where and when to find unique Halloween items
- displaying and grouping your Halloween pieces
- shopping your home for additional props and pieces
- how to age and distress a plastic Halloween cauldron
- how to make a plastic cauldron appear to have a colored potion brewing
- how to get the best fitting clothes for your skeletons
- and more!
And of course, not pictured here or in the video is the Halloween Candy Corn wreath I made for my front door this year. Make sure to pop over to check out directions for making one like it for yourself!
Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a very Happy Halloween!
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