The arrival of autumn also means celebrating two major holidays that many of us look forward to throughout the year: Halloween and Christmas. That means that we must prepare to decorate for both holidays. If possible, try to keep elements in common, such as lights, to avoid having to dismantle everything after Halloween and start decorating from the beginning for Christmas.
There are several things to consider if we are looking to decorate the outside of our New Jersey home for Halloween and later Christmas. To begin with, the type of exterior we have: if it is wide, narrow if it has a lawn, etc. Of course, we also have to consider the kind of autumn and winter weather in this area: quite cold and wet in both seasons of the year.
How to decorate the outside of our home for Halloween and Christmas
Having the two previous aspects in mind, it only remains to determine the budget we are willing to assume for the decoration. If we will invest a generous amount of money, or if we prefer to spend little but still manage to decorate the outside area beautifully and originally. We propose a series of ideas if we opt for the most economical and accessible option for our pockets.
We can start with the exterior decoration, taking into account the autumn colors. Oranges, reds, purples, or greens are usually the colors par excellence at this time of the year. We can use them to start decorating the outside of our home: we can do this using strings of lights with orange tones (suitable for Halloween), pumpkins, a beautiful wreath on the door with pinecones and leaves, etc.
Other practical ideas
We can also reuse pine cones at Christmas, so they are an accessory with which we will save time and money. Black is also a must for Halloween, as well as fake spider webs, spiders, skeletons, etc.
For Christmas decorations, we can keep the reddish, white, and green tones, which we have also been able to use for Halloween. In this way, we will not have to dismantle certain lights or garlands if we consider that these are also suitable for Christmas.
In addition, if we have furniture outside our house, we can give them a lot of life, accompanying them with the decoration for this holiday season. On Halloween, we can put covers with orange colors or cushions with a horror theme. On the tables, place small pumpkins with fake and nasty bugs, or even place a terrifying fountain full of sweets for the little ones.