Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

I can’t explain why, but this particular Halloween season has been so much fun for me! Maybe it’s because I wasn’t able to celebrate it last year, and I’m feeling the impulse to not take it for granted this time around. Whatever the reason, I’ve been experiencing little thrills all month as I see Halloween decorations up in yards throughout town, pumpkins and bags of candy lining store displays, and when I get to cue up a spooky movie each evening with John. Little moments like those have put such a big smile on my face, and I’m here for that kind of joy despite all the chaos going on in the world.

 Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling IdeasEasy Halloween Party Buffet Styling IdeasEasy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

To keep the Halloween happiness going, I thought I’d challenge myself to put together a simple holiday buffet table. Maybe it could help you if you’re planning on hosting a get-together this October! We have a vintage console cabinet in our dining room that I’ve always thought would be the perfect place for a small buffet spread, so I finally made good on that dream with an armload of tasty treats fit for Halloween, including savory snacks, colorful sweets, and seasonal décor from my stash down in storage.

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling IdeasEasy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

I was actually really surprised to find that our local grocery store was low on Halloween-themed food the day I went out to source for this shoot. I searched the aisles for pumpkin-shaped crackers, black and orange tortilla chips, and batty cookies, but came up empty-handed. I couldn’t even find Halloween-colored Oreos! Maybe I was looking in the wrong place, but, at any rate, I had to think creatively, and ultimately went with more generalized Halloween-themed colors and shapes instead.

I bought round, orange cheese-flavored rice cakes since I thought they gave off a pumpkin vibe, grabbed regular Oreos since the black color still felt right for the holiday, and picked out whole grain tortilla chips that had a bit more color to them, accompanied by ghoulish green guacamole. The only thing that’s really “authentically” Halloween is the bowl of Reese’s Pieces candy. Everything else is from the regular aisles of our grocery store, but it all fits the tone of the holiday thanks to a limited color palette.

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling IdeasEasy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

What helps really drive the theme home, of course, is the décor surrounding my party food. I didn’t buy anything new for this scene, instead pulling my small box of annual Halloween accents up from the basement. You may recognize my skeletons, skulls, pumpkins, bats, and foliage from other Halloween and fall decorating stories that I’ve shared here on the blog, but I think they look fresh in this setup since the pieces are being used in a new-to-us way here in our dining room. Click this link to peruse all of the Halloween decorating posts I’ve published over the years in case you want more inspiration or to see these same pieces used in other ways.

Easy Halloween Party Buffet Styling IdeasEasy Halloween Party Buffet Styling Ideas

I love how this little buffet came together and am especially excited that it didn’t require buying anything new (other than the snacks). I thought it was kind of cool to see how regular “everyday” food items could look Halloween-themed just by following a seasonal color palette too. If you have a Halloween party planned this year, I hope today’s post helps inspire you to use what you have to make a buffet that your guests will swoon over. That said, if you’re looking to add to your décor collection, check out this shopping guide that I put together, which is full of spooky accents to love. What would you put on your Halloween buffet?

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Halloween Décor Ideas To Try From Pinterest

Have you decorated for Halloween yet? There’s still plenty of time to do so if you haven’t! As you may know, I tend not to go all out with holiday decorations, but I do love to sprinkle in little touches where I can. It helps me feel more festive and gives our home a freshness that, it seems, only the holidays can bring. I’ve been sourcing ideas on Pinterest (and the DGD archives, of course!) as I plan my own Halloween décor, and thought I’d share some of the projects that caught my eye for this 2025 holiday season.

Halloween Décor Ideas To Try From Pinterest:

1. I love that it could be as simple as sticking a bunch of paper or plastic bat silhouettes above your stove for a pop of festive detail. (credit: Chalk White Arrow)

2. Have you ever swapped out your art to match the current holiday? It’s such an easy thing to do, and flat prints like this also take up very little room in storage. Click this link to order the ghost art that you see in the graphic above! (credit: Life On Summerhill)

3. I still have and use our DIY bat wreath every Halloween. It’s a fun craft to do with friends or kids, and my tutorial here even comes with a printable template. (credit: Dream Green DIY)

4. Sometimes, all you really need to get the point across is some fall foliage and a pair of DIY cheesecloth ghosts. (credit: Projects & Pearls)

5. I like to balance my Halloween décor with traditional fall accents to make it feel a little less potent visually. Get my tips for achieving this kind of combined “Falloween” styling here. (credit: Dream Green DIY)

6. Consider styling an out-of-the-box zone in your home with Halloween décor to mix things up! I usually decorate our porch and living spaces for this holiday, but I like the idea of adding Halloween touches to our kitchen like this that I saw on Pinterest. (credit: Elements By Remedy)

7. Learn how to make your own version of my spooky, eerie DIY Moon Phases Halloween Ornaments this way in the DGD archives. (credit: Dream Green DIY)

8. There are tons of beautiful Halloween coffee table styling tips in this blog post that I happened upon while scrolling on Pinterest. (credit: Abloom Décor)

9. If the Book Page Ghost Garland in this blog post is in line with your aesthetic, then you’re in luck because you can actually buy the printable version from Etsy so you don’t have to destroy an actual book. That said, it would be pretty easy to make without spending a dime if you’ve got a book you don’t mind cutting up. (credit: Life On Summerhill)

Did you pick up any ideas that you’d like to try at your house this Halloween? I personally love the concept of adding holiday accents to our kitchen this year since that’s a room I spend so much time in throughout the week. We still have these bat silhouettes from when I decorated our front living room for Halloween a couple of years ago, so I might hang those up above our own stove over the weekend. Let me know what you’re going to try from this list in the comments.

P.S. In case you’re not signed up, my latest “Home Matters” newsletter went live yesterday, and includes five fall outfit planning tips for when you’re tight on closet space. Read (for free, always) here!

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