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Spooky season is upon us, and I could not be more excited. As someone who has been obsessed with Halloween since they could remember, I can’t help but love making a huge spectacle out of the holiday.
When I was growing up, my neighborhood would go all out for Halloween, adorning their front porches with the spookiest scenes and even creating their own haunted houses in the front lawn. It made the holiday so much fun and gave me and my friends core memories for life.
Now that I’m older, I love recreating those same experiences to continue the traditions I grew up with. If you’re like me and are looking to create a stunning and spooky front porch, you’ve come to the right place.
No matter how big your front porch, front steps, or apartment entry, you can recreate a version of these ideas outside your own home. From cobweb-lined banisters, to crawling spiders and spooky pumpkin displays, these 12 Halloween front porch decor ideas are picture-perfect ghostly scenes to celebrate the holiday.
Keep reading to see how you can recreate each of the Halloween outdoor designs at your home.
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1. Cobwebs & Spooky Skeletons
If you’re looking for a simple way to make a statement this Halloween, adding cobwebs and skeletons to your front porch is the way to go. It won’t take much time at all to install. I love how the cute pet skeletons add character and personality to the front entryway, too.
Outdoor Spider Webs
Halloween Animal Skeletons
2. Minimalist Light-Up Halloween Front Porch
Do you love minimalist design? If so, then adding spooky light-up trees, white lit-pumpkins, and flying bat decor over your door adds a spooky feel without being too over the top. Plus, when the sun sets, the glow of the lights will make it feel cozy and fun for trick-or-treaters.
Pre-Lit Twiggy Trees
Lit Broom
3. Scary Pumpkin Head Scarecrow
Okay, how scary is this Halloween front porch? I’m slightly obsessed with the pumpkin head scarecrow that’s looming at the front door. Plus, the addition of the corn makes this feel even creepier for the holiday!
Scary Pumpkin Man
Halloween Creepy Cloth
4. Oversized Skeleton Decor for the Front Yard
Let’s be honest, is there a Halloween decoration that’s more iconic than the oversized skeleton? It’s gained more and more popularity over the years, and it’s still one of my favorites to see in front of homes. It’s over the top in so many ways and makes it such a fun decoration for the Halloween holiday.
Ground Breaking Skeleton
12 ft. Skeleton
5. Ghostly Jack-O Lantern Pumpkin Arch
Looking to make a spooky statement this Halloween? Try your hand at a jack-o-lantern arch. This is an investment of a DIY project, but the result is so worth it. Mix and match plastic jack-o’-lanterns and bobble garland on a PVC pipe arch to create a stunning front porch.
Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
Blow Mold Pumpkin
6. Candle-Lit Front Porch with Light-Up Ghosts
The combination of light-up ghosts and glowing candles makes this Halloween front porch feel like you’re walking up to a haunted house. The family of ghosts is so adorable, and the glow of lit jack-o-lanterns is subtle at night, but adds another layer of fright to the front porch.
Lit Ghost
Jack-o-Lantern Lantern
7. Hanging Skeleton Decor
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Are you on the hunt for a Halloween front porch decor idea that’s affordable and super easy to do? Try adding these hanging skeletons to the outside of your home. Get creative with the different stances each skeleton holds. This will add more character and personality that adults and kids passing by will find so much joy in.
Pro tip: Spray paint each skeleton with glow-in-the-dark spray paint for a fun feature at night!
Hanging Skeleton Prop
Glow-in-the-Dark Spray Paint
8. Floating Witches’ Hats
Whether you hang witches’ hats on a tree by your front porch, in the entryway of your apartment, or add them to the ceiling of your porch, they add such a mystical and magical touch to your front porch. It’s super easy to install, too. Add a skeleton with a witch’s hat to the front porch as well to tie the whole design together.
12 Pack Black Witch Hats
Pose-N-Stay Skeleton
9. Spooky Crawling Spiders
While I’m not a fan of spiders (real or fake), I have to admit that the crawling spiders on this front entry are too adorable not to talk about. After all, how fun would it be for kids to experience and talk about as they walk up to your door to trick-or-treat?
Plush Spider Prop
Glowing Spider Web Prop
10. Cozy Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin-Scape
Okay…I don’t think a Halloween front porch could get any cozier. The adorable mix of pop pumpkins and light-up jack-o-lanterns in the landscape makes you feel invited to the front door. The addition of the hanging, black jack-o-lanterns from the tree adds another element of Halloween whimsy to the design as well.
Terracotta Jack-o-Lantern
LED Black Metal Pumpkin Lantern
11. Small Graveyard Decor
There’s nothing more iconic and spook-tacular than graveyard decor. Whether you add tombstones, scarecrows, and crows to your front yard or front lawn, it will instantly transform the vibe of your space into a house every trick-or-treater will love walking through.
Halloween Tombstone
Skeleton Grounbreaker Prop
12. Cozy Candle-Lit Front Steps
It doesn’t take a lot of decorations to create a cozy Halloween front porch. Add some lit lanterns, jack-o-lantern decor, and flameless outdoor candles to create a warm glow leading to your front door. It’s the perfect minimalist design that doesn’t take a lot of time to recreate.
Flameless Outdoor Candles
