I’m calling this the “creepier” porch because our kids (ages 11 and almost 10) decided this year that we needed to go a little “scarier” with our porch decorating. It’s still not the caliber they want because I will never part with my plants or pumpkins (ha!), but we did add a few things this year. I’m going to let the pictures do most of the talking! Let’s get started! Here’s how to decorate a Halloween Front Porch.
Fall Flowers
I like to take my summer ferns into fall! These Kimberly Queens have been doing well all summer in this spot and are still doing well into late October. They are the gift that keep on giving! Staggering their height and adding some colorful mums help flank the door. Pop in some witch legs (Target last year), a broomstick (old from Tuesday Morning), and a large spider (Party City this year), and you’re done!
I also believe if your mums and/or ferns begin to die, leave them! They add to the appeal! It’s genius! You don’t have a black thumb, you’re just doing more “decorating”! If you are really wanting to get into it, spray paint them black.
Layered Rugs
I also changed up our layered rugs for fall. Both rugs are from Kirklands. The bottom rug is an indoor rug, but I’m making it work out here. We have a covered porch so I can get away with it. I love the texture and pattern it adds. You can’t ever go wrong with black/white!
A Non-Traditional Wreath
This dead bride and her mate make up our “wreath”! His face changes colors! These were inexpensive finds from Menards and Ross. And that creepy bat just hangs from fishing wire from our lantern. He’s from Party City!
Never Too Many Pumpkins!
I picked up several large pumpkins from Aldi a few weeks ago for under $3 each! Such a great way to make an impact on a porch on the cheap! One of the pumpkins is rotting, but again, it works! It adds to the feel, so I’m just leaving it! Unless it stinks or starts to attract critters. The faux spider is from Dollar Tree.
Life-Sized Skeletons
Moving to the other side of the porch, I knew I wanted to pull the trigger on some life-size skeletons this year. Every year I think about it and never do it, so this was the year! I ended up purchasing these guys from Walmart!
And my nine year old daughter is actually the one who decided to put one in chains and dress the other as a witch. I just love these two! Ha! And we added the Insane Asylum sign right behind them. And eventually added creepy cloth because creepy cloth is EVERYTHING!
A dead raven next to your mum makes it look less “pretty”, right??
And last but not least, we added this creepy animated doorbell that talks to you when you push it! This is my kid’s favorite part of the whole porch! We just nailed a small nail right next to the actual doorbell. We are hoping kids will push it on Halloween night! Update 2023: the trick or treaters definitely like to push the doorbell!
Here is a wide shot of the whole porch. I did add tons of creepy cloth to finish everything off! Everything just looks better with it! We hammered nails to the inside of the porch walls to hang it from and it works perfectly!
And here are a few night shots, because it’s just more fun that way!
I hope you liked how to decorate a Halloween Front Porch. At least it’s scarier than last year so my kids are happy! This month is just flying by. Hope you are enjoying all that comes with festive time of year! XO