Holiday Tablescapes

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With Halloween over, we start to turn our attention to the November-December holidays. That means setting a festive table, and in this Pottery Barn video, designer Susanna Salk gives us some tips on making a few key purchases to create versatile and simple holiday tablescapes. You don't have to scream out "It's Christmas!" by turning your home into a kitsch fest, but you can focus on the winter theme and bring in fresh evergreens, berries, and use reflective surfaces like glass, silver, and mercury glass along with candlelight to add glittery warmth to your home.

Amityville Horror House

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The typical Halloween haunted house is usually the site of murders or untimely deaths. The famous Amityville Horror house from horror movie fame, is based on real-life murders and intrigue. This video gives you an introduction to the house and its tragic - and controversial - story. (Click here for other Amityville videos to explore the whole story.) Happy Halloween.

Fall Flower Arrangement

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There is nothing worse than a bad flower arrangement. We've seen the huge clump of flowers that stick up far too high above a dinky vase. How about the jungle of flowers that blocks everyone's view in the center of the dining table? Here's a how-to video to make a fall flower arrangement that cleverly makes use of large branches - they'll last a long time - and flowers - which will usually last a week, in time for a special party or family gathering. This is a tall arrangement meant to be used on a sideboard or centerhall table. You can also use it as a dramatic tah-dah (!) flourish as a centerpiece, but be sure to move it to a buffet or side table when your guests are seated at the table. There's nothing worse than cutting off everyone's view during the meal.

You may be wondering why there's a big photo of kale here! Small flowering kale heads are cleverly used in this unique fall arrangement.

Brooklyn GREEN Designers

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We love how Inhabitat's Interiors articles focus on the most sustainable and innovative products for homeowners and designers. Keeping up with GREEN is a full-time job these days, and one can never get too much information about the new products available for the home. This video features some of their favorite Brooklyn GREEN designers and their fab furniture designs. You'll get some great ideas for your next home project, like the paper lamps from Levent and Romme (above).