If you’re looking for simple and inexpensive last minute DIY Halloween decorations, I’ve got you covered with this easy peasy list of festive decorative touches you can use to lift spooky spirits indoors or outdoors.
Punch up your spooky festivities with these simple and easy oh-so Hallowee-ney ideas…
1. Add a Festive Halloween Door Mat
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A festive Halloween doormat adds a punch of drama in minutes. It’s the first thing your guests see, so don’t overlook it!
2. Bring on the Bats
We’ve seen this festive trend happening both indoors and outdoors! A trail of flapping bats that command attention as you welcome guests to the front door. This simple statement makes such a big impact on the eye.
3. SET A DEEP DARK TABLE
Here deep dark tones take over the dinner table with smoky glass wine goblets and black plates. It takes just a few minutes to set down a spooky table runner and a few taper candle holders to set the mood.
4. ADD VINTAGE CHARM WITH TIN PUMPKINS
Jolly smiling tin pumpkins help to style a happy and sweet scene. Set atop a little vintage wagon, they instantly add so much charm to a festive fall patio area.
5. RAVENS AND BLACKBIRDS BRING EERIE MYSTERY
Long branches pouring from an urn make perfect perches for blackbirds and ravens to set up watch!
6. TOUCHES OF WHIMSY WITH PUMPKINS AND PURPLE
Here touches of purple pop with unexpected flare while a whimsical display with witch’s legs (and a broomstick) invite you to come look a little longer.
7. KEEP IT WICKED WITH SKINNY TAPERS IN BLACK
Keep the quiet eerie flow and with a dark glow from black tapers that add mystique to the table.
8. LET RUSTIC REIGN SUPREME
Style up some rustic charm with curly willow branches and friendly tin jack o lantern faces.Old books nod back to paper cuttings of oak leaves hanging in the background for a perfect balance of antique charm.
9. COZY UP WITH CUTE CUSHIONS
A mix of cozy cushions creates an inviting Halloween mood on this front porch seating area that bursts with comfy accents like a life-sized cozy skeleton cushion.
10. SET UP SOME CREEPY CRAWLERS
Oversized outdoor spiders take over the establishment creating a simple but high contrast statement outdoors.
11. SET THE STAGE WITH A VINTAGE VIBE
An antique metal table set gets a makeover with festive friends in black and orange. The life-sized pumpkin head skeleton steals the show!
12. STYLE ELEGANT CHARM WITH WARM WHITE TONES
Neutral Halloween decor is perfected in warm white tones with white pumpkins for the mantel.
You can easily achieve this look by cutting the eye, nose, and mouth holes from inexpensive plastic pumpkin buckets. Paint with white paint (inside and out) then light with votives. Another great budget-friendly last minute Halloween decor idea.
13. TOUCH UP THE COFFEE BAR IN BLACK AND WHITE
THIS IS EMILY THE STRANGE
High contrast black and white coffee containers wake up the coffee bar area just in time for Halloween.
14. MAKE YOUR SKELETONS SIT PRETTY
Set up some life-sized skeleton guests with pumpkins and mums for a big statement with simple items.
15. LET GHOULS AND GHOSTS SET THE BACKDROP
Friendly outdoor ghosts in flowing white sheets set a fun backdrop for this full-sized skeleton with a witch’s hat. Purple chrysanthemums and pumpkins finish the look to accent the front steps.
16. MIX VOTIVES WITH TAPERS AND gourdS
Mix high and low halloween candle holders with votives in different containers to cozy up a coffee table, library desk, or fireplace mantel.
17. MAKE A MUMMY FRONT DOOR
Break out the gauze and googly eyes to dress up the front door like a mummy. A little fabric goes a long way in this super simple and fun last minute diy Halloween decoration you can make on a budget.
18. ENCHANT WITH A WITCHY ENTRANCE
Hanging witch hats overhead make a fun statement that adds to the cauldron, pumpkins, and spiders in this festive front porch.
19. DOT FRIENDLY FACES WITH FOIL BALLOONS
This kid-friendly non-spooky Halloween decor is made sweet and simple in neutral colors with the most darling finishing touch: foil balloons. Pumpkins and lanterns in soft colors are framed with cream flowers to soften everything around the edges.
20. ACCENT WITH SIGNS TO SEAL THE DEAL
This charming Halloween porch has all the right accents: plaid cushions on the bench, smiling pumpkins on a ladder, and a festive leafy wreath. The perfect pops of orange are balanced with tones of white and charcoal grey. A few framed Halloween signs with clever notes complete the look.
21. LITTLE VINTAGE ACCENTS ADD OLD SCHOOL CHARM
These sweet little ghosts are styled up with vintage accents like a terra cotta pumpkin, an old lace doily, ‘boo’ wood blocks, and a vintage oil lamp in back. A simple brown glass vase with stalks of wheat complete this little table accent idea that can spice up any corner of the house.
22. STYLE UP THAT SCARECROW
A scarecrow gets a simple makeover with a white plaid scarf, a burlap hat, and pumpkins in soft green tones. This is a fun and festive last minute outdoor Halloween decor idea if you have plain straw bales of hay that need dressing up.
Bring the spirit of Halloween to the dining table with this fun and rustic black raven Halloween table decor and this black pip berry pumpkin garland centerpiece. Don’t forget the front porch door with a simple and sweet diy pumpkin wreath!
