Eerie-sistible Halloween Decorating Tips for Every Room
Oh my gourd, it’s finally spooky season! You know what that means! Pounds and pounds of candy and finally getting to decorate your kitchen to be just as spooky as you’d like.
Halloween is such a fun, festive holiday — and the decoration possibilities are endless! Do you want your space to be decorated like a scene out of a scary movie? Or do you want simple autumn vibes with pumpkins, candles and fall leaves that you can leave on display until Thanksgiving?
Midwest Kitchens is here to help you choose from loads of Halloween-approved decorating options! Keep reading for our favorite tricks and treats for a Halloween-ready home.
Tis’ the Season for your home to be SCARY
The first step of decorating your home is to pick a theme that can be used around the entire house. Think: pumpkin patch, haunted house, the perfect fall day or silly, spooky fun. Choosing a theme for your home will make it easier for you when it comes to shopping for the decorations and choosing the placement for each new piece in your home.
Something else to keep in mind when choosing your decorations: what will you do with them after spooky season is over? Will they go in storage or the garbage?
For a more sustainable decorated home with no need to store after, keep these tips in mind:
- Decorate with pumpkins, winter squash or gourds — compost after or turn into a yummy dish if possible!
- Make temporary wreaths out of natural materials you can compost afterward.
- Use paper decorations you can recycle afterward.
Halloween is the one time of year where you can go big or gourd home! But be careful — if you overdecorate, it will make your home look cluttered. Planning ahead will help prevent you from going overboard!
Here are some ideas for decorating the most essential rooms of your home for Halloween this year!
A Killer Kitchen 🔪🩸
Your kitchen is the heart of your home and it’s the most BOO-tiful room in your house.
Decorating your kitchen can be tough because every nook and cranny already serves a vital purpose. Start with the front of your kitchen surfaces — your refrigerator doors, your cabinets, kitchen windows. Cover with fun spooky decals or fun Halloween drawings by your kids!
If you want to be more spooky when it comes to decorating your kitchen, you could decorate with spider webs and hanging spiders and bats — just be mindful to keep hanging decorations away from your stove and oven.
Speaking of your stove, don’t forget to put out your seasonal hand towels — nothing like the practical touch of some Halloween-themed towels wrapped around the stove handle.
For your counters and open shelves, you can’t go wrong with pumpkins! We love white-painted pumpkins with hand-painted black silhouettes hand-painted — like a cat, witch or a bat.
You can also decorate your counters with a fun fall centerpiece! For an autumn vibe, start with a neutral-colored tray on your island counter. Add a fall-scented candle, an orange vase full of pampas grass and some fabric pumpkins or tiny, colorful gourds.
If you want a more functional ghoulish look, try a black, tower tray displaying your spooky Halloween desserts. Add spider webs and a skull for a finishing touch.
Don’t forget the space above your cabinets too! They’re just begging for fabric pumpkins, mini gourds or a beautiful red, yellow, and orange leaf garland.
A BOO-zy Bar Cart 🍷🥃🍸
Let’s be honest, we’re just here for the BOOze this Halloween season. Your bar cart is a party staple that needs some special Halloween touches — especially if you’re entertaining guests. Obviously, you have to include your favorite spirits and wine for the cart, but you need spooky touches as well.
Include a letter board with a punny Halloween saying on it like “100% that Witch” or “Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun!” Or display the name of some fun Halloween-themed signature cocktails you’ll be serving.
Next, dig out your Moscow Mule mugs for a fun touch of brass that will look great with all the fall colors around the house. Finally, add a Halloween touch, like a witch statue, a bowl of candy corn or some small pumpkins, that won’t take up too much surface space.
A Dining Room that’ll have them saying, “Bone appetit!” ☠️🍽️
When it comes to your dining room, you can get very creative with your Halloween decorations. You have a whole table-top surface to work with — so, have some skele-fun. 💀
You can use a human-size skeleton or scarecrow by placing it in a seat at the dining table and having the skeleton’s hands holding a fork and knife, a spooky chalice or even a bowl of candy.
When it comes to your centerpiece or place settings, you could be simple or spooky. For a simple table set up, include neutral placement for the plates and then black or white dishware. For decorations, have a neutral-colored runner that resembles the Halloween season with a pumpkin centerpiece or a few mini pumpkins at each seat.
If you want to be more witchy, the theme of your dining room should be dark — think black and deep, blood red. Include all dark dishware and placemats, medieval and archaic-looking glassware, a black runner and black napkins with a spider holder. For the table, try tall, black candles scattered in the middle of the table, black tulle over the runner and over the table hang witch hats from the ceiling.
Dead or A-Living Room 🆘
Your living room is the center of attention, so why not make it that way during Halloween this year! But you want your living room to still feel as homey and functional as possible, but with a spooky twist. The easiest way to decorate your couch in your living room is by adding Halloween-colored throw pillows and a plaid blanket draped along the back.
If you have a mantle or fireplace, make it the center of attention! If you are having a Halloween party this year, you could drape a Halloween banner across the mantle for your guests to take pictures in front of!
On both sides of the fireplace, place lanterns or fall-colored flowers in a neutral-colored vase! You can also add some pumpkins to brighten up the area too.
Don’t have a mantle or fireplace? No problem! Choose a wall in your living room to make the focal point and backdrop for all your selfies.
A Fang-tastic Foyer 🧛♂️
The next area to focus on for decorating your home is the front entrance of your home. This area is the first area your guests will see so you want it set the vibe for the rest of your Halloween decor.
If you have an entryway table, make sure to spruce it up with some different-sized fabric pumpkins, multiple candles or cover with some Halloween prints! Also make sure there is enough room on the entryway table for your bowl of candy for your trick-or-treaters!
Hayneedle suggests following these tips to have the best entryway for Halloween:
- Trick-or-Treat Tabletop – Add your favorite Halloween must-haves to your entryway table that will attract your guests.
- Versatility is Key – Decorate your entryway table with a mix of Halloween decorations and accessories that you use year-round.
- Add Sparkle & Shine to Your Space – Add LED or string lights to resemble Halloween night.
- Be Creative with Candle Holders – Use candy jars as a candle holder.
- Get Your Glow On – Use flameless wax pillar candles to create a welcoming glow to your front porch.
Naturally Halloween Themed – Add fall-colored plants, pumpkins and flowers on your porch for a welcoming touch.
Spook-tacular Front Porch and Yard 👻
I think we can all agree that the best place to decorate your home for Halloween is the front porch and front yard. This is where you can make your decorations that can be appreciated by all! There are endless ideas when it comes to decorating your front porch, so let’s give your neighbors pumpkin to talk about.
Some staples that your front porch needs are carved pumpkins. No matter how old or young you are, carving pumpkins is a great tradition that can be appreciated with friends or family. After they’re done being carved, set them on the porch steps with lights in them so you can see their eerie faces at night. The more pumpkins, the better!
Some other things that you could include on your front porch display are hay bales, corn stalks and beautiful, colorful mums. For your front door, have a Halloween-themed wreath hanging either made up of skeletons or bats!
The more decorations you have, the more trick-or-treaters will come flocking to your house — the most fun Halloween home on the block!
Decorating your home for a holiday is one of the best past times. Halloween is one of the best times of year filled with candy, pumpkins, costumes and boos.
With Halloween right around the corner, Midwest Kitchens will help you have the best-decorated kitchen and home in your neighborhood this year! Have a fa-BOO-lous Halloween!