Maleficent Party Decor Ideas

Unleash the magic at your next Halloween party with our unique Maleficent party décor ideas that will bewitch your guests. From mystical table settings to the enchanted forest, these Maleficent-themed designs create an unforgettable atmosphere.

As many of you know, Halloween is my favorite holiday of the whole year!

And every year, I throw a Halloween party.

This isn’t just an “invite your friends over for drinks and dancing” party.

This is an all-out transformation of my house into something totally different which takes weeks to plan and decorate type of party. All based on whatever Halloween party theme I decide to go with that year.

And one year I decided to use the movie Maleficent as the inspiration for my party decor.

If you haven’t seen it, Maleficent is an updated version of Sleeping Beauty complete with royalty, knights and an evil fairy (lots of easy costume ideas for my friends to come up with).

And I thought the overgrown forest surrounding the castle would be the perfect inspiration for some Maleficent party decor ideas.

Note: A list of sources for all of the decorations is at the bottom of the page.

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How To Create The Overgrown Forest

Creating the overgrown forest was the most time consuming part of my Maleficent party decor, but definitely transformed my living room!

1 | Drape Creepy Cloth From The Ceiling

As you probably know if you’ve seen any of my other party themes, I think the key to fabulous party decor starts with the ceiling.

Black creepy cloth hung from the ceiling

So my first step to creating an overgrown forest feeling was to cover the ceiling with black creepy cloth*.

I stuck small coffee cup hooks into the ceiling and draped creepy cloth from them so that it hangs down in some spots and overlaps in other spots.

But you can put it up without making holes in the ceiling. To learn more about that, read my tutorial on hanging creepy cloth from the ceiling.

2 | Hang Faux Vines

Faux vines hung from the black creepy cloth

Then I hung artificial vines* through the creepy cloth to add to the overgrown look.

They hung down at varying heights with some of the vines being low enough that people would have to walk through them.

3 | Put Up The Forest Scene Setter

Spooky forest scene setter adds to the Maleficent party forest decor

Next, I hung a forest scene setter around all the walls to add the look of trees.

This scene setter comes in two halves – the tree trunks and the tree tops, both of which are 4 feet tall and 30 feet wide. By attaching the top and bottom half together, you end up with 8 foot high trees that cover a 30 foot wall.

Get the step by step instructions for installing scene setters.

Tips

Unfortunately, the tree trunks aren’t available any more. So if you want to do something similar, try putting tree tops scene setter* on the bottom with this night sky scene setter* on top. (I would cut the little trees off the bottom of the sky scene setter to make it more seamless).

4 | Add Lighting

Green uplights on the spooky forest scene setter

To make the forest stand out more in the dark, I added green uplights around the edges of the room.

These lights* are actually battery operated LED lights that come with a remote which lets you set the color.

As well as turning them all on and off at one time. Which is super helpful when you are getting ready for a party.

They are one of my go-to party decor accessories…I use them at every event!

Dress The Tables And Chairs

Maleficent party decor with purple chair covers

Since my regular furniture doesn’t all match, I used chair covers and table cloths to make them all look the same (another one of my favorite party decorating ideas).

Maleficent party decor with a green lace overlays over a purple tablecloth

For the tables, I used 2 layers:

The first is an inexpensive purple satin tablecloth* (the type that is often used for weddings).
Then I cut pieces of green lace* to act as an overlay.

Add More Trees

With the main forest background set up, I wanted to add the effect of more trees to the middle of the room without creating a tripping hazard.

1 | Create “Tree Trunks”

Close to the walls, I created some “tree trunks” using chiffon fabric and specialty light bulbs.

To do this, I swapped out the light bulbs in my lamps and pendant lights (the ones that are usually in the room) for these “disco ball” light bulbs*.

Faux tree trunks made from chiffon fabric and disco ball lights

Then made columns around the light fixtures by hanging chiffon fabric* from the ceiling.

Since they go from floor to ceiling, they kind of give the effect of tree trunks, and the fabric keeps the “disco ball” light from being too bright.

2 | Use Faux Trees On Tables

Then I put out faux trees (like these ones*) as centerpieces on pretty much every table and surface area.

Manzanita branches (like this one*) or curly willow branches (like these ones*) also work well. I like to stick them in some floral foam in a heavy vase to keep them upright.