Halloween, Christmas, whatever... I like decorations!

Despite the fact that I didn't get a chance to embellish anything this year, Halloween is all about the decorations for me! Every Halloween, there is a family on my street that plasters every exterior surface of their house in decorations... and it's amazing! I really liked their decor style this particular year. Instead of their usually haunted house theme, the owners went for something more cheery. At their front door, were beautiful pumpkins that made pumpkin carving look like a legitimate art form. The roof edges were piped with orange, green, and purple lights. The front yard was transformed into a cute pumpkin patch and cornfield, compete with miniature hay barrels, a Wizard of Oz inspired scare crow and piles of gold and auburn leaves. Trees were draped in cotton and string made spider webs, sprinkled with glittered black crows. Around the perimeter of the property, they owners installed vintage brass fencing and dangled additional lights. On the driveway was a tent, made to look like a classic red barn. Inside were multitudes of costumes to choose from and try on if you chose to take a picture in a photo booth that was set up. If you didn't want to dress up, they provided a more causal backdrop in front of their other garage with a sign that read, "How tall are you this fall?" With permission from a parent or proof of legal age, the family invited kids to make their own candy apples to take home. The home's front windows were stickered with fun animated Halloween characters such as laughing ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns. On the roof they played out a funny scene having the feet of a witch stick out from the chimney. The overall decor was nice and cheery as I said before, and I personally adored it, but it was an interesting contrast between holidays. Typically Christmas is when people haul out lights and have Santa stuck in the chimney. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the decor.