Living SpacesNo. 8930 · The 2026 edition
Haunted-House of Hargrove: 2017 Halloween Home Decorations
Step inside a spine-tingling home tour where every corner tells a Halloween story—from creepy entryway crawlers to a haunted motel scene.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at houseofhargrove.com.
Take a guided tour through a festively decorated home featuring an entryway draped with faux spiders, clipboards displaying eerie art, a chalkboard sign directing broom parking, a window transformed into a haunted motel, layers of spooky fabrics, cozy buffalo plaid pillows, and candy-filled mason jars with printable labels.
About this
This post tours the author's 2017 Halloween home decorations, called the Haunted-House of Hargrove. It offers budget-friendly decorating ideas such as stick-on spiders, paper bats, a broom parking chalkboard sign, a Bates Motel window display, and candy jars with free printables. The decor mixes spooky elements with neutral farmhouse and vintage touches, and includes a breakfast nook vignette with tombstones and a pumpkin candle.
The plan
- Involve the whole family in decorating, as kids can be a big help and enjoy it.
- Blend holiday decor with existing neutral and farmhouse everyday pieces.
- Shop Dollar Store for inexpensive items like frames, tombstones, and candy.
- Use free printables (e.g., Halloween Mason Jar printables) to save money.
- Use clipboards to display and easily swap holiday art.
- Add spooky touches to bookshelves, pillows, and mantles.
- Create a dedicated Halloween porch display (linked separately).
Decoration ideas
- Skeletons and large stick-on spiders in the entryway.
- Clipboards displaying Halloween art, changed each holiday.
- Broom parking chalkboard sign next to an animated spooky broom that turns on, makes a creepy sound, and spins.
- Paper bats hung for budget-friendly spooky fun.
- Vintage window with HOTEL painted on it, with BATES letters added above for a Bates Motel look.
- Framed free Halloween Mason Jar printables displayed with pumpkins and a skull.
- Spooky fabrics used as inexpensive decor.
- Buffalo plaid pillows mixed with Halloween decor.
- Neutral farmhouse Halloween mantle decor repeated from last year.
- Touches in bookshelves and pillows.
- Pumpkin candle as a new favorite.
- Candy jars: framed free mason jar printables in Dollar Store frames, filled with seasonal candy.
- In the breakfast nook: Dollar Store tombstones, pumpkins, creepy fabric, and a $5 pumpkin candle.
Food & drink
- Fill Mason jars with seasonal candy and display them with framed printables.
More photos
Photos hosted by houseofhargrove.com.
