Need a fun pumpkin decorating idea? I love to be a bearer of good news because I’ve got a few ideas that require little time, less effort, and little to no creativity. Some of these ideas require no carving at all, which means you can turn your pumpkin time into a safe family activity and have your little ones help you.

Create a festive fall-inspired atmosphere in your house with these bizarre pumpkin tips. They do not require any special tools or skills and can help you decorate your space for a spectacular Halloween bash.

From hand-painted Gothic gourds to cute and grinning pumpkin faces, trick-or-treaters will definitely get a true hoot out of these totally glorious pumpkins.

1. Black and white gourds

If orange isn’t your new black, then the black and white combo may be something you need to try this year. Halloween isn’t about orange only.

Besides, no carving required here. A little time, black and white paints and your imagination are all you need to create these devilishly angelic gourds. Just paint your regular pumpkins matte white and black. When dry, grab the paint pens to add some spooky pictures or symbols, or whatever for a creepier effect. Your boring orange pumpkins will be done in less than 20 minutes, I bet.

2. Pumpkin vase

Hosting a kid-friendly party? Want to use flowers as a decoration but don’t know how to spook it up? A pumpkin vase might well be a creative solution. Use a knife or a carving tool to carve out whatever vase you want and paint it if needed.

A pumpkin vase works as a table centerpiece or room decoration. Rub a coating of Vaseline over the exposed flesh to keep it fresh-looking for days.

3. Gilded or glittering gourds

Special effects don’t always require special decorations or paints. You can simply decorate your gourds in gold, silver, or copper glitters and nothing more. Whether you carve your pumpkin or you skip it, it will be a fantastic front door decoration your trick-or-treaters will want to take selfies with.

4. Flowered pumpkin

Call it however you like, but the aim is the only one – to create a masterpiece. Even though this idea seems to be time-consuming, it’s actually not.

When you use the right carving tool, you can make your own flowered pumpkin in a matter of an hour. It doesn’t have to be as perfect as shown, though. The trick? To make your skinless gourd look fantastic. The Vaseline tip is useful here too.

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5. Straw pumpkins

No carving and painting required? Easy! Get some straw and create small straw pumpkins to decorate your front door with on Halloween. Except straw you will need some green, gray or black threads, some colorful decorations like eyes, mouths, etc (as shown), and a great mood. With a great mood, you can create any pumpkin that will look downright chic.

6. Laughing pumpkins

Are you a Halloween lover but a hater of everything creepy? No worries. You can let everyone know you are against spooky things by displaying laughing pumpkins on your front porch, or around your garden. If you are not going to illuminate your laughing pumpkins, don’t hollow out them. Or place a candle insight and the light once it starts getting dark. Halloween can be a kindly fun holiday as well.

7. Cute pirate

No more scary faces and creepy motifs! This cute pirate will make your home a kind of welcoming place on Halloween. Besides, kids love fun characters so surely, they would like to help you create a kind and funny pirate to decorate your front door or porch with.

I think you don’t need any instructions on how to create it – the picture shows you what materials you need and what to do.

8. Gothic pumpkins

Not necessarily the scary and bloody ones. I love a Gothic motif because it’s closely connected with the eve of All Saints’ Day. Skip the carving tool, go for a paintbrush and let your Gothic ideas out. Start with painting your regular pumpkins matte black. Let them dry and then take another paintbrush to draw any Gothic elements you wish. Special effects require no special tool or perfect creativity.

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9. Surround your candleholder with pumpkins and leaves

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Whether you have time to create your own DIY rustic candleholder or you have money to buy a new one, just grab some cute pumpkins and pick some colorful leaves in the nearest park, and turn your dining room into a fall wonderland.

10. Display little pumpkins in your living room

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Instead of buying and carrying those huge pumpkins, opt for tiny ones. They are easy to carry and make a wonderful living room decoration. Fill your glass domes or vases with colorful little pumpkins and enjoy your ‘hard’ work. Honestly, I love and use this fall decorating idea.

11. Decorate your hutch

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If you are lucky to have a vintage (or whatever) hutch in your house, why not decorate it with pumpkins – be they small or big ones. Hosting a Halloween party? Add some artificial spiders and nets and voilà!

12. Turn pumpkins into candles

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Set a festive mood and make your home smell like fall with these DIY cinnamon pumpkin candles. While small pumpkins are best suitable for these candles, why not experiment with the bigger ones?

13. Create pumpkin disco balls

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All you need is the drill and tons of effort – literally. Or better, ask you’re significant other to drill those pumpkins to create festive pumpkin disco balls.

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14. Decorate your coffee table with white pumpkins

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Looking for a centerpiece that will look elegant yet tallish? Decorate your coffee table with white pumpkins to welcome guests to your living room.

15. Bring fall into your bathroom

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There is no need to stuff your bathroom with leaves, long branches, or large pumpkins. Just add a little vase full of tiny white or orange pumpkins and enjoy it every time you wash your hands.

16. Create a pumpkin bookshelf tree

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Decorate your bookshelf with some pumpkins and use black paint to create a ‘tree.’ This fall decorating idea seems complicated, while in fact, you will do it in a matter of an hour or less.

17. Fake fireplace

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Unlike a pumpkin bookshelf tree, this project may take a few hours, if not the whole day, especially if you are new at pumpkin carving. Anyway, it is well worth it. Just look at this beauty.

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18. Place this Night Owl in your child’s room

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If you have no kids, you can place this pumpkin owl in whatever room you would like it to stand. Isn’t it a bizarre way to decorate your house with pumpkins, huh?

There are many creative ways to add more pumpkins to your home decor, and these are just a few to consider. They are perfect for a Halloween bash and Thanksgiving dinner, or any other even you are having this fall. Let us know how you decorate your home for fall. We can make this list endless together!

This Halloween, decorate your house with these creepily cute gourds to jazz up the holiday. After all, nothing says more than uniquely decorated pumpkins. Artfully decorate your front porch and all eyes will be on your house. Trick-or-treaters along with your guests will be impressed this year, I promise! What pumpkin decorating ideas are you going to use this week? Any creepy or funny ideas to share?