Another rainy dreary day here in the Carolinas…much needed though so I am really not complaining too much.
I have finished most of my indoor Halloween/Fall decorating and thought I would share some changes. Nothing remarkable, just fun. The boys love it, and get a kick out of some of the things I do around here.
I have to warn you now, I took lots of pics. I have been playing around with my camera settings, so the pictures are set to a more warm setting via candle light.
I will start with the Fireplace Mantel….nothing major, I added the moss, as I seen that done in the pottery barn catalog and thought it is such an easy touch.
Looks a little Gothic and spooky right? Well to me it does!
Now onto the the coffee table….
Little mice running around here.
Spiders and skeleton bones too!
Ok these three rats are a hoot, I bought them from Pottery Barn. I had a 25.00 gift certificate, of course I had to spend 50.00 to use it, however that was easy to do….
Looking great Debbie! It does look warm and autumnal with the hint of spooky! Great pictures!
Your pictures turned out beautifully. Everything looks very cozy & fallfish, great job. I love the ambiance I'm feeling from the pictures, great job!
Great pictures, Debbie!!
I really like the candles in the pumpkin, but I think I'd have to leave out the spiders. I'd be jumping every time I walked by.
It looks great and I love the picures too! You have such a beautiful home. Glad your boys appreciate the touches…the girls at my house hardly noice, much less the boys!
Very warm and spookily welcoming! =)
You are buying so much stuff from big retailers! Show the American crafters some love. Shop at etsy. You can even search for crafters in your immediate locality that would probably love to have some extra sales in time for the holidays.
Your home looks lovely, as always. . . but also very spooky now! I know your boys must get a real kick out of all the Halloween decor.
Know what's funny? My boys are now 19, 17, and 13–they're all bigger than I am–and I still call them "the boys." I guess I'll still call them that when they're all adults. Once a boys' mama, always a boys' mama!
That is a perfectly spooky mantel…I love it! Awesome job!
I see that candle pumpkin thingy on your coffee table. From Walmart right? I couldn't decided whether to buy it but now that I see it lit, I have to go get one. See the trouble you started? lol
Debbie, I love your house. It alsways looks so beautiful and your Halloween decor is fun. Love the mice and rates.
Have a great day, I hope the rain clouds disperse soon. La
Wow! You have such a Lovely, beautiful home. Even with all the creepy things 🙂
Very fun touches…
That looks great! Very Spooky! This is my first year really trying to decorate inside for fall. I cant wait until I have a nice collection like yours to pull out and decorate with every year!
Looks great Debbie. Love the mantle and the darker spooky shots.
Hi Debbie, Your house looks so "WICKEDLY" spooky. I bet the boys go crazy over your decorating. I can't seem to bring myself to decorate for fall yet. I think because I'm still in the decorating mode of the new house I'm not able to transition just yet, I'm still in a beachy mode, lol. Love seeing what you are doing though!
Hugz,
Kim
Wonderful pictures- Beautiful home…great decorations. Now, please, for the love of God, tell me that you didn't spend $50..on THREE rats- (lol) Okay…the rats just creep me out a little..lol
Everything looks warm and wonderful..Now please take a moment AND- go back to your pictures…Look at number 6…study it a minute…I'm waiting…hmmmm.haaaa-hummmm…Do you see it? Do you see what's MISSING? On your coffee table…think, girl, think….IT IS missing a copy of Traditional Home Magazine. However, I can solve that problem because….TADAHHHH..SweetCheeks picked your name for the give away. Yes she did. So…now..send me your REAL name and your REAL address and I will get you all signed up. Thank you and have a nice day;'>) xxooDiana
Love it….ummmm I must tell you that the rats creep me out a little. Im lucky that I can handle all the spiders in the dining room. Ugh… I love what you've done. That stained glass window is so gorgeous..I love it more everytime I see it.
You are just so creative! Only you could make Halloween decor look like a magazine spread for fall!!! Awesome job, Debbie!
