Decorate your home for festive season
It is the festive time in India. With Navratri’ s grandeur still lingering on the corners of the country, as well as your households, it is time to welcome the lights and charms of Diwali.
You can decorate your home in manners which would render an elegant demeanour to it and paint it in the festive spirits. Here is a basic overview of how to about it.
Clean your home
The first thing to welcome the festive spirits is to clean your home. In any festivals, cleanliness always comes first. Keep all that are not so necessary in the household and get rid of things that you will no longer be using.
If you have a big home, then take time to clean each and every room. Be careful not to clutter the furniture and keep aside old appliances and furniture out of reach of probable visiting kids.
Paint your walls
Colours speak and enthrall our eyes and senses like nothing else. Many people choose the festive season to paint their walls so as to feel the festive spirit within the walls of their house. Painting your walls will surely give you the feeling of the festivals. Bright colours are associated with joyous atmosphere of festivals. Paint them bright – yellow, red, purple, green. You can use common items in your home like painted pots, colourful rugs to decorate the walls and corners to create a beautiful ambiance.
Rearranging your household
Through rearranging your household items you can redefine the spirit of joy in your home. Small things like cushion, door hangings, wind chimes and show pieces can be changed or rearranged to give the home a new look. You can also consider rearranging beds, carpets, tea table, etc to renew the look.
You can also innovate the household ambiance by planting flower vessel with fresh flowers. It will bring in cheerful freshness into your home.
Lighting
Lighting your home is an integral part of decorating your house. From decorative lamps to diyas – you can light up your home in various ways.
Lights come hand in hand with festivals. Lighting does not translate into spending a huge budget. You can make use of everything – be it the lovely chandelier or small garden lights along the walk ways. Especially, during Diwali, you can arrange the diyas in different shapes to bring in the blissful aura of the festival of light.
