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Bring on the crows and the creepy candelabras. Whether you go full throttle for the entire 31 days of October or just stack a few Scandi-leaning gourds and pumpkins on your front stoop, it’s never too late to celebrate. And maybe it’s the abundance of black décor touches, the goth-leaning fashion or the punk attitude on all those skeletors – but there’s actually something so chic about Halloween to me…
I am not a DIY kinda girl. But – I will suspend groups of simple black witches’ hats or beady-eyed bats from door frames and ceilings. High concept, high drama.
Too much work for me but you could consider gluing skulls inside these witches’ chapeaus.
I bought a cauldron of black bats a few Halloweens ago, and they’ve become a perennial household favourite. A little fishing line et voilà – creepy. Extra points for the glow-in-the-dark sticker eyes on this crew.
This thing is 5-feet across. Gross.
I always have a spool of clear stretchy fishing line in my toolkit. Make a necklace or hang a cauldron of plastic bats. Sky’s the limit.
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Here’s what I love about buying a full skeleton for Halloween (brace yourself, this is dark). You can dismember it for different displays throughout your space. Legs and feet in the centerpiece, skull glued onto the wreath at the front door, you catch my drift.
Twins! Three-ft in height and with moveable joints, if you don’t break these guys down you can stage them on beach cruisers, in the front seat of your car in the driveway or in a Bates Motel rocking chair at the front door (or my personal favourite – crawling up the side of the house, see above).
Just toss these mini skulls down the centre of your dining room table and light some drippy black candles… and your stomach-turning tablescape is complete.
This 4-pack of 10-inch taper candles bleed blood-red wax. Ew.
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Creepy (but keep it chic)
If you don’t want to go over the top but are still in the mood for design-friendly and low-DIY, I recommend black ribbon, crows and candlesticks. Sounds like a country song.
I use this double-sided satin ribbon throughout the year for everything from amping up my candlesticks and Christmas wreaths to prettying up a bottle of wine. The longer you cut the trailing ribbon, the cooler the effect.
Thanks to iron wire under their feet, these black crows (with real feathers!) can affix to just about anywhere.
I like the price point on these year-round twisted candles, made from soy and paraffin wax.
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