Looking for ways to make your porch sweet and spooky? Check out this Halloween Porch.
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I wasn't going to decorate my porch this year. I really wasn't. But then I saw my neighbors house decorated and had FOMO (fear of missing out). So I picked up some pumpkins at the grocery store and decided to go for it!
How to decorate a porch for Halloween
When decorating your porch, it's important to prioritize what you want to decorate with. I always start with the most important things first. And a then decorate around them. I knew I wanted my front window to be the focal point because that is where we traditionally hang our bats.
My dad made these chairs that I proudly display on my front porch. I wanted to build a branch spooky forest around them. I seem to have a thing for branches in my Halloween decor this year with the table centerpiece and witches brooms.
To keep the branches upright, I zip tied them to the legs of the chairs, then added a little spanish moss here and there on the branches. Between the chairs, I used our vintage inspired blow mold pumpkin, on a grapevine wreath, on top of the stool from our chair set.
My favorite is when it's all lit up at night. The orange strand of lights in the window cast a warm glow to the entire porch.
I used our vintage ladder in it's usual place near our front door. I placed mums in vintage galvanized buckets that are hanging on the ladder with S hooks.
I stuck a few branches in the buckets along with some spanish moss and a few plastic spiders. The yellow mum was really bright yellow so I hit it with a little bit of orange spray paint.
How to Make a Wooden Halloween Welcome Sign To fill in an empty spot on the ladder, I whipped up a super easy wooden sign. To make it:
- I grabbed a piece of wood from my garage stash that was already painted black. (Sometimes it pays to be a hoarder of reclaimed wood.)
- I applied a vinyl decal cut with my silhouette.
- I painted 3 coats of orange craft paint over the top and removed the vinyl after it dried.
- I distressed the sign with sandpaper.
- To weatherproof the sign, I gave it a coat of matte finish.
Since my kids are grown up and not interested in going to the pumpkin patch, I grabbed some pumpkins at the grocery store. I always go for the ones that look a little different and have a long stem.
I placed a wreath that I've had forever on our front door. I tied it with wide ribbons to give it some flair. I cut a Halloween decal from the silhouette store in removeable white vinyl and placed in on my front door.
With a little creativity, you can decorate a Halloween Porch in a sweet with a side of spooky way without breaking the bank.
