It’s the MOST ?WONDERFUL?TIME?OF THE YEAR. It’s Halloween season, and I’m ready.
I’ve decked out my apartment with creepy skulls, spiderwebs, and headstones, and my Halloween playlist has been compiled. And today, I’m bringing you a fun and spooky tablescape featuring two kinda-cute-but-kinda-scary ravens. (Did you know that ravens usually travel in pairs?)
The decor I used in my Halloween raven tablescape was provided to me for free by Oriental Trading Company! I’ll link each piece at the bottom of the post for easy shopping if you’d like to recreate the look for your Halloween party this year.
First I laid down a sheer black tablecloth, then layered a creepier, more tattered one on top.
Then I placed these two glass and metal terrariums in the center of the table and filled them with clear crystal gems. I used two bags of gems, but put about 2/3 in the larger terrarium and 1/3 in the smaller one. (I saved a handful to sprinkle on the table around them.)
Then I made a “suspension bridge” on top of each terrarium with Scotch tape because I wanted to place my ravens on top. I criss-crossed three strips of tape, them trimmed the edges that stuck out past the rim.
Then I placed my two spooky friends on top, and they looked quite menacing. In a good way.
As for the place settings, after I put down the square black plates I couldn’t quite decide which combination of plates and napkins I liked better. Check out some of the layering options I tried (all of them were cute!):
I think the plate layering option below was my favorite, so once I was happy, I added a smoky black wine chalice to the place setting.
I love how my Halloween raven tablescape turned out! Unfortunately, my table spends most of its time serving as my desk, so I can’t keep this tablescape out as a display, but I did repurpose one of the ravens and the tattered black cloth elsewhere in my apartment. 🙂
Here’s your shopping list if you’d like to recreate this look:
- Black organza overlay
- Creepy tattered cloth
- Geometric terrarium set
- Clear acrylic ice (you’ll need 2 bags)
- Feathered crow set (ahem, RAVEN set)
- Black scalloped dinner plates
- Clear plastic salad plates
- Orange dinner plates
- Polka dot napkins – orange or black
- Black patterned wine glasses
If you’re looking to create a different, but still Halloween-y look, check out the Halloween party section on the Oriental Trading website! There are tons of choices so you’re sure to find the black, orange, skeleton-y, and ghost-y goodies you’re looking for.
Happy Halloween from Liz & Chanelle!
Erlene says
I love simple and easy decor ideas. I have a few of these ravens and haven’t brought them out this year, but maybe I’ll need to 🙂 Thanks for sharing your idea on Merry Monday.
Amber Ferguson says
We love Gothic Halloween style over at the Hauntingly Beautiful Decor Halloween Link Party! Hope you will link up this post. Love it!
Kathy A says
Loved your tablescape; we have “my” real crows around here; they love coming to the compost heap! So decorating with them is normal! My favorite EEEKK! was caused by my son, the prankster. Catatonic before my coffee, I opened the fridge to get the milk jug to add milk to my cup. There was a (Plastic) severed, bleeding hand holding onto the milk jug! Halloween is my daughter’s favorite to decorate for. Me, I have real cobwebs in my house–time is spent on crafting!
Alissa Apel says
Spooky cool! I tried a Halloween prank at work. I got bloody footprint stickers to review. Anyhow a girl got mad, said they were disturbing, and I stayed quiet about who put them there. I felt like a kid that got caught with his/her hand in a cookie jar. I wanted to shout out, “They are just stickers!” Ha!
Kate | Life of a Ginger says
These are some great ideas! We love Halloween parties!
Shannon Gurnee says
Your Halloween tablescape turned out so cool! I love seeing different holiday tablescapes! They’re so much fun and so creative.
Jeanine says
Ah! I love Halloween it’s probably one of my all time favourites next to Christmas. I need to go all out like you. I only do out front of my house but inside really needs some decor!
Ave says
Your Gothic Halloween Raven tablescape looks so great! I really love those glass and metal terrariums with crystal gems!
Terra Heck says
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. You did a great job with the decor!
Jenni says
This is a cool idea! Such a great theme for Halloween!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
I really love this idea! Really gorgeous and creative! Thanks for sharing your idea!
ricci says
I absolutely adore your gothic tables cape!! I wish I was half as creative as you are!!
Sarah says
What an awesome Halloween decoration. I love that it’s different than what you normally see.
Kristin says
Oh my gosh I totally love these! What a genius idea!!
Angela Milnes says
This is awesome. It has a more real feel to it than some of the more cartoonish Halloween themes.
Wendy Polisi says
That is a really cool idea! Ravens have always been interesting to me and my kids.
Heather @ thedomesticdiva.org says
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I just love how you decorated your table, it’s so adorable & something I could totally see myself doing in my own house. Thank you for the idea & have fun decorating.
Vanessa Delia says
Ohhh I love the layered tablecloth idea! Why haven’t I ever thought of that?!
