Pumpkins and Pillows

I count autumn from the first day of September, and you can already see the Halloween items gathering in the stores.  A quick and easy way to decorate without spending too much money but which can instantly transform a room is with pillow covers.  I love pillow covers!  So I googled Halloween pillow covers, and here are my favorites:

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And here's a tutorial to make your own festive pillow covers.  And here!

Haunted Barn

Pottery Barn does Halloween well, and I look forward to it every year.

My favorites this time are:

Add spooky charm to a cottage parlor by throwing sheets onto chairs and stretching around some cobwebs.  Accent the mantle with a clutter of unsettling, apothecary objects.

I do love these flying crows.  Something about their mismatched heights, and the black iron reminds me of an old fashioned wind gauge.

Oh, and the threadbare books are a nice touch that transfer well into other seasons.

Pumpkin Punch

The black and white motif is intensified with pops of pumpkin color.

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It's a neat way to incorporate the orange without going flashback-to-the-seventies overboard.

I love the torn cheesecloth and have seen that before.  You'll always get pretty far with me and lanterns.  Black branches with hanging bats?  Double-framed black cats?  Graphic calligraphy print on a white pumpkin?

This says Halloween with modern elegance.

Monochrome Halloween

Unpacking my collection of Halloween decorations in my new apartment gave me pause: would all these orange objects clash horribly with the barn reds and Swedish blues I seem to be so fond of?

A quick Google search for black and white Halloween decorations is almost too much!  Who knew that monochromatic could so overwhelm the senses?

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And there's lots more where that came from!  Too cool.