Hello Friends!  October 1 is here!  I’m all about keeping it real with you guys and for this October I’m “Creepin’ it real”, so here it is… currently I just doesn’t have the time or energy to go all out decorating for Halloween.  I just put up all the fall/harvest decor and now I need to get all the spooky stuff out too?!  I need a nap already.  I love decorating don’t get me wrong, it’s my favorite but sometimes I’m human and just want to  take a breath and enjoy all my current hardwork.   My solution to not overwhelm myself this upcoming Halloween is to only decorate my kids playroom.  At some point I’ll probably add a few touches outside too, but for the interior I’m going to keep it concentrated on one room.  Phew, keeping it simple and real with you guys feels good!

So how many of you get super into Halloween?  Our family enjoy’s it and we think it’s fun of course, but we don’t go crazy by any means.  Probably because I’m not really into being scared, haha.  Many of you know, I barely survive when Ben travels for work overnight.  So I like my Halloween decor to be cute with minimal spook.   My kids are following in my scaredy-cat foot steps.  Have you seen those like 10 foot inflatable vampires at Home Depot? Yah, well they hated those!  I kinda don’t blame them, and I’m so thankful they aren’t begging for us to put one on our front yard.

If you’re like me and crave things a bit more simple this time of year, I recommend either choosing a room or a spot in your house (front door/porch/playroom/living room) to get in on the Halloween fun without a lot of added effort.  To make your home look a little spooky with out going over the top simply add some pillows, a centerpiece, a banner and maybe one or two spooky items.  Here is how I added some Halloween Decor to my kids playroom.

 

 

 

Welcome to the kids playroom/t.v. room/hangout room!  This is the only room in the house getting a touch o’spooky so far!  I told you guys I was keeping it simple this year.  This is my version of simple 😉

 

 

I recently purchased this new sofa from Homesense.  I’m obsessed.  It’s the perfect size for the room, I love that it has a little blue/green to it as it will hide the kids spills and adds a little color to the neutral room.  The wall color in here is Edgecomb Gray by Ben Moore.

I had this bench/ottoman up in our “cloffice” but moved it down here as a little ottoman/coffee table. I love how it fits and the black legs tie in with the pillows.  I also managed to fit two bins underneath for added storage, which is always a plus!

 

 

Now back to the Halloween decor… I found this skull bowl at Christmas Tree shops and decided to use it as a vase for a fall centerpiece.  It would be cute filled with popcorn or some other yummy snacks, too.  I also purchased the two spider pillows from Christmas Tree Shops as well.

 

 

The “creep it real” pillow I found at T.J. Maxx and couldn’t resist it!  My son got a good chuckle out of it..  I had this “boo” banner that I basically threw up there, haha it may even be a little off center (whoops! told yah I was keeping it real)  This room gets a ton of natural light, I think down the road I will add some more color to the curtains but I like how simple they are with the playful pompom detail.

 

 

Since this room is so neutral, with pops of black, adding Halloween decor is super easy!  My daughter decided to decorate her play kitchen (hers is nicer than mine) she put the little trick or treat sign there and the pumpkins up on top.  It was so cute to see her help too!

 

 

The black aztec pillows, wooden stools and metallic wall art are all from Homegoods.   I really love how this room adds a little touch of Halloween with out being too much, plus it is fun for the kids and get’s them in the spirit of tricks and treats.  Plus, I can leave all my fall decor up around the house and not feel overwhelmed to change it all up.  Win. Win.

 

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So there you have it!  I’m only human and run out of energy sometimes too.  As much as I love to decorate, I also have to set limits and know that it’s ok if I just put out a few things and not go crazy for every holiday.   Do you like to decorate for Halloween?    Do you go all out or keep it simple?  As always I appreciate you stopping by my blog to see what decorating adventures, I’m up to or only somewhat up to ;).

 

Jordan

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