Looking for fresh ways to decorate for holidays? Forget all those usual bold and playful decorations more suitable for kids’ parties and go for something fresh and edgy! How to pull off new and stylish Halloween decor and what to use? Here are some ideas.
Colors
The colors here are up to you but I’d strongly recommend to stick to the same color palette you have in the room. You may go for a simple color palette of black and white, maybe grey or tan or you may try color – who said modern decor can’t be bright? Choose hot pink, rust, purple, emerald – anything you like and don’t stick to only traditional Halloween colors. Think of incorporating glitter for a glam feel or pattern you like – stripes, geometry.
A bay window covered with a giant spiderweb and with a spider as the only Halloween decoration in this modern interior.
A bold Halloween mantel with hot pink velvet pumpkins, purple and pink bats and spiders and pink glitter skeleton hands.
A bowl with black and white pumpkins and orange and black yarn balls, faux pumpkins and a spider candle holder.
A fall leaf, pinecone and pumpkin arrangement can be topped with a single black bird to feel like Halloween.
A matte black pumpkin decorated with white flowers as a moon is a beautiful Halloween decoration.
A modern bright Halloween fireplace with a black bunting, colorful pumpkins, bold blooms and candles plus graphic pillows.
A modern glam Halloween party space done in black, white and pink, with balloon letters and pastel sweets table.
A modern Halloween fireplace clad with white brick, with black signs and artworks, black and white pumpkins and spiders is very stylish.
A niche with shelves and Halloween decor - a patterned pumpkin, a skull in a cloche, a black skull, a skeleton bird and black candles.
A pretty colorful modern fireplace with pompom garlands, black bat buntings, white and black pumpkins, a sign is all cool.
A simple seeded eucalyptus centerpiece will add life to your black tablescape and make it feel cooler.
Decor
Remember that stylish and cool Halloween decor doesn’t mean overwhelming the space with all things Halloween, so go for some stylish decorations here and there. Style your fireplace with pumpkins, faux or natural ones, go for pretty black paper bats on the wall, think of a grid gallery wall with scary pics and cover a door or a storage unit with realistic spiderweb. Attach some spiders to the walls, place skeletons and skulls here and there and don’t highlight them too much – edgy Halloween decor should look like something very natural. You don’t need to show off Halloween decor as if it’s something special, integrate it into the existing decor seamlessly. Decorate pumpkins with stencils, paint or just right on them with a sharpie – too bold and whimsy isn’t for contemporary styling. All the ideas shown below are totally realizable and you will easily make what you need and like yourself. Get inspired!
A stylish modern display with lots of pumpkins, geometric lanterns, black candles and a black framed sign.
A white vase with black branches and blackbirds, a black and a white pumpkin, black and white pumpkins on the shelves.
An ethereal Halloween display with naturally colored pumpkins, faux fur and candles plus branches.
Blackbirds, a skull, a garland with white pumpkins and some letters for modern and simple Halloween styling.
Elegant modern Halloween styling with skulls in a bowl, some small and large natural pumpkins, candles and spiderweb.
large black paper bats attached to the wall and fireplace plus a jack-o-lantern pillow for modern Halloween decor.
Lovely modern Halloween decor with skulls, a scary globe, a witches' book and skeleton hands plus black blooms.
make a display of cool black and white glitter pumpkins with vinyl letters - they are very easy to DIY.
Modern and simple Halloween decor with black bats, a blackbird. skull and bat buntings and some potted plants is all cool.
Modern boho Halloween styling with heirloom and faux pumpkins, pampas grass, blooms, a half moon and a skull in neutral colors.
Modern farmhouse Halloween decor with pumpkins on the table, tree stumps, branches, black bats and pumpkins on the floor.
Modern Halloween decor done with pumpkins and lights next to the fireplace, with spider web and a black pillow is simple and stylish.
Modern Halloween decor with a fireplace filled with pumpkins and black paper bats is a lovely idea for the flal.
Modern Halloween decor with black paper bats, white pumpkins stacked, a skeleton in a rocker, a black chandelier with a blackbird and some wheat.
Modern Halloween shelf styling with a skeleton and a black garland is very easy to realize and looks non-cheesy.
Pink, red and orange pumpkins in the fireplace and around it and a mini pumpkin garland plus a spiderweb for modern Halloween decor.
Simple and stylish Halloween decor with a portrait covered with spiderweb, black and white pumpkins and a giant spider is cool.
Simple modern Halloween decor - a glass armoire covered with spiderweb, some black candles, a blackbird and black and white pumpkins.
Style your coffee table with a skull and a couple of pretty black and white pumpkins for modern Halloween decor.
These cool Harry Potter inspired pumpkins with calligraphy are right what you need for a fresh feel at Halloween.
Ugly green and black heirloom pumpkins placed on the steps make up a cool effortless Halloween porch.