So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

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So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by johnsoneliza52 » Sat May 21, 2011 4:29 pm

and would like some input.
The general idea is to turn the whole front of the house into a castle. I think we are about 1/3 there with the props. We put part of what we have up on Mothers day, and took pictures.
We don't normally do the 'haunt' thing,...just select a theme each year and run with it. The other part of the equation is to spend the least amount of money as possible..so all recycled materials.
This "castle" is paper mache (flour and water and newspaper) on broken and discarded doors
from garbage piles.
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The second story of the castle will be built about the same and attached to about the middle of the roof itself. We plan on putting circular lookout things on the top of the squarish towers (three towers total)..and three circular towers on the roof itself.
Of course, all the bricks will be filled in when we put it up..these are all separate doors right now..and the towers will be left like they are..painted the same color as the castle.
Can anyone see it in thier head? Or do you have to be drinking rum..like we are, when we come up with this stuff?...lol

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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by witchy » Sun May 22, 2011 2:30 pm

I think it will turn out great, and you have a very good start!! I'm not sure if this is the kinda imput up want but a mote would be cool, too!! Thanks for posting pics!! 8)
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Post by johnsoneliza52 » Sun May 22, 2011 3:40 pm

Thanks..have a long way to go. We came up with a few good ideas yesterday. Maybe after we implement those , I'll post a few different pics, and see if anyone has any suggestions on where to go from there.
Thanks for checking it out!

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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by Murfreesboro » Wed May 25, 2011 8:15 am

Very impressive!

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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by Andybev01 » Wed May 25, 2011 1:38 pm

Have your neighbors called for a competency hearing yet? :wink:
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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by iHaunt » Thu May 26, 2011 12:40 am

That's so awesome!! :D Post a very few pics if you can. ;)

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Post by johnsoneliza52 » Fri May 27, 2011 10:55 pm

lol

My neighbors gave up on the whole mentally competent thing years ago.

Here's the old west town from three years ago


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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by johnsoneliza52 » Fri May 27, 2011 10:56 pm

whoops..that didn't work

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Post by johnsoneliza52 » Fri May 27, 2011 10:57 pm

and this

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Post by iHaunt » Sat May 28, 2011 1:31 am

I wish to live there as my own haunt home! :lol:

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Post by HalloweenDot » Sun May 29, 2011 10:00 pm

I have to say, that is great. ;-)
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Post by iHaunt » Sun May 29, 2011 11:29 pm

HalloweenCom wrote:I have to say, that is great. ;-)
Yes, that's so beautiful home! :lol: I'm still thinking about designing and building the shape of woods like that in the pics! :D My grandpa, cousin and a friend of mine from across the street will talk about this. ;)

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Re: So...we're working on our Renaissance Castle..

Post by jadewik » Tue May 31, 2011 1:10 pm

I look at this thread every time there's a new post and I still can't get over the epic-ness of your home haunt. Is that a real block facade you're using for the castle?

Do you get a lot of repeat ToT'ers? How do you mitigate that?...

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Post by johnsoneliza52 » Tue May 31, 2011 3:56 pm

Thank you all so much! It's so nice to get the compliments..
We get over 240 tots every year..it goes with the territory when
you do these huge things!! I buy candy throughout the year, whenever
I see it on sale; so we don't have that huge expense at Halloween

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Post by iHaunt » Tue May 31, 2011 11:50 pm

Wow!!! :o That's a lot of TOTS!!! :D I only had between 20 - 150 TOTs here.

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