50 Halloween Table Decor Ideas You Can Easily Do Yourself

It's that ghoulish time of year again, when kids dress up as superheroes and monsters, spider webs decorate front porches and windows, and living rooms and filled with pumpkins and bats. Halloween is equal parts spooky and festive, and many people love to decorate their homes for the macabre season. While Instagram and Pinterest are filled with ideas on how to decorate your living room for the spooky holiday, we think all tables should get as much attention. Whether you're hosting a Halloween party in your kitchen or just want to decorate the dining room in hair-raising accents, there are plenty of Halloween table décor ideas you can easily do yourself. 

These table décor accents can run the gamut from simple fall décor if you don't like to decorate your house too ghoulishly, to spine-chilling tablescapes that include skeletons and witches' cauldrons. You can decorate your table in classic Halloween decorations like jack-o-lanterns, or you can try something different like purple pumpkins. There is something for everyone. 

Opt for minimalist table décor if you don't like to get overly festive with Halloween. Put a handful of mini pumpkins into a bowl, brush off some black candlesticks, and put dried foliage into a vase. 

Cluster small jack-o-lanterns together on your dining room table by using a place mat or tray. Then add a bowl to add some visual height. 

You're probably used to seeing festive holiday villages only during Christmas season, but they're just as festive during Halloween! Create a mini village on your table by flanking the houses with pumpkins and leaves to make them feel Halloween-friendly.

If you want to stay relatively minimalist during the Halloween season, then decorate your table with a row of pumpkins that alternate between orange and black. 

Jack-o-lanterns are a time-honored tradition during Halloween, but you can make yours stand out on the table by painting them white. They're unexpected and minimalist all at once. 

If you're looking for a creative table runner, try using a spider web. You can stretch it out over your table, and then decorate it with candles and spiders. 

An easy way to bring Halloween décor to your table is to grab a tray and fill it up with mini pumpkins and playful jack-o-lanterns. It can act as your centerpiece all season long. 

Create a table runner out of pumpkins by lining them across the table. Be sure to use the biggest pumpkin in the center, and then flank it with smaller gourds and a smattering of candles. 

If you like a little more color in your house, create a colorful pumpkin table runner by lining up differently hued pumpkins down the center of your table. Choose colors like purple, silver, lilac, and yellow for an especially eye-catching composition. 

Another easy way to make your dining table spookier is to use themed place settings. Opt for black and white dishes, along with Halloween-themed appetizer plates that sit on top. 

Quickly give your table setting a Halloween touch by wrapping your utensils in twine and topping them off with a leaf. 

Add a cozy touch to your table design by adding black lanterns with white candles. Their flickering lights during the evening will put you in a ghostly mood. 

Not all Halloween décor has to be flashy. You can still put your guests into the holiday spirit by topping off their place settings with small pumpkin dishes.

If you like the idea of a pumpkin table runner but think it feels a little bare when you just use gourds, try popping a burlap table runner underneath to give the design a little more texture and color. 

Not all gothic décor has to be chilling; it can also be romantic. The secret to creating a romantic gothic table is to use gold candlesticks and serving platters, as well as blooms in loud, cheerful colors like pink, orange, and purple. 

An easy way to bring the Halloween spirit to your home is to decorate with quirky signs that will put everyone into an autumnal mood. An easy way to DIY this is to use a lightbox and input your own message. 

Give your pumpkins a vampire twist by adding fangs into their jack-o-lantern faces. 

Guests love thoughtful touches, which is why everyone will be delighted with this tiny witch hat napkin ring. It's a small detail, but it's as cute as it is festive.

The same idea goes for your lanterns. Set up a few lanterns on your dining table, and cover them with fake spider webs and rubber spiders. Just be sure to use battery operated candles rather than real wax candles in order to be safe. 

Use a cupcake stand as a Halloween centerpiece by filling each tier with Halloween-themed items. Use everything from pumpkins to skulls to black and white gnomes to pull off a festive vignette. 

If your entire house is white, then extend that same theme to your pumpkins. Paint them white, add polka dots to a few of them, and put them on a bed of fir branches to create a white-themed Halloween.

Trade in your cloth table runner for a wooden one instead. Go to your local craft store and buy unfinished, natural wood slices of varying sizes, which you can then arrange into a faux table runner. 

Make your table feel a touch more festive by smoothing down a black spiderweb table cloth. You can then accent it with pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns to really cinch the theme. 

For an eye-catching Halloween table centerpiece, stack two pumpkins on top of each other and top off the tower with a sheer witch hat. Make sure you place the hat at a jaunty angle to avoid making it look like a snowman! 

If you want a more playful Halloween table, then use pink accents in your setup. Use a pink satin tablecloth and pink bouquets, which will pop against the black and brass décor like brass candlestick holders and black pumpkins.