A Tour of Our FUN and Playful Halloween Basement | Thrifty Decor Chick

A tour of our FUN and playful basement Halloween decor. 

I embellish our foremost residing areas for fall yearly (fall decor tour coming quickly!), however the exterior of our home and basement household room is the place I’ve FUN with Halloween decor. 

I began going all in on the Halloween down within the basement just a few years when certainly one of my sisters and I began a Hocus Pocus film evening custom with our youngsters. Her children are youthful so I am going loopy with Halloween adorning. 

Nothing too spooky, and nothing is completely styled simply so. We did our film evening final week and I assumed it will be enjoyable to share how I embellish this area for the month of October. 

The big ceramic ghost was a Michael’s discover earlier this 12 months: 

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He is paintable however I left him as is for now. I am unable to discover that one on-line however they’ve a bunch of cute ceramic Halloween decor!

The little cranium and bat garland was Michael’s just a few years in the past, and the sparkly wall bats have been from Kirklands final 12 months: 

  

I could not resist the lovable ghost martini and wine glasses from HomeGoods: 

I at all times choose up a bit of one thing for the children…I discovered these adoyable (as they are saying) Halloween cups on the Goal greenback spot: 

The meals for our film evening is at all times straightforward and quick — supply pizza and dessert, Shirley Temples and naturally, popcorn! 

You may make probably the most primary meals look festive on a themed plate!:

I’ve seen folks DIYing these in all places, and I used to be about to do the identical when I discovered this set. It comes with all the things you want — from the cauldron to the lights and the bulbs. 

I used to be confused what the dried branches have been for until I seemed on the instructions and noticed it is purported to appear to be the cauldron is sitting on a fireplace…duh! So cute! It comes with the battery-operated lights for each elements.

It’s SO enjoyable and I used to be impressed with what we bought for the value.  

We have collected each Halloween and Christmas village gadgets for years, and it is a custom to discover a new merchandise for each every year. For a very long time that was the one Halloween we displayed down right here, however now I am going all out within the household room. 

Whenever you stroll down the steps, our ghost and Oogie Boogie (holding arms in fact) greet you: 

Once more, all the things is cute spooky, not scary spooky. 😉 

Altering out mild bulbs is one other cheap option to make a room really feel festive with out spending a lot cash. (I reuse them yearly.) We fairly just like the orange and purple lights! They really feel calming and positively create a vibe down right here. 

I discovered some cute Halloween canvas prints however did not get round to placing them in frames, so I simply tacked them to the wall with some sticky putty: 

Talking of ghosts, I made this window ghost with contact paper 15+ years in the past and he is nonetheless hanging in there!: 

You possibly can seize contact paper on the greenback retailer and make a bunch of those!

I’ve had a bunch of those black crows from the greenback retailer for years, and I like perching them in enjoyable spots, like on high of a lamp: 

These are a enjoyable venture to do with children and you may make a bunch for a couple of dollars!

I’ve the provides to attempt a DIY model of those however have not had the time to attempt it out. I will let you understand how they end up once I do!

The Halloween and Christmas villages are displayed on the lengthy bench I constructed below our TV. I place black tulle down first, then add the items on high. When all the things is about, I drape lights round the entire thing:

Do you spy the massive googly eyeballs 👀? These are so enjoyable and I’ve discovered all of ours on the greenback retailer over time. 

We’re basement folks (that sounds bizarre) for positive…however the cooler months are our absolute favourite down there. It is so cozy and enjoyable!: 

That is your reminder that not all the things needs to be completely curated, particularly if in case you have children! Our youngest will probably be 18 in just a few months and he nonetheless loves after we deliver all of this out. Who would not? 

I will nonetheless do it when he is off at school (no, I do not need to discuss it 😂) as a result of it is enjoyable and festive for all of us. We love the vacations and it ought to be fulfilling to embellish for them, not a chore.