18 Halloween Porch Décor Ideas for the Spookiest Home on the Block

The list

1. 01

   Trick-or-Treating Treasure Chest

   Old trunk filled with pillows, then chocolate coins, foil-wrapped goodies, faux jewelry, plastic skulls, treasure map. Doubles as candy bowl.

2. 02

   Hanging Bats

   Paper cut-outs from printable template, suspended from porch rafters with clear fishing line; hang at different angles for realism.

3. 03

   Googly-Eyed Plants

   Paint gourds white, add black circle pupils, hot-glue eyeballs onto wooden stalks, nestle into porch plant leaves.

4. 04

   Black Magic Wreath

   Dried grapevine wreath, snip faux flowers, arrange and hot glue, spray entire wreath black paint, dry before displaying.

5. 05

   Woodland Pumpkins

   Bunny and fox templates; hollow pumpkin from bottom, tape template, press pin along lines, connect dots with linoleum cutter so light shines through.

6. 06

   Serpent and Toad Pumpkins

   Printable snake and toad templates; carve, then sit pumpkins on wooden crates labeled 'live toads' and 'live serpents.'

7. 07

   Crows

   Place tall fallen tree branch at porch side; affix faux crows (online or craft store) to stems with twine or fishing line.

8. 08

   Heirloom Pumpkins

   Mix peachy Porcelain Doll, mottled Kakai, blood-orange Cinderella Rouge, and green-dappled Lakota winter squashes on porch steps.

9. 09

   Mini Haunted House

   Old dollhouse brushed with chalk paint and dirt; suspend gathered branches above and hang paper bats from them.

10. 10

    Jump Scare Candy Bowl

    Chalk door details on black kraft paper taped inside door frame; cut arm hole, bowl of candy below, werewolf paw grabs trick-or-treaters.

11. 11

    Unlucky Numbers

    Colored red hot glue squirted onto edges of house-number digits, blown on to control drops; peels off after Halloween.

12. 12

    Owl Night Watchers

    Paint yard branches black and wedge into place; enlarge owl template, trace onto poster board, secure on windows flanking door.

13. 13

    Ravens in Waiting

    Template traced onto black kraft paper for desired number of ravens; perches from cardboard tubes suspended with twine (or real bird perches).

14. 14

    Broom Garland Doorway

    Two brooms wired into an X hung on front door; raffia broom heads cut into 7-inch lengths, taped bundles, sisal rope and 24-gauge brass wire base.

15. 15

    Spider Egg Sac

    White stockings filled with fake spider web batting into globe shape; place spiders inside and out; suspend multiple sacs at varying rafter heights.

16. 16

    Luminaries

    Leaves arranged on colored-paper bags; 1 teaspoon acrylic paint in misting bottle half-filled with water, sprayed on bag, dried, leaves removed, faux candles inside.

17. 17

    Balloon Spiders

    Black balloons: two round for abdomen and head, four long skinny balloons with 3-inch tails; twist legs, tie to body, hang on string or monofilament.

18. 18

    Wriggling Snake Wreath

    Grapevine wreath painted midnight black; toy snakes affixed with floral wire; hang on front door.

Decoration ideas

• Trick-or-Treating Treasure Chest: old trunk of pillows, chocolate coins, foil-wrapped goodies, faux jewelry, plastic skulls, and a treasure map
• Hanging Bats: paper cut-outs hung from porch rafters with clear fishing line at varied angles
• Googly-Eyed Plants: white-painted gourds with black pupils hot-glued to wooden stalks among the leaves
• Black Magic Wreath: grapevine wreath with faux flowers hot-glued on and sprayed entirely black
• Woodland Pumpkins: bunny and fox template carvings scraped with a linoleum cutter so light shines through
• Serpent and Toad Pumpkins: snake and toad carvings displayed on crates labeled 'live toads' and 'live serpents'
• Crows: faux crows affixed with twine or fishing line to a tall fallen tree branch at the porch side
• Heirloom Pumpkins: Porcelain Doll, Kakai, Cinderella Rouge, and Lakota winter squashes lining the porch steps
• Mini Haunted House: aged dollhouse with suspended branches and hanging paper bats
• Jump Scare Candy Bowl: chalk-drawn door on black kraft paper hiding an arm hole and a bowl of candy
• Unlucky Numbers: house-number digits outlined with drippy red hot glue
• Owl Night Watchers: poster-board owls on black-painted branches secured to windows flanking the door
• Ravens in Waiting: kraft-paper ravens on cardboard-tube perches suspended with twine
• Broom Garland Doorway: two brooms wired in an X on the door with a border garland of raffia broom heads
• Spider Egg Sac: white stockings stuffed with fake spider webbing and spiders, hung at varying heights
• Luminaries: leaf-stenciled paper bags illuminated with faux candles along the walkway
• Balloon Spiders: black balloon spiders hung with string or monofilament
• Wriggling Snake Wreath: black-painted grapevine wreath with toy snakes wired on