All Hallow’s Eve is quickly approaching, and here’s the Halloween mantel decor that we have displayed in our home! This is my favorite time of year, and this display really sets the perfect spooky (but not too scary) vibe for all of October!
Keep reading for all of the details, including a source list for where I found the items…and some tutorials (and FREE cut files) for the pieces I made myself!
Halloween Mantel Decor: Pumpkins and Spiders and Bats! Oh My!
So this is the first time that I’ve ever decorated a fireplace mantel for any holiday, let alone Halloween. Usually I leave up our neutral farmhouse decor year-round and then just add some festive pieces in between the regulars.
Lazy mom holiday decorating, all the way.
This year, however, I wanted to GO ALL OUT. Growing up, the inside of our home was only minimally decorated just for Christmas, so now that I have my own house with a family of my own, I want to sprinkle the festiveness around for at least the major holidays. My boys love it, too.
The best part is that I didn’t even fill my husband in on my plan in advance…I just let him come home from work one day and see the spooky surprise.
And you know what? He actually said it was cool! That means he’s pretty impressed.
I am SO happy with how our first-ever Halloween mantel turned out!
My boys’ favorite part is 100% without a doubt the ghosts! Those window crashers are just the coolest things (and yes, I know they’re not technically part of the mantel decor but they go so well with the rest).
Confession: We’ve actually had those up since August! As soon as the boys saw them, they were infatuated, so I let several stay on display inside.
The others that we got for our outdoor decor, however, didn’t go up until October hit the calendar…I don’t want our neighbors to think we’re too weird.
I knew my husband wouldn’t be too keen on removing the mirror for me just so I could add some holiday decor (such a buzzkill, I tell ya), so I didn’t even bother asking him.
Instead, I decided to just incorporate the Halloweeness into the mirror. I hung a glittery spider web (and some accompanying eight-legged critters) with some nearly-invisible clear jewelry wire, and some candy corn colored felt ball garland was draped around the top.
Now it blends right in nicely with the rest of the festiveness.
While my boys may love the window crasher ghosts the best, momma here has a favorite of her own: the DIY yearly Halloween costume photo frame that I made as a keepsake back when my oldest had just finished his third time trick-or-treating.
Now, his costume cuteness is filling up the top row, while his little brother is starting his own collection along the bottom. Eventually I’ll get around to making a separate frame so each boy can have their own.
But for now, this joint costume keepsake just makes my heart smile, so it’s on display front and center.
Another thing I’m really excited about is that my upcycled DIY ‘Happy Halloween’ sign finally has a proper home! I made it years ago from a hideous thrift store find, so it was about time that it gets the love it deserves.
You can snag the FREE cut file too so you can make one of your own!
And here’s a tutorial and FREE cut files for the trio of DIY Halloween pillar candles that I jazzed up using some transparent glitter vinyl!
This set of ‘BOO’ marquee lights are also another favorite. The best part is that each letter has a battery-powered timer that’s on for six hours, off for 18. So they turn on automatically around dinnertime and then shut off after we go to bed.
My oldest loves to announce that “the BOO lights are on!”, and we look forward to it every day now.
Even though my two-year-old is obsessed with unstacking and restacking these things, our pair of pumpkin topiaries makes the cutest little addition on the floor in front of the fireplace.
And I just love those candy corn colors.
Source List
Here’s a list of where I found these items, or tutorials showing how I DIYed them:
- Ghost window crashers | Grandin Road
- Stackable pumpkin topiaries | Home Depot (I actually combined pumpkins from this and this)
- Bat mantel scarf | Amazon
- Orange hanging spiders | Dollar Tree (I hung them with some black jewelry wire)
- BOO marquee lights | Grandin Road
- Candy corn cones | Grandin Road
- Yearly Halloween Costume Photo Frame | DIY
- Large glitter spiderweb | At Home
- Black and orange glitter spider clips | Michaels
- Candy corn felt ball garland | Jane
- Gray candlesticks | Decor Steals
- Black pillar candles | At Home
- Vinyl Halloween decals | DIY (FREE cut files too!)
- White cake/cupcake stands | Target One Spot
- Felt bats | Grandin Road
- Happy Halloween sign | DIY (FREE cut file too!)
- Candy corn dish | Target One Spot
- Black spiderweb stand | At Home
- Pumpkins:
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Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Halloween!
Dee
Monday 7th of September 2020
How did you stick the bats on mantel wall?, I bought some at party city, I’m still thinking on how I’m going to do our mantel, I normally go all out for Christmas, I decided this yr I’m going out on Halloween.
Christine
Sunday 13th of September 2020
Hi Dee! At first I just used the regular tape that came on the back of the bats. Then as those have started to lose their stickiness, I've been using little strips of this removable poster tape...it works great!
Michote
Friday 15th of May 2020
Thank you so much for introducing me to Grandin Road. Loved the mantel and ghosts.
Christine
Saturday 16th of May 2020
Thank you so much, Michote! They sure do have some great home decor and holiday pieces!
Emily
Saturday 20th of October 2018
Your mantel is SO fun!! I'm not normally into orange and black for Halloween, but you pulled together such a fun mantel with all the Halloween classics like bats, spiders & ghosts. Love it! Pinned and will be including in my Merry Monday Features next week. I hope you'll be able to stop by our next party and link up again!