Revel in the run up to Halloween with a spectacularly spooky, yet stylish entrance to your home that will stop every trick or treater in their tracks!
I adore fall porch decorating, but there’s something a little bit spooky about decorating for halloween, and you can have some serious fun with it too! Prepare to be inspired for the occasion ahead with these 17 ideas that will transform the entrance of your home into something spooky.
17 Ideas: Outdoor Halloween Decorations For A Spooky, Stylish Look
1. Skeleton Watch
Okay, so this is an indoor decoration, but one that will crack a smile or scare them to death when they approach your door!
Prop a skeleton up to a window that facing onto your front lawn and position them expertly, perfectly demonstrated below!
2. The Living Dead
We love how spooky this setup is and how much thought has gone into it. Complete with a vintage cart, fill it with hay, flowers, pumpkins and a couple of skeletons to make greeting guests that little bit spookier during Halloween.
3. Hanging Witches Hats
This ethereal look is super popular for Halloween and can be employed through Fall all the way to Halloween.
These hanging witches hats can be bought as a pack, or create your own with witches hats, fishing wire and hooks. It’s such a simple idea but looks so effective.
4. Ascend With Pumpkins
If you have steps leading up to your entryway, do them justice by lining them with different sized pumpkins. Use fake decorative pumpkins or carve real ones to add a spooky edge to their finished look.
5. Halloween Meets Fall
Make the most of the season and blend both fall and Halloween together, for the most epic finished look! I mean, how amazing is the below image?
Frame your door with a look like this by intertwining a series of different garlands. Then line the steps with as many pumpkins you can get your hands on for the most enticing entryway.
6. Witchy Welcome
If you want to create a creepy welcome, take note of the below.
These makeshift witches, hanging witches hats, cobwebs and fairy lights all feed into the eeriness of this look. Don’t forget to add a series of pumpkins to line your stairs.
7. Batty For Bats!
This simple but refreshing look for halloween is dead simple to achieve. These 3D bat stickers are genius, they add an instant 3D effect and draw the eye in. Either position over a door like this, or across your front windows or wall.
8. DIY Graveyard
Not only is this a great way to keep trick or treaters off your lawn, but it’s super effective and eerie in equal measure.
To create the pillars use insulation foam, gorilla glue, hot glue, monster mud, paint and a clear coat to seal them. Add some dollar tree chains to complete this cost effective look for Halloween.
9. Skeleton Countdown
We’re all Halloween lovers here so create some anticipation by doing a daily countdown with a resident skeleton!
Prop a skeleton up in its own pumpkin patch and get a chalkboard to update the countdown on.
10. Halloween Bench
If you have a bench on your porch, elevate it for the spookiness that’s incoming.
Swap your cushions for something spooky, add a stack of pumpkins and some gorgeous fall like blooms. This is the perfect balance between spooky and stylish.
11. Enter If You Dare
Give your guests a gentle scare with this enter if you dare sign! SO simple to achieve, all you need is a spare patch in a spoil patch or planter box and add the components of a skeleton into the soil to make it look like it’s been buried alive.
12. Spooky Goings On
We LOVE this outdoor halloween decor idea! String up a ghoul on your house and backlight it with fairy lights. When the darker evenings draw in it will add an eerie, ethereal look to your entryway.
13. Creepy Crawlies
Something a little bit different, but just as fun! Create a similar look by stringing up fake spider netting across your entryway, porch or door. Then add some large fake spiders to give the effect that they’re crawling up to their web.
Finish off with a skeleton, some creepy signs and pumpkins.
14. DIY Witches & Cauldron
Halloween decor doesn’t need to cost a bomb! These super creative DIY witches and cauldron are crafted from polystyrene balls to give the shape and draped with bin bags.
Use solar powered or outdoor battery operated lighting to illuminate the witches and their cauldron.
15. Pumpkin Bodybuilder
Spooky, yet totally cute! This is the first time we’ve encountered a pumpkin bodybuilder, and it definitely won’t be our last!
16. Floating Bats
If you don’t like the 3D bat stickers, swap witches hats for hanging floating bats. They’re super easy to affix with fishing wire and hooks and they add a fun approach to your home.
17. Halloween Door Mat
Lastly, perhaps the easiest update you can make… Simply refresh your door mat for Halloween!
This fun door mat instantly kickstarts the festivities and looks amazing surrounded by pumpkins, leaves, and of course, plenty of treats for the trick or treaters.
Happy Halloween!
