Here is how to use your small space with ingenuity and efficiency to entertain talent with this Halloween:
Preparation ~ Determine what day your friends can go, then create a Facebook event or send Evite. Interview your neighbors with your party plans. Ask guests to wear suits or scary or funny hats - and you will take pictures! Get a friend as an assistant on Party Day. Set up a docking station or cord for your sound system and invite guests to share their music files. Order cheap Etch smart tags and pre-stick them on all cups and glasses so that the names can be written with your fingertips, avoiding confusion in drinks and clutter with several cups. Coats and bags may lie above the lying pillow in the corner. I want more? Invest in a multi-armed stand for clothes or, if allowed, put big coat hooks on the wall.
Party day! ~ Furniture: if you cannot sit on it or have a drink on it, temporarily remove it to a friend’s apartment or the hall. Free the surface by moving your trinkets to the box in the closet. Click the remaining tables and chairs next to the walls. Think about the flow between the drink and the food zones to maximize the meeting room. Arrange placement in semicircular clusters. Put the recliner on the floor.
Snacks ~ Good = table against the wall for drinks. Better = extra drink area on the kitchen counter. Even better = add a decorated balcony station for drinks. Put a large black garbage bag in the kitchen sink and dry the holes to drain the molten water. Fill it with crushed ice weights. Trim the bag with scissors or cut out 8 “spider” legs. Place spring water and Etch-It, labeled clear plastic cups next to it for self-service. Serve food with toothpicks on small plates and often empty kitchen and trash baskets in the main room. Place food bowls, plates, plates and napkins on several different tables to avoid crowds around the same area.
Customization - this will be the standing side, so do not worry about the seats. However, small, small tables are a good thing to borrow. Hang a large mirror in your main room to increase the light and maximize the impression of space. Put on your creepy decorations on the ceiling and walls to keep guests in a clear place and find large, hidden decorations in the kitchen and in the common room. Take a lot of candid shots from everyone. Be sure to include some of you. Ask the TV to turn off playback of supernatural movies with great special effects or Black & White classics. Greet your guests by making them smile for Instagram, and then provide introductions when you take them straight to the booze zone. Use a fragrance plugin to make it enjoyable for many people in a small space. You have paper towels and leave extra fabrics in the break room. Forget the dishes until the morning and enjoy the party with your guests!
The Day After: Create a Facebook, Pinterest board or Instagram album for everyone to access - the perfect conclusion to an amazing Halloween party!
