Sophisticated Halloween Décor You Can Use Year-Round

Seasonal décor is a great concept, but is hard to execute without a lot of storage space and without a budget for seasonal décor updates.  Replacing interior home accessories and furniture on a seasonal basis is also time-consuming. I went on the hunt for chic décor that's appropriate for Halloween, but that you won't need to put in storage when Halloween has passed.

As a home & garden editor, I like to help people get more for their money.  These home accessories and furniture selections can stay with you through the winter, and hopefully into spring and summer too. They're from some of my favorite home product designers. Enjoy!

Jonathan Adler Horn Sculptures: In the right light, Jonathan Adler's horn sculptures could cast some seriously spooky shadows. In daylight, they're sleek but quirky sculptures that could style up a mantle or side table. They're a sophisticated play on trendy antler accessories, and they won't go out of style any time soon.

Recycled Barn Wood Dining Table by Modern Rust: I own a Modern Rust dining table and matching benches, which I can describe in two words: American Gothic. In a dark finish, one of these sturdy but barebones tables could turn a milquetoast dining room or kitchen a darker shade of Goth. An added plus: Modern Rust's table sets are quite affordable at around $600 for a set.

Andre Joyau's Live Edges Table: This locally made table (that is, if you are a Brooklyn local like me) by Brooklyn designer Andre Joyau is a big, dark stained slab of tree trunk set on short, sturdy legs. It evokes dark, rainy, fern-filled forests. On Halloween, it could be part of a perfectly spooky haunted forest scene, and on normal days you could just rest a few books and a cold beer (on a coaster!) on it.

718 Made in Brooklyn Subway Lanterns: If your idea of a nightmare is getting stuck in the subway, or if you're just looking for a source of creepy yellow or blue light for a corner of your Halloween bash, Jeff Mayer's spin on authentic NYC subway workers' lanterns is a good buy. Use it through the year as a decorative backup light source.

The Algue Screen by Vitra: I'm a fan of Vitra furnishings because one of my favorite architects, John Brown of Slow Home Studio, sells Vitra furnishings from his store, the House Brand Design Store. The Algue screen by Vitra is pretty wild – it's made from branch-like plastic elements that you link together to form a room division. Depending on how you link the pieces together, the Algue screen can be either opaque or translucent.  In other words, you can create a spider-web effect with it, and then make it pretty for everyday living.

Simon Pierce Nantucket Lamps: How could I leave this out? No, I could not exclude this line of hand-blown glass-base lamps from the iconic Vermont glass and pottery company Simon Pearce.  The sturdy, modern cylindrical bases of these lamps can be filled with whatever you want. On Halloween, fill your lamp base up with candy corn (if you're sweet) or fake bloody eyeballs (if you're scary). Switch it up with the seasons – the classic lampshade that you can order with it will match anything.

Have a happy and safe Halloween! Remember, good design and study construction is an investment up front, but will last you a lifetime.

Chaya Kurtz is the Networx - http://www.networx.com - editor. Read more articles like this - http://www.networx.com/article/sophisticated-halloween-dcor-you-can-u - on Networx.com.