Bright Skies and Pumpkin Pies or Spellbinding Sanctuary: Which is Your Halloween Style?

Precious Pumpkins

There’s no autumn without pumpkins; they’re a seasonal staple for a reason. But the type of pumpkin décor you choose can still have a big impact on your overall Halloween design.

Stick with the autumn palette and use orange painted pumpkins if you really want to make your love for the season obvious. Or if you still want to capture the joy of the season but with a little more luxury and sparkle, gold and auburn ombre mercury glass pumpkins will deliver tenfold. The added touch of their twisted stalks will really wow your family.

For a more understated, elegant setting, ceramic pumpkins are perfect. The warm cream tones and smooth texture will elevate the room. Plus, the gentle glow they cast will only add to the eerie atmosphere, creating a hushed peace that no one will want to shatter.

Our wicker pumpkins are brilliant if you want to incorporate the rustic charm of the season and work well with either design, as neither one stands on ceremony. The wildness of nature is a key ingredient of both styles, whether you’re wanting to embrace family in a wholesome hug of autumnal goodness, or gather your sisters together in a celebration of all things witchy and magical.

Frightful Foliage

Whether your home is straight out of pumpkin lane or feels more like a spellbinding sanctuary for mythical spirits, a touch of nature is important for both scenes to bring texture and a softness to your home. But it’s the type of foliage you introduce that brings a specific spooky energy into your space.

Refresh your home with the vibrant energy of autumn by hanging wreaths on your front door and draping garlands along bannisters and tables, to bring a pop of colour and life to the room. Depending on your own style, there are several designs you can choose from:

• Pumpkin Lane is ideal for people unashamed of their love for the season and want to shout it from the rooftops with the mini pumpkins threaded through the design.
• Berry Harvest is great if you want to make a statement – the delicate white blossoms, bright leaves and ruby berries will be something visitors won’t soon forget.
• Maple Orchard is perfect for nature lovers who want to bring the outdoors in with a gorgeous range of leaves.
  

All three are made of artificial leaves and berries so you can cast autumnal magic again year after year.

For curating your own supernatural sanctuary, it’s best for your foliage to be a bit less structured. Drape ivy across tables, cabinets, and bookshelves – allowing it to go a little wild and messy. Style bunches of rosemary and lavender across surfaces, either tied with plain string or in rustic jars/vases, to bring a natural touch of the outside world into the space. If you’d like to lean more into the gothic feel, set a black garland across the centre of your table to create a sense of death and decay.

Creepy Candlelight

Candles are what make or break ambience. Style them one way and you get a cosy glow that creates intimacy and comfort, change them around and you get a more sinister feel, with candlelight dancing across the walls, forming shadows that make you think something’s going to jump out at you.

For a cosy atmosphere that will get you settling in with a mug of pumpkin spice hot chocolate, there are several LED candles you can use:

• Dark green and cream twisted tapers: bring pops of colour and texture, as well as a feeling of intimacy when family gather around the table for a Halloween feast.
• Burnt orange glass candles: add easy style with the fluted glass design that will create a focal point for friends to stare at in wonder.
• Copper votive and pillar candles: the different heights will form levels and introduce depth to the space, while the eye-catching colour brings the beauty of autumn into your home.

If you’d rather step into the dark magic and mystery of Dracula or Wuthering Heights, you can use different candles to curate a spine-chilling ambience that will leave friends on the edge of their seats.

• Black tapers: create an eerie feeling of foreboding, while the dramatic dripping wax effect will grab guests’ eyes.
• Mini votives: scatter them along your dining table to form pockets of light, not so big they overwhelm the scene, but enough to draw everyone closer around the table for a midnight feast.
• Lilac ribbed pillars: fantastic for clustering together on tables and shelves for visual interest with their varying heights, while their colouring brings a gentler feeling of an enchantment being woven over the room.

Glittering Ghosts

While pumpkins are the embodiment of autumn, ghosts carry the essence of Halloween. The choice to make here is whether to go for cute spooks with a feeling of fun, for a cheerful Halloween display, or more simplistic phantoms with an air of class and elegance, to cast a haunting spell over the space.

Let us introduce you to a gaggle of friendly ghouls who’d love to share the holiday with you:

• Gordie & George are a pair of playful pups dressed as ghosts for fright night, to bring cuteness and character to the room.
• Hanging LED ghost dogs are perfect to bring sparkle from above with their glowing sheets.
• Wanda the ghost witch is adorable and sure to enchant guests with her book of spells.
• Our mini acrylic ghost proves big spooks can come in small packages with her spectral shine in the dark of night.

Alternatively, meet our sophisticated spectres who are sure to emit an eerie energy within your inner sanctum, and bring the season of the witch to life:

• Gertie the confetti glass ghost will balance seasonal sparkle with a feeling of luxury thanks to her gorgeous, patterned glass.
• Gerald the porcelain ghost’s neutral toned sheet will ensure he fits right in with any décor you choose.
• Despite not being actual phantoms, our white confetti globes are sure to cast a ghoulish glow through the space, with their sparkling LEDs and swirling patterned glass.

It’s easy to bring Halloween to life in your home, whether you opt for the all-American, pumpkin pie abundance, or a more simplistic, spiritual setting, with the feeling of someone, or something, watching from just beyond the veil. Be sure to celebrate the season in your own way – even if that means combining a little bit of both for a thoroughly haunted yet fun all hallows eve.