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August 3, 2024

30 DIY Halloween Decor Ideas For Indoors & Out

Hi there!  Are you looking for some awesome Halloween decor ideas that look amazing and add a spooky stylish touch? 

Great, you’re in the right spot!

I’ve put together a collection of top notch Halloween decor DIYs that you will have a lot of fun recreating.

They are super versatile, and can be used both indoors or out.

Some are easier than others, but none of them require a crazy amount of skill or unusual supplies.

Get inspired with this extensive list below that includes simple decor pieces and elaborate Halloween decorations all designed to inspire your designs.

Let’s get to it!

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1) Halloween Candy Corn Hurricane Vase Decor Idea

halloween decor idea

This simple and stately decor idea from Women’s Day is all around awesome.  It’s inexpensive, because you’ll likely be using hurricane vases and candles you all ready have displayed.

Making these are as easy as….

  1. Buy Candy Corn
  2. Eat A Handful or Two 😉
  3. Pour The Remainder Into Vases

This idea would look awesome inside a front porch lantern as well.

#2) Halloween Decorations For Open Shelving

DIY Halloween Decorations

Source: @sivanayla

Well styled shelves are always in season!

I love how these shelf Halloween decorations build upon decor pieces that are there year round and add seasonal accents.

3) DIY Halloween Packing Tape Ghost

Halloween Decor Idea

Aren’t these incredible?!?  You can find this image and many more packing tape ghost ideas at Pretty my Party.

Curious how to make them?  They aren’t as hard as you might be suspecting!  You can find a great tutorial on Monster Tutorials.

#4) Chic Halloween Table Decorations 

Halloween table decorations

Source: @thepavlouhome

This stylish indoor Halloween decor is full of chic Halloween aesthetic.

The small bats flying up and around the dining room mirror are perfectly paced and accent the black table decor.

5) DIY Outdoor Halloween Decor Idea

halloween decor idea

If you have a left over paper towel or toilet paper roll you are in business and just minutes away from this fun DIY decor idea. 

This photo comes from Themtapicture which utilizes a glow stick and some purposeful placement to create the perfect creepy eyes hiding in the bushes.

What a great idea for next to no money!

#6) DIY Halloween Mummy Jars

Halloween Decor Idea

These little darlings come from Craftsredesigned blog.  Head on over for the full tutorial.

You won’t need a whole lot beyond medical gauze and candle luminaries.  So stinking cute!  They use mason jars in the photo, but any tall drinking glass or clear vase would work well!

#7) Minimalist DIY Halloween Decor Idea

DIY Halloween Decor Idea

source: @heysarahdarling

Sometimes less is more, as in this stylish modern living room with touches of Halloween decorations.

The simple mantle garland, and bats flying up the fireplace surround are classy and cute.

#8) Easy Halloween Trash Bag Spider Webs

Halloween Decor Idea

This idea from Howaboutorange blog is genious.  Grab a pair of scissors, trash bag, and you’re nearly there. 

What another great cost effective halloween decor idea!

#9) DIY Indoor Halloween Decor Idea

JSOnline showcases these festive dressed up lamp shades.

They recommend taping the bats onto the inside of the lampshade for a fun effect.  What a super cute and inexpensive decor idea.

#9) Creepy Crawly Halloween Front Porch Decorations

DIY Halloween Decorations

Source: @jensgatheringnest

This Halloween front porch has a little bit of everything, and it looks incredible!

Hanging bats, large crawling spiders, a skeleton, and pumpkins galore for full effect.

#10) DIY Halloween Party Floating Candles Entryway

These awesome and visually stimulating floating candles are found the Eating Bender blog. 

While they were originally used as a feature for a Harry Potter Halloween party, they would look amazing in any entry way or front porch.

You can make similar ones with paper towel tubes, fishing lines, and led candle luminaries.

#11) Halloween Front Porch Decor IdeaHalloween Decor Idea

This chic and spooktacular front porch is featured on Create Craft Love.  The ravens in the branches are just lovely.  I’m guessing she used a little paint on those pumpkins.

Head on over to the blog for the full tutorial!

#12) DIY Halloween Ghost Milk Jugs

Hold the recycling this month, you just found the best green Halloween decor up-cycle fromthe  Eighteen25 blog.

Most of us have a handful of milk jugs, not to mention a black sharpie marker.  Add some back lighting with low LED White Christmas lights and you’re all set! 

Who wouldn’t want to trick or treat here?

#13) Mini Indoor Skeleton Halloween Decor Idea 

Halloween Decor Idea

Source: The Spoiled Home

While outdoor skeleton displays have become crazy popular, they can be used indoors too!

This adorable mini skeleton looks so cute holding the small pumpkin and blending right into the black and white modern farmhouse decor.

#14) DIY Halloween Witches BroomsHalloween Decor Idea for front porch

Tastefully Frugal blog showcases these simple and stylish witches brooms.  I love decor ideas that use natural supplies.

