a luxe halloween prep...

fall is without a doubt my favorite time of the year... halloween thru new years is such a magical time and i really love to celebrate it all.

this year, i am getting a bit of a head start, i mean it's oct 2nd and am already getting my fall and halloween decor up. WOOT!

i was searching for pumpkins and i came across some that are so fun...and this year, i am going with a more simplistic, luxe halloween vibe that is a little more bling-ish than scary.

so, i ordered one of each of these awesome studded pumpkins (currently 25% off) to go with this black and white pumpkin that i found locally.

black halloween studded pumpkin

cream halloween studded-pumpkin

i have had this gold skull forever...it is one of a small collection i have been building and it is actually a bank...now the black pumpkin with the boo luminary HAD to be mine...i saw it in an email but didn't remember from where and just so happened to go the marshalls yesterday and found one!!!

p.s - while halloween is definitely my theme right now, fall of course will be mingled in so i am planning for it and purchased these cute plates and napkins also...

p.p.s - check out my for the home | autumnal | and winter holidays pinterest boards!

halloween entry way vignette & tub update...

halloween is my jam, so in addition to decking out my apartment door with a little halloween vibe, i added a little vignette to our entryway.

this is how it looks with the lights on. 

most of the decor is from targets suck you in section aka the dollar and more section with the exception of the LOVE marquee letters which are from QVC and are always on display here on my shoe cabinet and the candle skeletons are from tj maxx.

ohh and the contractors finished installing the tub and boo, it's a shorter, metal one and nowhere near as comfortable as the previous one but at least it's finally in but major side eye to them for the somewhat sloppy grout job and friggin mess they made...although they were annoying, i stayed in the apartment most of the time they were there but apparently should have stayed until it was 100% completed because they left grout and ish all over the tiles and used my broom to clean up and left it all dusty...

this is how it looked after i have scrubbed it a few times but as you can see, there is more grout to remove. normally i would pitch a fit but i am as of late, a gentler more don't give stupid stuff too much energy, let it go version of myself, so i sigh and move on..

autumn home...

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fall is the start of my favorite time of the year, with halloween kicking off everything with it's crazy, colorful fun...i realized that a lot of my fall things are in storage because we moved in december last year and it just made sense to put them there but now i am like i need my things!!

so i will have to take a trip, although of course i have already purchased a few new things from target and other stores as i have seen them...stay tuned

My latest #Target $1+ section haul...the selection keeps getting better & better

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autumn-izing the flat

autumn is without a doubt my favorite time of year...i just love everything about it...the leaves and their breathtaking color change...the cool breezes...the beginning of the holiday season...

every year i pull out a bunch of my autumn decor in big hopes of filling my flat with them and in recent years, i have done anything but...

so, this year, i have made it my business to get back on track and USE what i own...

here are some of the items i have pulled out or purchased so far...

the leaf paper punch (similar) is a new addition to my collection... and instead of using traditional paper, i am using this fab heavyweight silver paper  that i have had forever but never used... i will either frame them or use them as random table decor, i haven't decided yet. oh and the skull...i got it from tjmaxx a couple of years ago...i so love it! i also have other halloween decor that along with a bunch of other autumn things  are in the basement storage, i really want to use them but the storage  is so full of stuff, that i may end up just working with these...

Halloween @ World Market

halloween is one of my favorite holidays...

with all the costumes and crazy decor! tricks and treats..how could you not love it?

World Market is selling a nice assortment of halloween products under four different themes,
scary halloween, vintage halloween, classic halloween and los muertos

here are just a few cool products that i think would make halloween entertaining even more of a treat