Halloween at my Home

October 30, 2010

Because Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I really like to have fun with the decorations around my home. Throughout the years, I’ve been acquiring many wonderful props and a lot of them are from Grandin Road. A couple of years ago, MSLO teamed up with Grandin Road, the catalog company, who now carries a great line of Martha Stewart Halloween and Christmas decorations. My housekeeper, Laura Acuna, has once again, done a fabulous job of creating a haunting Halloween haven. I hope you all have a really spooky and fun holiday!

: My Sheraton style sideboard decorated with bright orange ceramic pumpkins

: A better look at those pumpkins

: These Halloween treat boxes were made on my TV show. http://www.marthastewart.com/article/skull-treat-boxes

: The dining room table with Mexican pottery bowls filled with Halloween candies

: Funkins are great for decorating indoors because they’re so light.

: Unusual tiny gourds adorn this side table.

: More glittered bones

: These plant stands are handy holders for pumpkins.

: Not much left for this vulture to pick.

: Interesting squashes and succulents atop this marble table

: A miniature type of aloe

: And a spiny one

: I love this warty pumpkin.

: A spider on a cactus

: Another spider

: A spider about to be zapped

: I found four of these great jars at a nearby antiques store.

: The servery is prepared for dinner guests. I chose glasses in different colors.

: A spooky black owl

: And a scary black cat

: More owls adorn these flowing succulents.

: The brown room is festively set for dinner.

: The mix-and-match dark table linens look great together.

: Salt and pepper and rodentia

: A wonderful centerpiece

: The amethyst glassware is perfect!

: The mantelpiece decor

: Spooky rats

: Very spooky rats

: It really is an incredible flower.

: Blooming just in time for Halloween is the bat plant or devil flower – Tacca chantrieri.

: What better use for a Wedgwood bowl?

: These bat clips are fun. You can download the stencil at http://www.marthastewart.com/

: No leaves and very eerie looking.

: Step down into the green room.

: Green glittered skulls and bones look great in the green room.

: Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Chef Pierre is busy preparing dinner for my guests. We’ll be serving a Moroccan bisteeya, a lamb couscous, and for dessert – pomegranite and quince sorbets.