The Halloween Home

Photography by Epifania Arriagada. Styling by M. Remington

There’s something warm and fuzzy about the fall season. It’s an in-between time, much like spring, but instead of blooming, nature begins to rest. The colors fade from bright greens to muted oranges and deep earth tones. When the light shifts and the air sharpens, the home becomes a sanctuary of warmth — a place to play, to layer textures, and to let comfort spill out from every corner.

In this home design by Melissa, Halloween isn’t a single night; it’s a mood, a portal. A steady rhythm of orange and gold weaves its way through every room. The mantel, the heart of the space, is draped in evergreen garlands strung with citrus, dotted with small pumpkins, dried botanicals, and cozy little ghosts that feel more like gentle house spirits than hauntings. Paper bats adorn the walls beneath a sunflower painting — a soft farewell to summer and a welcome to fall. The flicker of candles carries the eye downward to a hearth ready for both fire and story.

Every season, Melissa decorates her home to tell a story. Cinnamon pumpkin candles breathe that story softly beside hand-tied bouquets of dried flowers, each one labeled and bound in green — a clever nod to the old-world craft of preserving beauty beyond its bloom. Nearby, tiny gourds and pinecones echo nature’s patience, proof that meaningful decor can be gathered as easily as it’s made.

This home was created with intention, not spectacle. It’s about comfort, creativity, and warmth — where every candle, twig, and garland carries a small story. It reminds us that holidays aren’t only for the grand and extroverted moments, but for the quiet acts of imagining and tending, of making beauty out of transition.