On Decorating My Sukkah: Part II -The Final Results

Well, we're almost halfway through the holiday of Sukkos, and if you've been following my blog, you would have seen the Part I post about the inspiration for decorating my Sukkah this year. I have been hearing from lots of people that they are waiting to see the results (of which some of the pictures I posted on Facebook this past Sunday). But my pictures don't do justice to the gorgeous photography of my daughter Sara, who's new photography business, Sarielle Photography (like her page!!) took off with fabulous success because of her fun loving on-the-job persona, plus her amazingly colorful photo editing skills (like I said...check out her page to see what I'm talking about).

Anyhow...drum roll please...here are the final results of the Fall 2012 Langert Sukkah:

As noted in my previous inspirational post, I wanted to do a watery aqua colored theme, so with $6 sheer curtains from a discount curtain store, I hot glued the curtains to the wall of the fiberglass Sukkah. 

Then I wired a large branch (found in the neighboring woods) to the ceiling beams and hung wired votives and plastic crystals (cut from crystal curtains from the same inexpensive curtains shop). I wired a mini chandelier (usually hanging in my sun room) through the center of the branch. (Yes it rained and no there were no electrical problems!)

 If you follow me on instagram you would have seen the large bucket load of blue hydrangeas and green roses I purchased for my Sukkah. (This was probably the most expensive part.)

Using floral vials I trimmed the flowers, placing the stems in the vials and then created floral clusters using wire to first bind them together, and then hang from the branches and the ceiling beams.

I saved some flowers for the centerpiece, which was made with a cluster of glass candlesticks purchased at Home Goods several years ago and Snapellagrino lemonade and orangina bottles arranged on a mat of leftover mosaic glass tiles from my kids' renovated bathroom.

 On a side wall I hung a spray painted foam wall vase filled with more of the flowers, and created a vignette using my Shabbos candelabra, some French blue vases from Home Goods, filled with spray painted branches.

 My silver mirror (from my bedroom) was hung as a focal point...note Sara taking the photo in the mirror!

 The results were quite elegant and breathtaking....

 ...not to mention super soothing.

 Me and Sara and the super serene background.

 The floral vials with water help to keep the flowers alive throughout the week.

 Here's my happily setting my table for the holiday...

The family, ready for a fun and fabulous holiday!!

It always takes a lot of work to create a stunning Sukkah-scape, but it's also always worth it when we're all sitting together, sharing in the quality family and holiday time. As I mentioned to my family, as we sat together in the Sukkah this past Sunday evening, "When else would we all gather together for an outdoor soiree...all family members present...with no cell phones, sharing only in good food and happy spirits? I doubt often...if ever!

Enjoy the rest of your Sukkos holiday, and your week!
Until next time...
xo
Sharon