Halloween window decorations: 13 spooky ideas

Are you getting your home ready for Halloween? Explore some simple, creative window decoration ideas.

This can also be a friendly way to send kids on to the next house if you're not in the mood for giving out sweets.

You could use a message board, LED board, stickers, calligraphy, glow-in-the-dark paint… As with all these ideas, the only limit is your imagination.

6. Paper silhouettes

On a budget this Halloween? Get crafty with paper silhouettes.

These are super-simple decorations that kids love to get creative with – and unlike some of the decorations you see, they're easy to make and require just a few supplies. You can draw your design with black paint on paper or simply cut them from black paper.

Oh, and let's face it – Halloween can be a wasteful time of year. Paper silhouettes are a great alternative that can either be put in the recycling or used again next year.

7. Lace curtains

If you've got a taste for old-timey haunted houses, lace curtains are the way to go. A Gothic fringed curtain over the windows is sure to scream, "Witch within!"

As with all these suggestions, you've options. A grey lace curtain with skull designs or a plain black gauze are just two of our favourite ideas.

8. Boarded-up windows

Want your home to look haunted? You could do worse than board up the windows.

Tack lightweight boards around the window – or, if you're worried about leaving marks, nail the boards to a separate frame and hang it over the window.

However you do it, you're sure to be a spooky stand-out in the neighbourhood.

9. Glow-in-the-dark eyes

Are those eyes in the window? Are they glowing in the dark? Are they… blinking at you?

Gift shops sell battery-operated glow-in-the-dark eyes that look like ghosts staring out at the world of the living. They look great on their own or as part of a bigger display.

If you're on a budget or just in the mood for some arts and crafts, you can also make eyes for your window frame out of paper or card.

10. Origami bats

No Halloween is complete without bats. The market is flooded with the plastic variety – but why not make your own out of origami? These can be stuck to the window with double-sided tape or hung from strings.

11. Reaching hands

What could be spookier than monstrous hands that seem to be reaching out of the window? These can be bought from gift shops, toy shops and other outlets.

12. Pumpkins

Keep it simple and classic with a pumpkin in the window. One of the great things about pumpkins is the creative possibilities they present. You can carve anything from eyes, nose and mouth to a terrifying scene ripped straight from the movies. Plus, they're biodegradable – something worth bearing in mind at a time of year that produces a lot of plastic waste.

A cute twist on this idea is to get (or make!) wool pumpkins. These are available on Etsy and elsewhere.

13. Go minimalist, go maximalist

Whatever decorations you choose, there are two main styles of Halloween display: minimalist and maximalist.

If you have a taste for the low-key and elegant, you could limit yourself to a stained glass window hanging, a moon-shaped mirror or a banner of bats.

If, on the other hand, you want to make an impression, you can throw in everything but the kitchen sink: bunting, inflatables, stickers, calligraphy… With so many options at your fingertips, there's no reason not to think big.

As with all decorations, it's worth trying to minimise waste. Try to avoid single-use plastic products, or complement them with decorations you can hang up year after year. DIY projects are another great way to bring down your costs and carbon footprint in one fell swoop.

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