Imust admit, I am a procrastinator. I wait until the last moment to finish many of my holiday décor projects and oftentimes regret I didn’t assemble them sooner to enjoy them longer! For those of you who plan in advance, we admire and applaud you—and for the rest of you, we hope this special issue will inspire and prompt you to start your end of year holiday planning early.
When temperatures start to cool a bit, round up the pumpkins and mums and follow the lead of homeowner Melissa Kalbfleisch (page 96) and artist Vanessa Valencia (page 102) who truly know how to celebrate the beauty and bounty of autumn and Halloween. And make an easy transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas with ingenious upcycling ideas in golden hues that can save time, money and stress (page 8).