Indoor And Outdoor Halloween Decorations

It's nearly that time of the year again! Halloween is a holiday where you get to flaunt your creative skills while turning your home into a house of horrors. While kids have fun trick or treating, you can have your own fun, too, by decorating your home with some spooky accessories. 

This guide is for you if you want yours to be the scariest house in the neighborhood. We have listed some indoor and outdoor Halloween decoration ideas, inspiration, and tips for All Hallow’s Eve.

Outdoor Halloween Decorations

Halloween decorations are more than just orange lights and a pumpkin. This is your chance to do something new and different. Here are some new and unique ideas for you.

Halloween Pumpkins

Okay, we didn't say to ditch the pumpkins altogether. The carved pumpkins or the jack-o'-lantern during Halloween have a rich history, originating in the Irish myth about Stingy Jack. Craving out scary faces in pumpkins is a traditional Halloween activity. You shouldn't skip this tradition if you want to experience classic Halloween fun. However, you could use the pumpkin in a different way if you want to stand out in the neighborhood. You could embellish the pumpkin with glitter and buttons or paint it. The lanterns can be used indoors and outdoors, but outdoors is best. 

Alternate Color Schemes

Halloween's traditional color theme is orange and black. It signifies the festival in every way. But you could also try some other color theme, one that is more grotesque or spooky, so you could actually scare the children in the neighborhood. Perhaps it could save you some candy as well! An excellent option is black and green. It can give a creepy effect to your outdoors if you use it the right way. Another option is black and silver. If you want to go for bold colors, keep them to just two or three. 

Easy and Fun Arts and Crafts

If you want your decorations to be a bit low-key but still want to have fun, you could go for some easy and fun crafts. Imagine ghost figures that look like bed sheets. They're cute but can still give off some scary vibes. These crafts can also put your children to work. Halloween decorations should be fun for you and your kids, so why not put their creative flair to use and see who comes up with the best crafts. 

The "IT" factor

At the end of the day, you want to scare whoever passes by your home. What scares people the most? The basics are fake spiders, bats, mummies, reptiles, skeletons, human heads, clown faces, and other things that could cause fear in people. Some people go over the top with their decorations and put fake scary babies on their porches. If you're up for some extreme creepiness, you could consider putting this on the list. You could add spooky outdoor lighting as well.

Indoor Halloween Decorations 

Candles

Candles are incredibly versatile. It's all about the placement and the lighting. If you have various spooky decorations, you could make them even more haunting if you use different-sized candles and place them the right way. Dim the lights and let the candles do the rest of the work. The flickering shadow that the candlelight sets could certainly scare the daylights of anyone who enters your living room. If you have some elegant candles lying around your house, now would be an excellent time to use them. 

Creepy Decorations

Witch hats, bats, spiders, cobwebs, broken windows, glass items, dead flowers, etc., are some creepy elements you can incorporate into your indoor Halloween setting to create a spooky effect. If you can get your hand on witch or goblin faces and cutouts, then they can scare just about anyone. You can create an excellent scary effect inside your house with the proper lighting. It's all about how you use the elements in relation to the lighting. 

Set Dressing

If you want to take things to the next level (probably if you don't have little children in your house), you can turn your home into something straight out of a horror movie. 

Some things you can put in your house for maximum effect are tombstones, ghouls, monsters, skeletons, snakes, spiders, or dolls. Dolls in the proper lighting would scare any person that comes across them. You could also use some of these items for the outdoors. If you have the means for it, having a smoke machine and a speaker for scary sound effects could go a long way. 

Now that you have some cool ideas under your belt, you could make a plan on how you can use these suggestions in your house. It's best to start by planning a budget. You'd find plenty of websites and stores selling a full range of Halloween stuff. 

Halloween Decoration Ideas 

Here are some ideas that you can use in your home for a spooky Halloween. You can also get creative with these ideas to add your own element to them. 

• Haunted Archway

• Mouse or spider-infested stairway 

• Witch’s Hat 

• Hanging Witch Feet

• Floating Witch Hats

• Drippy Candles

• Pumpkins

You can also make a mummy's head if not the whole mummy. We promise it would still be scary. You can use a pumpkin head for this. Just wrap it up in gauze, and you'd be good to go.

Some Tips For Safe Decoration 

 

While decorating for Halloween can be a fun endeavor, it can also come with its fair share of hazards. Here are some safety tips to keep in mind to ensure that you can safely adorn your entire house with spooky elements. 

Be mindful of Electric Cords 

If you're using machines and lots of lights to create special effects, ensure that the wires and cords running around your house are tucked away. Ensure that they don't come in the way of people, especially if you have children in your house, lest they hurt themselves. This is especially important to note if you'll be using a lot of extension cords.  

Pay Attention to The Circuits

When it comes to electrical decorations such as lights, smoke machines, and other similar items, ensure that you follow whatever directions the manufacturers provide. You can also consult a professional to know whether you have set up everything correctly, so there are no overloaded circuits. You should also consider switching to energy-efficient LED lights, as they are safer and can save you some money on electricity. 

Now you know how to have fun turning your home into the scariest house on the block. Happy Halloween!