While I liked Halloween as a kid, it lost its appeal quickly as I got older (college Halloween parties? Not really my style!). I’m sure it’ll be exciting again once Dave and I have kids someday, but until then, I feel like I’m in a funny, “in between” stage when it comes to Halloween. My ideal solution? A festive, but still elegant, dinner party, complete with homemade chili and cornbread (my family’s Halloween tradition), pumpkin decor done in an unexpected way, and, yes, a little bit of candy :)

Top: Denise Crew via Camille Styles, The Merrythought, Jose Villa via Style Me Pretty; middle: Joel Maus via Style Me Pretty Living, Rustic White via Waiting on Martha, How Sweet It Is; bottom: How Sweet It Is, Design Love Fest

Hope y’all enjoy your Halloween weekend, whatever you’ll be doing! And, just for fun, what’s your all-time best costume? When I was little, my mom dressed me as a pink Crayola crayon!