One of her favourite decorations is a flying witch that her grandmother bought her on a trip to Manchester, while she also loves her white pumpkins (from Homesense in Blanchardstown) with the letters Halloween spelled out on each one.Īlso a big fan of Halloween is Lisa Joyce, who lives in south Dublin with her husband Paul, daughter Sadie (5) and Paul’s mother Claire. I also drape mirrors with black lace, just in case of a passing vampire.” A lot of my decorations are battery operated, including howling ghosts and witches that say ‘Boo!’ when you walk by – and I use pampas grass, wheat sheafs and tree branches with leaves in vases to bring the outside in and they look great in any room. I also like to add texture to a sofa or chair with fake fur rugs, cotton knit throws and lots of squishy cushions – TK Maxx have some great Halloween-themed ones. “I also love velvet pumpkins and splurged this year on two gorgeous black glitter skeletons to stand either side of my black front door. To keep things tasteful, Edmonds decorates her mantle with just one or two colours – black and white or autumn green and rust. I think spooky food is all part of the fun.” “I use platters with black grapes and fresh figs and display them with fake black spiders on top – and also make cup cakes with icing and add some jelly fangs and raspberry coulis to make it look like vampire fangs. She’s also a fan of using food in her displays. Photograph: Nick BradshawĮmma Edmonds's Halloween-themed cottage in Ashford, Wicklow. Halloween-themed cupcakes made by Emma Edmonds. I particularly like the cedarwood, nutmeg and orange candles from Brooke and Shoals at this time of year, and I put them in some plain black metal and glass lanterns – H&M Home, Ikea and Woodie’s have lovely ones. “I like a room to have fun for all the senses so I use scented candles. This means that even the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen have a few spooky touches. Edmonds decorates every room in the house (which you might recognise from this year’s Home of the Year), except her dressingroom.
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