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Decorate for Halloween with the Best of Them

Halloween is NEXT week!

Whooooo's excited? ;)

TCI likes to provide ideas for tactful decorations for each holiday, and Halloween is not to be left out!

These are a few of our top favorites:

Click the link for a tutorial on each DIY idea!!

1. BOO Doormat

2. Cheesecloth Mini Ghosts

3. Bat Flock Front Door

4. Pacman ghost bunting

5. Spider Web "Wreath"

6. Candy Corn Garland

7. Spooky Terrariums

Post your spook-tacular designs on our Facebook page! We'd love to see!

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Comments: 0

Top 7 HALLOWEEN Front Porch Decorations

In case you need a reminder -- Halloween is SATURDAY!!

While it's not the same as decorating for Christmas,

Halloween decorations can still be fun and cute .. and still tasteful!

Many people go ALL.OUT even on the outside of their homes, and we found some of our favorites to showcase today.

You might want to remember ... the better your decorations are, the more hungry hands will be at your doorstop Saturday night asking for candy ;) ;)

TOP 7 FRONT DOORS:

This bat inspired setting with broom sticks resting on the home and scattered pumpkins is a fun, quirky setting and isn't too scary either!

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We love this simple shutter idea with painted words and flanking pumpkins for a easy and dramatic scene.

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Please... we just couldn't help but to show this! I mean, what's better than a crashed witch in a pot? Totally inspired by my addiction to the Broadway play, Wicked... fun!

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Talk about pulling out all the tricks ... from creepy old men, to pumpkins, spiders, hay bails and skulls... this house has it going on.

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We love the color change up here. The addition of green and purple brings a splash of fun to the usual orange and black.

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From a simple "fall" door to a halloween porch with the addition of one
awesome spider web rug!

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And lastly ... we don't know if these people love Halloween enough to actually paint their door, or if it's already this color, but either way, this is SUCH a fun home!

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A couple of thoughts to leave you with for the week ....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEK!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Comments: 0

5 Simple Pumpkin Centerpieces to Perfect Your Place

It's officially October and even though it was 95 degrees in Texas today ...

we are feeling the FALL spirit. And ready to prep our home for the upcoming holidays.

It's easy to go into the attic and pull out all your old Autumn decor out ... but don't you want a fresh look this year? And it STILL be an easy thing to do?

Here are 5 fun ideas by Real Simple that caught our eye!

The Succulent Pumpkin:

This is our personal fav. Simply cut a hole in the top of a pumpkin and clean the inside out ... and insert a succulent planter in the hole!

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The Terrarium Pumpkin:

This can be done a couple different ways. Use a glass fish bowl and add moss, small pumpkins and pine cones, OR turn a larger glass vase or bowl upside down on a wood slice and use the same decor items within!

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The Decoupage Pumpkin:

This one is a kid favorite. Using Mod-Podge and artificial leaves ... create your own design on the outside of the pumpkin!

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The Stacked Pumpkin:

These slightly resemble mushrooms and we love the stacked appearance. Using wooden skewers, attach a couple of pumpkins on either end and finish the bottom with a little moss!

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The Metallic Pumpkin:

Another one of our favs -- using copper leaf sheets and gilding adhesive ... create your own pattern and apply the gilding adhesive where you want the metallic to be, then apply the copper leaf to the pumpkin. Beautiful!

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Happy Pumpkin Decorating!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Comments: 0

5 Easy Halloween Decorating Ideas

Halloween is just around the corner!

While many of you may have already "decked your halls" with plenty of spooky decor…. IF you haven't yet, or need a few ideas for MORE frightening fun…

Read on to find a few easy ideas that YOU can do at home!

1.) Chalkboard Paint Family Portrait Pumpkins!

- It's as simple as can be! Grab yourself a pumpkin and a can of Rustoleum Chalk Paint to paint a circle on the pumpkin… Then put your artistic skills to work and draw your family ;)

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2.) Natural Fall Banner.

Take your dog on a nice walk and pick up some bright color leaves along the way! Using string and clothes pins (you can paint the clothes pins for added color) …

string up your fall finds for a colorful decor piece!

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3.) Go Simple.

With all the fallen leaves around… this is bound to be plenty of empty branches to be found. using a few select pieces, a mason jar and a couple of simplistic white pumpkins… this stylistic setting gave a beautiful bare look.

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4.) Handmade Bat Bunting

- print out a picture of a bat and trace it onto black construction paper. Cut out each bat and tape to a piece of string to create your very own "bat bunting!"

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5.) Fright Banner

And what holiday is complete without a "pinterest" banner to adorn your mantel?!

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Happy Halloween Decorating!!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Comments: 0

A Halloween Special -- Our Clients Edition!

CHECK IT OUT!

We recently completed this beautiful, bright and BOLD space!

Now that Halloween time is coming close, our client has transformed her new space into a classic, tasteful spooky wonderland!

We were so impressed with her Halloween decorating skills we may just have her over to our own homes to transform them ;)

She found the cutest, yet tasteful spooky creatures!

How do YOU decorate for Halloween?!

Not only does she decorate her home so cute, her costumes aren't lacking either!

Here are a few pics of our awesome client's Halloween party she hosted --

Princess Leia and Han Solo

Happy Halloween!!

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Comments: 0

Fright Lights!

Countdown to Halloween!

This is your reminder to get up in the attic and pull down your Fall and Halloween decorations. I know you want to skip it this year, but do it for the kids!

Here's another great DIY project from the free magazine,

Lowes Creative Ideas

(go to the site and register for this if you don't get it! Great project ideas)

Fright Lights!