Prepare for the most squee-inducing IKEA hack ever. When her daughter wanted an elephant costume, Belgian blogger Riet dismantled an IKEA Kapplar elephant and came up with something way cuter than anything you could find in a store. More

Looking for holiday party decoration inspiration? This set up is both simple but festive, with elements that you can either shop for or easily create yourself (depending of course on your time, budget and level of craziness). Grounded by basic kraft paper but with hints of sparkle, it's a nice blend of special and natural. A single oversized balloon adds a fantastic sculptural element and is an unexpected choice for a fall event. Orange soda in glass bottles are both useful and ornamental.
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It's that time again: time to get your spook on. While you may go all out on the front lawn or in the living room, we're wondering what kind of decorations the kiddos get. Do you decorate your kids' bedrooms for Halloween? More

Name: Habit House
Location: Lower East Side, Manhattan
Size: 700 square feet, 2 bedroom house built, temporarily, inside Essex Street Market Building B
Years Lived In: 10 days

While this is far from the home design we usually promote on Apartment Therapy, it is likely that most of our readers have experienced a scene of this nature at some point in their lives. This particular home happens to have been hand-crafted from scratch for theatrical purposes only.

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Name: Oliver (4) & Arlo (1)
Location: Ontario, Canada

I hosted a Halloween party for my boys and their friends recently. We had vampire cookies, homemade pumpkin spiced mini donuts and apple cider "pickled mice" jello. More

Just because creepy drugstore-bought decorations aren't your speed doesn't mean you can't get into the spirit of Halloween. Although it may be a little late to decorate this year (unless you like to do things really last minute), we couldn't resist sharing this room full of stylish, vintage inspired Halloween decor. (Pin for next year.) More

Hopefully you and your loved ones are all okay in the aftermath of Sandy. For those not affected by the storm, have a happy Halloween, filled with great costumes and lots of candy. Here's hoping it's fun and frightening (in the safest possible way)!

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It's the Saturday before Halloween and you still haven't decided what you're going to do about it. Don't worry – you still have time to whip up a last minute costume, host an impromptu party or just turn your home into a spooky cave. For a little inspiration, we rounded up some of the best Halloween themed posts from our archives and around the web. More

Jordan at Oh Happy Day recently came out with this homemade Halloween costumes series. They are so fun and creative I just had to share. More

Have you been looking for a great way to celebrate Halloween in a more elegant and modern way? If you happened to see a few of my favorite Halloween decoration ideas from last week, you'll know I'm a sucker for a new spin on holidays and design. For another fresh idea, take a look at this modern decaled pumpkins tutorial. More