Elegant Haunted Mansion Table Setting for Halloween

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This post is chock-full of favorites for me. Spooky Halloween spirit, DIY floral arrangements, and elegant table settings, oh my! I am so happy with the way this project turned out. Designing table settings is hands down the best way to decorate a space for the holidays, in my opinion. I think well-designed tablescapes can elevate the elegance and intentionality of a room. Directing all of my design attention to a table setting (or two! whoops!) also helps me concentrate any decorations I have into key gathering areas, which sets a mood without having to extend decorations throughout the whole home.

This year I created two dining tablescapes. The first one, which I have termed "The frightening foyer" has a lighter, more familial mood while still maintaining a formality that I think would be appropriate for a small gathering. The second is a dark and sultry table, which yearns for a formal dinner party looming with guests dressed in their best to toast to a harrowing Halloween night. I particularly love the look of bold metallics mixed with the high-contrasting dark colors. I made the floral arrangements that I used as centerpieces. I was able to DIY this project with stems I bought on sale at hobby lobby, empty pots, and floral foam (not to mention a beautiful picture of an arrangement I found to use as inspiration).

I want to note that the crystal glassware and silverware are family heirlooms, and I do believe they add a touch of personal history and elegance to the table setting. The rest of the supplies were bought at either Pier 1 Imports or HomeGoods. At the bottom of this post, I am linking the items I used, as well as some other similar products from Amazon and Pier 1 Imports. Just in case you want to try something like this for your next dinner party! All you have to do is click the link and it will take you to a site you can buy the item. I hope you enjoy my designs! Happy Haunts.

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The Frightening Foyer

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The Eerie Evening Party

Where To Buy!

Plates:

• Click Here for the exact same skull design from the Frightening Foyer. Click Here for the Bone Appetit Design from The Eerie Evening Table. I also found some other design options to include that I think would also work well for a Halloween dinner table. Please Click any underlined text from here on out if you would like to see the products I found! • Apothecary Appetizer Plates • Skeleton Couple • 222 Fifth Hallow Apothecary (Full Salad Plate Set) •

Chargers

• French Red Limoges Chargers in Indienne Laque Rouge by Philippe Deshoulieres • Gold Acrylic Chargers • Pier 1 Silver Beaded Chargers •

Napkins

• Eerie (But also Grateful & Thankful) Script Napkins from this Post • Medieval Latin • Black and White Harlequin • Silver Napkin Rings • Spider Napkin Rings • Skull Napkin Rings • Plain Black Linen Napkins •

Crystal

Maeve Waterford (Discontinued Design)

Silverware

• Kirk Stieff Repousse •

Table Cloth

• Spooky Lace Spider Web Rectangular Table Cloth • Playful 40in Spiderweb • Spider Web Runner • Spider Web Mantle Decor • Metallic Runner (Unlinked - Found at HomeGoods)

Candles

• Bronze Skull Candle • Black Taper Candle Sticks • Bleeding Candles (Highly recommend!) • Ivory Taper Candle Sticks • Black Candelabra • Flickering Flameless Column Candle Set • Black Skull Candle Stick Holders • Burgungy Tapered Candles •

As you can probably tell from this post, I think Halloween is the best time of year because I can be as creative and extreme as I want to be in my designs. I love decorating and creating small haunted vignettes around my house that will start a conversation using romantic poet Edgar Allen Poe as inspiration. I was able to find all the pieces I needed around town to make this Halloween’s decor a memorable one. What area in your house would you love to add a little bit of mystery?