I shopped at Anthropologie and Target for fall decor. One store had a wider selection, but the other had more discounts.

• I stopped by Target and Anthropologie a week before Halloween to shop their fall decor sections.
• I was surprised to find that both stores were already heavily pushing their winter holiday decor.
• Target had a bigger selection of fall home decor, but Anthropologie offered bigger discounts.

The end of Halloween doesn’t have to mean the end of fall decor.

After all, many people only start decorating their homes for Christmas after Thanksgiving.

However, when I shopped at Target and Anthropologie in New York City a week before Halloween, I found that most of the fall decor items were already gone, and the stores were already leaning heavily into winter holiday decor.

Target had a larger selection of fall decorations still out on the floor in the main home section, but all of Anthropologie’s autumnal decor had been moved to the sale section at the location I visited. And while Target had a bigger selection and was overall less expensive, Anthropologie had some seemingly higher-quality items.

While there, I got a sneak peek at some of the festive holiday decor you’ll find in both stores this season, in case you want to get a head start on decorating for the winter holidays.

Seasonal decor is popular in the US, and people aren’t afraid to spend hundreds of dollars on decorating their homes for the holidays.

In 2023, Rocket Homes reported the average person in the United States spends about $269 on holiday decorations each year, with younger people spending more on decor on average compared to older generations.

This year, consumers are expected to spend $902 on average for all of their holiday shopping, up from $875 last year, the National Retail Federation reported. Most of that will be spent on gifts, but the NRF reported that $261 is expected to be spent on seasonal items like food or candy, decorations, greeting cards, and other holiday items.

Here’s how the fall home decor at Target and Anthropologie compared in terms of style and value.