Halloween is here! A favorite holiday we love to decorate for over at our house. From spooky decor for the home to treats for the treaters.  With the help of Birch Lane, our Halloween decor took our porch and party treats up a notch. 

Our porch is ready to go with a mix of pumpkins, lanterns, a skeleton door mat and a fall wreath that we can carry through Thanksgiving. Layering in lanterns with pumpkins is a great way to add another element  of lighting along with the glow of your pumpkins. I love these lanterns because they can be used year round on your front porch. I added a Halloween element with this skeleton door mat. I love that it adds a subtle Halloween moment. 

Birch Lane has a great selection of front porch decor and this wreath is beautiful! It's very full in person and the fall color will carry us from Halloween to Thanksgiving! Add a simple ribbon bow to it to transition it for the next holiday. 

HALLOWEEN CARAMEL APPLE BAR

Step on inside to some treats for the kids or a caramel apple bar for your Halloween party. This is the first time I attempted making my own caramel apples and let's just say, it won't be our last. It was a lot easier then I expected and the kids devoured them when they came home from school. I used this cast iron pot to make the caramel sauce, which worked really well. The recipe I used to make these caramel apples is at the bottom of this post. 

I created an apple bar set up using these great kitchen items from the Birch Lane Halloween Shop. With a variety of kitchen items to choose from, I started with these unique carved pumpkins with the cutest wood stems and removable lids. These are a substantial size so they can hold a lot of apples or set them up side by side for a more decorative look on your counter. 

Long narrow cutting boards work great when setting up food. I consider the a necessity in a kitchen. I used this long black one and layered this adorable little wooden apple bowl which fit the theme of our apple bar just right. I added little bowls of toppings for the caramel apples. 

A tiered serving tray worked great to hold the extra apples. Tiered serving trays are an entertaining essential. It adds height to your set up and provides an extra serving area for your treats. 

Caramel apples can be sticky so having some napkins on hand can help with those messy hands. I will be ordering more of these napkins because they are so soft and the little stitch detail on them is so pretty. 

I had so much fun putting this caramel apple bar together that I wanted to gift one of you items to create your own caramel apple bar. Head on over to my Instagram page to see how to enter! 

Caramel Apple Recipe 

You can shop all of our Halloween picks here: 

*This post was sponsored by Birch Lane but all opinions and ideas are my own*

*This post is sponsored by Joss & Main but all opinions and content are my own. 

A couple months ago while enjoying lunch at the Burlington Mall in Massachusetts, I noticed a sign  “Joss & Main Coming Soon!” You can imagine my excitement when I saw this. I love being able to see items in real life to get a feel of how comfortable things are, the scale of items and seeing even more in person that I wouldn’t normally notice online. If you’re not local the good news is, they will be rolling out even more stores in 2023! You can shop in the store and have all the items shipped directly to your doorstep and remember if you're not local you can always shop Joss & Main for fast and free shipping!

As I was browsing their Fall 2022 catalog a couple weeks ago which you can view here, I dog eared the Lilo chair because it’s so unique with its beautiful curved arms and woven finish. I knew with the dark walls in our family room that it would be a beautiful addition to our space, especially for the Fall. This is one of those pieces that you would want to see in person. Some may say it doesn’t look that comfortable but for a chunky woven chair, it is. There is a little give with the curved style of the chair and the seat is nice and wide. 

I added these leather storage bins that are the perfect addition to store throw blankets which will be needed as the cooler days approach. They come in a set of two and the larger size would be great for storing firewood next to a fireplace. The smaller one is shown above with the throw blankets. 

I have a slight obsession with fun organic looking vases and planters and these beautiful nubby cement ones come in a set of 2! 

And lastly for our little fall update to our family room, I added a new statement mirror. This room doesn’t get a lot of light so adding a mirror to a space can help reflect the light that does come in the room. This mirror not only looks beautiful but the quality is amazing. I will definitely be adding this to my sourcing list for clients. 

If you’re in the area, stop in and check out their beautiful store in Burlington, Ma. If you’re not local, don’t worry. You can shop all these beautiful pieces online at Joss & Main. 

If you're not local, don't worry. I rounded up some of my favorite pieces I saw at the Grand Opening that are available to order online. So many beautiful pieces for your home from unique chairs to beautiful bedding and dinnerware for the upcoming holidays. 

Joss & Main Store Opening Picks

COGGIN METAL DESK LAMP | RATTAN PENDANT  | PULLY WHEEL | SET OF 2 CONCRETE PLANTERS | THROW PILLOW | THROW PILLOW | ART | FLOOR LAMP | VELVET SOFA | RUG | STORAGE OTTOMAN | COFFEE TABLE | BOUCLE CHAIR | LEATHER STORAGE TOTES | VASE | CABINET