Halloween is just around the corner which means that it’s time to get into the spooky spirit with some Halloween home decor ideas! Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or just want to get your home into the spooky spirit, we have some fun Halloween ideas that are just scary enough to get you excited for the big day! From large outdoor spiders to front porch decor ideas, we will show you affordable and unique home decor ideas to upgrade your home decor this Halloween.
Every year, I struggle to come up with Halloween decor ideas for my home that are scary but not too frightening that I wake up in the middle of the night afraid of my own home decor! I have searched the internet for some of the coolest and most festive Halloween decor ideas that you can easily recreate in your own space and I am here to share them with you.
In this blog post, we will show you 21 Halloween home decor ideas that will make your house the talk of the town! From outdoor Halloween home decor ideas to DIY Halloween decoration ideas, these decorative pieces are perfect for any home, apartment, classroom, or bedroom! Now let’s get ready to decorate!
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How do I decorate my house for Halloween?
Here are some ways that you can decorate your house for Halloween:
- Display jack o lanterns
- Stick bats to your wall
- Drape spider webs on your furniture
- Hang witch hats from the ceiling
- Hang ghosts from the ceilings
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Best Halloween Home Decor Ideas
Now, let’s dive into the best Halloween home decor ideas we have found online!
1. Front Porch Halloween Home Decor
The front porch is one of the first impressions that people get of your home, especially those trick or treaters that will be showing up to your doorstep on October 31st! Dress up your front porch with some glowing ghosts, spider webs, and scary jack o lanterns. To really make your front porch scary, opt for red led lights under the ghosts or inside the pumpkins to create an evil look to them.
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2. Halloween Entryway Decor
Unleash your creativity in your small home’s entryway with some spider wall decals, a witches broom, and a pair of scary pumpkins. These subtle touches will be a spooky welcome into your home during this fall season.
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3. Kitchen Halloween Decor Idea
Don’t forget to add a little Halloween touch into your kitchen area this spooky season. In the kitchen, we suggest adding some small touches like mini pumpkins, willow branches, and maybe a spicy scented pumpkin hand soap.
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4. Halloween Living Room Decor Ideas
One of the easiest ways to add a touch of Halloween into your home is by incorporating black accents into your home decor. Swap out existing decorative items like candles, picture frames, and coffee table books for black versions of those items. Complete the look with cascading bat decals that climb up your walls for a haunted touch.
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5. Halloween Party Decor Ideas
If you are looking for a simple and easy way to dress up your tables for your upcoming Halloween party, try adding these cute ghost themed candles as decoration. The candles will also add light to your party and that spooky candlelight glow into your space.
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6. Skeleton Halloween Decor
We absolutely adore incorporating life sized skeletons into our Halloween home decor because of all of the unique possibilities you can do with your skeleton. Try adding fun costumes to your skeleton, such as witches hats or make your skeleton do a funny pose.
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7. Halloween Exterior Decor
Add a touch of halloween decor to the exterior of your home for Halloween by using these large outdoor spiders on your home’s entrance. Create webs around the windows and doors of your home to make the spiders seem more realistic.
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8. Scary Halloween Decorations
Create this spooky circle of witches for your outdoor Halloween party by interlocking their hands and having them stand in a circle. Try adding spot lighting to them to make them look extra scary at night or have them gather around a scary cauldron.
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9. Easy Halloween Decor
Halloween home decor doesn’t have to be that complicated, you can simply just add small touches to your home that will make the space feel scary and well decorated. We suggest searching your local Dollar tree for affordable indoor Halloween decorations towards the beginning of the Fall season for the best options.
10. DIY Scary Halloween Decorations
Recreate this creepy person for your home’s entrance, haunted house, or your Halloween party by finding a mannequin or person like figure that you can cover with old cloths or sheets dipped in fabric stiffener.
11. DIY Halloween Wreath Idea
How adorable is this Halloween decor DIY idea for your front door! Even though it is not that scary, this wreath was too beautiful not to showcase on your front door this Halloween.
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12. Halloween Party Decor
If you are hosting a party for Halloween this year and you want to create a scary ambiance in the room, lighting is crucial to setting the mood for the party. Replace the light bulbs in your light fixtures with red bulbs and add a fog machine to create this eerie feeling. Hang webs, black streamers, and spooky garland from the ceilings to add more visual interest to your party.
13. Floating Witch Hats
Hang witch hats from the ceiling using clear fishing line. It will look like they are magically floating in mid-air. The witch hats are the perfect touch of Halloween for your front porch, classroom or any indoor or outdoor space!
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14. Add Spiders and Webs
An easy way to decorate your home for Halloween is to stick plastic spiders on your walls and ceilings. Create clusters of them to make it look like your home is getting swarmed by these spooky bugs. You can even drape faux spider webs on your furniture, artwork, and windows to make the space feel like it was taken over from the spiders.
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15. Skeleton Backdrop Party Idea
This is one of the best Halloween home decor ideas if you are hosting a Halloween party in your home! We love the idea of this unique skeleton backdrop to serve as a photo spot for your guests during your party. This is such a unique background and a cool topic of conversation for your guests.
16. Spooky Wall Art
Replace your family photos with black and white pictures of your favorite Halloween characters. This is an easy, subtle ,and funny way to make your existing home decor ready for Halloween.
17. Easy Outdoor Halloween Decor
If you are looking for an easy way to add front porch decorations to your home this Halloween, try this Halloween DIY! Attach strips of cardboard and black cut out hands to the windows of your home and your front door area to create the illusion of monsters trying to break through the window.
18. Halloween Centerpiece Idea
Create a Halloween themed centerpiece for your dining table or coffee table by using festive candles, skulls, and dark flowers like black roses or deep red dahlias.
19. Rustic Farmhouse Halloween Decor
If you have a rustic or farmhouse style in your home, incorporate rustic Halloween decorations for a cohesive look.
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20. Halloween Decor For Shelves
Don’t forget to dress up any shelves in your home with Halloween home decor! Small knick knacks like skulls, mini skeletons, and spooky artwork are a great place to start.
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21. Halloween Home Decor On a Budget
This is one of our favorite Halloween home decor ideas if you are looking for an easy and affordable DIY craft idea from the Dollar Tree. Simply buy mini pots and add faux dirt and scary skeleton hands coming out of them. This is a great decor idea for your upcoming Halloween party seating arrangement or to display what food you made for your party.
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