Looks great!!! I know the boys do love it…. I am impressed that you have spiders…. I am so afraid of them! Love the setting on the pictures also 🙂
Wow! What fun decor! I'm sure the kids love it! I know my boys would love it! Everything looks perfect!
Blessings,
Sandra
Oh this is soooo magazine worthy! I think you did a fantastic job. The moss on the FP with your candleabra reminds me of an "old" spooky house! LOL! Then you added the rats and that totally hit the mark! You did a wonderful job with the new photos you were trying out too. They really set the ambiance! Mysterious & spooky!
Loved the lighting you chose for the pictures. Makes it look so Halloweenie and creepy lol. Great job Debbie. Too bad the trick or treaters don't come in the house, I'm sure they'd love it.
Hi Debbie! Oh, everything looks wonderful! I love your candlelight photos!! I love those cloudy rainy days! Wish we could get out of the high 80s! 🙂
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Halloween is my favorite holiday and Fall is my favorite season (I have to live vicariously thru photos like yours to enjoy Fall in Flordia!) and I love love love your living room! It looks so cozy and inviting. Dang, I wish I could sit a spell right there on your leather couch in the light of the candles 🙁 Enjoy and stay cozy!
Perfect! I love this time of year and you've done a wonderful job in your family room! My kids would love it too! Thanks for sharing.
~Holly
What a perfect way to spend a rainy day. I aDORe all…well, except for maybe those Black Rats… too spookie for this gal…he-he.. Great pics, as always.
I like the night time pictures. Mine never turn out. Everything looks warm and cozy, yet spooky! Love it!
XO,
Janie
Looks fantastic! I love the photo of the flowers with the Jack O lantern in the bottom corner!
I had to comment back and tell you that a few minutes after leaving my first comment about the spiders I turned around and there was one on our floor! I paused for a second and then went in panic mode! I immediately thought of you and your spider decor! I got a good laugh this morning 🙂
Your great room looks FAN.TAS.TIC !!
fantastic lighting…..and oh what a mantle! spooky
I love the candlelight pictures -esp when it is cold and rainy here in PA. Lovely home those rats are too cute I bet the kids and their friends love them 🙂
I used to decorate for Halloween when the kids were small, now I've slacked off a bit. You have such a beautiful home and it shows in your photos!
My boys loved when I decorated for the holidays too. Esp. Halloween!!! It was their very favorite & had so much fun helping me.
Taking these pictures on a rainy day was Perfect, Debbie!! Awesome!
HUGS,
Coreen
Love, love, love your fireplace mantel. It is very goth ;o)
This looks great Debbie, I could hear the creepy music with our tour!!! You are so much fun and this looks fun and spooky at the same time, great job!
Hi Debbie, thanks for your nice comment on my blog! I love that you decorated for Halloween! I know my house will have to definitely start leaning that way once the my boys get bigger! Love to see it done the way you did!
Debbie your family room is simply stunning decked out for Halloween. You are really good at this. I adore it all! The mantel is precious and fun.
It's raining here again as well. Sigh. It's messing up my workouts although I agree we need the rain.
Happy Fall! ~Melissa 🙂
Your decorations are wonderful and I am sure the children think they are such fun. Your pictures are wonderful too. How fun to use different settings. Hugs, Marty
How do you manage creepy, spine tingling, eerie, elegant, and warm all at the same time? If I did that, it would just look like I never clean, I swear. You truly are the master.
I love it! You make it creepy scary for the boys, but it is done in such a classy way! I love your rats!
You are just the most fun mom, your boys must love this!!! As creepy as it is, your room still looks sooo great! Since I wasn't blogging this time last year I'm just really excited to see what goes in the Debbiedoo's household at Christmas time:)
Great decorations! I love the moss and the small touches you added.
Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog. It was nice of you to stop by.
I'll have to check back with you tomorrow to see the garage sale party.
