Murder Mystery PartiesNo. 1595 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Decor
Jackie's murder mystery party decor will blow your mind!
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at betweennapsontheporch.net.
See how Jackie turned her home into a crime scene wonderland for an unforgettable murder mystery party.
About this
This is the Halloween Decor category archive page from the blog Between Naps on the Porch, a home decorating and tablescaping site. It indexes 61 individual posts spanning 2009 through 2025, covering Halloween porch and home decorating, Halloween crafts and tutorials, Halloween tablescapes and dinner parties, murder-mystery and themed parties, decorated home tours, and pumpkin crafts. Each entry is only a headline, date and short teaser, so the page functions as an index rather than a single party plan.
The plan
- annually — Choose a different Halloween theme for the party each year
- before the party — Send themed invitations for the party
- before the party — Transform the home around the chosen party theme
- before Halloween night — Fill treat bags for trick-or-treaters
- before Halloween — Buy Halloween candy
- Halloween evening — Light the gas lantern on the porch for Halloween night
- Halloween evening — Set out spiders on the porch columns and pillows on the benches
- early fall — Pressure wash the house and porches before decorating
- early fall — Paint the front porch after pressure washing
Decoration ideas
- Fuzzy figural pumpkin pillows in three sizes/colors
- Black and white striped bench cushions used for autumn porch decor
- Extra large spiders positioned on porch columns
- Creepy cloth used to cover the front door
- Lit garland and Halloween bunting on a Victorian porch
- Crows arranged as a table centerpiece
- Frosted glass lantern made with Krylon Glass Frosting
- Craft pumpkin decoupaged in blue and white or toile patterns
- Pumpkin decorated with ribbon
- Pumpkin topiaries for an autumn porch
- Indian corn door arrangement
- Martha Stewart rats crawling up a staircase
- White pumpkins and white turkeys for fall decor
- Cobwebs, catacombs and a model train village for a Halloween dinner party
- Bats added throughout a home for whimsical Halloween touches
- A 'Broom Parking Only, Violators Will Be Toad' sign at the front door
- Autumn wreath on the front door
- Scarecrow in a front porch display
- Chinoiserie/Découpage pumpkins
- Flameless candles glowing in a fireplace for autumn
- Spiders on the porch, Halloween pillows on benches, and a lit gas lantern
Activities
- Host an annual themed Halloween party
- Host a murder mystery party
- Host a small Halloween dinner party
- Create a Halloween tablescape
- Trick-or-treating at a decorated house
- Tour homes decorated for Halloween
- Go on a historic home tour
- Carve pumpkins with templates
- Visit a Victorian home decorated and lit for Halloween
More photos
Photos hosted by betweennapsontheporch.net.
