Don't keep these indoor Halloween lights back for All Hallows' Eve – they're stylish enough to go up right now and stay up through fall, making your interior space feel cozier, warmer and in sync with the spooky season.
I've spent hours and hours researching the best indoor Halloween decorations, and these are, without doubt, the most elegant of all the lighting finds from H&G's favorite brands.
The right mix of Halloween lights can not only bring beautiful seasonal decorations into your home, but they can also work to create a wonderfully inviting and cozy atmosphere – and they're an easy way to make your home feel more unique and special for Halloween.
Style your space with plenty of pumpkin lights
Looking Halloween decorating ideas that can double up as outdoor Halloween decorations), too? Decorating with pumpkins will always prove timeless for Halloween, so why not unite tradition with modern illumination and style your space with some of our favorite pumpkin lights?
I love, love, love these motion faux flame pumpkin lights, which have a realistic amber flicker that mimics the light of a real candle. Each candle requires two AA batteries and stays lit for 200 hours.
This pre-lit pumpkin figurine is one of my favorite Halloween porch decorations. With its warm lights and an earthy rattan design, it is a far cry from garish plastic pumpkins that often dominate the season, instead offering a more refined, natural look.
Super elegant, these porcelain pumpkins are my favorite antidote to bright, bold orange. Light them up with flameless or scented candles, they can make Halloween lighting cozy.
Create a cozy appeal with lanterns
Similar to pumpkins, lanterns are often used for Halloween door decor, and they can also create a wonderful, homey glow when placed inside. Ideal for a window sill, or to decorate a mantel for Halloween, lanterns can be left out right through to the new year.
These eerie haunted house lanterns make a wonderful addition to a Halloween entryway table. Crafted from powder-coated metal, they just need a flameless candle inside to cast spooky shadows.
Looking for something subtler? This Halloween lantern has a subtle gothic style that can make it a year-round choice. Add a pumpkin candle to this candle holder for a real Halloween feel.
Perfect right through fall, these aluminum pumpkin votive candle holders look wonderful grouped around a hearth or as a table centerpiece. Use flameless candles for safety.
Adorn windows, walls and more with string lights
Pretty string lights are perfect for more subtle Halloween decor ideas and can bring twinkling light and elegant decoration to your home for the season. Ideal for enhancing an empty wall, hanging in a window, or even as part of your Halloween table decor, they are a highly versatile addition to your Halloween light collection.
Magic fans will love this original take on Halloween lighting: string lights extend from a hand-painted antique gold finish. Fixed to the wall, the 96 bulbs look magic...
This spider web Halloween light can be used as part of an illuminating display alongside spooky spiders. Fix it to the wall in the entryway – or use it across a chimney breast.
Inspired by harvest and fall heirloom pumpkin colors, these 21 LED bulbs are dipped in five warm colors. Mix and match bulb sets for a custom color experience. Can be used indoors and out.
Embrace more unique lights and decorations
Halloween is all about embracing fun and creative decor that you would never normally use at any other time of year – skeletons in spring anyone?
There are so many creative lighting designs that double up as fun ornaments that you can use to decorate the inside of your home. From modern neon signs to lights that can be used for your fall decor ideas, explore some of our favorites below.
Kids will love this neon canvas, and it's not totally un-chic. Hang it on a wall or lean it on a mantel for a modern, edgy touch this Halloween.
Prefer your Halloween lighting to be more cutesy? This galvanized iron Halloween house will create a unique display. It's a collectible piece that’s sure to cast a spell year after year.
Floating ghost lanterns are one of this year's biggest Halloween trends. You can hang them in windows to ensure your home stands out as a festive beacon throughout Halloween.
Create a special, seasonal ambience with unique light bulbs
And finally, if you're looking for a super easy way to transform the look, feel (and color) of your home for Halloween, then swapping out regular light bulbs for bulbs that can create colorful and unique lighting effects can establish a wonderful atmosphere.
Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas is the inspiration for this Halloween light, which casts rotating or stationary images in all directions. Perfect for your tabletop or mantel.
This Mini Halloween Projection Lamp throws spooky scenes onto your walls. There are five interchangeable films, each of which creates a hauntingly beautiful glow for your Halloween parties.
Love your Halloween to be blook-curdling? These 10-per-pack bulbs give off a flickering, eerie glow that mimics real flames, creating a spooky ambiance.
One other way you can light the inside of your home for Halloween is with candles. Whether you explore the best candles, perfect for using all year round, or shop for new, seasonal scents, candles can create a warming glow as well as an inviting scent and can be placed all over the home to create a more cozy, inviting and relaxing ambiance.
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