Halloween special: Lights and shades!

Saturday 31 October is fright night!

Over the next few days we’ll share our top ten surface pattern ideas, inspirations and really cool stuff from around the web so you too can create eerie invitations using freaky fonts, frightful fashions and devilish decorations this Halloween!

Today we start with getting that all important mood lighting right with these fab lights, lamps and lampshades.

Create a frightful forest – Image via Hilden & Diaz

Lucky black cats – Image via Lillampshade

Artistic hand painted light bulbs – Images via Moodlight

We just love this idea! – Image via Tim Walker

Comic covers: Haunted Thrills! – Image via Spooky Shades

Classic blood splatter shade! – Image via Shadowbright Lamps

Crazy skull lampshade! – Image via Studio Zappriani

Lumieres – Found on Halloween Costumes

Eerie mixed media lamp stand – Image via Zinnia Treasures

Skeleton lamps – Oh yeah!  – Image via Zia Priven

If you’ve spotted any awesome Halloween-inspired lamps, lampshades or other lighting accessories post them our way using #makeitindesign

Until next time…!