Halloween Decorating Ideas to Make Your Home Ready

Entry #2917, October 20, 2013

The way of celebration and decoration on Halloween decorating has changed a lot. Apart from traditional items, Halloween decoration also embrace glitter, mirrors, candelabras, and more. New colors have been added to the typical orange and black color schemes. Check out these ideas to see what you can try in your home on Halloween this year.

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Pumpkins

Pumpkins are an integral part of autumn and Halloween decorations. The great thing is that you can place them anywhere – inside or outside your home. Place two long, ascending rows of pumpkins on your staircase. White pumpkins will look great if the stairs are black. Make the decoration more attractive by painting images of creepy insects on a few pumpkins.

Paint chalkboard circles on a few pumpkins and draw some images on them with a fresh piece of chalk. You can draw the faces of cats, witches, or even Mr. Jack-o’-Lantern. After that, make decorative pieces with them. For example, hang a Halloween banner and make a craft piece under it by filling a pitcher with fall branches and arranging mini pumpkins on a bed of leaves at the base. You can also place candy corn vases and mini pumpkins on the fireplace mantel and hang a string of colorful maple leaves above them.

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Spooky Decorations

Wire a faux crow onto an old candlestick and set it on a bed made of pumpkins and colorful fall leaves. Add a Halloween card or place a skull-like showpiece on the set-up. You can also make a spooky set-up by surrounding birdcages with small-eyed blackbirds. Create a chilling effect by decorating it with fake spider webs, bats, bugs, gourds, and dried moss. Decorate a chandelier with faux spider webs and plastic spiders.

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Bring in Halloween Traditional Colors

Bringing the traditional Halloween colors to the home will allow you to celebrate this holiday without spending much. Buy laces of multiple colors, attach them to the walls, and write Halloween messages on a framed chalkboard.

Decorate your dining table by placing red and white cupcakes on black candelabras. Add sparkle with small green and orange pumpkins; small bags filled with bright candies; red apples on a black ‘poison’ pot; spider wine glasses; and a couple of hard resin books. Give final touch to such an arrangement by embellishing with plastic spiders, stickers, and laces.

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Hallowen Decorating – Add a Candelabra

Candelabras are inexpensive, easy to find, and can be added to any Halloween decoration scheme. Buy multiple candelabras and paint them with multiple colors. Pair them with tall candles and candy jars. Put your lollipops and gumdrops on the jars. In fact, the combination of tall candelabras and colorful candy jars will give your place a glamorous vibe.

The holiday décor and design should harmonize with the style of your home. These thoughtful and creative decorations will definitely add style and appeal to your home.

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