47 Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Decor Ideas

nightmare before christmas halloween decor ideas

Nightmare Before Christmas is a famous music animation movie by Tim Burton, and though it was created quite long ago, it has become Halloween classics. If you are among fans of this movie and want a great theme for your Halloween decor or party, this is your sign to rock it! And here are the coolest Nightmare Before Christmas decorations from all around the web!

Outdoor Nightmare Before Christmas Decor

Let’s start from outdoors to give the right vibes to your front yard and porch, so that anyone who would come, would understand the theme and style at once.

Nightmare Before Christmas Wreaths

A wreath is perhaps the most popular decoration for any holiday as it instantly sets the tone. Make a lovely themed wreath with Jack and Sally, with Zero and Oogie Boogie or even the snake. It can be made of a wreath form, an embroidery hoop, fabric blooms and pumpkins, figurines and paper decor or you can even build up the whole thing of fabric applique. Add lights to the wreath to make it wow and set the mood in the porch!

This lovely wreath is done in black, white and yellow, with ribbons, pumpkins, black blooms and a themed paper decoration.

This lovely wreath is done in black, white and yellow, with ribbons, pumpkins, black blooms and a themed paper decoration.

This Halloween wreath is made of an embroidery hoop, with some twine and decor showing Jack Skellington.

This Halloween wreath is made of an embroidery hoop, with some twine and decor showing Jack Skellington.

This cool wreath with Sally, Jack and a scene is all done with fabric applique, and it looks adorable.

This cool wreath with Sally, Jack and a scene is all done with fabric applique, and it looks adorable.

This bold themed wreath is accented with purple lights, pumpkins, printed ribbons and a Jack Skellington face.

This bold themed wreath is accented with purple lights, pumpkins, printed ribbons and a Jack Skellington face.

This cool Halloween wreath is done with a Jack Skellington figurine, pumpkins and a spiderweb, it's a creative front door decoration.

This cool Halloween wreath is done with a Jack Skellington figurine, pumpkins and a spiderweb, it's a creative front door decoration.

This creative Jack Skellington wreath is done in black and white, with emerald spiders that accent the decoration.

This creative Jack Skellington wreath is done in black and white, with emerald spiders that accent the decoration.

Nightmare Before Christmas Porch Decor

There are two main ideas to try to get the right vibes: themed figurines, maybe even very large ones, and themed pumpkins. As for figurines, most of us are most likely to buy them as it’s quite hard to make large ones yourself but the pumpkin art is welcome. Find tutorials that match your skills and go for adorable painted and decorated Nightmare Before Christmas pumpkins stacking them in your porch and on the stairs.

Style your porch with a Boogie Ooogie paper decoration, some painted pumpkins and sugar skull masks.

Style your porch with a Boogie Ooogie paper decoration, some painted pumpkins and sugar skull masks.

This outdoor Halloween decoration shows off a dog house for Zero, it's an easy to DIY piece for your garden.

This outdoor Halloween decoration shows off a dog house for Zero, it's an easy to DIY piece for your garden.

Outdoor Halloween decor with a tall Jack Skellington figurine and pumpkins is a super cool idea that you can easily repeat.

Outdoor Halloween decor with a tall Jack Skellington figurine and pumpkins is a super cool idea that you can easily repeat.

Style your window or mirror with lovely themed paper decor that you can paint or just print and cut out yourself.

Style your window or mirror with lovely themed paper decor that you can paint or just print and cut out yourself.

Nightmare Before Christmas porch decor with Jack and Zero figurines on the porch and some pumpkins at the door.

Nightmare Before Christmas porch decor with Jack and Zero figurines on the porch and some pumpkins at the door.

Indoor Nightmare Before Christmas Decor

Indoors we can do much more as our decor won’t be spoilt by harsh weather conditions, so let’s begin!

Nightmare Before Christmas Trees

A Halloween tree has become a huge trend, and we see more and more of these beauties as this is a large decor piece that is easy to make and that will instantly create a vibe. Get your usual Halloween tree, add lights and then style it with your favorite pieces from the movie: Jack and Sally ornaments, Oogie Boogie and Zero pieces, striped ribbons and wrap a snake around the bottom.

Black tree styled with striped ribbons, striped and Jack Skellington ornaments, a creative topper and a broom.

