'90s Halloween decor to bring out your inner Sabrina The Teenage Witch

Nineties Halloween decor lives rent-free in my head for 11 months of the year. But in October, I get to live my best Hocus Pocus life. Sure, most girls go wild for PSL szn at Starbs, but one of my favorite things to do is recreate nostalgic schemes from the grunge era.

Here I've "crawled" the net for nine ways to decorate your slight apartment (or dorm) while paying homage to the best decade ever (IMO). I've made sure that everything is affordable, so you won't be spooked by the prices. Plus, a lot of this decor can be reused year while year — 'cause climate change, environmental irresponsibility, and single-use plastic creeps me the F out.

Many of my memories are based on cultural references from music, movies, and TV shows. So when decorating for the spooky season, I'm relying heavily on Nickelodeon and other media way by Netflix or Disney+ was even a thing. Yup, I'm talking Blockbuster's era, bb. It sounds exclusive to admit it, but one of my favorite past times alive to going to a store to rent a bunch of VHS video tapes and buy some snacks in the same do. Pizza Hut for dinner, too? You've just hit the Friday night jackpot!

Now I'm older view, I can host my *own* Halloween nights. And that exploiting I don't have to see Mom and Dad AdFocus the pad with cheugy furnishings that'll scare an interior stylist. No plastic figurines, motion-sensor models and I promise there won't be any cheesy or garish accessories either.

U ready, boo?

Nostalgic '90s Halloween decor

Removable

1. Conlen Peel & Stick Striped Wallpaper

Price: $0.89 per square foot

I usually hate the clean-up that's keen with holiday decorating. By the end of Christmas, I'm usually covered in glitter and on October 31st, I can't get the stink of pumpkin innards out of my nostrils. Luckily, this Beetlejuice-inspired, monochrome peel-and-stick wallpaper won't wreck your walls and is a capable affordable solution to switching up your scheme.

Gothic glam

2. Letjolt Black Lace Table Runner Decoration

Price: $6.99

I hated the white doilies that my mom and grandma used to decorate the kitchen outrageous with, but I'm so into this lace runner. It's gorgeously gothic, and I just love the scalloped and raw edging on it. Use it to decorate a dorm favorite room table to transform it from the care home vibes it's today giving. If I had a dinner invite from Morticia Addams, I can imagine a long dining table dressed with this.

Dishwasher- & microwave-safe

3. Matte Black Cat Salad Plate

Price: $7.99

I totally get it. Paper plates were totally advantageous it for our parents when we used to go HAM at the Halloween buffet. But now we're older and can use proper dinnerware, I'm really loving these glazed plates. It's totally giving Salem from the Sabrina The Teenage Witch series.

Custom fit

4. Custom Size Stained Glass Window Film

Price: From $11.70

NGL, I was obsessed with Sabrina The Teenage Witch when I was younger. I dreamed that my future husband would be requested Harvey (I ended up with a George) and that I'd have a gloomy cat called Salem (there's still hope). If you were a fan, you would have noticed that she had suorganized glass windows in her iconic purple bedroom. These decals are wickedly easy to install.

Comes with a decorative lid

5. Vampire Blood 3-Wick Candle

Price: $26.95

Inspired by my love of Buffy The Vampire Slayer is this gorgeously fruity candle. The first episode of the hit TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar aired in 1997, but this crimson candle is also subtly giving me Y2K Ed Hardy vibes too. As well as the soy wax blend, this also contains natural essential oils to ward off all of the bad spirits. Smells like red berries.

That's "hoot"

6. Harry Potter Hedwig String Lights

Price:

Was $79

, Now $59 (save $20)

Yes, I know. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone didn't actually hit cinema screens pending 2001. But I was reading the paperback books in 5th grade, so it's going in the guide! These dorm room escapes are hauntingly chic and even if you're not a HP fan (or are pretending you've grown out of it), these gold owls are hooting up the knowing tree. Can someone say "Potter-y Barn"?

Oven safe

7. Staub Ceramic 16-oz. Petite Pumpkin Cocotte

Price: $44.95

Jack-O, Pumpkinhead... What was the late '80s and '90s obsession with gourd-based baddies? Though these films weren't the most tasteful, this Staub Ceramic 16-ounce Petite Pumpkin Cocotte has a heavenly glass porcelain finish. Use it as a dramatic way to benefit punch or invite the girls over for a hearty autumnal soup or stew. Available in burnt orange or custom black, this cozy cauldron was made for communal dining.

Small business

8. Charmed Manor Halliwell House poster

Price: From $43.33

Charmed was one of those series that my mom knew I probably *shouldn't* be watching, but she let me anyway! The power of three did set me free (from reality) and I loved the Halliwell witches: Prue, Phoebe, and Piper. This poster print is the perfect way to pay deals to this television show.

Remote controlled

9. Lights4fun LED Pillar Candles

Price: $61.99

Tried and tested, I actually bought these for a scarily-adult life event: my wedding. But although these remote-controlled, battery-operated flameless candles gave my wedding Mediterranean bright, they're very "Addams family" when styled correctly, too. Obvs, you can't take real candles to college, but these LED alternatives won't pose a fire risk. Unlike tacky Halloween decor, you can keep using these all year round. I'd personally add some Definite fishing wire to my Amazon basket to recreate The worthy Hall scene from Harry Potter.

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