13 Frightfully Festive Halloween Decor Ideas

Display life-size or giant skeletons doing everyday activities, like chilling in a lawn chair with a beach umbrella and sunglasses so they can soak up some rays.

Moving from the lawn to the porch, give your entrance a festival feel with a colorful rug, lanterns, mums and a pile of pumpkins.

Inside, turn craft store birdhouses into an eerie mini landscape with some matte black spray paint. Up the creep factor by adding oversized spiders, rubber snakes or faux birds to the scene.

Not sure what to do with your fireplace? A pile of orange and white pumpkins pouring out will create a whimsical display that is easy to put together and a treat for the eyes.

Place some fabric batting and stuffed mice on a little-used antique chair to give the appearance of a once-treasured piece of furniture being torn apart by pests.

Faux spiderwebs are everywhere this time of year – including in most dollar stores. Use this budget-friendly material and a few plastic spiders for a spooky staircase.

Wrap a galvanized tub in cheesecloth and cut out eyes from black and white foam for a friendly mummy, ready to keep ice and cold drinks at hand for your monster mash.

Here’s an easy one: go to your local craft or dollar store for googly eyes in assorted sizes to give objects big and small an ever-watchful gaze.

Cut a faux pumpkin in half and line it with fall-themed fabric to create a handy-lidded container for Halloween candy.

Speaking of pumpkins, stand out from the crowd by giving yours a beautiful paint job with vibrant colors and designs.

But if you still want to be spooky, give inexpensive white dinner plates a creepy-crawly makeover with black ceramic paint and some bug silhouettes.

Black and white is a classic for a reason. For a timeless look, stick to high-contrast hues or mix in pops of orange, red or green for a more colorful take.

Not everyone wants to get spooky in October. Instead, opt for a classic fall front porch with planters filled with a candle lantern and assorted pumpkins, gourds and fall foliage to suit the season.