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Scary Screens

Scary screens crawling with eerie bats and trees give porches spooky style.


Scary Screens


Download our PDF with patterns for eerie bats and a spooky tree to create your own scary screens. We used a colony of bats but you can decorate your screen with one gigantic bat or come up with your very own spooky design.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01 Download bats and tree template and enlarge to desired size.

02 Trace the bats and tree design onto shelf liner. 

03 Cut out the bat and tree design on shelf liner using a utility knife or scissors.

04 Arrange designs on the screen.

05 Using a hot glue gun, adhere designs to the screens. Let dry.

06 Staple screen to lattice strip to make hanging easier.

07 Attach lattice strip to porch eave using brads or tacks.

Good To Know: To store, loosely wrap screen around lattice strip.
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Customer avatarBy:Lowe's Creative Ideas
Posted: October 14, 2009
Customer avatarBy:Lowe's Creative Ideas
Hi iCanDoIt,
We used black shelf liner, so there's no need to paint.

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Project Details
Skill Level: Beginner
Tools You'll Use
  • Hot glue gun
  • Heavy-duty stapler
  • Utility scissors
  • Brads or tacks.
  • PDFs spooky bats and tree
Lowe's List
  • 1 roll of aluminum or fiberglass screen
  • Shelf liner
  • Lattice strip
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