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Best for Mantel Decor: 7-Inch Glass Tabletop Skulls, $10 Best for Quick Color: Floral Skull Pillow, $18 Best for Classic Look: Spiderwebs and Stripes Pillow, $29 Best for Spooky Decor: 7-Inch Spider Tabletop Potion Bottles, $8 Best for Small Displays: 6-Inch Square Tabletop Potion Bottles, $6 Best for Accessorizing: 9-Inch Glass Potion Bottles, $6 Best for Pink Decor: Skeleton Heart Hand Accent, $9 The brand is right on trend this year because pink Halloween decor has quickly become a big hit....

1 cup chopped seedless watermelon ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (1 ounce) 2 tablespoon finely chopped red onion 1 tablespoon snipped fresh mint 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon olive oil

4 oranges 1 ½ cup sugar ¼ cup water ¼ cup orange juice ¼ cup lemon juice

Next up: Remotes Next Up: Keys Next up: Batteries Next up: Mail Next up: Shoes sneakers are part of the display. To protect the piece from wet shoes, coat the cubbies with weather-resistant varnish. Old metal grates, attached to the wall above the shoe cubby with screws, offer another alternative for holding incoming and outgoing mail, while a key box made from an old drawer hangs nearby. hides messy footprints and warms stockinged feet....

“Joe Don and Tiffany had been living in a new house, but they grew up in older homes and wanted a home with old bones that we could modernize,” designer Chad James says. “We wanted to make it beautiful and family-friendly.” In the kitchen, that meant rethinking what originally had been one very large open cooking and breakfast space. “It was too gargantuan,” James says. “People crave the intimacy and coziness of smaller rooms that are comfortable, not cavernous....

What’s Involved in Replacing Tile Floors? The first step is to remove the tile floor. This part of the job can be easy or difficult depending on how the tile was installed, but often homeowners can do the demolition work themselves. Start by determining whether the tile was set into mortar or glued down to the subfloor. To determine if the tile is set in mortar or glued down, pull up the grate from a floor register and look around the rim below the floor level....

If they’re old enough, hand them a brush or roller and invite them to join the fun. Allowing them to be part of the process will give them a sense of ownership and pride. Unsure of their painting ability? Direct their efforts to a dresser’s backside or a bookcase interior. Even if you prefer bedroom designs that take kids from toddlerhood through their teens, try to paint in the moment....

Indoors as a houseplant, parlor palm grows well in bright filtered light, like what you’d get at a south- or west-facing window with a sheer curtain. But this adaptable plant also tolerates low light and can thrive in spaces with east- or north-facing windows. Water thoroughly (water should escape through pot’s drainage hole) when the top inch of soil is dry to the touch. These palms don’t like sitting in wet soil, so be sure to dump water-filled saucers....