{"id":44,"date":"2020-10-19T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theemeralddove-co-uk.lyricalstaging.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/19\/mini-halloween-room-tour\/"},"modified":"2021-08-27T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T15:03:07","slug":"mini-halloween-room-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/19\/mini-halloween-room-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Halloween Room Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-att0pmA-RIM\/X4i1TczpeNI\/AAAAAAAALZs\/YF335-Nl5bAeuo8TXaQAyNaXj4jFEuSVACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/DSCN5253.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/theemeralddove-co-uk.lyricalstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DSCN5253.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;I think this must be the first year that I have actually decorated for Halloween. Usually, I will buy a little pumpkin or two and pop it on the sideboard for a few weeks until it gets green spots on it and I start to panic that it is going mouldy and contaminating the whole house then it is off to the bin with it. But this year, I have actually purposefully gone out and bought decorations. Unfortunately though, I really only have a couple of places in the house that I can properly decorate. Because of this lockdown, I haven&#8217;t been able to get my dad over to do all the DIY bits I want doing (I do not trust myself putting anything up on the walls in this rented flat) so the shelves I had planned have not come into fruition. However, I am quite happy with my spooky corners. And I am debating getting some Halloween bedding and cushions to take the theme further but, on the other hand, I feel like it is almost Halloween now and I wouldn&#8217;t have long to gaze upon my spookiness before it is all filed away in favour of the Christmas decorations (oops, not the c word in October!).&nbsp;In all honesty, I have been a bit disappointed in the selection of Halloween stuff in shops this year. I mean, I took the bus all the way to big Tesco especially and there was barely one aisle. But one place I have been loving is Tiger for Halloween bits. It is all so affordable and cute too (not tacky at all). Also Etsy is amazing for unique decorations &#8211; I think if I was mega rich, I would solely kit my house out with bits off Etsy, I am a woman obsessed. I think I am going to do a whole other blog post about my favourite seasonal Etsy finds.<b>Chest of drawers decs: the details<\/b>I got this cute, little paper pumpkin garland that I have strung up over my chest of drawers in co-op actually. It was right by the tills and only like \u00a32 or something so it was perfect. The mini crochet pumpkin however was a local small business find. In St David&#8217;s shopping centre, they have a shop with a range of local sellers with tables in there so that is where I found this guy &#8211; I really couldn&#8217;t leave him behind. I later found the seller&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jillycatcrochet\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/shop\/JillyCatCrochet\">Etsy<\/a> which is great because she deserves loads more sales. The little pumpkins I found in Lidl &#8211; they also have a load of different squashes on sale in all different shapes, sizes, and colours and Ava just loves looking at them whenever we go in there. And the &#8216;with my witches&#8217; slogan jumper is actually older than both my kids! I bought it way back in the first year of uni and somehow still manage to squeeze myself into it all these years later. I bet you could find it on depop easily enough though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uFzR1xRvJKA\/X43_blMVzAI\/AAAAAAAALaI\/55TYeO-mtb4Jhwk0GYlpvJZZqMxQoN3UgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/DSCN5470.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/theemeralddove-co-uk.lyricalstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DSCN5470.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>Dressing table details<\/b>The other bit of space I have in my room to decorate is my dressing table. I like to keep this quite tidy and organised as it helps me to feel a bit more relaxed and like I have everything under control &#8211; although you definitely wouldn&#8217;t think that if you saw the rest of the house. So, I just added a little Halloween candle (\u00a32 from Lidl) and a paper pumpkin which came in a pack of three from Tiger. I also recently added this (gifted) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/wildoneandi\/\">flag that says &#8216;hip hip hooray&#8217;<\/a> to my dressing table and I think it looks really cute.Honestly, I dream of the day when I have more square footage to absolutely cover in spooky goodness but I hope that my little space and minimal decs at least inspired you to head out to Tiger or have a browse of Etsy and pick up something cute just in time for Halloween.You may also enjoy:<a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/2020\/05\/small-ways-to-refresh-your-home-on.html\">Small ways to refresh your home on a budget<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/2020\/01\/the-best-nursery-decor-bargains-on.html\">Best nursery decor bargains on the market<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/2015\/08\/decorating-your-uni-room.html\">Top tips for decorating your uni room<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/2014\/10\/uni-room-tour.html\">Uni room tour<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocaltourist.co.uk\/2014\/10\/uni-room-tour.html\">Room tour (2014)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;I think this must be the first year that I have actually decorated for Halloween. 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