Remember that special Halloween home growing up, the one that every kid on the block just had to visit? Well, this year, channel that magic using these tips to combine Halloween decorations and home décor items to create the perfect seasonal home interior design. 

From spooky to classic, there are so many different ways to create the perfect holiday look. Then, with some post Halloween tweaks, these tips will help make the magic last until Thanksgiving as an ongoing fall décor!

From trick-or-treaters to guests arriving for a Halloween party, a home’s front porch is the first zone to enter the spotlight. That’s why, whether this year’s decorating theme is spooky Halloween decorations or warm and welcoming fall décor, every effort should center around the home’s façade. 

Now, for special theme ideas, check out the different scene ideas below. But for less-involved, while still festive decorating ideas, even simple home décor items can make a big difference. 

One great place to begin? Hang a bright-and-beautiful wreath on the front door, like this twinkling 22” showstopper wreath from Amazon. To keep things in firm fall décor territory, add some uncarved pumpkins, or stick a few playful pumpkin yardsticks in strategic locations across the lawn. 

Prefer a more involved—and spooky—welcome scape? Try one of these four themed ideas for Halloween decorations, complete with product recommendations. 

Is there a Halloween house scape more appreciated than a haunted one? Here are the best Halloween decorations to create that creepy, deserted look:  

• Scatter the front porch with spiders, and hang false spider webs from porch corners; 
• Take things further with window stickers that mimic broken glass, along with these freaky waterproof bat stickers;
• Suggest spooky escape artists by scattering these super-affordable broken chains from Walmart across the front steps;
• Swap black or yellow bulbs for existing porch lights;
• Place these battery operated flickering candles in the windows, and turn off other indoor lights.

Complete the look by hanging these gothically-fabulous flickering lanterns from the patio roof, or place them beside the front staircase if hanging options aren’t available.

This Halloween house theme takes a playful approach to holiday scares, one that’s sure to please—not terrify—kids of all ages. 

• Place a pre-carved, battery-operated lighted-pumpkin on the porch to greet guests without creating fire or other safety hazards;
• Up the candy game by putting out a well-filled pumpkin-shaped treat basket;
• Use old sheets to create DIY ghosts that dangle from any overhang
• Swap out the front porch light with this super-cool flame bulb ;

Finish the scene with a fabulous festive lawn inflatable.

Want Halloween decorations that channel the holiday’s scariest roots? These are the must have home décor items to grab: 

• Prop this ghoulish mask up as porch décor, or greet trick or treaters sporting the head case;
• Place these skeleton hand stands across the porch, and string orange and black lights between the finger tips;
• Litter the lawn with yard signs so scary, trick or treaters may scatter in opposite directions;
• Add tombstones to tree beds and across the lawn to complete the scary scene.

Want decorations that can last until Thanksgiving? Skew towards fall décor with these seasonal winners: 

• Pumpkin welcome signs;
• Corn and Cornstalks;
• Lighted pumpkin wagons to line or fill flower beds;
• Ceramic pumpkins that can’t fall victim to hungry squirrels, along with stackable mini pumpkins to line front staircases or porches.

Regardless of the Halloween scene that’s set out front, ambitious decorators may want to keep going with these home interior design tips to bring the magic into every room of the house.

After a home’s entryway, the living room is the space that sees the most guest traffic. Decorating for a Halloween house vibe is super simple in this space. Grab some Halloween-themed throw pillows, line display shelves with these witchy gnome friends, and swap out coffee-table books for an eye-catching, decorative crystal ball. 

Prefer to devote interior décor to fall festivities? These pumpkin-print throw pillows offer subtle harvest accents. Frame the couch with some fabric pumpkin figurines from Target, then top the coffee table with this pretty autumn harvest box arrangement.

It doesn’t take too many Halloween decorations to add festive flair to the kitchen. Something simple like these Spooky Bottle Stickers can give guests a chilling thrill for holiday gatherings. Then, add a touch of boo to the room with this 3-piece Halloween letter table topper, perfect for the kitchen island or dining table. 

Of course, harvest-themed fall décor will have a longer shelf life. So it’s always an option to add something simple, like this transparent pumpkin jar, and keep it filled with colorful candy corn or decorative beads in the colors of the season.

No one wants guests getting too scared in the bathroom, so think understated fright in this area of the Halloween house décor. Holiday candles are festive and practical—try this set of message votives, or go solitary and elegant with a taller pillar candle. 

Of course, if adding that fear factor is an absolute must, here’s the perfect solution. Give snooping guests a surprise by putting these creepy apothecary bottles in the medicine cabinet. Bonus factor: they can double as aromatherapy jars to banish scary scents from this high-traffic home space.

While the other Halloween decoration ideas in this post are all about others, bringing fall décor into the bedroom is strictly for the homeowners. To create a true Halloween house vibe in the bedroom, start with lighting. These pumpkin-lighted birch trees are ideal for adding holiday cheer to bedside tables. And chipwood pumpkin lanterns like these are the perfect addition to a home interior design scheme skewing towards the modern farmhouse look. Finish the look with an inside door wreath or some cushy seasonal throw pillows and every evening will end with a festive nod to the season. 

What are your favorite ways to add holiday flair to your home? Share in the comments below!