Halloween Bathroom Decor and Props

So, just browsing the web for Halloween tips I found two images, that instantly caught my interest. One is a towel with bloody hand prints and the other is dead body in a bathtub.


The bloody towel is fairly easy to make.

The body in the bag takes a bit more effort, but should be fun to make - and will look awesome!

Dexter Halloween Buffet Table Decor

I always love to set the dinner table - or in this case, the buffet table - for Halloween. This year I will be wrapping it in transparent plastic and have a "murder tool kit" on it as prop, in keeping with my murder room theme. I will have red wax candles and red napkins. To contrast the red I will attempt to use as much white chinaware as possible.

I found this very chic Dexter table setting at inventorspot.com - My room will of course look no way as fancy but it is great for inspiration:

Murder Room Halloween Theme - Part IV

My final Dexter props will be red string and a set of black leather gloves laying about.

Murder Room Halloween Theme - Part III

Next up on my Dexter inspired theme will be to wrap the dining table in transparent plastic and add a "murder tool kit" as an extra feature. If I owned a chainsaw I would have used that! That would look really cool I think.

Murder Room Halloween Theme - Part II

My next Dexter inspired Halloween Murder Room decor project will be printing and framing blood splatter pictures.

These are from Dexter:

And these you will find by searching Google images for "Blood splatter" - large images. Please assume they are all just for personal use.

Murder Room Halloween Theme - Part I

This year's Halloween theme is Gore Galore. So in order to get the house ready for the party I have decided to decorate parts of the house as Murder Rooms.

I found a lot of inspiration just searching for "Dexter murder room" on Google images.

I will most definitely be putting a lot of transparent plastic on the floors and walls. And I will put up pictures Dexter style like below. It might be cool to find some of the guests and Photoshop a little gore to pep them up ;)

Halloween Decor - For the Kids and Nerdy Adults

Some years ago I stumbled across the Ravens Blight website. It has a lot of really cool Halloween paper models. I especially like this one of a decrepit old house - it has a very unique look, and it's not too demanding to make. My daughter certainly loved it. With the monster dolls that you can print also, she had a real monster doll house. It is open in the back - like a doll house. You can find the instructions for theses paper models - and many more - here at Ravens Blight. I have assembled the ones below, with huge success! I will definitely be adding to the collection this year.

Halloween Props - Single Cover

It's the small details that give your Halloween interior design decor that extra something. This is a cover that I found years ago on the Internet (sadly, I cannot link to the original image, as I don't know where I found it).  I made the back cover to complete the illusion of a real record. I printed the two images and glued them to an old single record cover and finished with a layer of varnish to give it that old look.

Place Cards For a Halloween Dinner Party

Some years ago I made these place cards for our Halloween dinner party. When we were seated each guest would read the text on the back of the place card out loud in a funny / accented voice. It was great fun - and a good ice breaker.

Halloween Props

So, I have been thinking about this year's Murder House theme. Since I love decorating our home for the annual Halloween party, I am always looking for props to use around the house. I am going to print this old ad and hang it on a wall - or the fridge.

How to Make Halloween Poison Bottles

Having props around the house for Halloween is half the fun during Halloween. I like to place poison bottles in either the bathroom, kitchen or where ever I find it appropriate. Not REAL poison bottles of course but fake ones. You grab an empty jar, can, bottle or other container that you think will be "appropriate". If it is see-through you can put stuff in that look like poison:

• Flour
• Sugar
• Rice with a bit of food coloring. I like green myself
• Vitamin pills
• Whatever harmless materials you can find in your kitchen

Notice that your poison should be non-toxic so that if a child get hold of the content it will not get sick.

Here are some of the labels that I use for my bottles. I have put them on a single sheet of paper to make it cheaper to print.