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    Home » Holidays

    Halloween Step Ladder

    Published by Pam Kessler | 302 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 30 Comments

    Step ladders aren't just for getting the Tupperware off the top shelf anymore.

    They're also decorative!

    I bought this step ladder a few weeks ago at a garage sale, put it on the porch and decorated it for Halloween.

    Halloween step ladder decor.

    I have this vignette sitting right outside of my living room door so I can see it from both inside and out. As a matter of fact, I am looking at it right now.

    A step ladder decorated for Halloween.

    I added my can of unknown purpose which I bought last weekend at the Springfield Antique Show and Extravaganza.

    Gas can, maybe?

    Back spider on an old gas can.

    I purchased these metal spiders years ago at a craft fair and wish I would have picked up more of them.

    Black spider on a rusty tin pumpkin.

    They always find a way into my fall decor. Sometimes clinging to a hay bale, sometimes just climbing up random items on the porch.

    Casper appears to be terrified of them!

    Ghost and spider on a step ladder for Halloween decor.

    My coleus is still alive and kicking, but will probably wither away at first frost.

    Coleus plant.

    In past years, I had been cutting these blooms off as soon as they appeared, because I buy coleus more for the foliage rather than the flowers. But this year I have been keeping them on the plant. They are actually sort of pretty.

    Blue flowers on a coleus plant in fall.

    Speaking of flowers, I am a sucker for mums. I can't walk into the garden center without walking out with one.

    Orange and yellow mums sitting on the porch.

    The lighter yellow/orange one (Golden Cheryl) isn't blooming at the same rate as the darker orange ones (Hannah Orange). So my expected explosion of rich fall colors hasn't quite happened yet.

    Orange and yellow mums.

    Tell me, are you done with your fall outdoor decorating or do you wait until closer to Halloween? Or skip it all together?

    Rusty tin pumpkin used as Halloween porch decor.

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    1. Ida

      September 27, 2011 at 5:41 pm

      Awesome photo's. Love those metal spiders and your Coleus is gorgeous.

      Reply
    2. Babs

      September 27, 2011 at 5:51 pm

      Your Halloween step ladder is so much fun. Love the metal spiders and the cute pumpkin. I'm ready for mums too and need to go to the garden center. I always love how mums have girl's names. I have a bronze one one named Tabitha that I planted in the yard.
      Happy Fall.

      Reply
    3. Vicki

      September 27, 2011 at 8:21 pm

      Love your porch, Pam!

      Reply
    4. Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes

      September 27, 2011 at 9:06 pm

      You do the best decorating! I just love your style and I love your finds at yard sales and thrift stores!

      Have a great week!

      Mary

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    5. the vintage wren

      September 28, 2011 at 12:58 pm

      Thanks for giving me a great idea for using the little ladder I was going to remove from my studio. I love what you've done for fall. No decorating going on around here...yet. Hopefully soon...I better get myself in gear or the holiday will just pass me by. Hugs-Carrie

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    6. [email protected]

      September 28, 2011 at 6:23 pm

      I would leave with those gorgeous mums, too!!! Awesome color! Love the fun Halloween porch decor!!!

      Reply
    7. [email protected] Home Scenes

      September 28, 2011 at 8:59 pm

      Your porch looks great with lots of different items used for decoration. I am always impressed with your creativity, Pam. Love those coleus, too.------Shannon

      Reply
    8. Sue

      September 29, 2011 at 8:29 am

      Lovin' your front porch, Pam! To think you could have bought MY ladder! LOL Your mums will pop open soon enough. My big ones are so wet, they are drooping and leaving gaps in the top. Not attractive.... I'll put out Halloween stuff the middle of Oct. I'm so late getting autumn things out this week. Talk soon, are you going to the French Hen Farm sale? I'll be there Fri. -the husband is off and wants to go. ♥ Sue

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    9. Rose @ Confessions of a Curbshopaholic

      October 01, 2011 at 5:36 am

      I love your porch display, esp the ladder and spiders. I've just bought pumpkins, a bundle of cornstalks, and mums so far, haven't had time to do any real decorating.
      Probably won't get to either. 🙁

      Reply
    10. Cathy @My 1929 Charmer

      October 26, 2011 at 4:24 pm

      Love the simplicity of the porch, and wish you had bought-en more of those ants, because I would of begged you for one. Thanks for stopping by my blog, and liking my "trash to nightstand" post. Like your blog so, I Facebooked you!

      Reply
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