When Lookiloos first visited Amy and Parke Young’s tudor home, they told us how it had been so dark and overgrown when they first bought it, it looked like the witch from Hansel and Gretel must have lived there. While their renovation swept away all signs of scary, come Halloween every year, the family invites the witch back home.
“My favorite holiday is Halloween,” Amy said.
At the front door, a full-size witch guards the entrance with autumn vines swirling over the doorway. Amy’s black urns are filled with stacked pumpkins. A black cat ornament stands with his back arched in perpetual fright.
Inside, the living room mantel is decorated with orange candles and a whimsical “boo” sign. A glass candy jar is filled with colorful mini pumpkins and gourds.
On a credenza in the dining room, a haunted village is set up with a menagerie of zombies and gargoyles. Every year, Amy’s 9-year-old son looks forward to adding a new piece to the spooky scene.
“It’s a dollhouse without girls!” said Amy’s friend, Laurie Stewart, who, like Amy, has two boys.
And my personal favorite? Amy’s “skull under glass.” While she has seen similar skulls as part of a Martha Stewart collection, she bought this one last spring at the Dollar Store. But, knowing Amy, it should be no surprise that she added an extra special touch — clear plastic beads for sparkling eyeballs! Then she rested the skull on moss and covered it with a glass dome.
In my book, I’ll call that “sophisticated scary.” Thanks Amy for indulging in the unexpected Lookiloos call! Trick or treat!
To take a peek at the the Young’s house before and after their renovation, click here.
Also, take a look at how Amy transformed her old entertainment center into a bar.
Click here for other fall decorating ideas.
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LOVE THIS HOUSE!!!!