Get some great halloween decorating ideas and tips - spooky, scary, fun or autumnal themes...
Useful halloween decorating tips...
In the run up to Halloween, it is always nice to get into the ‘spirit’ of things…
Decorating your home for Halloween is fun, and can be a great way to take your mind off the end of Summer, and the beginning of a dark, cold Winter…
Whether or not you have kids, or are planning a scary Halloween party, decorating the house for Halloween will surely ‘raise the spirits’…
Decorating for Halloween is fun … all the more so because you know it isn’t forever!
Decorating the house for Halloween means you can really use your imagination, get creative and completely go to town on the decorations, in a way you wouldn’t normally approach your home décor…
I really love Halloween, and an excuse to trim up the house with my Halloween decorating ideas…
You can choose what sort of Halloween look you want to go for when decorating your own home for Halloween:
A subtle and sophisticated celebration of Autumn, with a ‘Harvest’ theme, fresh pumpkins, gourds and ‘rustic accessories’
A fun, party theme, mainly with the kids in mind
A scary, theme with ghosts, fake blood and gothic interior design ideas. This look is more suitable for adults and older children.
A mix and match of all themes
Halloween Decorating Ideas and Tips
Pumpkins
The absolute essential for decorating your home for Halloween has got to be a pumpkin.
A pumpkin is a very traditional theme when decorating for Halloween, so be sure to include at least one pumpkin in your Halloween decorating ideas.
There are lots of gorgeous designs now, and ideas for carving your pumpkin. So try to use your imagination and get really creative with your carving…
Carving pumpkins is also a great, fun activity to do together, too… And an adult should always help children with sharp knives.
Try to carve the pumpkin the same day, or the day before a Halloween party. The carved pumpkin will probably stay nice for up to a week afterwards.
Uncarved pumpkins will last for months, so you can include an arrangement of uncarved pumpkins in your home for the whole Halloween or Autumn period (then eat them!)
As an alternative to candles, fairy lights are a great choice – safe, long-lasting, and give a great effect.
Pumpkins can be placed outdoors, by the house entrance, or can be used all over your home, singly, or in arrangements and groups, for maximum effect.
Autumn and Harvest
For an Autumnal theme concentrate on:
uncarved pumpkins
other fruits and veg, such as marrows and gourds
flowers and foliage
rustic accessories
a more ‘harvest’ theme
This is a wonderfully natural look, concentrating on all the colors, patterns and textures present in the fruit and veg.
It is a very long lasting look too – uncarved pumpkins and vegetables will last a considerable time, and the theme is not redundant once the actual Halloween date has passed.
This is quite a subtle look, and will really suit a:
Try an arrangement of candles, wrought iron candlesticks and old, ‘ripped’ net curtains.
Go for spooky lighting, and a suggestion of skulls, bones, ghostly goings-on, spiders and cobwebs.
Kids’ Halloween Decorating Tips
So far as kids’ Halloween decorating ideas goes, the more the merrier and anything goes…
There are plenty of cheap, cheerful and effective Halloween decorations to purchase, widely available, with children in mind…
Children don’t mind a spooky or scary theme, but aim to keep the atmosphere cheerful and fun for younger children.
Children will enjoy lending a helping hand with making decorations for decorating the house for Halloween … and will surely have plenty of creative ideas to offer.
Try and include fun games and plenty of party food for a kids’ Halloween party theme.
More Halloween Decorating Tips
Replace your usual pictures and photos with Halloween themed images:
bats
black cats
witches
toads
wolves
etc
Choose low level lighting for a really spooky atmosphere when decorating your home for Halloween:
candles
illuminated pumpkins
fairy lights
Drape black, white or orange netting over every conceivable surface.
Create arrangements in corners, on tables, chairs etc, of Halloween themed objects:
pumpkins
witches
skulls
cats
ghosts
etc
Decorate oranges with a felt pen, for effective and fun, decorative ‘mini pumpkins’.
Make sure your party food continues the theme, with:
drinks served in hollowed out pumpkins
cakes in Halloween colors and shapes – orange, black, dark brown, ghosts, pumpkins etc
bobbing-apple games
etc
Insist on fancy dress for Halloween night itself!
Above all, whether you decorate for one night, one to two weeks, or the whole Halloween and Autumn period, have fun and enjoy yourself!
Your Halloween decorating ideas aren’t permanent, so go on, get creative, have some fun trimming up and decorating the house for Halloween … it will take your mind off the dark winter nights and cold weather.
So, I wish you a Happy Halloween … and hope you won’t be too scared of decorating for Halloween this year..!
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