Pink Cinderella, Bitter Gourd, Caveman’s Club–these are not trending GIFs but a variety of gourds. Remember when it was just an orange pumpkin carved with a jagged smile? Now decorating with gourds has mirrored the pumpkin spice craze, a bit out of control with enticing results. Doorsteps are crammed with them. Nurseries charge a fortune by creating makeshift patches with a hot cider stand. Kids don’t even carve pumpkins because it’s too overwhelming to pick just one. In the spirit of our no-fuss approach to decor, don’t let the farm stand wheelbarrows bully you into picking too many, in a few weeks those rotting carcasses will cause fright no haunted house can replicate. Choose a few that catch your eye and assemble in a clean, festive design.
1. Evaluate Your Entry
Before heading to the patch, review your porch, count the steps and take in the setting for scale and space. Take a picture of the entryway with you to effectively assess how many gourds will be needed.
2. Select a Compilation
A variety of sizes and colors will brighten the vignette. Set up a haystack to give dimension. Stacking pumpkins also adds height for styled appeal.
3. Create a Pattern
When choosing your pumpkins study their size and how they will work in the display. Two large ones bookending the top step, descending in size order, creates an orderly and classic result.
4. Choose a Singular Variety for a One-of-a-Kind Look
Find a grouping of similar pumpkins, which have a whimsical quality when presented in a row. Think beyond orange, such as white and yellow varieties that have a softer appeal.
5. Bring in Additional Seasonal Flare
Mums are to fall as hydrangeas are to late summer, a hearty plant that brings in color and natural beauty to any setting. The flowers provide dependable scale with your pumpkin vignettes, as well as a vibrant addition of color. Halloween decorations that are simple and classic, along with cottony spider webbing, is less manic than controversial neighborhood inflatable characters.
6. Don’t Forget the Classic Jack-O-Lantern
What’s Halloween without the carved jack-o-lantern? Jazz up your cut outs with an enraged mouth and detailed slits. When lit up, the pumpkin becomes the centerpiece of your fall vignette.