Dawn Lopez says
You put together an AWESOME tablescape for Halloween with those ravens. I’m a huge fan of all things Halloween and you definitely hit the mark. Oriental Trading Company makes it all so much easier too.
Carol Cassara says
They have so many decorations to offer. And I love what you picked for yours. I think the ravens are a nice touch especially when you’re hosting a dinner party this Halloween.
Travel Blogger says
I totally love this! I am a huge fan of Halloween, and I would love to decorate our tables like this for our Halloween party! How fun!
AnnMarie John says
The ravens remind me of game of thrones. I think it’s a lovely decoration for Halloween. It’s pretty creepy but there’s also some sort of elegance through it.
Claudia Krusch says
This is such a pretty tablescape. It would be perfect for my Halloween party this year. I will have to start looking for a few of these decorations.
Cheryl says
The Ravens are so wonderfully creepy for a tablescape.
sara says
This is a fabulous Halloween tablescape. Those ravens are super scary, I think my daughter would be afraid to sit near them!
Kelly Hutchinson says
This is flipping awesome! I want to come hang with you on Halloween! My daughter and I were just talking about the EAP Bar in NYC. It would be fun to see that!
TColeman says
This tablescape is really neat. I absolutely love the theme that you went with.
Chelley Martinka says
That is siiiick! Love it! So perfect for the season!
keikilani says
Love these decorations! Both spooky and fun. And not too difficult either.
Pam says
Love this tablescape. I’m trying to decide what I want to do with my table for our annual Halloween party.
Brandy says
I absolutely love this tablescape. It’s spooky and perfect for Halloween. I know we would adore having this, ravens are so awesome.
Connie says
I love, love Oriental Trading Company! Your tablescape is fantastic.
Nellwyn says
This is a great idea for a Halloween party! I like that you decorated with ravens instead of the traditional pumpkins and skeletons
Heather Johnson says
What a spookily awesome tablescape for this time of year! I have mostly pumpkins and scarecrows up around my house right now.
Pam says
It’s mostly pumpkins at my house too. I need to do something spooky like this.
Catherine Sargent says
This is such a spooky tablescape and is perfect for a Halloween dinner party. I love Oriental Trading Company, I have been buying decorations from them for years. They always have a great selection.
Sarah Bailey says
Oh my goodness, I am loving this tablescape, what a great idea to use ravens for it and I love the gothic vibe you have gone for.
Melissa Chapman says
That table is too good to rearrange and use as your workspace until after Halloween. You need to let everyone see it and get in the spooky “never more” mood.
Sapphire Kharyzma says
The Oriental Trading Company has such amazing decor. I use them every single chance I get. I usually find things that I won’t find anywhere else!
Neely Moldovan says
I love this! Its so perfect for Halloween or even a themed party! Sucha cool idea!
Debra J Hawkins says
That geometric terrarium is absolutely amazing! I think you used them perfectly for Halloween. LOVE how this turned out.
Emily @ The Southern Belle Blogs says
What a great tablescape! I love how easy it seems to put together (and I’m quite fond of ravens as well)!
candy says
I actually have always likes ravens. Your tablescape is very pretty and love the small rocks that look like diamonds spread across the table and in bowls.
Denise C says
I’m pretty sure the ravens would give my son nightmares, but I just love them. They look amazing.
Jeni Hawkins says
That looks freakin’ AMAZING! I want you to come decorate my house for Halloween! I never would have considered using fake birds – but it looks so good!
Tomi C says
Cuuuuuuttttteeee. This would be so awesome for our Halloween party. I am always looking for unique ideas beyond the blood, guts, gore and zombies. You know the typical – yawn – Halloween decor. This is PERFECT!
Roz says
While I enjoy houses that do decorate for Halloween, I don’t decorate my own. It just freaks me out. That tablescape idea is really nice. Not too scary and still elegant.
Amy Smith says
I never think about using scotch tape across stuff like that. I would have been trying to glue them to the edge or something. Oriental Trading has EVERYTHING! We use them all the time for stuff at church!
Randi says
That’s such a fun centerpiece idea! The ravens definitely look menacing and it has a fun, eery feeling for Halloween!
Amber Myers says
This is some fabulous decor. I’ve always enjoyed Oriental Trading Company. I like your ravens!
Heather @ Kraus House Mom says
I like how your decorations aren’t all jack o’lanterns and witches. The tablescape looks so sophisticated and the orange plates makes it pop. I am loving the terrariums.
Alli Smith says
I have a few ravens too and I’m so glad you gave me some ideas on how to display them. I was pretty much at a loss of where to use them in my Halloween decor. Love the tablescape!
Robin rue says
Gah! I LOOOOOVE this so much! I am all about that gothic look when it comes to Halloween decorations. You did such a good job with this.
Jenn says
This is so cool. I would love to surprise my family with a table like this for Halloween. I’ve always enjoyed the Gothic look. You did a fantastic job.