Perhaps you’re a minimalist and a festive wreath is all you need.

Or maybe you want to get creative with DIY Halloween projects andbudget-friendly craftswhen decorating for trick-or-treaters?

No matter your style, keep reading for the best inspiration in outdoor Halloween decoration ideas.

Halloween decorated front door with various size and shape pumpkins and skeletons. Front Porch decorated for the Halloween season.

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This vine wreath uses black ribbon and black leafy branches to create an elegant and understated look.

Layer the mat over a larger patterned rug or mat for emphasis and color contrast.

Pink Boo!

Halloween wreath hanging on white front door

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Spray paint a faux pumpkin pink, and either freehand or stencil on the word “boo!”

in bright white paint for a cute decoration for your front door.

Add hanging ghosts, skulls, pumpkins, and other Halloween-themed decorations to complete the look.

Halloween themed door mat with fall decor around it

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Spooky Glow-In-The-Dark Decor

Glow-in-the-dark objects are a great way to bring your outdoor Halloween decor to life.

Use lanterns and a glow-in-the-dark ball for a vignette by the front door.

Stick bats on siding and spiders on columns for an extra festive Halloween look.

Pink pumpkin with the word Boo written in white on it

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DIY Cloth Ghost

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Make your own hanging ghost with a few inexpensive supplies.

Use a foam ball for its head and cut out eyes and a mouth out of black felt.

Stick them on, then attach pieces of cheesecloth to form the ghost’s body.

Orange and white lanterns on a staircase

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Attach a decorative black spider to the bottom and hang the wreath using black ribbon.

All you better recreate these are orange paper bags and a black marker to draw the faces.

Place flameless tea light candles inside for a fun accent to your front yard.

Front door decorated for Halloween

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Spooky Black Lanterns

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Use black outdoor lanterns for a subtle spooky Halloween touch.

They’ll add visual depth and contrast while carrying the holiday color theme in an elegant way.

Use orange mums and pumpkins to complete the look and give your home a festive feel.

Lanterns, lit up ball and pumpkins

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Hang mini skeletons, tie orange ribbons or leaves, and tuck in pumpkins to add a festive touch.

Stretch them out to create dimension and allow the bright colors of the mums to show through.

Accent hay bales with Halloween-themed decor in October and more neutral fall decor in September and November.

spooky front door skeleton

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Wrap cobwebs around the edges for an extra decorative touch.

Take some wire and begin looping it around the twigs starting in the middle and working your way out.

Once you’re done, spray paint the whole spider web back with spray paint.

Bush covered with spider web decor

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Add faux fall-colored leaves or a giant plastic spider and hang it on the door or fence.

You’ll need a white bedsheet, a marker, and a round foam ball.

Hang the hat with string or fishing line to create a cool floating effect.

Front porch decorated for fall with various Halloween decorations

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Add a flameless tea light inside to add illumination.

Create a grid on the table using masking tape and paint Xs and Os on pumpkins using black paint.

Place them on the table so anyone walking by can play the game.

White cloth ghost and two orange pumpkins in a backyard corner

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Use one or fill the whole tree, it’ll look scary either way.

Plus, typography is a fun way to add a statement.

Creepy Halloween Lanterns

Use black lanterns of different shapes and sizes to create an outdoor centerpiece.

Black bats stuck on a window

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It’ll make everyone do a double-take, especially when placed in an unexpected spot!

Hang it in the doorway and it’ll sway in the wind at night for a truly frightening effect.

Minimalist Halloween Centerpiece

Sometimes simple is best.

Jugs painted as Frankenstein and used to decorate backyard

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Bewitched Festive Front Porch

Add extra lights to your front porch to highlight all your Halloween decor.

Haunted Library Books

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There’s something haunting about a quiet library during Halloween.

Fishing line, zip ties, and Command hooks are all ideal ways to hang outdoor Halloween decorations.

Orange wreath with black bow and spider

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Painted white pumpkins on front porch steps

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Jack O’Lantern orange bags lighting up a walkway

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Trick or treat pillow on a wicker chair on a front porch

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Orange and yellow flower wreath with skeleton in the middle

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Front porch decorated with black lanterns, mums and pumpkins

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Front door with Halloween decorated planters on either side

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Small skeleton hanging off an outdoor lantern

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Front door decorated with cobwebs on mums, sculls and wreaths

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Red barn with hay bales and halloween decor in front of it

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Big spider on red front door

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Front yard with Halloween tomb stones, sign and cob web

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Front door with face on it and halloween decor on front porch

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Halloween lights wrapped around lamp post

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hanging witch hats

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Black twig and wire spider web with fall leaves on it

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Front porch steps decorated for Halloween

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Planter with skull and hand sticking out of it

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Decorations hanging off front porch

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Hanging tin cans painted as Jack O’Lanterns

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Black table set up with pumpkin tic tac toe and hay bales around it

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Cloth ghost hanging on a tree

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Front door decorated with wreath, colorful lights, mums and pumpkins

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Decorative Halloween graves on front lawn

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Pink front door decorated for Halloween

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Orange pumpkin with black cat painted on it nestled into landscaping

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Front steps decorated with pumpkins and mums

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Black Halloween lanterns on a wood table on a front porch

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Halloween wreath with bow and ghosts on a front door

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Large spiders on a house facade

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Jack O’Lanterns lit up at night around an Adirondack chair

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Big spider decoration on garage facade

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Front steps decorated with pumpkins, mums and bats

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Halloween decor hanging on a black metal fence

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Front steps decorated with pumpkins and mums

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hanging ghost in door way

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Halloween vignette next to a black front door

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Front door with wreath, bats and fall decor in front of it

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Black and orange leaf wreath on front door

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Skeleton and graves on a green lawn

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Porch decorated with candles, pumpkins and mums

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Wreath with pumpkins and a mum and white pumpkin on a wood table

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Front porch decorated for Halloween

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Spooky Halloween books

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DIY hanging spider balloons

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