Halloween decorating has to be budget friendly for us because we are a family on a budget. Since the decor only comes out for a short time during the year, it doesn't get a priority in planning funds. Thankfully I use that to plan decor for the future year with clearance buys after the holiday. Last year I picked up a few new finds that debuted in the decorating this year so there are new displays to see. For the most part, the decor is all from the dollar store though. I'll make sure I point out the various different things I picked up from there so you can see how I use those items to create a bigger decorating experience.

Decorating The Boho Living Room For Halloween

I already enjoying swapping pillows in and out each week for fun but I especially enjoy when holidays come around because then I can do themed combinations. For this month I'm doing the skull pillow case that I bought from Amazon (affiliate link) with two neutral fringe pillows I received from Gordmans a few years ago, the D+K Renewal mudcloth lumbar, and two suzani inspired embroidered pillows also from Amazon (affiliate link). Honestly, I just put the pillow cases over other throw pillows that don't have removable covers. 

Crows "landed" in a few plants and on lamps, bats are taking off from all over, and lots of the usual decor has been replaced by spookier pieces. The mantel decor has been moved around some to accommodate skulls and pumpkins on candlesticks. And my usual pink pillar candles are now orange (both colors from the dollar store and they both smell lovely both burning and not). And the final touch is swapping out my usual green and coral botanical printed throw blanket with this black and white aztec pattern one. 

I created two Trick or Treat Yo Self designs to fit both vertical and horizontal frame needs. Click here to choose your favorites design and colors.

The dining room ended up getting the most attention this year. While I do have more decor in the living room, it's all older stuff that I've displayed for a few years in a row and I know how I like them displayed. For the dining room, I ended up buying a set of orange bowls, grey plates and black glasses from the dollar store to make a simple Halloween tablescape. I created a spooky Nightmare Before Christmas inspired vase with clippings from the creepiest vines I have to propagate. It looks like they're crawling out to take over the table. The dishes feel very appropriate for the season, too. I may just pick up a different plate to go with these same orange bowls for Thanksgiving. And then I set a flock of bats loose over the bar cart and china cabinet. 

The bathroom is still coming up in it's final stages of the redecorating project I started so I kept is very simple with a battery powered light up house on the one shelf up above the toilet and a few bats beside the mirror. 

My son requested I decorate his room, too, for Halloween this year. Being his mom is always pretty cool. I took the liberty of swapping out his dinosaur night lamp with a light up plastic jack o' lantern. I picked up some special black glitter bat cut outs and mixed in a couple of the foam bat cuts outs to fly through his colorful boho gallery wall. A couple of small figurines rounded things out. The space is quite fun! If he wants his room decorated again next year, I think I'll take him decor shopping with me so he can be more involved in the process. 

Because we don't spend as much of our awake time in the bedroom, I chose to put very little in here. My thrift store Cheshire cat tealight candle holder makes an appearance every Halloween. I am a big Alice In Wonderland franchise fan and having this piece is especially neat since I've never been able to afford any of the official merchandise. A few spare bats fly over the bed, too.\