Happy Halloween, dear friends! It’s no secret that I love Halloween. I don’t do all the blood and gore, but I love just the right amount of spook!
Today I’m sharing our outdoor decor. It hasn’t changed all that drastically from last year.
Here is our home from the street:
The sun was fading fast as I was taking these photos.
For those that have seen our display from years past, can you see what we replaced?
Our cemetery fence got a major upgrade! I found it in the garden section at Home Depot.
Looks pretty legit, right?
The old fence was also a home improvement store find, but it was made up of pickets wired together that I had spray-painted black. You can see it HERE. It worked great for years, but I was ready for something new!
I also purchased a set of gates…
That guy has been with us since our very first year decorating 12 years ago!
This guy greets you as you walk up the walkway from the driveway…
And here is the view as you approach the house:
The cemetery is to the right of the steps. The main pieces haven’t changed much, but I changed a few things up…
This skeleton family was just a couple last year…
If you continue on to the right of the stairs, our Dead and Breakfast Inn sign is still holding up:
But this guy…not so much…
He is one of our very first skeletons we bought 12 years ago. We have a few of them and they are so brittle, but they’re perfect for laying throughout our display!
At the top of the steps, our faithful Butler is there to greet you:
His clothes are pretty worn. I’m going to have to shop for a snazzy new suit for him for next year! Someone actually stole him several years ago from our old house along with a few other things. He was one of the first things we bought so we were pretty attached to him. Luckily, I was able to find a replacement online.
This gal has returned to the porch this year…
I pulled that table and mirror from inside for my display, and you may recognize the candle holder on the table as one of the lamps I turned into candle holders last year.
Also on the porch is this guy who returned to his rocker that we fished from a dumpster several years ago:
And this guy (or girl?) who is trying to break into the party:
I think he was on the roof last year. I’ve included a couple of affiliate links so you can find things I love.
Those candles are fake and work on a timer. They flicker just like real candles!
At the beginning of the walkway to our front door, I added this archway…y’all might remember it from my brother’s wedding HERE.
Another brittle old skeleton…
A couple of skeletons up to no good!
We add quite a few more things on Halloween night like this tent that the kids can walk through:
That photo was from a couple of years ago with my DIY Lighted Halloween Sign. We have a black tent now and we’ll add a bunch more things to it.
I added mason jar lanterns to the archway to help light the way:
I’ll continue to line the rest of the walkway with more tea lights in mason jars, and I’ll also place them throughout our display. These lights look so realistic, but they’re also just good fakes. They run on a timer as well.
These jack-o-lanterns along with more tea lights help light the steps:
We carved our real pumpkins, but I’ve kept them indoors since it has gotten quite warm the last couple of days. I’ll put them out today.
And once the darkness comes, you can really see the skeleton dinner party happening in the dining room!
I have one of those lightbulbs that looks like it has a short in there, so it looks so much better in person! We have those on the porch as well. We’ll also have spooky music playing which will really add to it as well. I can’t wait!
I only took this one quick photo of the inside because the dining room looks pretty much the same as last year…
You can see last year’s skeleton dinner party HERE if you like.
We skipped adding webbing last year, but I think I miss it…I might add some here and there today. It really adds to the spook factor. What do you think? (We did add it in 2017 which you can see HERE!)
And that’s a wrap on our 2019 Halloween Tour!
I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope you have a safe and wonderful Halloween!
I’ll be back on Tuesday with an early holiday project using this mirror:
See ya then!
UPDATE: See how cute this mirror looks now HERE!!
XOXO,
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Mary Kaiser says
Spooky! I wish I lived closer so I could come over to Trick or Treat at your house!! What type of candy will you be handing out? I might make the drive to Virginia from Michigan!! LOL!
Christy says
Ha ha how fun would that be if you could come?? We give out a very nice selection of goodies! Happy Halloween! XOXO
Jody says
Sorry. My father died the day before Halloween and we were traveling to Oshkosh for the funeral. That was when I was 21. Now almost 65 but it feels like yesterday. I do like the skeletons and may put some out next year. I like the dead and buried inn sign.
Christy says
I’m so sorry that Halloween brings up sad memories for you. Hugs to you. XOXO
Carolytn Price says
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!! I just love your creativity and enthusiasm for Halloween. Great that there is never any blood and gore … just spookiness!! Love the dog. He is such a hoot!!! Amazing job, Christy … as always!!
Christy says
Thank you, Carolyn!! I don’t know why I love Halloween so much, but it definitely brings out the kid in me! The dog is a hoot ha ha! Happy Halloween! XOXO
Carolyn Price says
Happy Halloween to you, Christy! Have fun tonight! : )
Christina in SW FL says
W O W ! 1 Creepy on steroids!! Your decorations are phenomenal!! Where do you store them all! 🙂
Christy says
Ha ha thank you, Christina!! Everything goes in the attic! XOXO
Janice Holt says
Always enjoy seeing your Halloween decorations. You do so well. Where in the world do you store all this?
Christy says
Thank you, Janice! Everything gets packed away in containers and goes into the attic. 🙂 XOXO
Janet Zaritsky says
I would love to drive by your haunted house with my grandsons. We live at the North End at the oceanfront. Would you share your neighborhood? I grew up in VB, went to First Colonial and my sister lives in pungo. We’ve been to your booth at the antique mall many times. Always nice to read a local blogger🤣
Janet says
That was meant to be smile, not creepy laugh.
Christy says
I’m always so happy to meet a local reader! Emailed you! 🙂
Claudine says
I SO love your Halloween decorating and displays! 🙂 Always fun to see the old favourites and the new additions. Hally Halloween!
