Soft and Subtle Halloween Decor

This year I 'm taking a different approach to decorating my home for Halloween.     In the past,   I have spent hours on end putting up seasonal and holiday decorations.   

This season I spent those hours making new slip covers for the sofa and love seat in the family room and making small changes in the  "every day decor"     I can enjoy these changes over and over again whereas the Halloween decor can only be enjoyed for a few weeks.

Before...................................................................After

I hung two metal envelopes on the small wall that's right by the door to the garage.

I used a small magnet to adhere a pickup loaded with pumpkins print to the envelope.

I decorated the other metal envelope in a corresponding print.       To add a soft touch of Halloween to the family room,    I scattered black velvet pumpkins around.

I try to keep decorations to a minimum on the tables that are on each side of the sofa.    I also don't put breakables on those tables......lol!       We set drinks,  snacks,  papers,  lap tops,  etc on those tables all the time      

The sweet  truck painting is a recent purchase from Hobby Lobby.

I made a pumpkin patch on the sofa with pumpkin pillows that I made a couple of years ago.

These were such a fun and easy project!

Another subtle change I made was to put new prints in the tobacco baskets above the sofa.

You can find these prints here........https://www.onsuttonplace.com/free-fall-printables-diy-wall-art/

I added a couple of black velvet pumpkins to the existing mantel decor.....

H rolled up the blue rug that I've had under the coffee table for a couple of years,   and took it to the studio to store it for a while.     I'm auditioning a white throw under the coffee table to see if I would like to get a  big neutral rug for the family room.    I'll live with the throw it for a while and  then make a decision about the rug.

At the far end of the family room  you can see that I have the  drape drawn on the opening to the sun room.     It has been cloudy and raining today so I have all the lights on and the drape drawn to make the  family room nice and cozy.     In a little while,    I'm going to shut down the lights.....get in my recliner.......cover up.......and read!

I know the family room doesn't scream Halloween,    but I like the softer subtle look I've created.......

I also am enjoying the pop of color on the sofa and love seat with my new covers!