10 wicked ways to kit out your haunted house
Is there anything more entertaining than dressing the home for Halloween with gloriously ghoulish decor?
Especially with a blanket of darkness lending the perfect backdrop for spooky string lights, pumpkin lanterns, bloodthirsty festivities and masquerading in the name of fun.
To put some flair into fright night, here’s what’s teasing and trending…
First impressions count and an eerie door-scape is the best disguise. Top your spiderweb decor with lanterns and fresh pumpkins to spook trick-or-treaters.
With a good measure of sorcery, a web of intrigue surrounds this Halloween-themed tableware to cast a spell on family and friends.
Fangtastic… this bat basket is cute and creepy enough for a table centrepiece. Piled high with candy, bookend it with Halloween flowers, fairy lights and vampire fangs for a decadent display.
For a classic pumpkin orange and black scheme, this floral garland teamed with bat-winged candlesticks will add some gothic glamour to your mantelpiece or sideboard.
A brilliant styling tool, these wicker light-up witches hats can be propped against a broomstick – before rewarding yourself with some spellbinding sparkle!
For vampire-themed get-togethers, even the prince of darkness will be drawn to these mysterious LEDs and glitter garland before sunrise.
They’ll be squeals of delight when littl’uns set their eyes on this cupcake stand strewn with sweet treats. Easy to assemble, it’s just the ticket for trick-or-treat parties.
Call it creepy-chic with its monochrome palette, this dark grey wallpaper can be used all year round, depending how you style it. Add some Halloween panache with metallic pumpkins, a bat wreath strung on a black satin ribbon, basket of white chrysanthemums and bat lace applique on fittings. With premium paste or textured peel and stick options.
A statement cushion to set the macabre mood, place this skull on an accent chair to darken a corner.
Streaming your décor across a specific nook or cranny? This glass light-up pumpkin is perfect for highlighting ghostly figurines; otherwise a thrilling tablescape.