Christy says
Thank you, Claudine!! I’m so glad you enjoy it! Happy Halloween to you as well! XOXO
Marie says
That is truly amazing! I can’t help but wonder though, about where you would have all the storage space for that much stuff. 😉
Christy says
Thanks, Marie! Ha ha it all gets packed away in containers and stored in our attic! XOXO
Wendy says
So much fun Christy! I too love halloween but we have 3 dogs and with the doorbell ringing and kids yelling they go crazy and bark profusely. So most of the time we have to leave the house and put the dogs in their kennels and turn out all the lights. It is so disappointing. I love your decor Christy. It is just fabulous!!
Christy says
Thanks, Wendy! Aww that’s too bad! I get it though…my sister’s pup is the same way! XO
sharon austin says
Your house looks absolutely amazing, as always. I love it! Happy Halloween!!! Such a bummer though when you put everything into something like this and someone steals from you. Happened to us, also. One Halloween, someone stole the Gorilla from our display. To make it worse, they dropped the hands and feet, so it was useless to both of us after that! *eyeroll
Christy says
Aww thank you so much, Sharon! Yes, it is so disheartening when something like that happens! I’m sorry it happened to you as well. Happy Haloween! XOXO
Dianne says
Halloween decorations are fantastic. Love your excitement and enthusiasm.
Christy says
Thank you so much, Dianne! Happy Halloween! XOXO
Margie says
Wow,wow thanks so much for sharing,enjoy all the little goblins tonight. Right now we have 2 inches of SNOW & still coming down 😱
Christy says
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Margie! Stay warm!! XOXO
Leslie Chappell says
I know how much work you put into all of this – just the set up alone is a huge undertaking! Well done friend and Happy Haunting!
Christy says
Thank you, Leslie! It is a lot of work…but I really enjoy it! Hope you had a great Halloween! XOXO
Mary Smart says
Christy this is so awesome! You should charge for tickets! I don’t know where you find the time to do all of the things you do!
You must have a lot of storage space to store all of those skeletons. I don’t have near the decorations you do and it takes up half of my garage. Happy Halloween!
Christy says
Thank you so much, Mary! We store it all in the attic! Hope you had a great Halloween! XOXO
Bonnie says
How fun! I SO wish I could visit your house tonight because here (northern IL) it is SNOWING all day and the wind chills are in the teens. It is not going to be very fun for our trick-or-treaters tonight!
Christy says
Oh wow! I’m not ready for snow!! It was unseasonably warm here at 84° today! Colder weather is in the forecast though…Stay warm!! XOXO
Kathleen OGrady says
This is amazing! How fun it must be!!! I love Halloween and wished I lived close to come see your house in person! Happy Halloween!
Christy says
Thank you, Kathleen! It is so fun!! XOXO
Sue Duffy says
Phenomenal, Christy! Have you calculated how long it takes you to set all this up?
Christy says
Thanks so much, Sue! It takes days!! XOXO
anna says
Si usted se presentara a un concurso de decoración de halloween lo ganaria sin duda. Terorífica y espectacular. Me encanta seguirla, tiene un gusto exquisito en todo lo que hace.
Felicitades
Christy says
¡Oh wow! ¡Muchas gracias! ¡Estoy tan contento de que lo hayas disfrutado! XOXO
Lisa says
You are so creative, love your dining room, everyone thinks about outside but you brought the inside into your creativity. I love your blogs! Happy Halloween.
Christy says
Thank you so much, Lisa! I think the dining room is my favorite too! Happy Halloween! XOXO
Sheila DelCharco says
So perfectly spooky!! Do you know why they put a fence around the cemetery??
People are just DYING to get in!!
Christy says
Ha ha!!! Thank you, Sheila!! XOXO
Marian Romano says
Oh, Christy, you are so talented and energetic. I use to go all out, but now at 78, I enjoy all of the festive work of others. It is so much fun living vicariously through you. Thank you for your creativity and dedication. Happy Halloween.
Christy says
Aww thank you, Marian! I’m so glad that you enjoy following along with me! Happy Halloween! XOXO
Dina says
I luv Halloween too!! I want to do skeletons next year so where do you advise to get the best ones? & how do you make them stay in a poise? So cool climbing the wall & one just standing. Thx & Happy Halloween!!!
Christy says
Hi Dina! My favorites are from Target. They have ones that have eyes that light up and then regular ones that don’t light up…I like the ones that don’t light up. They have joints that make them easy to pose, and sometimes I use wire to help! XO
Patty Kenned says
Amazing, Christy, just like everything else that you do!!!! I’m sure the kids in the neighborhood love trick or treating at your house!! 🙂 I hope you all had a wonderful evening! We had rain, wind, and tornado warnings – not a great night! 🙁
Christy says
Thank you so much, Patty! We had a great night, thankfully. I know there are some areas that are having snowstorms right now as well! XOXO
Annie says
Christy, I love that you go all out for Halloween 🎃
Have you seen that Geico commercial where the guy goes up into the attic of the house he just bought and finds a bunch of scary mannequins sitting around a table! I picture that’s how your attic looks when you put your skeletons 💀 away 👻👻😂
Christy says
Thanks, Annie! I do love to have fun with Halloween! I haven’t seen that commercial, but that is so funny!! It is a little creepy seeing some of our standing pieces just hanging out up there! XOXO
Susan B says
So adorable- just the right degree of spookiness without being scary to the littles. We love to do an all out Halloween display each year and the neighbors always love it. Great job Kristy, you’ve given me some inspiration for next year!
Christy says
Thanks, Susan! It really is fun to see the kids and parents enjoy it! XOXO
Patti says
I love your Halloween decorations!! Everyone wants to know how/where you store them but I’d like to know how you attach them to everything if you don’t mind sharing.
Christy says
Thanks so much, Patti! I use craft wire to help pose them and attach them to things. Getting ready to go take everything down now! Have a great day! XOXO