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I geeked out quite a bit this year on the Halloween front. I tried to decorate with things from around the house and did minimal shopping. I'm still fussing with this stuff, so it's a work in progress, but here are some shots, if you're still reading.

I caught a ghost in a cloche jar and threw some plastic eyeballs ($1 for 6 at Family Dollar) into a jar of candy corn.
http://tinyurl.com/8gfp489

Make homemade ghosts on the cheap. Stagger two pieces of white tissue paper, wad up a plastic shopping bag (or use newspaper), tie the stuffing into the center of the tissue paper with twine. Cut out eyes from black construction paper. You can hang them by their collars with fishing line, or just by their collars.
http://tinyurl.com/9hwcajz

More ghosts haunt the dining area in my apartment (hanging from the Algue I put on the awful peacock etchings on the mirror).
http://tinyurl.com/9xadaud

A jar of pickled eyeballs in green water, a big beaker with a bizarre "specimen" (a swatch of cheap Halloween shroud from Family Dollar suspended in colored water), a pomegranate and some persimmons from the grocery store, and a $5 skull from Target. A few inches off camera are some tall glass cylinders from the kitchen filled with candy.
http://tinyurl.com/9p58q48

I grouped some black ceramics and rustic objects from around the house with a $5 glow pumpkin I got last year on clearance at the drugstore; some draped gauzey shroud material makes my framed art a bit spookier, rounding out the theme.
http://tinyurl.com/8nauqso

Best time to buy Halloween decorations is, of course, after Halloween. I keep those things with my Christmas decorations—in the top box for easy access.

Thanks for letting me share and enjoy the holiday!

That's awesome! I hope you're happy with it. Drop a line when you've posted photos. Good hearing from you!

Congratulations! It's a lovely space!

Beautiful room with fun accessories—and I love the coffeetable. I wish you the best of luck!

Best of luck! Such a beautiful space and warm mix of furniture.

What's not to love? Let's see the rest of the house!

I've promoted it on my Facebook page and told my friends about it, which is presumably what other people are doing. I certainly don't want anyone to break the rules.

Thanks! (I think.) It's a fab piece. :)

I never thought of midcentury design as "earthy," though many classic pieces honor the natural materials that make them. I appreciate the fusion of industrial thought, materials and processes with the whimsy, ergonomics and optimism of MCM. Unless you're accentuating a midcentury kitsch factor, MCM furniture will always look timeless in your home.