{"id":11989,"date":"2016-10-28T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/?p=11989"},"modified":"2020-06-26T08:34:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:34:07","slug":"gorgeous-gourds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorgeous Gourds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11991 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150.jpg\" alt=\"A lit fireplace with the mantel decorated with fall leaves, candles and pumpkin.\" width=\"740\" height=\"1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150-677x1024.jpg 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nTraditionally, when decorating pumpkins we open them up, scoop out their filling and turn them into haunting, toothy grinned jack-o-lanterns. &nbsp;However, with the growing interest in pumpkin varietals, these seasonal squashes are now recognized as objects of beauty in themselves. With such color rich textures and patterns, it&#8217;s an honest shame to cut them up. This year we set out to decorate our pumpkins (because it is still fun), while preserving their natural beauty and keeping them in tack.<!--more--><br \/>\nWith that, operation pumpkin glam was underway. &nbsp;We purchased a variety of types, sizes and colors of pumpkins to display on our mantle. &nbsp;We then tasked several team members to get their craft on with the odds and ends we had here in the studio. &nbsp;The only proviso- no carving.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0198.jpg\" alt=\"A top view of a lit fireplace with the mantel decorated with fall leaves, candles and pumpkin.\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0198.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0198-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0198-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nBows, decorative knobs, butterflies, and bejeweled flowers graced these gorgeous gourds.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0155.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up top view of a mantel decorated with fall leaves, candles and pumpkin.\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0155.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0155-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nThese pumpkins were dolled up with beads, colored string, tassels and glitter.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11993 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0195.jpg\" alt=\"A pumpkin and some gourds decorated with ribbon and glitter.\" width=\"740\" height=\"1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0195.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0195-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0195-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11996 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161146-1.jpg\" alt=\"A mantel decorated with fall leaves, candles and pumpkin.\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161146-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161146-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161146-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nYou could also decorate one or two, place them in a basket and let their natural color and beauty be your fireside display.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11990 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0124.jpg\" alt=\"A basket filled with pumpkins and gourds.\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0124.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0124-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><br \/>\nWith that you have a festive and fabulous, fall display the pumpkins will thank you for.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161127-1.jpg\" alt=\"A room with a  lit fireplace with the mantel decorated with fall leaves, candles and pumpkin.\" width=\"740\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161127-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Fall-Harvest-Mantle-20161127-1-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Featured wall color: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/consumer\/ColorDetailView\/N110-7\">Black Garnet N110-7<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Colorfully yours,<br \/>\n-Quinn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, when decorating pumpkins we open them up, scoop out their filling and turn them into haunting, toothy grinned jack-o-lanterns. &nbsp;However, with the growing interest in pumpkin varietals, these seasonal squashes are now recognized as objects of beauty in themselves. With such color rich textures and patterns, it&#8217;s an honest shame to cut them up. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,5],"tags":[755,756,621,622],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Colorfully BEHR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Guest 2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Guest 2\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Guest 2\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/240769aaa696ad1b9400613a6793abe6\"},\"headline\":\"Gorgeous Gourds\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\"},\"wordCount\":207,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"black garnet\",\"decorating pumpkins\",\"holiday decor\",\"holiday decorating\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Holiday Collection\",\"Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\",\"name\":\"Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gorgeous Gourds\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/\",\"name\":\"Colorfully BEHR\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Colorfully BEHR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mainlogo2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mainlogo2.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":149,\"caption\":\"Colorfully BEHR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/240769aaa696ad1b9400613a6793abe6\",\"name\":\"Guest 2\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab50f93243568a0055ac1f0ddf6ef483?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab50f93243568a0055ac1f0ddf6ef483?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Guest 2\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/author\/guest-2\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR","description":"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR","og_description":"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/","og_site_name":"Colorfully BEHR","article_published_time":"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/9X1A0150.jpg"}],"author":"Guest 2","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Guest 2","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/"},"author":{"name":"Guest 2","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/240769aaa696ad1b9400613a6793abe6"},"headline":"Gorgeous Gourds","datePublished":"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/"},"wordCount":207,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization"},"keywords":["black garnet","decorating pumpkins","holiday decor","holiday decorating"],"articleSection":["Holiday Collection","Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/","url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/","name":"Gorgeous Gourds | Colorfully BEHR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-10-28T16:00:24+00:00","dateModified":"2020-06-26T15:34:07+00:00","description":"Learn more about how gourds can be a great decorative piece during the fall. You can decorate them by adding some decorative bows and there is no carving required!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/gorgeous-gourds\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gorgeous Gourds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/","name":"Colorfully BEHR","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#organization","name":"Colorfully BEHR","url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mainlogo2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mainlogo2.png","width":600,"height":149,"caption":"Colorfully BEHR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/240769aaa696ad1b9400613a6793abe6","name":"Guest 2","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab50f93243568a0055ac1f0ddf6ef483?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab50f93243568a0055ac1f0ddf6ef483?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Guest 2"},"url":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/author\/guest-2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19387,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11989\/revisions\/19387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.behr.com\/colorfullybehr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}