26 Fun Halloween Decorating Ideas
Set the mood for a stylishly spooky holiday with pumpkin carving ideas and more decor the neighborhood will love.
Move over, triangle-eyed jack-o’-lanterns. Below are 26 next-level ideas for Halloween decorations that don’t even all include pumpkins.
If you do want to keep that traditional gourd on your porch, why not do something a little different this fall. Instead of carving it, you could paint it, decorate it with paper, or try this scraping technique that makes a pattern that catches the eye during the day and looks frightastic at night.
Whether you choose to paint, carve, stencil, suspend, stack, or Frankenstein your pumpkin—or go a different direction entirely—we’ve got the spooky-season décor style for you.
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