28 Creative Halloween Decorating Ideas to Start Now

Ready to transform your space into a spooky haven that’s as stylish as it is scary? In this article, you’ll discover 28 creative Halloween decorating ideas—ranging from easy DIY projects to bold statement pieces—that will bring eerie charm to every corner of your home. Let’s kick things off with a chilling bedroom makeover that takes scary to the next level, proving that Halloween décor can be both haunting and hip.

A Bedroom with a Scary Upgrade

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The bedroom doesn't normally get treated to the same creepy-crawly Halloween decoration ideas as your front porch or living room. If you are a big fan of the scariest season of all, it's worth adding a few touches to every space in your home. Think about a candy corn garland on the head board, pumpkin pillows, and replace any bedside table photos with a creepy snapshot instead.

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Halloween Touches on a Bookshelf

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The corners and shelves of a bookcase are the perfect spots to add a few Halloween details. Whether it's artwork to celebrate the holiday, colored glass jars and candles, or a skeleton, see what kinds of fun things you can work in between your books or everyday decor.

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Startling Spider Wall

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Make a handful of spiders with balloons or craft balls and pipe cleaners then hang them from faux cobwebs. To be honest, DIY spiders can be pretty darn cute so after the initial scare settles, you and your family and friends will appreciate the creativity.

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A Creepy-Chic Village

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Winter and Christmas villages are popular, but consider making a gothic rendition for Halloween. With black silhouettes, taper candles, and a few bats, your mantel will get a very cool and creepy upgrade.

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Attack of the Living Room Bats

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Whether you're planning a big Halloween bash or just love the holiday, you can make a big impact with wall-mounted bats. Make your own or buy a pack and place them in a flying formation across your walls.

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An Elevated Orange and Black Palette

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Halloween doesn't have to be scary. In fact, it can be chic! You can skip the creep elements altogether and instead opt for a black and orange palette in small doses (like throw pillows, mugs, and trays) that celebrates the season in a subtle and stylish way.

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Caught in a (DIY) Web

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Using sticks you find around your backyard or neighborhood, you can spin your own twiggy web above the fireplace. It's a pretty and earthy Halloween decorating idea. Dangle a faux spider from one of the corners for the full effect.

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Chic Witch Aesthetic

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Oh, yes indeed witches can be chic. A modern witch will still have their broomstick, but instead of a cauldron and cobwebs, try a black lantern, candlesticks, and a few patterned pumpkins for some great swaps.

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A Scary Staircase

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Just look to the usually-empty corners of your home for ideas on how to decorate for Halloween. The staircase is one such example and—if it's wide enough—serves as a great place to add pumpkins, faux flowers, crows, and signs.

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A Midnight Black Garland

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In between the autumnal leaf and evergreen garlands comes a time for version that's fit for a haunted house. Paired with a jet black wreath, your all-black garland will help you create a scary but stylish set-up around your front door in a matter of minutes.

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A Cute Jack-o'-Pillow

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Give an ode to carving pumpkins with the help of a cute pillow. This kind of plush jack-o'-lantern requires much less mess than its authentic gourd counterpart. Style it next to one in a leaf shape for a cozy, autumn-inspired place to curl up.

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An Oversized Arachnid on a Tree

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There are so many Halloween decoration ideas that involve adding spiders to your home. This one helps bring the theme to the furthest reaches of your property. While you may have a web on your deck, place the eight-legged resident elsewhere to give your whole front yard a creepy-crawly aesthetic.

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A Pretty, Themed Mantel

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A mantel is a great place to decorate for Halloween, as there are so many opportunities for infusing the frightening and fantastic. Add long taper candles and black candlesticks, glowing orange LED lights, bats, pumpkins, and a garland in a fun holiday phrase, such as “trick or treat.”

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A Glowing Witch's Broom

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This idea is a little more lighthearted and looks supremely stylish sitting in the corner of your bedroom. Wrap a vintage broomstick in warm fairy lights and lean it against a corner for a quick and cute way to celebrate Halloween.

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Spotlight on the Pumpkins

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We only really get three months of colorful pumpkins each year, so it's worth making the most of them. Adorn dining tables with a gourd-geous centerpiece featuring pumpkins of all shades and patterns. Among them, set up a black candelabra for a haunted house feel.

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A Vintage Halloween Twist

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Source Halloween decor from antique shops and thrift stores if you're interested in creating a vintage aesthetic. It'll create an elegant but fun aesthetic that looks different from the kitschy orange decorations at other stores.

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A Gothic Touch

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Skeletons and mummies don't have to make an appearance for a space to have an air of Halloween. Instead, go for more subtle details, like a blood red candle on an antique holder, which feels like something out of your favorite gothic novel.

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Vignettes Tinged Black

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Take the usual vignettes around your home and give them a transformation with a stroke of black. Replace flowers with black branches and leaves, add black bottle brush trees, and sprinkle a handful of bats and onyx-colored pumpkins.

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A Cute Collection of Pumpkins

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The simplest additions can be the most beautiful, as is the case with pumpkins. Collect several colors of pumpkins—from light green to cream to bold orange—and place them in groupings on your front and back porches for a pretty Halloween touch.

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A Vibrant and Colorful Take

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Halloween does come with traditional colors, but you certainly don't have to follow them. Instead, try out decor in pink, coral, and orange tones that nod to one of the classic hues. This is perfect if you'd rather give your home a vibrant and cheerful finish instead of something dark and scary.

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Add a Ghoulish Gourd Display

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Paint a group of squashes or gourds white and add ghostly faces to create a table centerpiece that's as cute as it is fitting for the holiday. These kinds of ghouls can be added to staircases, bookshelves, and front porches, too.

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Try a French Country Chic Halloween Set-Up

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Halloween can be expressed through many different design styles. Outside of a modern-day rendition, try a shabby chic aesthetic with velvet pumpkins, antique candlesticks, and a cream-colored macrame garland.

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Petite Pumpkins

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Although Halloween is normally full of carved pumpkins and giant displays, these tiny gourds make for the sweetest touches and can be worked into any room. Add them to kitchen window sills, mantels, bookshelves, entryway tables, and on your desk.

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Bring in Kid-Friendly Halloween Decorations

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Some Halloween decorations are admittedly scary—even for adults. For the rooms of little ones, tone down the horror factor and instead up the cuteness. Bring in stuffed animals with autumnal clothes, fabric pumpkins, a warm-toned wreath, and a witch's broom for a cute, storybook effect.

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Go for a Light and Airy Aesthetic

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Black, orange, and purple don't necessarily work with all interior types. If it feels too far of a stretch to bring in vibrant Halloween colors, stick with the palette that fits your home best, whether that's whites and neutrals or a different selection of shades.

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Go All Out with Haunting Characters

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Everyone loves the house on the street that isn’t afraid to embrace Halloween to the fullest, and there are many ways of doing that. Find statement blow-up decorations you love and pair them with a porch that’s doused in mums and pumpkins. Floating witch hats are also always welcome.

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Welcome to Our Web

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Give a warm, fuzzy welcome to trick-or-treaters with the help of some overgrown spiders who have decided to take up residence at your home. Use yarn to make gigantic webs and seek out the largest faux spiders you can find, styling them on the roof and siding.

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A Rainbow of Pumpkins

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You won’t be hard pressed to find pumpkins, gourds, and squashes of all hues and shades. Instead of leaning on an array of orange picks this year, seek out yellow, pink, green, white, and multicolored produce. Your display will really sparkle and stand out from the rest.