Decorating for Halloween doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune on store-bought decorations. With a few simple craft supplies and things you may already have around the house, you can create easy DIY Halloween decorations that make your home feel spooky, festive, and ready for October without blowing your budget.
20 DIY Halloween home decor ideas
From homemade ghosts and creepy candle displays to paper bats, painted pumpkins, Halloween garlands, and spooky porch decorations, these 20 DIY Halloween home decor ideas are simple enough for beginners and fun to make. Whether you’re decorating your living room, front porch, mantel, entryway, or Halloween party space, you’ll find plenty of inexpensive ideas to give your home a hauntingly fun makeover.
1. Wooden Ikea Manequins Mummies

Transform ordinary art mannequins into spooky and stylish mummies for your seasonal holiday display.
Share this creative crafting idea with fellow decorators to inspire their own spooky seasonal home transformations.
Earn high praise from trick-or-treaters and party guests by styling these clever miniature mummy figures throughout your living space.
2. Easy Raven Wrath

3. Ghost And Bat Garlands

4. Dracula Pumpkins

5. Flying Bats

6. Cut-Out Paper Head In A Jar Decor

7. Creepy Bug Flower Centerpiece

8. Spooky Bat Chandelier

9. Balloon Ghost On A Stick

10. Halloweenish Jar Lanterns

11. Blood-dripping Candles

12. Hanging Cheesecloth Ghosts

13. Flowers With Eyes

14. Paranormal Photo Display

15. Cheesecloth Standing Ghost

16. Monster Doors

17. Creepy Paper Doll Head Garland

18. Spider Egg Stockings With Glow Stick Filled Water Balloons

19. Black Cat O’lanterns

20. Mice Silhouette Stairs

