Outdoor Christmas Decorating Ideas Front Porch

Sugar & Charm

The entire neighborhood stops by on October 31, so fix up the front porch and yard with these cool products and easy DIYs. Your house will be the talk of the town, and trick-or-treaters will feel especially welcome—or maybe too scared to approach the front door, depending on the Halloween vibe you're going for. Feeling ambitious? Incorporate Halloween wreaths and other DIY decorations to take your home's seasonal look to the next level.

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Make Skeletons Rise Out of the Ground

If you can't get your hands on a 12-foot skeleton this Halloween, go for this smaller wood one that looks like it's coming out of the lawn to wave hello.

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Incorporate Creepy Hands Holding Lanterns

Forgo regular lanterns for these ones hung on creepy hands. Place them around your front door or on a fence for major spooky vibes.

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Stack Bales of Hay

Sugar & Charm set up the ultimate outdoor Halloween buffet by using cobweb-covered hay as the table. Then, hang some string lights, surround the spread with pumpkins, add a Halloween-inspired bouquet, and call it a day.

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Display a Shaking Coffin

There's nothing scarier than a coffin that moves. Add some scary music, and you've created an incredibly frightful scene.

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Stock Your Stoop with Illuminated Pumpkins

Go for glam, reusable pumpkins—no carving required. This LED one mixes pumpkin, skulls, and rogue vines for a chic yet spooky effect.

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Have a Sense of Humor

Jennifer Perkins got creative with some pool noodles, a rusty old shopping cart, and a pair of black pointy-toed boots. This DIY Halloween porch decor is the perfect balance between funny and spooky, and even better, it just requires a little resourcefulness.

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Add a "Street Sign"

Line the steps on your front porch with pumpkins (paint one of them black to bring some darkness into the mix), and then make a mini Halloween-themed "street sign" to put in a pot of plants.

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Set the Table

Have an outdoor Halloween dinner party? A black-and-white striped tablecloth adds contemporary playfulness to the mood. Then, glue little ants to your napkin rings to be freaky but not too freaky.

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Hang DIY Ghosts on the Porch

Haunting, huh? These lacy creeps are probably the chicest a ghost has ever looked. Bonus: They're super easy to make! Get the tutorial at A Beautiful Mess, and then hang them either inside or out!

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Hand Out Candy Creatively

You may not have a giant candelabra on hand, but you probably have some summer lanterns (and you can always just use smaller candelabras). Refresh them for Halloween by filling them up with candy and placing them on top of faux spiderwebs.

See more at Sugar and Charm.

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Add a Light-Up Black Bat Wreath

This creepy-chic bat wreath also lights up with a spooky orange glow, perfect for livening up your front door.

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Mark Your Path With Spooky Lanterns

Purple spider lanterns are basically the perfect glam-meets-scary combination. Bonus: This one comes in a set with an orange lantern featuring a spooky graveyard scene.

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Try a Shimmering Bats Projector

Give your entire porch an eerie glow with this projector light—it'll look like bats are swarming the place.

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Add a Talking Eyeball Doorbell

All who approach your home will be greeted by this spooky talking doorbell, complete with a light-up eye.

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Hang Pumpkin String Lights

You can never go wrong with light-up pumpkins—especially a bunch of mini ones.

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Welcome Trick-or-Treaters with a Spider Web Doormat

An on-theme Halloween doormat, like this spiderweb option, adds an extra fun touch to your front door.

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Try Spider String Lights

Speaking of spiders, hang these creepy-crawly tarantula-shaped string lights for a fun effect.

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Spin a Giant Light-Up Spiderweb

Or just turn your whole yard into a giant spider's web with this 23-foot rope light.

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Line Up a Few Jack-O-Lantern Pathway Markers

Trick-or-treaters will be delighted to follow these glowing jack-o-lantern pathway markers all the way to your door to get their candy.

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Set Up a Candy Bucket

If you aren't going to be home (or don't want to answer the door) on Halloween night, fill a pail up with candy and put on top a bale of hay. Add a skeleton and some pumpkins and you're ready for trick-or-treaters!

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Try a Pumpkin Topiary

Stack craft pumpkins on top of each other and fill with twinkle lights for an unexpected, but seriously fun, topiary.

Get the tutorial at DIY Candy.

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Work in Some Floating Pumpkins

Make pumpkin lanterns out of paper maché and hang them on white string so it looks like they're floating. Light them up with battery-operated tea lights.

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Put Up a Moving Spider

A fury, moving spider at the corner of your door will surely give anyone who passes a fright.

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Greet Your Guests with Witches Legs

Stuff a pair of tights with paper and add some red, glittering shoes. Ding, dong...

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Line Your Stairs with Skulls

Line your front steps (or walkway) with skulls. If you want something a little more colorful (and less spooky), paint them into sugar skulls!

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Go for a Wicked-Witch Vibe

Hand-paint a sign, add some black shoes, throw in a broom and you've got a wicked witch-themed porch. Do one better and add a sound bite of "I'll get you my pretty" playing on loop.

See more at Boston Interiors.

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Flank Your Entry with Bales of Hay

Create your own mini pumpkin patch with bales of hay, pumpkins, and cornstalks. If you're feeling extra spooky, throw a black cat in there.

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Go Gold

Mini pumpkins get a glam upgrade thanks to a metallic paint job. Opt for faux pumpkins for a wreath that'll last for years.

Get the tutorial at Good Housekeeping.

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Tie It Up

Scout the backyard for supplies before whipping up a rustic ornament. Bound together with an orange ribbon, a bundle of pine cones, wheat, or twigs looks extra festive.

Get the tutorial at Woman's Day.

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Bring Out the Classics

A festive door hanger, bale of hay, and dangling bats = peak Halloween.

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