I am pretty sure I didn't fall in love with Halloween until adulthood. Candy and dressing up have always been tops (like, uh, duh) but I never realized how sophisticated and appealing to all ages the excess and silliness of the holiday brings out.
Halloween is all about more: lots of candy, lots of laughs, lots of surprises, lots of decor for your yard, home and table! The secret to impressing your neighbors in this season is excess. So this Halloween, let's all go big!
There are tons of ideas to make or to buy - including budget friendly suggestions from scary to sublime and really, pretty, believe it our not! If you haven't started decorating yet, read on to see a few item to easily pull of a sophisticated and whimsical affair. This is the year!
Happy haunting, and happy shopping! Check out our top picks of ideas with a round up of the best-selling decorations in our Colonial House of Flowers Halloween Shop. With these ideas to order or for inspiration you'll know just how to spook it up today.
Corrugated Ghosts
Fireplace Pumpkins
Use real or faux pumpkins, like our Kentucky Field Collection Set of Five Pumpkins found in our shop and at Target.
SPOOKY METAL CREATURES
As far as nice Halloween decorations go, this set of 3 Halloween Spooky Metal Creatures by Kalalou is an oddly and whimsical group of monsters to add to the holiday mantel or table. They just want candy like everyone else! Illuminate with twinkle lights and add to other items to create a haunted scene.
Tall Clay Jack-O-Lanterns
SHOP: TALL CLAY HALLOWEEN LANTERNS SET OF 6, KALALOU
With a welcoming grin and eerie glow, our Clay Jack-O-Lantern candle holders bring a little whimsy to your Halloween home and garden decor. With a modern orange finish, the luminaries are great for tables, shelves, mantels and driveways and garden paths.
Have you started decorating for Halloween yet?
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