Halloween Decor Guide

Put away the dancing skeleton and the singing shrunken head. We’re looking for a more refined and subtle Halloween atmosphere. Here’s a collection of spooky things to make your house feel a little eerie. No cackling witches required.

| Posted: 14 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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• Metallic Spiders

  

  Spiders inside are good luck.

  $9 at Z Gallerie | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Creepy Bottle Labels

  

  Depending on the brand of tequila, affixing a Rat Poison label isn’t necessarily false advertising.

  $24 at Grandin Road | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Seven Deadly Sins Plates

  

  It’s so much easier to commit deadly sins when you have at least one hand free. Maybe start with Gluttony.

  $40 at Z Gallerie | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Bleeding Pillar Candles

  

  A lot cleaner than bleeding walls.

  $13 at Wrapables | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Voluminous Camilla Canisters

  

  Use candy as a centerpiece at the grown-ups’ table for a change.

  $59 at Pottery Barn | Buy

  (For the medium.)

  

  | Posted 13 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Soap Bones

  

  $9 at Wrapables | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Skull Matchbook

  

  Leave these in the guest bathroom as a vaguely ominous reminder to leave the air as you found it.

  $6 at Twentieth Art & Design | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Halloween Glitter Wreath

  

  Share your Halloween spirit with the neighbors, but maybe take down the Jack-O-Lantern flag.

  $55 at Pottery Barn | Buy

  

  | Posted 09 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Rococo Noir Collection

  

  Makes your desserts look ghastly, even when they’re from the bakery.

  $45 at Rosanna | Buy

  (For the large footed pedestal.)

  

  | Posted 09 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Silver Skull Swizzle Sticks

  

  Stirring a Sex On The Beach with a skull swizzle stick makes it instantly less lame.

  $195 at Unica Home | Buy

  (For a set of four.)

  

  | Posted 08 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Vampire Teeth Placecard Holder

  

  I vant to mark your seat.

  $20 at Pottery Barn | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Skull Candle

  

  $19 at Pottery Barn | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Spooky Candelabra

  

  Perfect to light the keys of your pipe organ, or to illuminate your spooky meatloaf.

  $60 at Ballard Designs | Buy

  (For the large.)

  

  | Posted 07 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Candy Corn Tissue Paper Pom Pom Kit

  

  Low stress project for high-impact decorating.

  $15 at Martha Stewart Crafts | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Black Metal Pumpkin Decorations

  

  You want an impressive pumpkin display, but don’t want to deal with the pumpkin guts.

  $7 at Lillian Vernon | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Oct, 2008 by Melissa Summers