Twenty-four hours of fun in Birmingham! Met up with @pattichenry at the @antiquesgardensbham, then off to a wedding where we danced our feet off and got caught up with old friends. Stayed at the @thetutwiler and this morning I realized our room looked out on the classic library frieze across the street. Stay tuned for news of our next big trip—starting tonight.

I think of our foyer (foy-yay!) as a sort of department store window. I change it up according to my mood or season. The foam pumpkins I’ve collected over the years at estate sales. But also displayed here are some past year’s half-assed crafts. I decoupaged the chinoiserie pumpkin with paper napkins three or four years ago. Last year I took mini foam pumpkins and marbleized them by dipping in a bucket of water coated with spray paint. Also last year I channeled my inner grade school kid by applying paper machè to a Walmart plastic pumpkin bucket. Also last year I scored the great seed box at a neighbor’s yard sale. This year’s half-ass craft was super simple. I gathered the mini white pumpkins that sprouted in the yard from previous year cast-offs, dipped them in a bleach solution and then sprayed with clear acrylic paint to preserve them. I did this six weeks ago, and no sign of rot! As for those rustic candle sticks, they’re the ends of the porch coffee table legs my husband cut down years ago. BTW—I figured out all the crafty stuff by watching YouTube videos! #halloweendecor #vintagehalloween #squirrelhollow #halfasscrafts

Here’s another peek. I bought a pair of broke-ass candle sconces at a Tybee yard sale last month. Popped in some bleeding beeswax candles and a couple stick-on spiders. The dining room secretary displays some recent estate sale finds. More later! #vintagehalloween #squirrelhollow #estatesalefinds