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Home » Seasonal » A Spooky Chic Haunted Heights House

A Spooky Chic Haunted Heights House

Published on October 14, 2021 | Updated on January 28, 2022 | By Jenna Sue Seasonal

Last year we had the bats—this year I bring you birds, branches and bones for a Spooky Chic Halloween…

In last week’s Halloween decorating ideas post, I shared the inspiration behind this year’s theme and a roundup of my top designer-approved products. I was late to the decorating game this year and needed something quick, easy and budget-friendly. I put together these simple vignettes in one morning with a mix of old and new items.

Less is more when it comes to holiday décor, but I think you can bend the ‘rules’ and have a little fun for Halloween. The centerpiece for these vignettes is simply branches cut from the yard and placed into vintage glass bottles (thrifted years ago).

I picked up an extra set of smaller amber glass bottles to add to my collection, and gave them a dusting of spray paint + dirt to make them look like old bottles of potions and elixirs.

Black taper candles were placed inside vintage glass candle holders (also from my collection) and I burned down the sides to make them drippy:

I love the idea of using black creepy cloth as a table runner. A little less expected than your traditional white, and definitely spookier.

To tie into the ‘birds nest’ theme, I scattered Spanish moss from our trees over the table cloth, and layered an assortment of old branches and bones.

Perhaps my favorite part of this look are these black crows (I bought two sets in “Medium”).

They look pretty convincing and I love the variation in size and posture. They have wire at the bottom of the feet you can use to wrap around branches (I added more floral wire to wrap around the top of the bottle).

I’m also really into this ‘Beauty and the Beast’ inspired glass cloche… inside I displayed a hand from my skeleton bag of bones (they keep selling out/raising the price—this bag of bones looks like the best deal currently, and this one is a popular choice too).

Having a large collection of vintage books also comes in handy throughout the year, and the black bead garland is icing on the cake:

I was originally planning to use white creepy cloth on the credenza, but decided the subtle tone-on-tone look was more elegant.

So glad I didn’t skip out on Halloween decorating this year—I played spooky music throughout the house, got Esmé involved in the festivities and it was truly the most creative fun I’ve had decorating in a long time.

I hope she grows up cherishing our holiday decorating rituals, just like I do from my childhood. These traditions are really where the best memories are made.

Anyone get over-the-top excited about holidays? I LIVE for them. This is just the warm up for the next two months…

Now that that’s out of the way, time to start planning our Thanksgiving and Christmas decor! Everything is happening earlier this year due to the ongoing supply chain issues, so I’ll be back next week with holiday entertaining ideas and inspiration. Until then…

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  1. Crystal says

    October 14, 2021 at 11:01 pm

    Love the crows. I bought a set too and am using them with a vintage raven print and an older Edgar Allen Poe book… I don’t typically decorate for Halloween but IG gave me the itch… Love that you used some of our Spanish Moss! It’s good for the creepy factor. And that you kept your decor without pumpkins! It’s really creepy classy! Happy almost Halloween!

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:30 pm

      Ooh that sounds wonderfully creepy! I love that all you really need are one or two spooky objects to make it feel like Halloween. And yay for free decor in our yard 😉 Happy Halloween!

  2. Brandi says

    October 14, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    Two posts in one week, yay!! I love this theme and you put it together with easy to find pieces. The birds give it such a spooky elegant feel. I’m bookmarking this post for ideas for next year. Susie is the prettiest kitty!! ???

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:28 pm

      Those birds are the MVP this year! They looked so real too. This year was so much easier than last Halloween, hah!

  3. Megan says

    October 14, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Absolutely Exquisite!

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:28 pm

      Thank you Megan!

  4. Michele M. says

    October 14, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    Oh this is just awesome! It’s very well done – as you always do. What fun!

    You couldn’t have a better kitty cat for these pics, either. Love how that raven is getting that staredown.
    Classic photo. Thx for the inspiration!

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:28 pm

      Haha that really was a perfect shot! Susie is such a good sport ?

  5. Jenny says

    October 14, 2021 at 2:53 pm

    I love that first pic with Susie eyeing the bird!

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:27 pm

      She really is the perfect model cat–knows all the right angles and poses 😉

  6. Robin says

    October 14, 2021 at 11:46 am

    I absolutely LOVE this! It’s perfect! ????

    • Jenna Sue says

      October 15, 2021 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you! So glad I decided not to skip it this year! ?

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