DIY Decorations for a Spooky Home

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s time to transform your home into a spooktacular haunted house! With some creativity and the right items from Ace Hardware in Fort Collins, you can craft DIY decorations that will delight trick-or-treaters and dress up your home. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

DIY Graveyard

When looking to DIY affordable decorations, foam board is your best friend! Pick up some Foam Pro Foam Core Board to craft tombstones for a ghoulish graveyard. Use a utility knife to cut them out and gray spray paint to colorize them. Then use black paint to add creepy messages or names of famous villains. Add plant stakes to stick them in your front lawn or flower bed.

Creepy Science Lab

Large size Ball Mason Jars will help you recreate a creepy science lab. Fill them with colored water, using a drop of food coloring. Add in rubber fingers or eyeballs for a spine-tingling effect! Position them on your mantle or create a display on your front porch. You can answer the door in a lab coat to complete the theme!

Pathway Lights

Use those same mason jars to create light sconces to put along your walkway so trick-or-treaters can find their way at night. Drop in one of these battery-operated Magic Season Orange LED Tea Lights in each of the jars. Add small plastic spiders or bones for a really haunting walkway!

Spooky Sounds

Enhance your decorations with some spooky sounds and songs. A Bluetooth speaker like this Milwaukee Jobsite Speaker is perfect to hide in bushes or in your yard. It pairs easily with a smart phone, tablet, or other device from up to 100 feet away. It’s also weather-resistant to keep going even in the rain.

A few basic supplies from Ace Hardware of Fort Collins are all you need to create festive Halloween decorations that are easy and affordable. So, head to your local Ace Hardware of Fort Collins on Harmony to get started. You’ll find these and so many more ideas to make the most of Halloween!