| | | September 27, 2009 This weekend's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the eerie haunted house at the top of the hill. You know the one: overgrown with ivy, loose shutters rattling in the wind, rumored to be owned by a crazy old woman who murdered her family with an axe, and there's always a single light burning in the window.
Scary or not, I really love the history and memories an old house holds. My favorite home I've lived in was built in the late 1800s. During the renovating process I uncovered the home's many layers and hidden mementos left by previous occupants. I saved every photograph, newspaper and magazine clipping, each layer of wallpaper, forgotten letters, a pinch of soot, and even the teeth from a beloved pet found in a box in the basement, which were all later framed and displayed in the heart of the home. Every old house is haunted by the memories of its past. Whether the previous occupants choose to show themselves or not, traces of life are not easily wiped away. Check out the Etsy Finds below for creative decorating ideas that will help you create the spookiest Halloween haunt or simply celebrate the history of your home. | Silence by Edgar Allan Poe There are some qualities — some incorporate things,
That have a double life, which thus is made
A type of that twin entity which springs
From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade.
There is a two-fold Silence — sea and shore —
Body and soul. One dwells in lonely places,
Newly with grass o'ergrown; some solemn graces,
Some human memories and tearful lore,
Render him terrorless: his name's "No More."
He is the corporate Silence: dread him not!... |
 By jackandcatcurio, $18. | | Antique Kilim Handwoven Wool Rug  From WoodlanderHouse, $195. View Item | View Shop | Antique Box Camera  From CaptainCat, $45. View Item | View Shop | | Antique Cast Iron Ceiling Fixture  From annslights, $125. View Item | View Shop | Framed Victorian Lady In Bustle Dress  From victoriantreasures, $35. View Item | View Shop | | Nice vintage set of books 1935  From ArtandBookShop, $6. View Item | View Shop | RAKU RAVEN BOOK ENDS  By KawarthaWildsPottery, $125. View Item | View Shop | | Vintage Glass Ink Bottle, Waterman's Ink  From BlueCaravan, $10. View Item | View Shop | 1930s Faux Bois Royal Typewriter  From PoeticHome, $250. View Item | View Shop |
The Ghost of a Flower Anonymous "You're what?" asked the common or garden spook
Of a stranger at midnight's hour.
And the shade replied with a graceful glide,
"Why, I'm the ghost of a flower."
"The ghost of a flower?" said the old-time spook;
"That's a brand-new one on me;
I never supposed a flower had a ghost,
Though I've seen the shade of a tree."
|  By IronBedPhotograph, $19.99. | | Framed Set of Pressed Plants  From greatfindz, $150. View Item | View Shop | Antique Framed Photograph of Woman  From JillRuth, $19. View Item | View Shop | | Cremation Paperweight  By SpiritSongs, $50. View Item | View Shop | Red and White Vintage Boudoir Lamps  From TheVintageRobin, $78.99. View Item | View Shop | | Old Mirroscope Projector  From vintagehomerecycled, $79.95. View Item | View Shop | Vintage Italian Frame.....  From AmeeliaBedelia, $26. View Item | View Shop | Looking for more styles and interiors? Check out our video series, There's No Place Like Here, where creative types show us their unique spaces — infused with their aesthetic and filled with the treasures they collect. Get involved and show us your amazing space in this Flickr pool. Looking for more Etsy Finds? Try these links: Halloween Gift Guides | Halloween Posts | Search for Items Tagged "Haunted House" Know of any other great finds that fit today's theme? Then comment on Etsy's Blog and let us know. |
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