Decorating for a glam Halloween

October might just be my favorite month of the year. I absolutely love the weather and finally getting to wear my boots and fur vests again. I also love to start decorating the home for the holidays. Halloween is one of the best because I get to use black and gold! I am not your typical "pumpkins + spiders" decorator. I prefer to keep things sexy, dark, and still very glamorous. I love to add greys and blacks mixed with metallics, I also love the look of skulls in the home and always feel it necessary to add lots of candles to enhance the ambiance. 

As I was looking around for some inspiration, I noticed TM Design, a Norwegian design shop that totally gets my vibe when it comes to Halloween decor. Now I am totally inspired. 

Make sure the candles are a mysterious scent, a tad masculine for a spooky kind of vibe. I always love placing candles in my black glass votives. Notice how beautiful metallics look in the candlelight. 

Roses in every room keep the femininity alive in the dark colored rooms. 

Here are a few items I have my eye on. . .

Click to buy: 

Skull and crossbones mixer | Sequin skull pillow | brass lattice skull candle | skull swizzle sticks | quartz rock crystal | Black and gold plates | brass pumpkin | skull lamp

A few more goodies to scoop up: 

A family affair: late fall Entertaining

The other day I talked about all the late Fall entertaining I've been planning for...well, we have been making it work. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a beautiful collection of Simon Pearce glassware. I have been just chomping at the bits to put it to use. I love all clear crystal on a tabletop because it really allows the colors of a well made dinner just shine. 

My family & I decided to throw an impromptu dinner party at home where we could tryout my gorgeous glassware with the gorgeous antiques. Mixing gorgeous European antiques and the beautiful American blown glass, It just made our dinner party that much more beautiful. 

Candlelight is always a must when it comes to the right lighting for a dinner party but the way it reflected amongst all of the crystal was just too good. 

I loved placing everything in the big crystal dishware, especially displaying the silverware in this gorgeous crystal vase & a beautiful lace napkin. I love the way everything looks so clean and simple.

We were so in love with everything, we even used it all for our beautiful brunch display the next morning. . .

Simon Pearce provided all of the dishware, all thoughts and opinions are my own.