Have a great night!
"that sure is a pretty living room Miss Angie"..'her name is Debbie'..'oh, her name is Debbie? Maybe we can go over and visit her Miss Angie"..from Keaira..3 going on 30..lol
"do you want her room like hers? It's going to look so pretty with those candles'..LOL
Debbie,
I love the black and white photos! Your house is so pretty. Thanks for sharing with us.
Mary
LOVE your mantel! The spanish moss … the books … the birds … the books. You've put it together perfectly, as always! Your family room looks beautiful and festive (even with the mice crawling around … lol). The candles all lit add such a beautiful ambiance, too! Thanks for sharing, *Becca*
Everything looks great. Your boys are so lucky to have such a great mom. Love your pictures–great job! Peggy
Fun, Fun, Fun! Girl your home looks like so much fun to live in!
Debbie, I've said this before but here it is again. Your boys have the coolest mom! It must be great fun to live in your home. 😉
~ Sarah
lovely blog.beautiful pictures
Looks wonderful Debbie! I love your photos with all of the candles lit! So warm and ready for fall!
Spookily Special ~!! love it all- well, except for the rats lol..
You are so cute and you make everything festive..
Happy Fall
Sonny
Way too awesome! Your house looks amazing, I just kept going back over your pictures because I was afraid I would miss something!! Everything is just perfect and what fun for your boys!!
Never knew spooky culd look classy, too. Only you could pull tha off..
Love the mantlepiece, especially.
How spooky! Those rats are cute. And I love the mossy stuff on the mantel.
Love it all Deb! I bet your boys love this! I don't like the rats though, lol! Great job. Your home looks so warm and cozy, yet spooky.
Debbie
Great job, Debbie! It really looks very spooky. You are such a fun mom!…Christine
I love the pics Debbie!
Especially the mantel and fireplace, it looks so warm and cozy and yet ready for Halloween!
Love it!
Cindy
Gees Debbie sometimes I get up at night……Not at your house! I would stay in bed, because the Boogie man lives in your house SPOOKY…..and at the same time COOL!!!
Carol
I really like your Halloween decor. I was toying with adding moss to my mantel. I may just do it now.
Hey Debbie- Love all the moss and those PB rats!! So much fun… Spooky picture settings, too.
OHhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I'm in Halloween Heaven! I love this time of year and your whole house decor was a very special treat for me!!!
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The more I see of your home–the more I love it! The dark pictures are very cool adds to the spooky theme.
Hi Debbie,
I LOVE your spooky Gothic family room!! This year I used some moss in decorating for the first time, too!
I love the three rats!! So cute!
These are great pictures too. Well done!
Your decor is fun.
how much fun is this whoooooooooooooooooo:)
Great looking and fun Halloween decorating, Debbie!
I love all the whimsy in the fall decor. It all looks fabulous! Happy Fall!
The settings for your pics turned out great. It really gave me spooky feeling with the halloween decor! I think it's funny that your dog hasn't gotten near his bed since you put the witches ball on there! I am sure your kids are lovin the spirit of halloween in your house!
Lacy
Love the photos across the fireplace – your home looks spooky and cozy all at the same time!
Love the warm glow from the candles! I think I've told you before, but the stained glass above the fireplace is gorgeous!
Joining you at Southern Hospitality.
Karen
Hi Debbie! I love your home! I think I've said it before but I'm sure you are the best mom! I would love to see your little guys faces when they see what their wonderful mom has done next for Halloween! 🙂
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
Girlfriend, you do NOT mess around when it comes to decorating for the holidays! Fabulousness all around! Those rats are totally creepy. We have real ones running around the city and those are pretty realistic on your coffee table! Love the spookiness of it all. Thanks for taking the time to share it over at A2Z!
So much spooky and creepy goodness! 🙂 I love the spooky lighting in these photos.
I Love your Halloween Decor.Your home is gorgeous! We live on the coast of NC and love it!