The look is built around idealized details associated with higher education, literature, and classical art.
I want things to feelspooky and creepy but beautiful, Hefner says.
Thelandscape outsideis drying up and providing gorgeous grasses and leaves that are easy to incorporate into your look.
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Rich, warm woods and shelves lined with books are in the DNA of dark academia decor.
Pair these essential pieces with charred-gray linens, mossy greens, and blood-red accents.
Accent the look with dim candlelight and tarnished gold or metallic pieces.
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Want more inspiration for this dark yet chic look?
Use these 10 ways to incorporate the moody Halloween style into your home this season.
Dark linens topped with torn gauze transform a buffet and a headless winged statue plays up theGothic effect.
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Amber bottles evoke Dr. Frankensteins laboratory.
An old portrait adds tothe vintage feel.
A Haunting Console Table
Herfner’s eerie but beautiful approach is on full display on theconsole table.
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A faux skull and a stack of skeleton bones under glass serve up the spooky factor.
The old turtle shell was a found curiosity.
A mix of gold and silver gives you thefreedom to mix anythingyou have.
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A playful plastic spider tames the fancy.
you’re able to never have too much candlelight when youre going Goth, she says.
Decorative bones with a vintage finish can be purchased in bulk for large displays.
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Embellish Found Objects
A simple black mask cheekilydisguises a white bustperched on a clever pedestal of on-theme books.
Scour antique stores for uniquefound objects that can be decoratedto fit your eerie Halloween theme.
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Ghostly Cocktails
Put a bloodygood spin on a margaritawith the addition of blackberry puree.
Gently attach with glue dots or double-stick or florist tape.
Atarnished silver vaseadds to the look.
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Spiderweb Pumpkin
Transform anyharvest pumpkininto something alittle bit spookierthis Halloween.
Gold spray paint shines up the stem, while black spray paint covers the body.
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Gold craft wire wrapped around a cylinder creates a spiral shape and is attached with small craft-grade nails.
A few plastic spiders painted the same gold color, create this modern, no-carve design.
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Spooky Cookie Hacks
Turn any cookie dough dark with black gel food coloring.
Blackberry preserves and poppy seeds give these cookies their dusky good looks.
Forthe thumbprints, add a blackberry on top and pipe chocolate legs to create spiders.
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