Showing posts with label holiday decoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday decoration. Show all posts

November 30, 2013

Deck the halls, it's time to shine!


A simple checklist to get started thinking about the holidays

Indoors

  • Christmas tree
  • Ornaments
  • Tinsel
  • Tree skirt
  • Tree stand
  • Multiple strings of lights
  • Fresh poinsettias
  • Fresh or artificial garland for mantels and/or staircase banisters
  • Natural accents, like pinecones to place on the table or cranberries to nestle around pillar candles
  • Wide ribbon for tying garland or making bows around vases or planters
  • Stockings and stocking hooks
  • Scented candles
  • Holiday linens (tablecloths, table runners, napkins, and placemats, towels)
  • Holiday dishware (serving platters, plates, mugs, pitchers, teapots, serving trays)
  • Nativity scenes, wooden nutcrackers, or other seasonal decorations that might sit on a table or windowsill

Outdoors

  • Wreath for front door
  • String lights for lining the house or decorating trees
  • Web lights for tossing over bushes
  • Lawn figures (eight tiny reindeer!)
  • Extension cords for lights and light-up (or blow-up) figures
  • Holiday flags or yard signs
  • Bow or decoration for the mailbox



October 1, 2013

Decorate the Bathroom for Halloween


Halloween Decorations for the Bathroom

We love Halloween and try to find as many fun Halloween decorations as we can afford. One of the rooms we've added to our Halloween decorating in recent years is the bathroom.

There really are a lot of fun Halloween bathroom decorations out there to choose from and it's such a small room that you really only need a few items to make the room "scream" Halloween.

I've gathered a few ideas and decorations here to help you decorate the bathroom for Halloween. Some of the ideas are for cute Halloween bathroom decor while others are quite extreme and should only be reserved for spooky Halloween parties where there will be no children in attendance.

Browse through to find some inspiration and ideas to make your own bathroom a happy Halloween retreat.

Orange Bathroom Decor

To give your bathroom a cute Halloween feel without going to Halloweeny, if you know what I mean

Ghoulish Halloween Bathroom Decorating Idea

Bloody Bathroom Sink

Again, a little fake blood goes a long way towards making your Halloween party guest feel totally unwelcome, and uncomfortable to say the least.

Leaving the scissors on the bathroom vanity makes a great finishing touch, don't you think?