Our Halloween and Brocade Home

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! Ours was fantastic. We really lucked out and had an unseasonably warm day on Monday. It was perfect for the kids to be out trick or treating. Here is a picture of my munchkins before they headed out to gather all the Halloween treats!

I realize that I may be biased, but aren't they the cutest dragon, hippie and samba dancer ever? A great time was had by all and Halloween 2011 will go down as another success in the Montgomery family memory book.

With my two older kids back in school and my little man down for a nap, I actually had some free time to spend on my computer yesterday. As I was browsing the web, I decided to take a minute to check out a site that I hadn't been to in quite awhile, Brocade Home. Are you familiar with this retailer? Brocade Home is the place to go if you are looking to add a little glam to your home. This store is all about vintage modern dolled up in high gloss black and white and metallics. It is pretty fabulous! I actually have a little side table of theirs sitting next to a chair in my bedroom. It looks like the table below, only smaller and a dark mahogany color.

silhouette cafe table - white

Sadly, they no longer sell my side table, but isn't this cafe table lovely? Aside from furniture, Brocade Home carries lighting, wall decor, bed linens and even wallpaper! Here are some things that caught my eye while browsing their site...

ruffled edge mirror - high gloss white

paisley print duvet - peony/white

turned leg console - high gloss black

pattern bent wood chair - metallic silver

stitch flocked wallpaper - apple

Their selection of wallpaper is top notch. It may not be for everyone but if you are looking to bring out a little of your glamorous side in your decor, Brocade Home may just have what you are looking for!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

via

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope your day is frightfully fun and filled with the people and things you love. I will be spending the day with my three little loves, who happen to have the day off school today. We will be visiting Daddy's office during the day to do some trick or treating, and then tonight we will be meeting up with my hubby's family at his parents' house for homemade soup and bread bowls. After we have filled our bellies, we will head back down to our house where all the cousins will join together for trick or treating in our neighborhood. While I may not love Halloween decor, I am a sucker for any Holiday that brings friends and family together and also includes candy! What are your plans for the day? Whatever they are, I hope your Halloween is one to remember!

My Kind of Halloween

Those who know me well are aware of my lackluster attitude towards Halloween decor. It's just not my thing. As a child I would get physically ill every Halloween because I was so scared of the vampires, mummies, witches and ghosts that walked the streets. It wasn't until I was 8 or 9 that I actually made it out the door to go trick or treating. Is my lack of enthusiasm for Halloween decor a direct result of my childhood trauma? I doubt it, but I still can't get myself to deck out my home for this much loved holiday. I feel bad because my kids love Halloween. They have managed to talk my man into hanging a huge black spider and web from the pillars in front of our home. Still, I can't help but feel that I should get more excited about Halloween, if only for the sake of my kids. So, on my quest to right my wrong, I turned to Pinterest. Are you on Pinterest? It is inspiring, amazing and totally addicting. If you are not on the bandwagon, you must get on it....fast!

Pinterest showed me some Halloween decor I could get into. This is the kind of stuff I actually want to display in my home, and it in no way reminds me of the bloody, gory, scary Halloween of my childhood.

via Cortney on Pinterest

via Amanda on Pinterest

via Paige on Pinterest

via Mary on Pinterest

via  Sallie on Pinterest

Thank you Pinterest. You may have just made Halloween at the Montgomery home a bit more festive. If you are on Pinterest, and would like to follow me, you can do so here.