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This blog is about Interior Decorating. It will provide tips on managing a home renovation no matter how big or small. Fabrication, Color choices, Hiring Contractors or Professional Tradesman, Furniture, lighting, Painting and home repair remedies will be discussed. Information about interior decor updates regarding style, how to accessorize, shopping trends and spending wisely. Janene and Mags at Interior Gaines combined have 19 years in Home Industry and have completed and consulted with many clients regarding making changes to their homes.

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Having a House that Haunts

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Contributed by: Janene Gaines Margaret Kelly on 10/6/2007

What a wonderful time of the year. The season is changing to Fall. The air is a bit more crisp, the dark morning stays with us a little longer with the evening coming faster. This month the little ghouls, goblins and witches are getting ready to visit our homes, so why not prepare for their Halloween visit.

Decorating for this event can be loads of fun! Its a time to visit with neighbors and meet the newcomers who just moved in. So here are some tips for a Nightmare of an Evening:

1. The winds can be high in October so choose decorations that can be strapped down or garden stakes can be used. Tape alone may not be enough and your decor ends up down the street or worse yet...ruined. Otherwise, the more fragile items don't go out for display until the frightful day.

2. Pick robust items that can take storage. You don't want to pull items out the next year and they are crushed.

3. Pick cartons with orange and black. It makes it easier to do the finding of the Halloween items and less painful and distressing when searching the garage for your decor. Also, cartons help with organization and fragile displays.

4. For the hard core celebrators, when planning your landscape keep in mind your holiday set up. So when you do set the grave yard/bone yard mummy feature, it is easy to place your items and less time consuming. Don't forget, make sure your accessories are waterproof.

5. Get to know your neighbors, do a display party, display day or just set your homes around or about at the same time. The morphing transformation is
really neat. Agree each year to buy one or two scary accessories and soon in a little bit of time you have the most amazing House that Haunts. Buy items on Halloween or right after the holiday. Always think sale. However, there is usually the most incredible item you believe is worth full price.....sometimes it's nice to splurge....just a little.

Finally, Lighting.....make sure you have lots of lights placed strategically in the yard, on the garage, the roof and near the steps. Use the outdoor extension cords and be creative. Keep in mind the little monsters have to be able to see thru the fog and get to the incredible "trick or treat" you provide in the bowl with the wandering eyes.

So drag out the spider webs, skulls and boiling pots, put on the Holloween T-shirt and ENJOY!!!! It's a great way for neighbors to get to be neighbors and not just known as the folks next door.

Happy Halloween from Interior Gaines. Our contact number is (805) 795 7244, we would love to be of assistance in transforming your home to a House that Haunts.

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