Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE Halloween. Love, love LOVE! Sparkling pumpkins and smiling witches make me heart sing. They really, really do! That is why I want to kick off my new Spooky Saturdays Series with my Halloween Home Tour today! Every Saturday in September and October there will be a new Halloween-y post from myself or a fabulous blogging buddy.
Let’s kick Spooky Saturdays off with my Halloween Home Tour! I go a bit overboard in October. Ok, WAY overboard. It just brings me joy to walk down my stairs and see a smiling skeleton there waiting to wish me “Good Morning.” (And, by the way, it brings my husband an equal amount of dread. That man hates the holiday decorating process, so each time a piece of Halloween decor sneaks into our home he eyes it like it’s a pack of flea ridden vermin. LOL.)
Let’s start outside and then head through the main floor. As I have mentioned, I am all about HAPPY, cheerful, kiddie Halloween, not creepy and gory. Sooooo not my thing. There are many things in my home that I made, so I will link to tutorials throughout the home tour when appropriate.
Our yard is nothing that will draw people to drive by, but it’s festive and it makes me smile when I drive up, especially those ghosts, which were my sister’s idea.
Tutorials: Front Porch Mummies, Spooky Window Ghosts, Eek! Bat Wreaths
As you come in you are greeted by my Halloween Plate Wall, a table full of glittering Halloween joy, and some rather jaunty, glittered skeletons.
Let’s head into the formal living room, where I celebrate my ancestors. I have an Ancestor Gallery Wall, which is my favorite thing in the house, and which I will be writing a blog post about soon. Since the ancestor photos are all in the living room, I decided that a Dia De Los Muertos display would be particularly appropriate for that room. (Pom Pom Pillow tutorial here.) The skeleton in the chair was made by my mom. His name is Mr. Bones. We have pictures of me sitting next to him proudly in my Halloween costume when I am about 5 years old. I love that he is still around and that now I have pictures of MY kids next to him!
On to the formal dining room, which, to be honest, is usually my dumping ground for half finished projects. 😉
Tutorials: Halloween Table Runner, Glittery Spiders
(FREE MacBeth Printable)
Let’s head down the hall into the main living area, shall we?
(Bunting made by Courtney from Sweet C’s Designs back in her Etsy shop days, quilt wall hanging made by yours truly with intense supervision from my dear friend Marie who is a master quilter.)
(FREE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS PRINTABLE)
(TRICK OR TREAT washi tape sign tutorial)
Tutorial: Too Cute To Spook Halloween Pillows
Tutorials: Glamorous Feather Halloween Wreath and Mantel, Pumpkin Face Blocks, Festive Wrapped Letters, Quick & Spooky Halloween Sign, Halloween Washi Tape Frames
Tutorials: Halloween Washi Tape Frames, Ghost Candles, EEK! Sign
(Cute rag pumpkin made by my mom in the 1980s, amazing quilt from my mother in law.)
Lastly, even the bathroom gets a festive touch. I LOVE this Pottery Barn Kids countdown that we have. Worth EVERY. SINGLE. PENNY. Love, love, love it!!
(Cute witch made by my Aunt Jackie.)
There you have it . . . our Halloween home! Do you decorate for Halloween? Are you into cheery, glittery stuff like I am, or do you have the creepiest house on the block?
Be sure to check back every Saturday from now through Halloween for SPOOKY SATURDAYS!
If you liked this Halloween Home Tour then you will love my Multigenerational Holiday Home Tour!
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I thoroughly enjoyed your Halloween House Tour. Wonderful!
Thank you, Liz!
Love the way your decorated your house for Halloween….especially love the ghosts hanging down the upstairs window. That’s awesome!! Looks so fun and spooky!!
Thanks, Crystal! How have you been? It’s been awhile! 🙂
It’s been a CRAZY summer…We sold our house in one day (which we didn’t anticipated) at the beginning of May so we had to find a house quickly all the while my youngest daughter graduated from High School and took her on a graduation trip to NYC (so super fun). Oh, did I mention I was taking college classes all summer while packing up and moving? I moved my youngest into her dorms three weeks ago which was so hard for me (she lives 5 1/2 hours away..ugh!). I’m taking my last class now and will graduate in October…yay. I want to you know that I always read your posts, but not any extra time post. Glad to have time to respond especially now that the house is completely quiet…lol!!
WOW!!!!! You are BUSY!!! No need to feel that you have to comment – just noticed that you were back. 🙂 Congrats on the upcoming graduation!
It really made my day that you noticed I haven’t been around lately. I love leaving comments because you make my life easier by giving great ideas, recipes and sharing your life. Have a great week!!
Thanks for the showing of your decorating. Your home should be featured in a magazine. Congratulations on the great pictures. I look forward to more of your great decorating for the holidays.
Marilyn
Thank you Marilyn!!
That is seriously the most decorations in one place I’ve ever seen. Amazing! Look how far you’ve come since our painting-small-pumpkins days in college! You’re so great!
haha. i love our fun history together!!
So many fun details! I love your use of Purple, so under-used at Halloween!
Thanks Kristen! I love purple and green for Halloween!
awesome tour! Everything looks amazing and so festive! Love all the glitter pumpkins and skulls!
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What a great tour! Loved the pumpkin reading that book
Thanks for sharing at the Best of the Blogosphere
I’m always so amazed by you! Everything looks so good! Pinned and tweeted. I appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
WOW! Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone in my obsession. And thank you for showing me how to upgrade from some of the less nice items we have.
I hope you’ll help me out with suggestions for our Christmas bash we’re planning (mostly Nightmare before Christmas)
Thank you for your kind words, Stephanie! Any help I could offer would be on my Pinterest board that is dedicated to Jack Skellington/Nightmare Before Christmas: https://www.pinterest.com/bombshellbling/jack-skellingtonnightmare-before-christmas/