How do you decorate for Halloween when you have no outdoor space?
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That’s a challenge I decided to solve over the summer when my friends at Oriental Trading asked me to share some of their larger pieces of decor.
But here’s the problem: I live on the second floor of a fourplex with NO outdoor space! Just a front door that faces our interior stairwell.
That didn’t deter me though. I’m lucky enough to have a little landing (and VERY understanding neighbors), so I transformed it from my boring old front door into a haunted entrance. Follow along as I explain how I put the whole thing together.
If you have the same issue, I hope this inspires you to transform your front door as well.
[And before we dive in, I want to add that this blog post is NOT part of the sponsored content I created for them. I loved the front door look SO much that I decided it was worthy of including in my home tour this year.]
My Haunted Front Door
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The entire set-up centered around this standing ghost girl. I decided to try and make her feel like she was standing in a haunted forest as I started adding products to my cart to use. It was a little limiting, so there is definitely a lot of room to elaborate on this in the future if I do this set-up again.
Since I wanted it to have a bit of an outdoor feel, I grabbed this faux potted tree with bats. They’re glittery (UGH!), but I liked the lighting and thought it paired with my ghost girl nicely.
Since her eyes glow red, I knew I wanted to add my own lighting in too. These lanterns were killer by her feet. I skipped adding the glass to the sides and dropped in battery-powered candles I already had. I love how this turned out, and you’ll see these lanterns reused in my living room.
Honestly, the tombstones were a throw-away item I added just in case. They have stakes that insert into the bottom and are meant to be put into the ground. I ended up using them to hide cords, which worked out perfectly!
Several years ago, I did another front door set-up for Party City and used this curtain idea for my front door. I loved how it looked and wanted to bring it back for this display too. This time, I chose off-white creepy cloth, and instead of draping lights on top, I put them under and inside the door frame to create a glow. This was really pretty at night!
To add some interest to the wall, I created a cluster of flying bats. This one was a challenge because I was limited on the product I could pick. These rubber bats were a little heavy to hang up, but thumbtacks with extra-long pins worked perfectly!
Her eyes are so fun! I could have stretched her arms out more, but I decided to leave them by her side.
And here is how the whole thing turned out! (If I could get rid of my fire extinguisher, I would!)
I really liked the simple color palette.
And here are a few night shots for the glow.
She just stole your soul…
Thanks for taking a tour of my Halloween front door!
Later this week, I’ll be sharing my living room and bedroom—two of your favorite spaces to see each year.
If you enjoyed this, you can also take a spin through my decor archives or check out my past home tours.
