37 Easy & Cheap DIY Halloween Home Decor Ideas

Do you want to spook up your home without blowing your budget? We’ve got you covered with some awesome cheap DIY Halloween home decor ideas. Whether you’re aiming for a full-on haunted house vibe or just want to impress your trick-or-treaters, these decorating ideas will make your place look spectacularly spooky.

Creating easy DIY Halloween decorations is all about finding clever hacks that give you the most bang for your buck. You don’t need to be a crafting expert to pull off these ideas, either. From quick fixes to set the mood for your Halloween party to easy Halloween decorations that will wow your guests, there’s something here for everyone.

Here are some Halloween decor ideas that are fun, affordable, and simple to put together. We’ve even included some easy Halloween crafts for DIY Halloween decoration ideas to transform your home into a spooky haven for all your ghostly gatherings.

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Easy Halloween Craft Home Decor Ideas

The best way to have cheap DIY Halloween decorations to spookify your home is to make them yourself. Here are some easy craft DIY Halloween decorating ideas for a fun Halloween.

1. Paper Bats and Ghosts

What you need:

• Black and white construction paper
• scissors
• tape, string or sticks.

Instructions:

1. Trace bat and/or ghost shapes onto a piece of construction paper – here are some templates you can use.
2. Cut out bat and/or ghost shapes from the paper. 
3. Use tape to stick them on walls or string to hang them from the ceiling. You could also tape them onto sticks and insert them into plants or foam. 

2. Mason Jar Jack-O-Lanterns

What you need:

• Mason jars
• orange tissue paper
• paintbrush
• black construction paper
• scissors
• tape or glue
• candles or LED lights

Instructions:

1. Cover the mason jars with the orange tissue paper. Secure the tissue paper with tape or glue.
2. Cut some spooky eye, nose and mouth shapes from black paper and stick them on the jars – here are some templates you can use. 
3. Place a candle or LED light inside for a glowing effect. 

3. Happy Halloween Table Sign

What you need:

• Wooden blocks in various sizes
• orange, white and black paint
• paintbrushes
• glue.

Instructions:

1. Arrange 9 multi size blocks with the taller ones at the beginning and the end and shorter ones in the middle.
2. Alternate painting the blocks, with the 1st, 4th and 7th blocks painted black; the 2nd, 5th, and 8th blocks painted orange; and the 3rd, 6th and 9th blocks painted white. Paint a longer block black to sit above the middle, shorter blocks.
3. Let the paint dry.
4. On the 3 black blocks, paint the letters H, l and e with white paint.
5. On the 3 orange blocks, paint the letters a, o and e with white paint.
6. On the 3 white blocks, paint the letters l, w and n with black paint.
7. Use white paint on the longer black block to paint the word Happy.
8. Let the paint dry
9. Once the paint has dried, glue the blocks together so that they say Happy Halloween.

4. Spider Webs

What you need:

• Foam from inside an old pillow or cotton batting
• plastic spiders 
• tape or string

Instructions:

1. Remove a handful of foam from an old pillow.
2. Stretch out the the foam to make it thin. Poke holes with your fingers and gently stretch to create a web effect.
3. Place plastic spiders on them.
4. Hang them in corners or across furniture with tape or string.

5. Pumpkin Balloons

What you need:

• Orange balloons
• black marker
• tape or string

Instructions:

1. Inflate the balloons and tie them off.
2. Draw jack-o’-lantern faces on them. Here are some templates you can use.
3. Hang or place them around your home with tape or string.

6. Spooky Silhouettes

What you need:

• Black construction paper
• scissors
• tape

Instructions:

1. Cut out spooky shapes (e.g., witches, cats, ghosts) – here are some templates you can trace
2. Tape them to your windows to create eerie silhouettes when the light shines through.

7. Hanging Cheesecloth Ghosts

What you need:

• Cheesecloth
• Styrofoam balls
• string
• black markers

Instructions:

1. Drape the fabric over the ball
2. tie it with a string around the base to create a ghost head
3. draw eyes and a mouth on your ghost with a black marker
4. Place another layer of fabric over the ghost form and secure with string or tape
5. hang them around your home – use additional pieces of string to hang to give a waving arm appearance

8. Creepy Candlesticks

What you need:

• Old candlesticks
• black paint
• black candles

Instructions:

1. Paint the candlesticks black
2. Let them dry
3. Place black candles in them for a gothic look

9. Scary Halloween Pictures

What you need:

• Old antique picture frames
• Printer

Instructions:

1. Search for creepy pictures and print them out
2. Insert them in the old antique picture frames
3. Hang them around your home

