Halloween Welcome
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This is a cute welcome to the season where I get to see it every day. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Halloween Welcome
If you have a small space you walk by or see frequently, this Halloween Welcome vignette is a fun way to bring in the spooky season without having to store huge decor items. And you can easily transition to the next celebration with similar small items.
Small bookcase at house entrance doubles as storage and display space. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
This is a two-shelf book case with a mirror I use at the front door as a miniature mudroom. It holds my gardening hat, gardening shoes and gloves, a couple of blankets, fish food and an extra set of socks or two. On the top shelf I like to have a small bouquet of fresh flowers and something seasonal such as this Halloween Welcome vignette.
The ceramic mouse is an old salt shaker I found in a yard sale box for $1 when I purchased clay flower vases. Makes me smile every time I bring it out of its storage shoe box.
The vintage post card is a print from something I found online, and the photo frame was a thrift store purchase also for $1. The spider is plastic and a gift, it usually spends its time outside on my front porch next to my seating bench. The little pumpkin is made out of chenille fabric and serves me well for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
You can certainly go bigger, which I have done in the past but I find these small items have been the most sustainable for easy home decor over the years.
When through, I tuck them back in a shoebox and bring out the next small seasonal decor, a nice way to mark the passage of time and to have something fun to welcome you as you walk by. As we all spend more time at home, get the kids involved in making the inspirational collection with things they already have; it doesn’t have to be new things you buy.
