‘Real Housewives’ alum Dorinda Medley shares how she uses her Amazon devices to level up her Halloween decor

Fall is the perfect time to visit one of the Northeast’s most coveted Halloween destinations, Dorinda Medley’s Blue Stone Manor in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Decorated in a style she describes as “Marilyn Monroe meets Frankenstein,” the century-old Tudor mansion would not be out of place in the English countryside. Every year, the entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former cast member of The Real Housewives of New York City, throws a coveted party complete with famous guests and spooky décor. “New England. Fall. Halloween. A 100-year-old house. I mean, what else do you need?” Medley said.But don’t be fooled by the home’s stone hearths and wainscoted walls. This mansion is comfortably straddling centuries. In more ways than one, it turns out.A few years ago Medley invited Alexa, Amazon’s voice AI, to move in. Alexa has become a fellow host of her Halloween bash. That’s because Medley is using Alexa-enabled devices from Amazon and Ring, the smart home security system, to give her party an extra pinch of magic. “I always compare throwing a party or doing a dinner to a symphony,” she said. “It’s got to be really thought out well, and no one should know what’s going on in the back.”

True to form, on a recent visit, the house was replete with Halloween décor. There were weathered books holding spells and potion recipes, dry ice smoke, and a party of ghosts and skeletons atop her hardwood dining table, all mingling under the programmed flicker of smart plug-connected lights. Outside, knowing that the gauntlet of jack-o-lanterns illuminating the path to the house can only give off so much light, Medley installed a Ring Floodlight Cam Pro, which lit the way to make sure her guests felt safe. “I have been using the Ring cameras, which are incredible,” she said. Motion Alerts from her Ring devices send a notification to her phone, the Echo Show 15 in her kitchen, and her Fire TV smart TV—all linked to Alexa—so she knows who is coming.Here are some more tips from the hosting maestro to help turn your Halloween get-together into a true monster mash.

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