Look no further for some simple ideas for spooky Halloween decor for your home that won’t break the bank using items easily found in most dollar stores!
It’s simple to decorate your home for Halloween with these easy ideas! All you need are a few items you can find in many dollar stores, a little scrapbook paper, some cheesecloth, twine, and a bag of Spanish moss.
Spooky Halloween Decor
Fireplace Mantel
For this fireplace mantel, the crows, gargoyle and small tombstone were all scored at my local dollar store. I swapped out the filler in my hurricane for some Spanish moss and added some little plastic spiders.
I love shopping Halloween clearance at our local party store, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby. You can get items for 50-80% off on November 1st! That’s where I got the furry rats and the large headstone.
If you like to get crafty, Halloween-themed scrapbook paper offers lots of inexpensive options! To make the banner, just cut the paper into triangles, punch 4 holes across the top edge, and thread twine through the holes. I also used a piece of Halloween scrapbook paper inside an album frame. It adds a little pop of color to the upper part of the mantel.
Kitchen Windowsill
In the kitchen, I added some more spooky items I found on clearance to my windowsill. You can see how my windowsill looked before Halloween here. That reminds me: World Market has some great Halloween decor! I got that poison bottle that’s made of stacked measuring cups there.
One of my favorite tricks to decorate your home for Halloween is with cheesecloth. You can purchase “creepy cloth” from most party stores or Halloween decor stores.
What’s “creepy cloth,” you ask? It’s just colored cheesecloth with some holes cut into it! And it’s not cheap! Save yourself the money and get a package of cheesecloth from the grocery store. Run it through the wash to get it stretched out. Cut it into strips and voila: “creepy cloth” at a fraction of the cost.
Miss Havisham’s Chandelier
I drape strips of this cheesecloth all around the chandelier in my kitchen eating area. Attach a few crows from the dollar store for an eerie Halloween decorating statement. I always get so many compliments on this!
Here’s a different angle of the chandelier. It’s fun to add a few little plastic spiders too.
Tiered Tray Centerpiece
My kitchen table centerpiece features more Spanish moss and dollar store finds.
Simply layer Spanish moss to the bottom of the trays on a tiered tray. It instantly adds both texture and some natural spookiness. Next, add some neutral colored figures such as skulls, cement gargoyles, stuffed rats, and white pumpkins.
A Spooky Vignette
The buffet or hutch is another great spot to add a little Halloween decor.
The birdcage hanging on the wall is where we hang greeting cards that we receive. But in October it holds my BOO sign made from scrapbook paper. The little shelf has another dollar store rat and headstone.
I found the large white birdcage at an antique shop years ago for $10! Score! A little Spanish moss on the bottom, plus a skull and crows from the dollar store makes a spooky vignette.
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For your convenience, I’ve put together some resources for you to find similar items to what I used.
- Small 4-inch Feathered Black Crows (6 piece)
- Medium 6.5-inch Feathered Black Crows (2 piece)
- Spanish moss
- Plastic spiders with webbing
- Medium 6-inch Tombstone figurines (4 piece)
- Furry rats 6-inch (3 piece)
- Lifesize Human Skull
- Cheesecloth
Do you decorate your home for Halloween? What are your favorite ways to add a little spooky? Let me know in comments! And don’t forget to tag us in your spooky Halloween decor photos on social media (@simply2moms).
Other Halloween Ideas:
- Halloween Tiered Tray
- No-Sew Sweater Pumpkins
- Simple Halloween Milk Jug Luminaries
- Monster Munch Halloween Snack Mix
- Easy Halloween Front Porch Decor
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