The Holidays!! : Halloween Decorations Edition!

I am so happy it is OCTOBER and no one can judge me for having out Halloween decorations.  The kick off of holiday season is pretty much what I needed to get my bum moving to get the house much cleaner and better organized.  I'm still not quite done with unpacking a few boxes but I am LEAPS and BOUNDS from where I started. 

Last week I began rummaging through cabinets, closets and cubboards ( i just wanted to keep the alliteration going) to find all of our Halloween and Fall decorations my mom collected through the years.  Once I got all of that stuff put out... I may have gathered some more things from my neighbors Michael's & Garden Ridge.  Don't judge me.  Shopping is how I deal with things. 

I'm pretty excited with how everything looks.  I have all the major decoratable zones of the house covered.  I mostly stayed inside... meaning I hung two hangy things on the outside of the house because I could... but then went a little nutty inside. BUT I LOVE IT.

And, as I know you are just DYING to see how it all looks... I present to you: Halloween, Johnston Style.



Let us begin with the kitchen table... Mostly all old stuff.  I picked up the little pumpkin and the far left today at Garden ridge for $2.99... why is he so special? GLAD YOU ASKED ! Mostly because he has an OWL carved in him.   DONE !

 Next week move through the kitchen to the pantry(ish) area.  Yes ! those are apothocary jars.  Yes! They are awesome! YES! I love them so much! and YES ! the orange one does say "crystalline smelling salts" which made me feel the need to fill it with tiny clear beads that NO ! I did not spill all over the floor while filling it up!   (I'm lying... I did spill them...everywhere)

Ah! Yes.  Our next stop is the formal dining room.  My mom made the pumpkinS a long, lonnng time ago out of dryer duct that you staple together then spray paint orange.  Totally. Brill.

Stuffed animals on the staircase.  Classic Johnston decorating move.

 Now we have arrived at our third and final room, the Den.   This is the card table.  It is lovely.  Check out the sweet family picture in the back.  I'm rocking bangs if you can't tell.  OWN IT .

The Mantle... Mr. Scarecrow was $5.99... but don't call him cheap! He's a classy man.  Again, sweet family photo.

Ready for his close up....

And a full room shot.... take it all in.

Also, my new BFF is flameless candles.  You would think I discovered the moon.  They are everywhere... i got a set of 24 tea lights and then all the candles on the mantle are flameless also.  Some are even on timers.  I thought it was Halloween, but they sure make me feel likes Christmas!


SO.  I hope the ever anticipated Halloween house tour has filled you every desire.  I know it has mine!

P.S.  I won't even be here for Halloween because I will be in China on a business trip. Yes, yes... A business trip.   And you all thought I was a bum !