Halloween is here and great home decor designs can reveal your creativity. So what do you want to do this year? How can you stand out from the crowd? Here are some simple Halloween home decor ideas.
Cost Conscious Halloween Decor
“Pumpkins: Orange and Black All Over”
The color scheme may be a bit morbid, but orange-and-black will give your home the expected garish touch reflecting the slow death of green plant life. Pumpkins are the vegetable of choice for the season and many will use it at the center point of their decoration ensembles. The simple jack-o-lantern marking your pathway and stairs can help light the way to your basket of candy.
Another popular item is the ghost motif. If you have a prominent tree in your yard, you could take old sheets and tie them together to make a circle of ghosts holding hands like “ring around the rosy.” This is easy to make. Just put some cotton or fabric in the top for the head – tie it shut to prevent it from falling out. Use black fabric for the eyes and mouth.
“Fun Cookie Cutter Shapes”
Instead of spending a lot of time cutting out each shape, you could use cookie cutters to create the most popular variations. These are easy-to-find at any cooking store. You might find something that sparks your imagination to create an amazing design.
Even better, during the garage sale season, you could look for interesting shapes and cheap throw-away items to use for your Halloween decoration. The possibilities are truly endless.
“Technologically Scary”
Surely, you have an old cell phone, computer monitor or printer laying around the house. Why don’t you incorporate that into your next Halloween home decoration? This would be fun, chic and hip.
How about a cell phone connected to a monster figure? You could use motion sensors to have it ring and pronounce a scary message to the visitor. Or an old television that only gives you static – you could cut out shapes to make your own jack-o-television. Maybe, your old printer could have some scary confetti looking like intestines spewing out over your lawn. There are plenty of fun electronic decoration ideas.
“Glow-in-the-Dark and Mood Rings”
Did you know that there is finger nail polish that changes colors based on your body temperature? Why not use this in a lawn display for the seasons? There are also cool lighting effects that change colors every couple of seconds.
Variations on lighting can create a great ghoulish glow to your yard. You might want to combine some nice “glow-in-the-dark” effects for any partially hidden areas of your property. If there is a blind corner, you could hang glow-in-the-dark ghosts, cats or broom sticks to scare the daylights out of passersby.
“Have Fun this Halloween”
The best Halloween home decor ideas are the most creative. You don’t need to break the bank or solve some complex mathematical formula, just think outside-the-box. Add a little of the traditional symbols with a new flair and you will create a memorable decoration.