Freaky Front Doors Galore: Decorate Your Porch for Halloween Based on Your Style
Whether you’re spooky, witchy, or a little playful, here are some design ideas for this Halloween season.
Courtesy Grandin Road
Spooky wreaths or pumpkins across the porch? Witchy sculptures or gourds all over? With Halloween comes decoration choices and challenges, from what goes on the front door to how much of your lawn to cover with spiderwebs, signs, lanterns, and more. The front porch, door, and entryway are where we make our first impressions, so let’s start there.
“When styling a front porch for Halloween, I recommend starting with a beautiful wreath for your door. A wreath really sets the mood for the season,” says Kelly Lambert, senior merchant for seasonal at home decor and furnishings company Grandin Road. “Always take some time to separate elements in your greenery to achieve a nice full look, as a little care will go a long way.”
With inspiration from Grandin Road’s experts and its “Choose Your Spooky Style” feature this year, we’ve taken some of the guesswork out of how to decorate your porch when the time comes with a breakdown of some of our favorite Halloween styles.
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We may feel spooky and want to bring a little fright to our neighborhood. But sometimes the classic pumpkin look for autumn is the perfect touch. (Plus, “you can never have too many pumpkins,” according to Lambert.) But in the end, we can take a little bit from each style to create something unique to us.
“Maybe you’re more wicked, or more gothic, or a little classic,” says Lambert, “but you can take different looks and mix them together, or any piece can stand on its own. You don’t have to stick to a strict style.”
Whether we’re welcoming our own families home from a trick-or-treat sprint down the block, or showing off our front lawns to passersby, small touches make the holiday come alive.
Are you slightly witchy, playful, or straight-up spooky? Love to showcase your pumpkins, or want to go all in with fall harvest in all shapes and sizes? Choose below and see some ideas and inspiration for how to decorate accordingly.
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A Little Bit Witchy
Trio of Witches
Welcome some witches to your yard with this dark trio. Cauldrons and potions sold separately.
Magical Doormat
Make sure guests know where you stand on witches and wizards right when they enter with this doormat from Etsy’s Colorado-based shop BlackButterflySigns.
All About Those Pumpkins
Orange Pumpkin String Lights
World Market’s pumpkin string lights bring a fall theme to your yard’s entertaining spaces.
Faux Pumpkin Patch Wreath
For a lighter color scheme, these white-washed and pale faux pumpkins make for a perfect welcoming wreath.
Spooky
Black Glitter Branch Wreath and Garland with Bats
If you’re feeling spooky, you can’t go wrong with bats. Pottery Barn’s wreath and garland set the tone for a ghastly decor scheme.
Metal Headless Horseman
This metal yard art is small but packs a mighty punch: When a light is shone at it in the dark, its shadow projects on a surface for a larger and spookier version of the Headless Horseman himself.
Fall Harvest
Harvest Pumpkin Wreath
For those wanting a pale or minimalist look for the holiday, Pottery Barn offers a white harvest wreath that can stand out against dark doors or blend in to your lighter decor.
Dried Pampas Bunch
Select your favorite earth tones to display in pots and vases in your entryway. One option is dried pampas grass from Afloral.
