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From
my store circa 2009, hanging over our counter: Old umbrellas, striped
stockings stuffed with tissue, thrift store shoes and witches shoe
buckles from the costume shop. |
Although all of these pictures have been posted to this blog (granted, 3 years ago or more) I felt it was appropriate to post them again for some Halloween ideas. Halloween never started out being the big holiday it was at Curious Sofa, but once I moved to the second location, the Prairie Village neighborhood was clamoring for some haunted inspiration. What began as one dining table with a centerpiece of black crows aitting atop chalk statue ended up being a full-on, front to back display of many vignettes. Take a look around at some of my personal favorites.
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One
of my favorite displays but such a terrible photo was our witches
feast. A giant gnarly log was down the center of the table, covered with
Spanish moss and various root vegetables. Black and blood red roses
fill a giant urn along with rusty witches hands holding radicchio, fuzzy
rats and poison bottles. |
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Skulls fill a giant clam shell. | |
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My four mannequins were always dressed for each season: Here, the Brides of Frankenstein wearing antique dresses. |
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I
stumbled upon this giant doll house (originally pink!) and painted it
for this display. I glued whispy gauze inside the windows and added a
fan behind it. |
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Ugly
brass chandeliers I found curbside, painted white and wrapped with
layers and layers of cheesecloth. On the wall: giant spiders I had for
sale. |
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What
a challenge: My black crows were always a hit so to showcase dozens for
sale I projected this branch image onto the wall then added ladders for
display. I always wanted to do this to the side of my garage for
October! |
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Always
at a loss over what to have at our entrance, I found this pair of
mannequin legs at an antique mall and stuffed them in a giant urn. A
golden axe hangs at the front door inside an old frame. |