Sick of the tired old black and orange color combos and plastic jack-o-lanterns, this year for Halloween I wanted to create an intriguing, textured tablescape that was equal parts creepy and elegant. I still yearned for the hair-raising details and overall dark vibe, but I kinda wanted to leave off the cheese factor…and, of course, I hoped to achieve this all without breaking the bank. So, without having a super clear idea of what I was looking for exactly, I headed to my local Savers thrift shop to see what I could unearth…
And I scored pretty hard…From black plates, glass jars and styrofoam heads, to gold candles, candlesticks, glassware and a whole collection of porcelain cats, I knew I was on my way to something intriguing. Savers was the perfect Halloween one-stop-shop because they carry new and old Halloween stuff so it’s easy to mix it up to put together something unique.
Ultimately, most of everything on this table (including the bed-skirt we’re using as a table-cloth) was found at Savers and purchased all together for less than $100….
What’s so great about using thrifted items for a tablescape is that I feel totally cool about spray painting over stuff–and in this way it’s easy to make things look cohesive…so our thrifted cats got a coat of matte black spray paint…
and so did the pumpkins..
We found bags of old toy bugs used them in our floral arrangements…eeeiiiieewww. 
Those little glass bottles turned into jars for our ‘poisonous’ cocktail…(come back to the blog tomorrow for the recipe…)
And that styrofoam head became our severed head/medusa floral centerpiece. Pretty genius, I know :P
And let us not forget about our candy pears (recipe coming mañana for those too…) 
At the end of the day, I couldn’t be happier with my spooky-chic results! #ThriftOrTreat yo!
Florals by Kelly Cuadra of Viva Voce
Crafting by Danae Horst
Tablescape Photography by Dabito
Before & After Photography by Danae Horst
Creative Direction by Justina Blakeney
*This post was brought to you in partnership with Savers, seriously though–the best place to shop for Halloween.
Totes genius floral Medusas though!! My eyes are hearts.
I love the small daggers in the pears! Where did you find them? Where they are Savers find?
I bet she did, but I just googled metal sword cocktail sticks and a ton of them came up! I came here for those, too, haha
The black color has made halloween really creepy. Fun will be replaced by fear, it’s very exciting.
I think black is also scary. I want to have fun.
this is truly beautifull. what an eye you have!
Love it!! And this bouquet really is stunning.
While Halloween is not part of our culture down here, I still love decorating my house with some elements of it. Unfortunately what can be found is either cheesy or really childish. I’ll steal the all-black idea though.
Creepy, classy and so creative!
Dabito said it perfectly…creepy, classy and creative. Most importantly classy…
This is just what I needed! I love the black foam head so much.
Thanks for sharing this info
Gorgeous! You guys did an amazing job transforming each piece to look so high end and mysterious. Very creative – talented crew!
Great ideas ! Totally love the floral centre piece! Such an atmosphere on this tablescape !
This is absolutely gorgeous and totally rivals Martha Stewart!
Oooo, I love this! You have some fantastic (and simple) ideas here that I want to steal! The black cats, the foam head as a floral base, I love it! My table isn’t nearly so elegant, but you have inspired me for next year…http://theyearoflivingfabulously.com/2014/10/15/victorian-gothic-halloween-a-home-tour-today-the-front-room-decorating-on-the-cheap-diys-tips-tricks/
Your table from top to bottom is elegant. I shop Savers all the time for items that people are so nice enough to let us ‘discover’ again! More people should donate anything and everything that can have a second, or third or more lives, with other people looking to create a new look for themselves or their home. You never know what you will find!
What you’ve done here is inspiring! I’d sit at your table anytime!
Your tablescape turned out beautiful! I work at Value Village in Canada and this year became Head Halloween Consultant and I can tell you I have had a blast. We only have about 6 of those styrofoam heads left. I have dressed up every day for almost 2 months now while using the store as my stomping grounds for creating my Halloween costumes. I also created a pinterest board of them just so I can keep track of them all. Have a peek if you want, especially at my Jack Sparrow outfit as he is my fave! http://www.pinterest.com/katster57/my-halloween-costumes-2014/
I don’t even do Halloween, but this makes me want to. :-)
same here.. very beautiful halloween tablescape.
Absolutely amazing and the medusa floral headpiece is so fabulous!
Only two words. CRUSHED IT!
This is insanely gorgeous! Well done.
This is my favorite tablescape ever!! Gorgeous, creative! I wish I were crazy enough to do this every day, LOL.
So pity I find your post so later! If I’ve found it before Halloween, I would definitely copy your idea! Love the way you’ve renovated these thrifted cats and turned them into brand new decoration. My girls will fall in love with this idea and this will also be a very good up-cycling lesson for them. Thank you for sharing this inspiration!
Justina
I love the mannequin head you decorated for Thrift or Treat you did awhile ago. I sell mannequins, mannequin heads and DIY tutorials on craft projects with mannequins. Would you consider a tutorial on how you created the mannequin head? For each tutorial I sold on my website, I would give you a percentage of the sale. And we could cross promote this on our social media. In the website section below I am putting in the link to my DIY mannequin page on my website. But I also have a DIY section on Pinterest. Looking forward to hearing from you. Loved the article about you in Sunset magazine
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Wow! This is such a beautiful tablescape
The things putting here whatever too goo
It is time to stop spending all your party money on orange streamers, caution tape, and hanging ghosts. Instead, look for antique candle holders, eerie clocks and dark flower arrangements
I know you did this awhile ago but I’m wondering where you found the mini swords for the apples/pears?
Hi Cali Ann! Those were an eBay find. I think we searched ‘mini dagger’ or ‘mini sword’. Hope that helps!
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This is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Would you mind if I showed some of your photos (with credit) on my Interior Design Blog!?
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I usually dont comment on blogs, but you did an amazing job conceptualizing this and putting it togther. I wish there was a Savers in NYC , I enjoy shopping with them when Im in the New England area but we have other thrift shops here.
I need to implement the ideas I see here next Halloween. There are really different and beautiful pumpkin decorations.