Our resident Halloween expert Justine Hand says: "I like to honor All Hallows' Eve with a subtle, grown-up approach—something that is only vaguely sinister or decayed." We couldn't agree more. In the spirit of the indirectly eery, here are 10 of our favorite Halloween setups of all time:
Above: The ingredients for recreating Justine's subtly spooky tablescape are simple: bone white china and floating black leaves overhead. For more, see Falling Leaves: Justine's Spooky-Elegant DIY Table Setting.
Above: Justine created five Halloween-appropriate flower arrangements using only yard clippings and vases she had on hand. Here, Virginia creeper in an absinthe-colored antique vase. See the rest at 5 Favorites: Foraged Halloween Bouquets.
Above: Skip the face painting and paint the flowers instead: Gardenista used black acrylic paint on blue thistle stems for this kooky arrangement. For instructions, see DIY: A Black Thistle Bouquet for Halloween.
Above: When we asked Halloween hostess extraordinaire Claudia Schwartz for late-October decor ideas, she arranged dried green moss in antique French rose vases with vintage bone gaming pieces on top. For more tips (plus a party playlist), see Expert Advice: Halloween Decor Tips from a Master of the Dark Arts.
Above: Not one to be hindered by a small budget, Justine turned her house into a haunted hall for a total cost of $0. For this arrangement, she placed her wedding veil on a black rocking chair and set it in "that archetypal scary spot under the stairs." See the rest of her ethereal setups in DIY: Justine's Haunted Hall.
Above: At Remodelista, we use black taper candles year-round, but they're an obvious choice for Halloween. Justine made these tapers herself for about $3 per pair. Read how she did it in DIY Project: Black Beeswax Tapers for the Holiday Table.
Above: This unruly bouquet combines wild grapevine and tillandsia with leucadendron and amsonia. Learn how to do it yourself in Bouquet of the Week: Celebrating Decay for Halloween on Gardenista.
Above: These creepy-cute kitties are truly simple to make—chances are good you have paper, scissors, and string lights at home. For details, see DIY: Instant Black Cat Halloween Lights.
Above: For readers who love saving time and celebrating holidays in equal measure, try this all-purpose holiday table arrangement that will last from Halloween through New Year's with just a few tweaks along the way: see Steal This Look: A Versatile Holiday Table Arrangement.
Above: When Remodelista collaborated with Rue Magazine on a holiday table setting back in 2010, we applied the 100-mile rule: everything from plates to persimmons was sourced from our neighborhood or our closets. See how we did it in Steal This Look: Remodelista's Holiday Table for Rue Magazine.
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