1. Perfect posy
Make a cute vase by placing a drinking glass inside a hollowed-out pumpkin.
2. Precious metal
<strong>Easy how-to: </strong>Use a tall candlestick as a pedestal and give your pumpkin the royal treatment with gold leaf and spray adhesive.<br />
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<strong>You will need: </strong>One pumpkin, spray adhesive, gold leaf, a clean paintbrush.<br />
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1. Wash and dry pumpkin and spray with adhesive.<br />
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2. Lay foil overtop, one piece at a time, smoothing down into creases with paintbrush as you go.<br />
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3. Work your way around pumpkin and don't worry about crinkles; they add to the effect.<br />
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<strong>Get this look: </strong>Gold leaf, spray adhesive, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.michaels.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Michaels-Site/default/Default-Start">Michaels</a>. Background paint, Normandy, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/?lang=en_CA">Benjamin Moore</a>.
3. Colour blocking
<strong>Easy how-to: </strong>Use a hardware-store paint chip as your palette, and for contrast pick colours a few shades apart. Experiment with texture, too: A matte finish has a contemporary feel, while glossy is more showy.<br />
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<strong>Tip: </strong>Make it for less with tester-size paints.<br />
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<strong>Get this look:</strong> Paints, Cloud White, Blushing Bride, Rosy Blush, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/?lang=en_CA">Benjamin Moore</a>. Candlesticks, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/">Ikea</a>. Cake plate, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cynthiafindlay.com/">Cynthia Findlay</a>.
4. Preppy plaid
<strong>Easy how-to: </strong>Paint the pumpkin with the lightest colour first, then create your vertical stripes by following its natural indents. For your horizontal lines, slowly spin on a Lazy Susan.<br />
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<strong>Tip: </strong>Don't use masking tape as a guide; it will remove your base coat.<br />
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<strong>Get this look: </strong>Paint, Cloud White, Blushing Bride, Rosy Blush, Pine Cone Brown, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/?lang=en_CA">Benjamin Moore</a>.