10. Witch’s Broomsticks

What you need:

• Sticks
• twine

Instructions:

1. Gather sticks
2. tie smaller sticks to one end with twine to create witch’s brooms
3. place them in corners or by your front door

11. Haunted House Curtains

What you need:

• Gauze fabric
• tea bags

Instructions:

1. Dip the gauze in tea to give it an aged look
2. let it dry
3. hang it in doorways or windows

12. Blood Candles

What you need:

• White candles
• red candle wax

Instructions:

1. Melt the red wax
2. let it drip over the white candles to create a bloody effect

13. Mummy Jar Lanterns

What you need:

• Empty jars
• Gauze
• googly eyes
• tea lights

Instructions:

1. Wrap the jars in gauze
2. stick on googly eyes to create mummy jars
3. insert tea lights to give them a spooky glow

14. Painted Pumpkin Spider

What you need:

• Small pumpkin
• black paint (optional)
• black pipe cleaners
• hot glue gun
• googly eyes

Instructions:

1. Paint the pumpkin black and let it dry (optional)
2. attach the pipe cleaners as legs with the hot glue gun
3. stick on googly eyes to create a spider pumpkin

15. Skeleton Garland

What you need:

• Plastic skeletons
• string

Instructions:

1. Attach the skeletons to the string by tying the string around the neck of each skeleton
2. hang the garland

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More Cheap DIY Halloween Home Decor Ideas

If you’re not the crafty type and don’t want to make your own homemade Halloween decorations, here are some budget friendly indoor and outdoor Halloween decorations you can pull together without breaking the bank.

16. Pumpkins and Gourds:

Buy various sizes and shapes of pumpkins and gourds to place around your home, both inside and out. You can use real or artificial ones.

17. Candles and Lanterns:

Use black, orange, and purple candles in different heights to create a spooky ambiance. Place them in clusters on tables or mantles. Battery-operated candles work well for a safer option.

18. Creepy Dolls:

Use a collection of creepy dolls to freak your guests out. You could place them on furniture, shelves, tabletops or even hang them from trees outside!

19. Window Clings:

Apply Halloween-themed window clings to your windows and glass doors. These are easy to put on and take off.

20. Themed Lights:

Use Halloween-themed string lights around windows, doorways, or along the edges of your porch.

21. Halloween Signs:

Purchase or print out Halloween signs and place them around your home. Look for ones that say “Boo,” “Trick or Treat,” or “Happy Halloween.”

22. Halloween Throw Pillows and Blankets:

Swap out your regular throw pillows and blankets for ones with Halloween designs or colors.

23. Wreaths:

Hang a pre-made Halloween wreath on your front door. Look for ones with spooky elements like skulls, spiders, or bats.

24. Skeletons and Figures:

Buy plastic skeletons, witches, or ghosts and place them in different areas of your home, such as on the porch, in the yard, or sitting on furniture.

25. Black and White Photos:

Replace photos in your frames with vintage black and white photos or print out eerie images to create a haunted house effect.

26. Candy Displays:

Fill clear jars or bowls with Halloween-themed candies like candy corn, gummy worms, and chocolates wrapped in Halloween foil. Display them on tables or shelves.

27. Bats and Birds:

Purchase decorative bats and birds and hang them from the ceiling or place them on furniture and shelves.

28. Doormats:

Swap out your regular doormat for a Halloween-themed one with phrases like “Welcome to our web” or “Enter if you dare.”

29. Creepy Curtains:

Replace your regular curtains with sheer black or dark-colored curtains to give a haunted look.

30. Fog Machines:

Use a small fog machine on your porch or in your yard to create a misty, spooky atmosphere.

31. Fake Blood:

Use store-bought fake blood to create handprints or splatters on windows and mirrors.

32. Mirrors:

Cover mirrors with white cloth or netting to give a ghostly appearance. You can also use removable stickers to create eerie messages or images.

33. Book Displays:

Stack old, dusty books on tables or shelves and place small Halloween decorations like skulls or spiders on top.

34. Spider Web Table Runner:

Purchase a spider web table runner to instantly add a spooky touch to your dining table or coffee table.

35. Scary Silhouettes:

Purchase pre-made scary silhouettes to place in windows, making it look like there are ghosts or monsters inside.

36. Themed Dinnerware:

Use Halloween-themed plates and cups for meals during the season.

37. Inflatables:

Set up outdoor Halloween decorations, like Halloween-themed inflatables in your yard, like ghosts, witches, or pumpkins.

These (mostly) cheap and easy DIY Halloween decoration ideas should help you create a wonderfully spooky Halloween atmosphere at home without breaking the bank!