Black tree styled with striped ribbons, striped and Jack Skellington ornaments, a creative topper and a broom.

This elegant skinny tree is decorated with striped pumpkins, beads, lights, a Jack figurine and some ribbons and blooms.

This elegant skinny tree is decorated with striped pumpkins, beads, lights, a Jack figurine and some ribbons and blooms.

The snowy tree is done with jack-o-lanterns, beads, skulls and Jack ornaments plus a tall figurine and a dog house next to it.

The snowy tree is done with jack-o-lanterns, beads, skulls and Jack ornaments plus a tall figurine and a dog house next to it.

The white tree is done with printed ribbons, themed figurines, black and white ornaments, spiders and pink lights.

The white tree is done with printed ribbons, themed figurines, black and white ornaments, spiders and pink lights.

This black tree is done with themed ornaments, ghosts and a ribbon bow plus a Jack figurine one top.

This black tree is done with themed ornaments, ghosts and a ribbon bow plus a Jack figurine one top.

The black tree is styled for Halloween with a swirl on top, with striped bows, lights and ornaments and a Jack figure next to it.

The black tree is styled for Halloween with a swirl on top, with striped bows, lights and ornaments and a Jack figure next to it.

This bright decor is done with a pink tree with ornaments, a Sally figure, mantel decor and pumpkins.

This bright decor is done with a pink tree with ornaments, a Sally figure, mantel decor and pumpkins.

The small white tree is done with an Oogie Boogie topper, ribbons, ornaments is a lovely idea for Halloween decor.

The small white tree is done with an Oogie Boogie topper, ribbons, ornaments is a lovely idea for Halloween decor.

A Halloween tree done with snakes, ribbons, some Christmas ornaments and a Jack Skellington topper.

A Halloween tree done with snakes, ribbons, some Christmas ornaments and a Jack Skellington topper.

The black Halloween tree is styled with black, red and white ornaments, ribbons, candies, Jack Skellingtone ornaments and a topper.

The black Halloween tree is styled with black, red and white ornaments, ribbons, candies, Jack Skellingtone ornaments and a topper.

This curled tree is done with lights, spiders, ornaments, ghosts and other stuff from the movie, and a snake is wrapped around its bottom.

This curled tree is done with lights, spiders, ornaments, ghosts and other stuff from the movie, and a snake is wrapped around its bottom.

The snowy tree is decorated in a monochromatic way, with lights, black, silver and white ornaments and ribbons plus a Jack figurine.

The snowy tree is decorated in a monochromatic way, with lights, black, silver and white ornaments and ribbons plus a Jack figurine.

This skinny tree is done with striped ribbons, Jack Skellington decor, lights and a topper.

This skinny tree is done with striped ribbons, Jack Skellington decor, lights and a topper.

Nightmare Before Christmas Pumpkins

There’s no Halloween without a pumpkin! Decorate and paint pumpkins for Halloween making them cool, bold and catchy and adding any scenes and ideas from the movie that you like. The color scheme is totally up to you!

This lovely painted pumpkin doesn't require much skill to recreate, though it looks really beautiful and inspiring.

This lovely painted pumpkin doesn't require much skill to recreate, though it looks really beautiful and inspiring.

The natural orange pumpkin is decorated with painted Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie, it's a great idea if you can paint.

The natural orange pumpkin is decorated with painted Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie, it's a great idea if you can paint.

These awesome painted pumpkins can be used both indoors and outdoors, and if you gonna use them outdoors, consider the paints you are using, they should be durable.

These awesome painted pumpkins can be used both indoors and outdoors, and if you gonna use them outdoors, consider the paints you are using, they should be durable.

This creative pumpkin shows off two in one, Sally and Jack faces in one pumpkin, a unique solution.

This creative pumpkin shows off two in one, Sally and Jack faces in one pumpkin, a unique solution.

Decorate the pumpkins showing off Jack Skellington, not one but two, and add skeleton hands for a cooler look.

Decorate the pumpkins showing off Jack Skellington, not one but two, and add skeleton hands for a cooler look.

If you are good at painting, you can style a Halloween pumpkin and make it jaw-droppingly beautiful with themed decor.

If you are good at painting, you can style a Halloween pumpkin and make it jaw-droppingly beautiful with themed decor.

