My aim was to create flexible, paintable faux vines for Halloween that were easy to make without the mess and time-consuming methods often found online. I wanted the vines to have a natural, organic look with varied thicknesses and branching sections, enhancing their creepy, realistic appearance. To achieve this, I chose insulation spray foam, which, once dried, provided the flexibility and texture I desired. I laid out a plastic drop cloth and spontaneously crafted the vines, starting from a thick base and extending into smaller branches. After drying, I spray-painted them gloss black for a sci-fi aesthetic, though they could easily be customized with earthy tones or even a gory color palette for different effects. Finally, I used black panel nails to hang the vines, wrapping them around the nails to achieve the desired look.

My vision was finding a balance between a sophisticated interior design aesthetic, exterior Halloween decor, innovation, and the potential larger blue-sky idea of eventually converting my house to a medieval cathedral in annual increments.