For the next week, I am excited to share with you different ideas I styled to make your home spooktacular! This first installment was inspired by the literary elements in my home.
If you have a typewriter, use it as a way to hold up spooky signs (mine was created from a page out of an antique “psychosis diagnosis” book topped with cutout letters). With chalkboard paint, I gave a few old books a face lift — making them perfect for penning ghoulish messages. Then, I transformed a baroque gold planter with a coat of chalkboard paint, tracing its lines with chalk, to create a fresh look that can be used around the year.
Decorating around the holidays is a fun way to revitalize one’s home, but I rarely purchase seasonal decor items that will collect dust after the holiday. Instead, if you look around your home, there are so many items waiting to be used in a different, frightful light! Couple these with fresh flowers, plants, and of course, pumpkins, and you have repurposed tricks and treats!
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1 Rachel // Oct 21, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Love the creative use of chalkboard paint! Your decorations look great.
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4 Duc // Oct 21, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Grace,
What a great photograph! The type face is great. That typewriter is perfect color for Halloween too!
-Duc
5 Suzanne // Oct 22, 2008 at 12:50 am
Love it Girlfriend! It does not scare me one bit to use stuff from around the house and spook it up! (Love the books, by the way.)
6 Sheau // Oct 22, 2008 at 1:07 am
Grace this is beautiful & fun creations! I love the dark color contrast with the bright orange. Very refreshing. Painting with chalkboard paint sounds fun. I’ve never seen it before. Where do you get the paint? Btw, I just walked by the place that has the pots for sales in my neighbourhood. The lady was there and she told me she gave the pots away. I told her about you and I was going to take a picture. She smiled and said “oh, I guess I caught some attention…” Then, she was trying to think what she could give away…hehe. I will walk by again in the future. Maybe our conversations will inspire future “sales”. : )
7 Julia // Oct 22, 2008 at 6:08 am
Oh that makes me want a typewriter even more!! Love your ideas
8 Heather // Oct 22, 2008 at 6:35 pm
How lovely! I’ve been looking for an antique typewriter for ages, and when I find “the one” I think I will use your idea…
9 Suzy Pierce // Oct 26, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Girl – You are incredible. Chalkboard books… Genius! Spooktacular is right!!!
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12 Holly // Dec 2, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I love all your wonderful ides and fabulous style!! Just to also let you know, I referenced you on a previous post of mine: http://hollylane.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-goodwill-wednesdayhusband-please.html
Thanks, keep that wonderful style coming!!!
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