Nightmare Before Christmas Mantels

Decorate your mantel and console and coffee tables with lovely themed decor buying some figurines, making signs, dolls, ornaments and any other stuff that seems nice for your decor theme.

Halloween console decor done with Sally and Jack figurines, bats on the wall, pumpkins, candles and some greenery.

Halloween console decor done with Sally and Jack figurines, bats on the wall, pumpkins, candles and some greenery.

This small styled mantel is done with a bunting, some decorations and candles, a sign and a tree with themed decor.

This small styled mantel is done with a bunting, some decorations and candles, a sign and a tree with themed decor.

The console is decorated with white pumpkins, a snake, some bats, a Jack figurine and a marquee light on the wall.

The console is decorated with white pumpkins, a snake, some bats, a Jack figurine and a marquee light on the wall.

This gorgeous Nightmare Before Christmas console shows off some figurines, artwork, arrangements and dolls.

This gorgeous Nightmare Before Christmas console shows off some figurines, artwork, arrangements and dolls.

Nightmare Before Christmas Stations

Don’t forget about your kitchen and style your tea and coffee station with awesome Nightmare Before Christmas mugs, teaware and plates, wall art and decorations.

This white tiered stand is styled with a sign, themed tableware, some figurines and artwork, it's a cool idea for a Halloween space.

This white tiered stand is styled with a sign, themed tableware, some figurines and artwork, it's a cool idea for a Halloween space.

This coffee station is great for themed kitchen decor, with Jack Skellington coffee and teaware, signs and wall decorations.

This coffee station is great for themed kitchen decor, with Jack Skellington coffee and teaware, signs and wall decorations.

This colorful tea and coffee station is done with black and white mugs, themed mugs and potted plants, a ghost storage unit with sweets.

This colorful tea and coffee station is done with black and white mugs, themed mugs and potted plants, a ghost storage unit with sweets.

This Nightmare Before Christmas coffee bar is done with themed teaware and pumpkins, it will spruce up your kitchen for Halloween.

This Nightmare Before Christmas coffee bar is done with themed teaware and pumpkins, it will spruce up your kitchen for Halloween.

Nightmare Before Christmas Decor

What else can you add to your themed decor? A long snake somewhere in the house, hanging Zero decor, tiered stands with small and cool decorations from the movie and figurines to style any room of your home. Get inspired!

This monochromatic tray decor is done with pumpkin, poison bottles, beads, signs, branches and other decor and looks awesome.

This monochromatic tray decor is done with pumpkin, poison bottles, beads, signs, branches and other decor and looks awesome.

This tiered tray is done with moss, pumpkins, figurines and some themed dolls and mugs.

This tiered tray is done with moss, pumpkins, figurines and some themed dolls and mugs.

Black and white bedroom decor with Jack and Sally figurines, buntings, bedding, pillows and a Zero figure on top.

Black and white bedroom decor with Jack and Sally figurines, buntings, bedding, pillows and a Zero figure on top.

Jack and Sally decor using wood, twine and letters, is a very creative idea for Halloween that you can DIY.

Jack and Sally decor using wood, twine and letters, is a very creative idea for Halloween that you can DIY.

This snake decoration can be placed anywhere, from a bedroom to a kitchen, where you have place and want to put a big decoration.

This snake decoration can be placed anywhere, from a bedroom to a kitchen, where you have place and want to put a big decoration.

Zero hanging figurine can be used both indoors and outdoors for styling your spaces for Halloween.

Zero hanging figurine can be used both indoors and outdoors for styling your spaces for Halloween.

This Nightmare Before Christmas tray is done with mini painted pumpkins, beads, poison bottles, branches and books.

This Nightmare Before Christmas tray is done with mini painted pumpkins, beads, poison bottles, branches and books.

This tiered rustic stand is done with paper decor, signs, beads, tassel decor in the classic monochromatic color scheme.

This tiered rustic stand is done with paper decor, signs, beads, tassel decor in the classic monochromatic color scheme.

Zero plush decoration can be a nice idea for Halloween styling, it can be used on mantels, consoles, shelves and even as a tree topper.

Zero plush decoration can be a nice idea for Halloween styling, it can be used on mantels, consoles, shelves and even as a tree topper.