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Another traditional Halloween decoration is the Jack o' lanterns. Put them in groups, line them up on a fence, porch railing, along a walkway or along a driveway. Candles, dishes of alcohol and salt were popular on Hallowe'en. Add blue Christmas lights to give a ghostly illumination.

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Free hand silhouettes/cuttings of black and/or orange construction paper hung on the windows and walls make for a neat effect. Some items to draw include witches, pumpkins, cats, bats, elves, fairies, spiders, owls, cauldrons, broomsticks or peaked hats. Search the internet for figures you can print and trace. You can also create unique lamp shades for your Halloween party. Use stiff orange and black paper cut out like Jack-o'-lanterns, witches, cats and other popular Halloween symbols.

Popular decorations were created from various fruits and vegetables. Apples, turnips and carrots can be cut into grotesque faces and displayed as is or used to hold candlesticks. You can also create Halloween goblins from the fruit and vegetables. Use Jack o'lanterns for the heads. The body is a smaller pumpkin and carrots are used for arms and legs which are fastened to the body with wire.

What would Halloween be without ghosts? Use a Jack o'lantern for the head which is attached to an upright post. Drape a white sheet or tablecloth from the post. You can then pin/stake the ends of the sheet out a few feet or just allow the sheet to blow in the wind.

Whatever your taste in Halloween decorating is, you may find that some of these vintage halloween decorating ideas may be ideal for your own haunted home this Halloween.

Beth is a fan of everything Vintage Halloween. She maintains the Vintage Halloween Ideas web site where she shares nifty Halloween ideas from the 1890's to the 1960's - including Dennison's Bogie Books. Halloween Party Ideas, Invitation wording, decoration ideas and more.

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Colonial home had one characteristic that sets them apart and that was the central hallway and the central Stairway. They usually had 2 stories with the second story cloning the first. They usually had fireplaces on both floors for added warmth. They usually have a very open look when you enter the front door. Believe it or not in the era of the first colonials there was no indoor plumbing. Contractors use new and creative ways to add heating units and duct work. Below are just some ideas to decorate your colonial home.

1. Add a new bay window
This will let light in to an otherwise closed in space. Sometimes colonial houses needed more windows than they had.

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2. Add crown molding
Colonial houses in an earlier time had simple molding. Adding nice crown molding will add a lot of character.

3. Add a unique door
The door is the focal point of a colonial house so add something beautiful. The door is the first thing noticed in a colonial home.

4. Add lighting that is error inspired
Example: Use a chandelier that is period -inspired such as one that hold candles instead if light bulbs.

5. add boxed beams to ceilings
Exposed ceiling beams were common to colonial homes in the mid 18th century.

Colonial house were very popular in the 18th century and are still very popular now. they are very good for added space because they are usually two century. The style was very simple back in the day but has progressed over time. When building a colonial home now it can be a basic simply decorated house or as detailed out as you want. The colonial is still a style of its own. It still provides a lot of space because they take advantage of the opportunity to build up. Any two story house has more living space. Wains coating was a common thing in a colonial house and is still a beautiful addition today.

If you are redo an older colonial house you may be in for a challenge to find the extra space to add the bathroom space that we have become accustomed to in the world today. Sometimes if you do not need the space an extra bedroom can be converted into a luxury bath. Often there is also unused space under stairways make use of any space you can find. It is your home. Decorate it the way you want it because "Your Story Begins At Home"

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I love to decorate with a passion and redoing a colonial can be a challenge but a rewarding one. I have taken my decorating ideas online and would love for you to check them out. Visit Dime Decorating and receive a free gift. Just let me know where to send it. Decorate your home your way and learn to love it because "Your Story Begins At Home"

Gail J Richardson
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