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So recently I got to thinking that I'd like to throw a small Halloween party at my new place this year, just a few friends kind of thing ya'know? Last year I didn't get the time nor have the energy to do anything but I'd like to change that this year (plus, since none of my friends have gotten to come visit yet it would be a nice way to throw a (bit late) housewarming party!)
I've put a lot of thought into it so far and have come up with several simple, cheap decorating ideas for the rest of the place and a few spots where I could put some extra decor such as around the front door, in front of the kitchen window, corner of the living room, etc. Thing is my roommate recently moved out and I don't have any reason to seek another roommate out so I'm left with a nice 10x12' empty room. I was going to use it for storage space but I thought that it'd be a nice spot to put something...how we say..."extra" special?
Thing is, I'm just not sure what would be the best use of this space! While I can figure out the rest of the area easily enough I'm stuck on this spot. I know most of my friends will hang out in the living room and kitchen most of the time so I'm trying to leave those rooms more open. But I really wanna put something extra creepy in that spare room. I'm not sure if I could fit a small walkthrough in there but I want it to be something I can easily do (since it's just me that will be decorating everything) and something not too pricey but with lasting effect if you know what I mean. Mwahahaha! I want it to be someplace I can drag my vic---err...party guests into or they will be interested enough to wander into themselves and leave with thoughts of either "That was amazing!" or faces frozen in fear!
So far I have lots of creepy cloth and several sizes...err "ages" of skeletons (one nicely decapitated itself last year! XD) as well as lots of multicolored lights (mostly in orange and purple...colored light bulbs too!) As well as a fog machine that I'm thinking of setting up an ice rig for to keep it lower to the floor (cover this hideous blue carpet! XD) So I have a few small little things I can always put somewhere but I really want that room to be something nice and...memorable. Heheh.
So really, any and all ideas would be muchly appreciated!
Oh, and here's a little layout of what I'm dealing with. Just a simple little room with one small window and a closet and furnace to one side:
I've put a lot of thought into it so far and have come up with several simple, cheap decorating ideas for the rest of the place and a few spots where I could put some extra decor such as around the front door, in front of the kitchen window, corner of the living room, etc. Thing is my roommate recently moved out and I don't have any reason to seek another roommate out so I'm left with a nice 10x12' empty room. I was going to use it for storage space but I thought that it'd be a nice spot to put something...how we say..."extra" special?
Thing is, I'm just not sure what would be the best use of this space! While I can figure out the rest of the area easily enough I'm stuck on this spot. I know most of my friends will hang out in the living room and kitchen most of the time so I'm trying to leave those rooms more open. But I really wanna put something extra creepy in that spare room. I'm not sure if I could fit a small walkthrough in there but I want it to be something I can easily do (since it's just me that will be decorating everything) and something not too pricey but with lasting effect if you know what I mean. Mwahahaha! I want it to be someplace I can drag my vic---err...party guests into or they will be interested enough to wander into themselves and leave with thoughts of either "That was amazing!" or faces frozen in fear!
So far I have lots of creepy cloth and several sizes...err "ages" of skeletons (one nicely decapitated itself last year! XD) as well as lots of multicolored lights (mostly in orange and purple...colored light bulbs too!) As well as a fog machine that I'm thinking of setting up an ice rig for to keep it lower to the floor (cover this hideous blue carpet! XD) So I have a few small little things I can always put somewhere but I really want that room to be something nice and...memorable. Heheh.
So really, any and all ideas would be muchly appreciated!
Oh, and here's a little layout of what I'm dealing with. Just a simple little room with one small window and a closet and furnace to one side:
