Halloween Haunted Porch Makeover

A plain porch gets tricked out for Halloween with witches, bats, spiders, and more. These do-it-yourself projects are so easy it’s scary. You can make most of them with a little rope, shelf liner, cardboard, and our free downloadable patterns.

Glow-in-the-Dark Treat Bucket

Don’t send your ghouls and goblins into the night empty-handed. Create one-of-a-kind treat buckets by wrapping reflective tape around paint cans. This simple project keeps kids safe while trick-or-treating.

Scary Skull Border

Boo-tify your home’s exterior with this easy DIY peel-and-stick skull border. All you need are scissors, shelf liner, and our downloadable pattern.

Spooky Bats and Frosted Windows

Pull off a creepy makeover just in time for Halloween with spooky bats and frosted glass windows.

Shredded Curtains

Add a fast and frightful look to your front porch with tattered curtains made from sheets of black plastic.

Cardboard Crossbones

Line railings with cardboard crossbones to give your front yard Halloween eeriness.

Creepy-Crawly Spider Web

Welcome Halloween guests with a spider web made from rope that’s sure to add a little fright to your front door.

Halloween Haunts from Lowe’s

Fill your yard with spooky trees, glow-in-the-dark spiders, hanging skeletons, a talking witch, and many more Halloween-ready products from Lowe’s.

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Estimated cost: $100 for all projects

Skill level: Beginner

Tools:

Hammer
Lighter
Painter’s tape
Scissors
Utility knife

Get It at Lowe’s:

1-gallon empty paint can, #60689
Reflective tape, #223811, #233989
12" x 10' white adhesive shelf liner, #223760
12" x 7' solid black shelf liner, #37961
9'x 12' .7 mil plastic drop cloth, #228554
10' x 25' black 4-mil plastic sheet, #16906
7/16" x 100' white braided rope, #63851
4" cable ties, #76021
#17 x 7/8" brads, #128225
Large moving box (1 box for 4 bones), #167398
Valspar 12-ounce white spray primer

Items may be special order in some stores. Product costs, availability, and item numbers may vary online or by market. Paint colors may vary slightly from those shown.