We'd love to share some Halloween mantel ideas that dreams are made of instead of nightmares. If you decorate for the fall season, you won't want to skip over these Halloween fireplace decorations. We've gathered together some enchanting not so spooky Halloween mantel decor that we're crazy about.
Pumpkins, friendly ghosts, candles, bats, crows and so much more will be found when you see our friend's Halloween mantel ideas. These Halloween fireplace decorations will have you excited about how magical they each are.
Halloween Mantel Ideas
If you skip over decorating your fireplace mantel for the Halloween season, we hope that all of that will change by the end of this post. The fireplace is the focal point of your living room or some might say it is the focal point in your home so why not spruce it up with a little spooky vibe.
Be inspired and unlock your creativity with these Halloween mantel ideas.
Halloween Mantel Decorating FAQs:
Where can I buy good Halloween decorations?
There are so many shopping options when trying to decide where can I buy good Halloween decorations?
We want to give you a few of our favorite places to find the best Halloween decor, especially when it comes to decorating your fireplace mantel for Halloween.
Some popular places we love to shop are:
Also, be sure to keep an eye out while thrifting, at the Dollar Store, and flea markets. I've found all kinds of Halloween mantel decor ideas while thrifting.
How do I decorate my mantel for Halloween?
Now that you know where to shop for all your great decor, it's time for us to answer how.
How do I decorate my mantel for Halloween?
Let's take a tour through some of our sweet friends and their adorable fireplace Halloween decorations. This is sure to get you in the Halloween spirit. After that, we bet your Halloween mantel ideas will be flowing.
Halloween Fireplace Decor
Haunted House Fireplace Mantel
Each year we go all out decorating our fireplace mantel and hearth. It is so fun to change out the decor using a theme or color scheme.
One year we decided on a haunted house fireplace mantel idea and it turned out so spooky cute. Check out all the photos in this classy Halloween decorating post here to see how we created this Halloween fireplace decor.
Retro Halloween Party Mantle
A fun way to decorate for a party is going all out on your fireplace mantel. Craft decorations or purchase from the store. For this retro Halloween mantle we used a bright orange and black color palette.
Tap Retro Halloween Home Tour to see more details of how we created the Halloween fireplace decor and crafted many of the accents.
Trick or Treat Halloween Mantle
Let's start his Halloween celebration with a happy jack o lantern. Isn't he the most adorable little guy!! Melissa over at My Sweet Loie will inspire you.
There are so many wonderful ideas nestled on this fireplace mantle like the “Trick or Treat” sign, the black wreath, spider webs, candy corn bottle brush trees, and of course the cute spotted pumpkin.
If you are loving these ideas then you will love the rest.
Man on the Moon Halloween Mantle
Probably the most popular Halloween decoration this year is the man on the moon. Look at how beautiful this moon face has been decorated on this mantle by Dave at ourhomeonhighst on Instagram.
There are so many wonderful ideas you can glean from this fireplace. This is the perfect place to give new life to old books. Try adding book pages to the front of your fireplace if your mantle is faux and not a real functioning fireplace. And the branches on the left remind me of witches flying brooms in the making.
And don't forget all the cobwebs. I mean seriously the cobwebs are the icing on the cake.
What a wonderful Halloween fireplace idea.
Book Page Ghostly Garland
Speaking of old vintage book pages look at this adorable garland idea.
Consider adding a ghostly garland to your mantel. If you don't have time to make one you can find this one at our Etsy shop. This may be my favorite new Halloween mantel decor.
Let's keep the happy haunt ideas going with another fun Halloween design.
Jack O' Lantern Mantle
One word describes Liz Marie Galvans Halloween mantle and that is HAPPY. This mantle is simple to create but looks so amazing. You can use inexpensive plastic pumpkins and spray paint them to get a similar look.
If you are inspired by this mantle from Liz then check out her Instagram because she has loads of loads of other cozy ideas.
Rustic Farmhouse Halloween Mantle
My go-to when looking for rustic farmhouse inspiration is Beth at shady_pines3interiors. Not only is she crazy talented when it comes to design but she always does a great job of embodying rustic and cozy.
Look at how adorable this rustic Halloween fireplace turned out. The Halloween book page as art, spiders, candles, and webs are perfect but add the autumn branch at the bottom and it is the icing on the cake.
Bats, Crows, Skeletons & Other Goodies on a Halloween Fireplace
Bats and black crows are trending items to decorate your Halloween mantel with. Jaclyn Mari includes those and so much more on her spooky mantel.
She has found a not so creepy way to include skeletons on her mantel. If you zoom into her firewood, you'll notice a funny skeleton hand piled on her wood. So funny!