You could make these in just a few short minutes with some help from those tall grasses that are probably needing a trim anyway! 😉

#15) DIY White Painted Pumpkins

DIY Halloween Decorations

Source: Shop LTK

These are so cute, and easy to shop at the link above.

However, with a cheap dollar store pumpkin and a can of white spray paint and some loose stems you can create a similar stylish Halloween arrangement.

#16) DIY Tomato Cage Ghosts

Perfect timing!  Gardening season has come to an end and it’s time to clean up and put away. 

Hold onto those tomato cages for a minute.  They can be featured in your front yard halloween decor display. 

These darling ghosts were created with a pillow case and christmas lights.  Perfect!

#17) Spiders Galore Halloween Decor Idea

Halloween Decor Ideas

Source: The House Of Hood Blog

These spiders look so realistic they give me the creeps!… exactly what Halloween decor should do.

The stair climbing skeletons add to the appeal while also blending in the wall color.

#18) DIY Halloween Pumpkin TopiaryHalloween Decor Idea

Tatertots & Jello can show you how to assemble this awesome topiary using pre-lit plastic pumpkins (like these) and black and white spray paint.

I love how tall this is, the perfect addition to your front porch Halloween decor!

#19) DIY Spider Trail Halloween Decor Idea

Halloween Decor Idea

Sometimes simple ideas are the best.  Why not line spiders across your door or wall?  This image from Buzz Feed would be a fun activity to get your kids going on while you get other things done around the house.

You can get a large bag of spiders here to get you going.

#20) DIY Halloween Skeleton Scenes

outdoor halloween decor idea

Skeleton lawn art (I’m not sure if that’s a thing…but that’s what I’m going to call it) is one of my favorite Halloween decor ideas of all time.  It is SO. STINKING. HILARIOUS.  There are a million funny ideas on Pinterest.

This particular one comes from Helpful Homemade.  All they are missing is a cold beer in their skeleton hand! lol

#21) Hilarious Halloween Bathroom Decor Idea

I had to put this one in the lineup as well.  One of my all time faves and will cause everyone to chuckle!  

#22) Halloween Porch Decor Idea: Floating Witch Hat Luminaries

Halloween Decor Idea

Polkadotchair offers a simple tutorial on making these awesome floating witches hat.  There is just something about floating anything that seems a little spooky.

These hats are no exception!  You can get a whole bundle of witches hats from Amazon here.

#23) Easy Boho Halloween Decor Ideas

Halloween Decor Ideas

Source: Shop LTK

You don’t have to break the bank to add some seasonal flare at Halloween.

Simple throw pillows, a sign for your mantle and some flying bats are the perfect touch!

#24) DIY Halloween Bat Mobile

Halloween Decor Idea

Rebecca’s DIY showcases this simple and stylish Halloween Decor DIY. 

Spray paint a tree branch black and use it as a mobile anchor for a collection of bats.  Stylish, spooky, and inexpensive.  Great work Rebecca!

#25) Grouped Pumpkins As DIY Indoor Halloween Decor

DIY Halloween Decor

Source: Decor To Dwell

This gorgeous lit pumpkin display is sending off some serious Halloween vibes!

I love groupings of small items displayed together, and when lit at night provide incredible ambiance.

#26) DIY Halloween Decor Idea For Your Front Porch

Birshykat shows why it’s worth going to a little work to reinvent your front porch planter.  Is this awesome or what? 

Head over the their blog for a full tutorial.

#27) Easy DIY Halloween Pumpkin Witch

I wanted to include this simple and stylish idea from Nicedecoration.info.  Your pumpkin can be the perfect decor piece when placed in a front porch planter. 

Add a hat and it instantly takes on a whole new life!

#28) Skeleton Front Door Greeter Halloween Home Decor

Halloween Decor

Source: Decor To Dwell

What better way to greet your front door guests that with a standing skeleton and some well placed Halloween wall decor?

There are so many design ideas in this impressive space!

#29) Spooktacular Halloween Front Porch Display

Halloween Decor Idea

Prudent Penny Pincher showcases this symmetrical and stately Halloween front porch!  While the original source is unknown, we can all agree that whoever created it is pretty awesome.

#30) Easy DIY Halloween Hanging Bats

Martha Stewart with a perfectly stylish front porch idea?  Of course! 

I love how some bats are hung right side up, and others upside down.  Head on over to Martha Stewart Living blog for endless inspiration.

Happy Halloween Decorating Ya’ll!

I hope you found some halloween decor ideas that will make their way into your home! 

For even more Halloween inspiration check out the posts below.

  • 25 Insanely Creative DIY Halloween Costumes
  •  20 Chic & Spooky Halloween Nails
  • 30 Halloween Party Ideas That Are Simply Spooktacular
  • 12 Stylish Halloween Wreaths
  • 20 Creepy Cool Halloween Mantle Decor Ideas
  • 20 Halloween Treat & Party Food Ideas

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