Light displays aren’t just for Christmas

Halloween is characterized by the spooky décor, bright colors, and fun costumes. Get your home exterior in on the fun this year. You can recycle many of your Christmas lights and turn them into an enchanting Halloween display. You’ll be surprised how changing up some color combinations and adding some Halloween characters can transform your décor. Here are some tips for how to use Christmas lights to light up your home this Halloween.

Choose spooky color combinations

Orange, purple, green, red, blue, and black are signature Halloween colors. These are a few classic Halloween colors that you’ll typically find in Halloween decor. Here are the most common Halloween color duos made from these core colors:

• Orange and black
• Purple and green
• Red and black
• Purple and orange

There’s something about these color combinations that scream “Halloween.” Luckily, you can find many of these colors in Christmas lights, just in different combinations. Reorganize your holiday lights to incorporate them into your home décor this Halloween season. If you are missing any colors then you may get an idea about the cost of new Christmas lights by using cost calculator.

Decorate an enchanting walkway

Repurpose your Christmas lights to create a spooky entrance to your house. Try wrapping any posts or fencing on your porch with orange and purple lights. Level up by stretching some fake spider webs across the lights. A pro tip for Halloween décor is to replace your porch light bulbs with a spooky color like black, red, purple, or orange. That will complete the Halloween ambiance.

Make your trees creepy

Any landscaping in your yard is an opportunity for Halloween décor. Weave light strings through your bushes and trees to enhance your Halloween light display. The bright lights may be all you need. However, you can add some Halloween-specific décor to make your trees even spookier. Consider putting some skeletons, bats, or black cats in your trees to complete the look. 

Use shadows

Play with light and darkness in your Halloween décor. Sometimes the most effective and eerie décor is the kind that lets your imagination run wild. Passers-by will be asking themselves what is lurking in the shadows. Strategic shadows are an underrated element of Halloween home decorating. One easy way to create shadows is by placing your lights low to the ground and shining them upwards onto your trees and other decorations. Blitzen Lighting can take care of this for you by installing your perfect Halloween lighting.

Optimize your pumpkins

Jack-o-lanterns are the quintessential Halloween decoration. They are a good opportunity to use your white or yellow colored string lights. Have some fun carving real pumpkins or buy some fake jack-o-lanterns. Place some lights within the jack-o-lanterns to illuminate their carvings for all to see.

Light up some DIY paper lanterns

If you have any empty lawn or porch space, you can fill it with paper lanterns galore. They offer an opportunity for creativity and festive Halloween sayings. All you have to do is get some paper bags in whatever size you prefer. Cut out faces, words, characters, and more. When you put lights inside, your lantern creation will light up. Paper lanterns are a fun way to get kids involved in the Halloween decorating fun

Try out black lighting

Black lights aren’t actually black. They give off a purple hue that especially illuminates white and neon colors. Black lighting mixed with neon decor is a fun way to make your Halloween decor pop. Here are a few fun ideas for how to use black lights for Halloween:

• Get some fake spiderwebs and spread them around the front of your home. You may even be able to find some neon-colored webs, but white will do. Hang a black light strip and watch it give the webs a bright glow-in-the-dark look.
• Get some white kitchen cloth and hang them in your trees with fishing lines to look like little ghosts. Put a black light in the tree to make the little ghosts pop at night. You can even draw faces on them for added effect.
• Use washable glow-in-the-dark markers to draw spooky creatures or festive Halloween sayings on your exterior windows. Shine black lighting on the paint to light up your artwork.

How to find Halloween decorators near me

Decorating your house for Halloween can be a big chore, especially with Christmas right around the corner. Luckily, Blitzen Lighting’s professional light installers can help come up with a custom plan to deck out your home. Visit our website for more information on how to hire us for Halloween! If you don’t live in Florida, a quick Google search can help locate a professional Halloween decorator near you.

The bottom line

Halloween festivities are different from Christmas festivities. However, both of them are characterized by light displays. Repurpose your Christmas lights using some of these tips. You’ll have a blast enjoying your Halloween home for the month of October. Pass off your Halloween decorating responsibilities to Blitzen Lighting this Halloween season. We’ll install a spooky lighting display to your liking. Merry Halloween!