Seasonal Decor

Decorating for the different seasons and holidays can create a fun and festive atmosphere!

One way to easily store your holiday decor is to buy clear plastic boxes. I get mine at Target because they carry plastic containers in seasonal colors, which makes things easy for me.

At Halloween, I get my pumpkin-string lights and plastic Jack-O-Lantern out of our orange and black boxes. For Christmas, I get our lights out of a red and green box, and our stockings and ornaments out of another. These are stacked neatly against our garage wall, color coded for convenience.

Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays Before long, flakes will be flying and Christmas carols will be playing on the radio. The holidays are just around the corner, making now the perfect time to spruce up your home for the season.

Autumn Decorating: Take a Cue From Mother Nature As the leaves on the trees begin to change color, so does taste in home décor. The transformation from a green landscape to one filled with rich russet colors and bright Halloween hues inspires us to bring all that color inside to enjoy.

Tips for Creating Frightfully Good Halloween Décor Halloween has become one of the most anticipated holidays of the year with excitement starting to brew days, if not weeks, before the big night. Adults are even getting inspired by their children’s ghoulishly delightful Halloween tricks and treats. Whether you plan to take the kids trick-or-treating or have a large-scale Halloween party, there are many creative ways to make this Halloween unforgettable.

Great Holiday Gift Ideas Sure to Please: Give the Gift of Candlelight The holiday season is in full swing, and if you’re like most Americans, you still have a few more people left on your gift list. What are some gift ideas that will be personal, thoughtful and appreciated . . . and yet at the same time . . . still be convenient? Here are a few ideas to consider: * Scented candles. “Nearly 90 percent of American households use and enjoy candles and fragranced products, and four out of five people think they make great gifts,” says Rick Ruffolo, senior vice president of brand, marketing, and innovation for the Yankee Candle Company. “Candles are a great gift choice because of their broad appeal, the wide variety of scents, colors, designs and prices, and unlike fruit baskets, candy and flowers – the recipient can enjoy your gift in their home for a long time.”

Quick Tips to Get Your Bathroom Ready for Holiday Entertaining Chances are you’ll be welcoming guests into your home during the winter holiday season that lasts from Thanksgiving to the New Year. As you think about sprucing up your home for holiday entertaining, don’t forget about the bathroom. After all, it’s a good bet that’s one part of your home that just about every guest will visit.

Fresh Ideas Herald Fall Decorating
Looking for a room with a view when there is none?! Can’t afford to move, or renovate?! Check out the latest in truly affordable decorating trends - wall mural graphics. These wall size scenics can truly transform a space, quickly and easily. Whether you want to create the illusion of a garden vista, and soothing seascape, or even an island paradise, your options are wide open with the wide range of views available.