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Keeping Spiders Out Of Your Home

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This time of the year, we tend to notice more and more of those creepy crawly eight legged bugs both outside and inside our homes.  They are not always overly harmful, but not exactly welcome either.

Repelling these  tiny arachnids is something that can be a little tedious and sometimes a little costly as well.  This post from Natural Living Ideas gives us 9 great ideas of ways to keep spiders out of our home with products that we may already have on hand, and even better, lack the chemicals that some of those over the counter repellents are made of.

Read the post here: 9 Natural Ways To Keep Spiders Out Of Your Home

Comments

  1. If you need tips to keep spiders out of your home then chances are you’re pretty terrified of them! Why would you put a huge picture of a spider at the top of the post???

  2. Thanks, I was thinking the same thing. Trying to open the attachment without looking at the picture because I knew it would be there.

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Garage Door Halloween Decorations

This Garage Door Halloween Decoration project is such a fun way to make a big Halloween statement without needing to decorate the whole yard. Instead of a small wreath or porch sign, this idea turns the entire garage door into a spooky silhouette scene, complete with witches, pumpkins, trees, cats, and creepy Halloween shapes.

I really like this one because it has huge visual impact from the street. The black silhouettes against the pale garage door make the design easy to see, even from a distance, and it gives the whole house that haunted Halloween feel without being too gory or scary. It is perfect for families who want something dramatic but still fun for trick-or-treaters.

This is also a great project if you enjoy cutting your own shapes from cardboard, poster board, foam board, or lightweight plastic sheets. You could keep the design simple with just bats and pumpkins, or go all out with witches, trees, ghosts, black cats, and cauldrons. Add a few outdoor spotlights or battery lights nearby and it would look amazing at night.

What makes this project especially clever is that the garage door becomes the backdrop, so you do not need a lot of expensive supplies to fill a large space. It is bold, budget-friendly, and very customizable.