Although tricksters and treaters are right around the haunted corner, you still have time to make your home frightening! Here are a few ideas from my home to yours, and tomorrow, I look forward to sharing ideas on how to carve your pumpkin (and keep it fresh for several days) — without using a knife!

Stacking together your collection of pumpkins on the mantle creates an easy yet dramatic Halloween ambiance.  Better yet, once the goblins have fled, you can make a few adjustments to make the mantle perfect for Thanksgiving.  Apothecary jars hold pumpkins (and persimmons, which look like baby pumpkins), while the chalkboard painted old books hung on ribbon make an inspired reappearance (from the first installment of Repurposed Tricks & Treats) for a shifting swag.

Who says all pumpkins have to be scary?  This pumpkin couple is ready to travel in style for Hallow’s Eve!  A vintage tweed hat for the man and a fur collar for the lady (borrowed from a vintage sweater) make Mr. and Mrs. Pumpkin the most fashionable couple on the block!