Putting Up and Decorating the White House Christmas Tree

Irwin Weiner ASID - We all look forward to the end-of-the-year holidays because they make our homes more bright, cheery, and festive. We deck the halls, spin the dreidels, and light the Kwanzaa candles with family and loved ones, and our homes never look so magical.

The White House is no exception. In today's featured video, you'll see a time-lapse view of how a Christmas tree is prepared for, brought in, and decorated. It's a huge production!

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Happy Halloween!

Irwin Weiner ASID - If you're celebrating Halloween this year, have a great holiday, and if you haven't gotten into the groove yet - or if a catastrophic storm like Sandy hit your area as it did with us here in New York City - you can always think ahead to next year. In today's featured video, you can see some of the spookier Halloween decorations you can purchase, and I'll bet that you can go online or to a local retailer and scoop up some greatly discounted decorations for next year's celebrations. Have fun!

For decoration discounts online, try the following online outlets.

• Halloween Paper Masks at West Elm
• Multiple Decor Items at Pottery Barn
• Grandinroad Halloween Decor & Accessories Grand Finale Sale
  

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More Halloween Art and Craft Projects for the Home

Irwin Weiner ASID - OMG. I usually refrain from using texting abbreviations in my post, but Oh My God doesn't begin to cover my reaction to the crafty, thrifty, enthusiastic Do It Yourself Halloween decorations coming from Barry Belcher. Today's featured video is a mash-up of his craft creations and inspirations from this year and last year, and you'll like his craft-craziness.

He's one part zany and two parts clever, and you might find some great take-away ideas - and you can click on the links in the video to see tutorials on how to make the projects that you see. Visit the Barry Belcher Art and Design website and blog for more information.

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Young House Love Celebrates the DIY Life (and Halloween)

Irwin Weiner ASID - It's really wonderful to see the variety of interior design and decorating blogs online! You can find snarky, funny takes on design, inspirational posts from top designers, and amateur "I love to decorate!" folks who blog about the evolution of their home building or remodeling or decorating. Young House Love is a great blog, and if you haven't seen it, click on the link and experience it now. Sherry and John Petersik share their DIY adventures in Richmond, VA, turning a ranch home from bland to hip, fab, West Elm-y cool.

They shop at Michaels and Target and other stores, and they get inspiration from home decor gurus like Martha Stewart (just like the rest of us). And they put out some fun videos, like today's featured duo of vids where they share some original Halloween decorating ideas, tricking out their home in black and white, and then paint pumpkins in a very artistic and creepy-crawlie way. Click here to learn more about their new book, too: Young House Love book.

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