There are so many fun details on this mantel. Look closely at the black candle holders and the cheery skeleton crack me up. And her faux pumpkins look so real.
The string of crow lights creates a great glow when you don't have a fire blazing. Isn't this a beautiful white Halloween mantel? And it fits perfectly into the modern farmhouse Halloween mantel department.
Pumpkins Spilling Out Of A Fireplace
Shelley, from Crazy Wonderful, gives A Quick & Easy Take On Halloween Decorations and includes her great fireplace decor in her living room.
She has also included crows and bats, but how about the overflow of pumpkins. That is a precious idea to have them spilling out of your fireplace. If you love the spooky look of these bats, check out the bat cutouts printable at our Etsy shop. It's such a fun and versatile Halloween mantel decor.
We love the colors of the pumpkins/gourds as well! Aren't these great Halloween decoration ideas.
Halloween Mantel Complete with Hocus Pocus & Apples
This is a simple Halloween mantel that Jenna Kate at Home pulled together.
It's cute with the magical words Hocus Pocus in garland and the apples nestled into the greenery. Almost makes us want to watch Snow White.
Her velvety pumpkins are scrumptious as well.
Haunted House Sign on a Mantel
We've had a look at Cherie's, at Sweet Rose And Wren, Halloween Table Decorations in the past.
This time we get to see how she decorates her fireplace mantel for Halloween. The Haunted House sign is perfect and her metal jack-o-lanterns are adorable.
Boho Ghostly Halloween Fireplace
Aurelie's fireplace is totally charming!
Her tassel ghost garland is so cute and with our How To Make Yarn Tassel tutorial, would be so easy to make for your own home Halloween mantel decor.
She's also done such a cute job decorating the mirror above her mantel with paper bats and we love all her pastel orange pumpkins!
Colorful Rainbow Pumpkins on a Halloween Mantel
Have you checked out Kara Whitten's Instagram page, Kailo Chic? It's so fun and colorful.
It's no surprise that her Halloween mantel would be filled with a rainbow of pumpkins and topped with a few spider friends. The assortment of pumpkins from large to mini pumpkins is so adorable!
So much fun and bright decor for what can be a dark and gloomy holiday season.
October Wooden Sign on a Mantel
This is a great farmhouse fireplace of Sheila's, from Simply Joy at Home.
The October wooden sign pulls together the great buffalo check in the pillows she has. Her crows are also sitting so sweetly on her cathedral window frame.
Halloween Silhouette Mantle
Try something non-traditional and make a collage or gallery wall of silhouettes for Halloween. This silhouette Halloween mantle idea is easy to create using silhouettes of your favorite trick or treat characters.
Autumn Halloween Mantle
I love this mantle and how smoothing it marries autumn and Halloween. This is a great idea from Amy at Homeonnativetrail on Instagram.
Consider adding greenery around all your pumpkins and jack o' lanterns. This idea softens the landscape of a fireplace and gives it life. This mantle has great symmetry too. If you love symmetry then add tall lanterns or something tall on the sides.
A Mantle Full of Eucalyptus, Candlesticks, Pumpkins & Frames
Now that we have transitioned to mantles with autumn and Halloween let's look at a few fall ideas. Georgia Mae's at Home is a glimpse into Michelle's home. This chippy painted fireplace mantel looks beautiful with the neutral colors displayed on top.
The foliage that she has used reminds us of fall leaves outside. And the simplicity of her empty picture frames, black candlesticks, and one book page wooden sign is perfection.
Candles & White Pumpkins on Top of a Fireplace
This is our easy DIY fall decor mantle.
Using cotton garland along with some white candles and small pumpkins keeps things easy as pie, yet delightful. Stacking your pumpkins on things such as the candle lids is a great way to add dimension.
CONCLUSION
Is your mind racing with all of these great Halloween mantel ideas? This is such a fun time of year to change up your fireplace mantel decor. All these ideas have us dreaming up some ghouls and goblins. If you prefer a vintage vibe, check out my post about vintage inspired Halloween decor mantel ideas.
A few fun things to consider when planning your not-so-spooky mantle are a black cat, dark bats, old windows, creepy spiders, apothecary jars, witch-style decorations, spooky lighting, black owl, autumn colors, black branch, and spooky garland to name a few. LOL! Check out these posts for more vintage and not-so-spooky Halloween mantel decor ideas:
- Decorate Your Mantel With Old Fashioned Halloween Decorations
- Enchanting Halloween Mantel Ideas for Your Home
- Country Halloween Decor That's Between Spooky & Spectacular
It's fun to not just decorate in the fall spirit and forget about the favorite holiday in the middle of the season. Do you have any go-to Halloween mantel ideas? I'd love to hear them in the comments!
Happy Decorating!
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