A tour of our FUN and playful basement Halloween decor.
I enhance our most important residing areas for fall yearly (fall decor tour coming quickly!), however the outdoors of our home and basement household room is the place I’ve FUN with Halloween decor.
I began going all in on the Halloween down within the basement just a few years when one in all my sisters and I began a Hocus Pocus film evening custom with our youngsters. Her youngsters are youthful so I am going loopy with Halloween adorning.
Nothing too spooky, and nothing is completely styled simply so. We did our film evening final week and I assumed it could be enjoyable to share how I enhance this house for the month of October.
The big ceramic ghost was a Michael’s discover earlier this 12 months:
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The little cranium and bat garland was Michael’s just a few years in the past, and the sparkly wall bats had been from Kirklands final 12 months:
I at all times decide up a little bit one thing for the youngsters…I discovered these adoyable (as they are saying) Halloween cups on the Goal greenback spot:
The meals for our film evening is at all times straightforward and quick — supply pizza and dessert, Shirley Temples and naturally, popcorn!
You may make essentially the most fundamental meals look festive on a themed plate!:
I’ve seen folks DIYing these in every single place, and I used to be about to do the identical when I discovered this set. It comes with every little thing you want — from the cauldron to the lights and the bulbs.
I used to be confused what the dried branches had been for until I seemed on the instructions and noticed it is presupposed to appear to be the cauldron is sitting on a fireplace…duh! So cute! It comes with the battery-operated lights for each elements.
It’s SO enjoyable and I used to be impressed with what we acquired for the worth.
We have collected each Halloween and Christmas village objects for years, and it is a custom to discover a new merchandise for each every year. For a very long time that was the one Halloween we displayed down right here, however now I am going all out within the household room.
Once you stroll down the steps, our ghost and Oogie Boogie (holding arms after all) greet you:
Once more, every little thing is cute spooky, not scary spooky. 😉
Altering out mild bulbs is one other cheap solution to make a room really feel festive with out spending a lot cash. (I reuse them yearly.) We fairly just like the orange and purple lights! They really feel calming and positively create a vibe down right here.
I discovered some cute Halloween canvas prints however did not get round to placing them in frames, so I simply tacked them to the wall with some sticky putty:
Talking of ghosts, I made this window ghost with contact paper 15+ years in the past and he is nonetheless hanging in there!:
You possibly can seize contact paper on the greenback retailer and make a bunch of those!
I’ve had a bunch of those black crows from the greenback retailer for years, and I like perching them in enjoyable spots, like on prime of a lamp:
These are a enjoyable challenge to do with youngsters and you can also make a bunch for a couple of dollars!
I’ve the provides to strive a DIY model of those however have not had the time to strive it out. I am going to let you know the way they end up after I do!
The Halloween and Christmas villages are displayed on the lengthy bench I constructed below our TV. I place black tulle down first, then add the items on prime. When every little thing is about, I drape lights round the entire thing:
Do you spy the large googly eyeballs 👀? These are so enjoyable and I’ve discovered all of ours on the greenback retailer through the years.
We’re basement folks (that sounds bizarre) for certain…however the cooler months are our absolute favourite down there. It is so cozy and enjoyable!:
That is your reminder that not every little thing needs to be completely curated, particularly in case you have youngsters! Our youngest might be 18 in just a few months and he nonetheless loves once we carry all of this out. Who would not?
I am going to nonetheless do it when he is off in school (no, I do not wish to discuss it 😂) as a result of it is enjoyable and festive for all of us. We love the vacations and it ought to be gratifying to brighten for them, not a chore.