Chic & Modern Halloween Decorations Roundup

Chic & Modern Halloween Decorations
Roundup

Since we can't all shell out the dough for a multimillion-dollar diamond encrusted skull a la Damien Hirst to make our homes Halloween chic, here are some more affordable options that don't include faux spider webs, plastic pumpkins or styrofoam headstones.

Whether you are hosting a Halloween shindig or just hope to get your abode into the holiday spirit, there are now decorating alternatives for all tastes and styles.

TOP ROW
• 1 Skull Appetizer Plates from Pottery Barn
• 2 20 Taper Tabletop Candelabrum by Sundance Catalog
• 3 Orange and White Pumpkin Gourd by SeaPinks, Etsy, $12
• 4 Swarm of 18 Bats Vinyl Decals by WilsonsGraphics, Etsy, $30
• 5 Chillingworth Owl by Ann Wood found via Craft

BOTTOM ROW
• 1 Braaains Mobile by SaltyandSweet, Etsy, $30, found via Mighty Goods
• 2 Manzanita Candelabra by West Elm
• 3 Black Crow Doormat by CB2
• 5 Zombie Plates by soule, Etsy, $14-16 each
• 5 Crow Candle from Pottery Barn

Comments (11)

Awesome. Love the 20 Taper Tabletop Candelabrum!

posted by thuypop on October 12th 2009 at 7:48pm
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that owl could live in my house full-time!

posted by pilar on October 12th 2009 at 7:59pm
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the owl is amazing

posted by LoriSF on October 12th 2009 at 8:06pm
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Love the zombie plates and the owl. There are so many cool decorating ideas for this time of year!

http://ruleroftheelves.com

posted by therote on October 12th 2009 at 8:43pm
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All of them are fabulous, but I especially love that owl!

posted by suzy8track on October 12th 2009 at 9:33pm
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Nice round-up! I would actually put out almost all of these without cringing.

posted by suby on October 12th 2009 at 9:58pm
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Again: Owl is amazing.

posted by rainierzed on October 13th 2009 at 9:30am
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i was thinking that is a good price on the bats decal, but you have the price wrong... It is listed for $30, not for $10.

since you wouldn't leave them up all the time, and they're one time use, kind of a high price for a disposable item.

posted by jmorey on October 13th 2009 at 10:09am
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My all-time favorite Halloween decoration aside from carved pumpkins is not sophisticated at all, but it's also not plastic or styrofoam. You do need a ceiling fan, though.

Make a Kleenex ghost for each fan blade. (Crumple one Kleenex into a ball and put it in the center of another white Kleenex. Bunch the second Kleenex around the balled up one and tie with a long thread. Draw a face with a black marker.

Tape the end of each thread to the trailing edge of each fan blade.

Turn fan to desired speed.

Laugh.

posted by spanky on October 13th 2009 at 12:07pm
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they are all fun, but I covet that owl.

I am making my own bats with images I searched out through google, black vinyl and poster putty - $10 of supplies 1 hour of free time = 40 bats... if I finish them ;-)

posted by scarletdog on October 14th 2009 at 12:39am
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I've got three of those -- the black crow doormat, 20-taper tabletop candelabrum and crow candles -- on my list of 13 Scary Cool Halloween Decorations, plus 10 more, including a faux-diamond crusted skull. Enjoy:

http://jgkitchens.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-special-13-scary-cool-home.html

posted by JG_Kitchens on October 29th 2009 at 9:56am
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