Spook-Free Zone: How to Create a Neutral Halloween Look for Your Home

My kids are grown but I still decorate a bit with easy neutral Halloween decor for the holiday.

I’m not a fan of the orange color palette so I will be using white and black neutrals. I will also work some of my tan and brown antique books into my decor.

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Decorating for Halloween in October

In early October I decorate a bit for Halloween. Because I use a pretty neutral fall palette I can easily add some of my simple Halloween decorations.

I’ve seen a lot of all-out Halloween fans completely decked out in early October.

What is Neutral Halloween Decor

Neutral Halloween decor to me is just adding a few things to my already neutral fall decor.

• Black 3-D Bats or Butterflies on your mantel or wall.
• Witches hats hanging from the ceiling or adorning the top of a pumpkin or figurine.
• Witches brooms are very neutral and can be laid or hung in your home or on your front porch.
• Pumpkins can go anywhere and scream fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
• I love the white carved pumpkin look and if we still had kids at home; or even kids who trick-or-treated by us, I would have them adorning my porch.
• Black candle sticks or candelabras make a fun addition to your dining table or mantel for Halloween.
• Being a vintage collector, I have amber apothecary jars on my coffee table. I’m going to add a few vintage-like poison labels to the jars. How fun!
• Vintage Books are also great items to use for fall/Halloween/harvest decor

What Halloween Looks Like at Our House

Our little village hosts a Halloween Trick-or-Treat event on the Sunday before the 31st. Children can trick-or-treat in the neighborhood from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

It really is more of a family event and when my kids were little I loved it because Halloween night was typically cold & rainy here in Illinois. We’ve even had snow on the actual Halloween date.

We live on a long dead-end street and there are only 6 homes so we rarely have ever had kids come to our house.

That is another reason why I don’t do much traditional Halloween decor.

Easy Neutral Halloween Decor

Because I keep things neutral, I decorate for fall and then I just add in a few fun Halloween pieces during October.

It then gets packed up and put away the day after Halloween.

Then I add just a little Thanksgiving decor to the neutral fall theme.

Outdoor Halloween Decoration

Because we don’t get any trick-or-treaters, I don’t do any decorating outside. I used to adorn the outside with spider webs, some witches, and ghosts. I love the little witches that circle a tree.

When I was growing up the extent of our Halloween experience was carving pumpkins and putting them out on the front porch with candles inside. Maybe that is why Halloween has never been a big holiday for me.

Turn Your Frame TV into Halloween Art

I fall in love with our Frame TV all over again, every season. For $2.50 I bought Halloween Art on Etsy. I find the most beautiful art on Etsy for every season and holiday of the year.

Peace & Love,

This post was originally a blog hop that Carol hosted from Blue Sky’s At Home. The post also featured Kelly from Tattered Pew and Leslie from Feet Under My Table.

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