{"id":20179,"date":"2019-09-23T20:42:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T20:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/?p=118802"},"modified":"2019-09-25T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:11:44","slug":"ahoy-matey-a-pirate-themed-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/ahoy-matey-a-pirate-themed-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahoy Matey \u2013 A Pirate Themed Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Halloween is around the corner, and families are getting ready to scare up some fun. Jessie Ecker of Eye In The Detail\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0created the ultimate pirate ship in her yard with the help of a few Home Depot products.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This is my first year participating in The Home Depot’s Halloween Style Challenge. When I was invited to partner with The Home Depot for this Challenge, I was beyond excited and a little nervous. This is my first year really decorating for Halloween. The Halloween decor at my house normally consists of white pumpkins. My kids, on the other hand, could not wait to get started. They have begged me to decorate for Halloween for as long as I can remember. So, I was super excited to finally give them the Halloween of their dreams.<\/p>\n

Designing the Space<\/h2>\n

First up was designing the space. My theme for the Halloween Style Challenge is pirates. I always start with a focal point when designing any space. This time was no different. I wanted to make something special for this style challenge, so I opted to build a pirate ship as my main focal point. Yes, you heard me correctly, a pirate ship! Once the plans for my ship were drawn out, I chose where I wanted it in my front yard. Next, I decided on what other decorations I would like around it. In my head, I envisioned some kind of dock with water all around it.<\/p>\n

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Time to go Shopping<\/h2>\n

The Home Depot has all sorts of pirate themed decor for Halloween. Because I wanted this to be a fun experience for the whole family, we all went shopping together to pick out our decorations. Of course, I had my design in mind and all drawn out, but my kids had a completely different idea in mind. Isn’t that the way it always works? I’m glad I had a theme because, otherwise, my decorations would be all over the place. The Home Depot has\u00a0witches<\/a>,\u00a0monsters<\/a>,\u00a0inflatables<\/a>,\u00a0skeletons<\/a>\u00a0and so much more.<\/p>\n

In the end, we chose a\u00a0pre-lit pirate ship with skeleton<\/a>,\u00a0an animated steering wheel <\/a>and a set of 2 skeleton pirates<\/a> .\u00a0None of that comes together without a\u00a0fog machine<\/a>,\u00a0fog Juice\u00a0<\/a>and a\u00a0fog tube<\/a>. We even went back last minute and picked up a\u00a0thunder light projector<\/a>\u00a0and a few\u00a0blue flood lights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Let’s Get Building<\/h2>\n

Once I got started building my pirate ship, I realized I wanted to make something that would last way longer than just the Halloween season. So, I decided to build the pirate ship into an outdoor playground space that I will move to my backyard after the holidays. How you ask? Now, that’s a problem for future me,\u00a0but at least my kids can enjoy it all year round.<\/p>\n

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The ship has three sections. There’s a standing space with a pirate flag pole on the front deck. The center of the ship has a section that I will turn into a sand box and a bench for sitting. The back of the deck has stairs leading to it, creating a higher spot for standing. Under that space, I cut out spots for cannons that I built with a black PVC pipe<\/a> and plumbing pieces. The top space has a ledge for support. It also has a location for the ship’s steering wheel and a spy scope. On the back of the ship, I built a mast using 1′ X 2′ s<\/a>, old curtains for the cloth and\u00a0brown twine rope<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Supplies<\/h2>\n

I used pressure treated deck boards and secured them together using\u00a03 inch deck screws.<\/a>\u00a0On occasion, I used my\u00a0kreg jig<\/a>\u00a0for extra support. I also used a miter saw<\/a>, circular saw<\/a>, jig saw<\/a> and clamps<\/a>. When I was done building, I debated whether or not I should paint the ship or stain it. I ended up staining the whole thing black with\u00a0Varathrane’s Charred Wood Accelerator<\/a>. It creates a charred wood look that was perfect for a pirate ship. The whole thing cost under $200.<\/p>\n

If you are not up to building your own pirate ship, The Home Depot has the most amazing 9.5ft tall\u00a0pirate ship<\/a>\u00a0with a skeleton pirate, animated steering wheel and pirate flag. You can’t beat that! I saw it in the store display it was very impressive.<\/p>\n

Styling the Space<\/h2>\n

My favorite part of the project was putting everything together and adding the finishing touches. It’s those final details that really make a space incredible. I added blue tarps on the ground the ground to resemble water, and I used old pallets, 2′ X 4’s<\/a> and brown twine rope<\/a>\u00a0to make my dock. The pirate sign was made with leftover wood scraps,\u00a0stain<\/a>\u00a0and white paint. This was such an easy project that really added to the whole scene. Skulls, rats, swords and gold coins scattered into spaces really finished everything off.<\/p>\n

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Final Reveal<\/h2>\n

So here it is, my Home Depot Halloween Style Challenge in all its glory. I took photos at a few different times of the day so you can see how everything looks during the day and at night. All my little pirates had to join in on all the fun too.\u00a0Ahoy Matey! All Hands on Deck!!!<\/p>\n

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Special thanks to The Home Depot for inviting me to participate in the 2019 Halloween Style Challenge. Building, styling and making my kids’ dream Halloween yard was a blast. I put in a lot of hard work, but the end result was absolutely worth it! \u00a0I am beyond grateful for this incredible opportunity.<\/p>\n

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Find more Halloween and Harvest decor<\/a> at the Home Depot. Searching for more inspiration? Check out our other Halloween and Harvest Style Challenge posts here<\/a>!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Halloween is around the corner, and families are getting ready to scare up some fun. Jessie Ecker of Eye In The Detail  created the ultimate pirate ship in her yard with the help of a few Home Depot products. This is my first year participating in The Home Depot’s Halloween Style Challenge. When I was invited…<\/p>\n

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