Without a doubt, Halloween is one of the more fun holidays on the calendar: costumes, candy, parties, and all those spooky decorations. But when is it too early to set up Halloween decorations?

Some argue that October 1 is the earliest you can set out Halloween home decor. Others say that if Halloween decorations make you happy, put them up as early as you would like. Other experts begin the season by decorating for fall after September 1, usually during Labor Day weekend. This seems more appropriate since autumn technically begins over a month before Halloween.

Autumn home decor can easily transition into Halloween home decor. With this holiday, it’s easy to accessorize your home without having to change out your entire autumn home decor scheme. Hanging skeletons, spider webs, and some flying bats transform fall home decor into Halloween decorations with ease. Give some of these examples a try if you want to create fall home decor that can transform into Halloween decorations easily:

• This blogger took a beautifully decorated front porch and made three simple changes to transition it from fall to Halloween.
• This pumpkin made from canning rings is great for fall and easily works for Halloween if you add some jack-o-lantern features cut from some black cardstock and stuck on with double-sided tape.
• Create an autumn terrarium that only requires some simple painting to work perfectly for Halloween. Or try these ideas for an utterly terrifying terrarium.
• A pumpkin vase with autumnal blooms make a lovely piece of fall home decor. Use black paper flowers for Halloween.
• A seasonal gourd display transitions perfectly into Halloween with a few spooky touches like black lace and DIY ghosts.
• For this DIY project, all you need is scissors, black construction paper, and low tack artists’ tape and you instantly transform portraits already in your home into haunting pieces of art.
• A felt wreath in autumnal colors is the perfect accessory for exterior and interior doors. Add the adorable spider piece as Halloween gets closer.
• Put together this gorgeous autumn branch centerpiece for fall. Then decorate it with Halloween knickknacks as the holiday approaches.

Decorating your home for Halloween, or any other holiday, should be a fun way for the family to spend time together. If you absolutely love Halloween, hang decorations as early as you’d like. If you’d rather wait, the beginning of October is a wonderful time to get your Halloween home decor out. Once Halloween has passed, transition back to simple fall home decor or make a few other small changes to prepare for Thanksgiving.