Christmas may be over but I always like to keep my decorations up for a few weeks afterwards. The twelve days of Christmas start on December 25 and run through January 5, so it just makes sense to me to leave my decorations up through then anyway. I start decorating after Thanksgiving, and this year I finished decorating pretty late (mid-December), so I’m not tired of looking at my Christmas décor yet. I usually start taking my decorations down in mid-January, beginning with the tree, with the goal of getting everything put away by the…
Today I’m sharing some feline flair that’s got me in the Howl-oween spirit. The last several fall seasons I’ve decorated my mantel for autumn or Thanksgiving, but this fall I really wanted to have a Halloween themed mantel. I was going for a retro vibe, but I don’t have any truly vintage Halloween decorations. I was inspired by the vintage Halloween décor I saw in an article featuring this home last year. (Check out photos 3, 8, 11, 12 and 26 especially; I love how she decorated her shelves.) I noticed black cats are…
Today I’m sharing some last-minute quick & easy fall decorating ideas that you can enjoy now before it’s time to put up the Christmas tree. Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving, or just prefer waiting until after that last fall holiday is over to decorate for Christmas, here are quick ways to incorporate some fall touches into your décor now. November tends to be overlooked for seasonal decorating. Halloween is over and Christmas decorating hasn’t yet begun, although many people do start on their Christmas displays in November. My tradition is to start decorating for Christmas…