Are you ready for another Halloween season? If your decoration process is in full motion, you’re probably looking for ideas to stand out this year with unique Halloween decorations. And nothing will look more out of the box than decorations you did yourself. Still, a bit of inspiration wouldn’t hurt, and we want to present our top trendiest DIY Halloween decorations this year.
DIY Indoor Halloween Decorations
Since every room can be decorated differently, there is a universe of possibilities. Here is the deal: we provide you with the coolest ideas, while all you have to do is enjoy the process and get inspired.
1. Pumpkin in Bloom
You only need to scoop the pulp out of a pumpkin, preferably paint it, and insert flowers. Moreover, those can be seasonal live flowers, which you can occasionally change, or preserved autumnal plants for a long-term effect.
Check out the trendiest Halloween pumpkin ideas for more decorative options alike.
2. String Art
Follow our step-by-step: choose an image, for instance, a skull or a pumpkin. Improvise it on a canvas using nails (you can sketch it with a pencil in advance). Use strings and twist them around the nails to fill the space in the arranged shape. In addition, you can opt for a black or white background.
3. Don’t Forget to Wash Your Hands!
This DIY Halloween decoration is meant for the bathroom, the least expected space to get scared. Here is the plan: you need a soap dispenser and eye-like painted ping-pong balls (you don’t have to be an artist to do that; just doodle some eyeballs on them). Put them in the jar. Undoubtedly, your family and friends will be surprised when they find out.
4. Creepy Contrast
This spooky DIY decoration for Halloween will surely catch your friends’ attention. Pair scary with beautiful by buying a faux skull or skeleton at a store of the kind and decorating it with preserved or natural flowers with contrastive, vivid colors.
5. Bat Branches
It is not a secret that bats are a symbol of Halloween. Why not make them part of your Halloween decorations in an original way?
You’ll need some middle-sized branches; cut out some black paper bats (sketch them with a pencil in advance) and stick them to the branches. Thus, you’ll achieve an effortless DIY Halloween decoration with a tinge of mystery.
6. Monster Treats
Add magic to your kitchen with this sweet and funny DIY Halloween decor. Moreover, you’ll impress your kids with candy jars with painted monster faces. Additionally, think of other seasonal characters, such as scary pumpkin faces, bats, or other creepy characters.
7. Aesthetical Pumpkin Painting
Switching from scary to appealing, opt for this charming DIY decoration for Halloween. Use pastel paint colors to paint your pumpkins and underline your Halloween decor with a delicate appeal.
8. DIY Halloween Butterflies
Instead of bats, opt for black paper butterflies and stick them to your walls. Make it look like an unexpected gathering of mysterious butterflies invaded your home.
You can apply wallpapers, paints, etc. on walls and see how they look in various interiors.
DIY Outdoor Halloween Decorations
Before the indoor Halloween decorations, the outdoor ones still make the first impression. Do it the right way by considering one or more ideas from our list of the best DIY Halloween decorations for the outdoors.
9. DIY Yard Ghosts
This DIY Halloween yard decoration is easy, effective, and budget-friendly. You’ll need some kind of rounded items, say, some structures made of wire. They will hang from a tree while covered in white fabric decorated with ghost faces. In addition, think of inserting LED bulbs for a fabulous effect at night.
10. Pumpkin Pots
Make it seasonally decorative and practical by using pumpkins as pots for succulents. They will interestingly update the outdoors. Scoop out the pulp and create the perfect habitat for succulents.
11. Keep Vampires at Bay
Decorate your front door with a wreath made entirely of garlic. It looks unusual, spooky, and original at the same time. Moreover, it’s easy to do. You need a round item for support and lots of garlic. Add a bit of glue, and your new wreath is ready.
12. Corpse Hands
These improvised corpse hands can be bought at any specialized store. Put them on the lawn near a decorative gravestone as if they are trying to reach you from the ground. In addition, think of neon skeleton hands for a spooky effect at night.
13. Bat Clouds
Cut out some black paper or cardboard bats and let them hang from trees, stick them to bush branches, or use them to decorate the porch walls or even the front door.
14. Watch Out for Spiders!
You will need a thin piece of white fabric that would be hung all over the place, improvising the spider web, and thicker white strings to be displayed like a cobweb. Additionally, you can add some paper-cut spiders to increase the effect.
15. Bat Wreath
Use natural materials to craft a spooky wreath. For instance, you can use dried sticks. Even more, think of painting them black. Then, cut some bats out of black paper and glue them to the composition. By the way, use magazine paper for original bats.
16. White Jack-o’-Lanterns
It seems unusual, yet there is something mysterious about white-painted pumpkins with carved scary faces. Use more than one, and this original DIY decoration for Halloween will surely make you stand out in the neighborhood.
DIY Halloween Table Decorations
Decorate your dining table with original Halloween centerpieces that are easy to do at home. Feel free to borrow inspiration.
17. Decoupage Bats
Add some flying bats to your table. So, cut out cupboard bats, paint them however you like, and stick them to your table centerpiece using wire decorated with thick strings.
18. Candle Branches
Add mystery to the Halloween party table and a little bit of aesthetic with mysterious candle decorations. Thus, pick up middle-sized branches, paint them black, and put them around candles. As simple as this.
19. Bats Everywhere
Use tiny black paper bats to decorate sweets and tableware or spread them all over the table. Moreover, fold your napkins as bats and impress your guests. Bats are one of the primary Halloween symbols and are easy to DIY. That’s why there are so many DIY Halloween decoration ideas like this.
20. Gold Pumpkin Centerpiece
Polish a few differently-sized pumpkins with gold sparkle and use them as centerpieces on your dining table. They’ll surely spark the interest of your guests.
Explore more options in our article on Halloween table decor ideas.
21. Mystery Candles
You’ll need white papers decorated with black-colored Halloween prints. Put them inside clear glasses. Yet, make sure the piece of paper matches the glass size. Then, insert a tiny faux-fire candle and enjoy the resulting effect.
DIY Halloween decorations are always a good idea, especially when you want to impress with the most original decor. And that’s undoubtedly possible with our selection of the best DIY options.
