Diwali 2018 Festive Home Decor Tips: From Statement Furniture to Twinkling Lights, Make Your House Ready for a Deepavali Party
If you are anticipating playing host to swarming house parties that will last until the wee hours this Diwali, infuse hints of glamour into your abode.
Diwali is called the festival of lights as people decorate their house with colourful lightings, lanterns and burn butter lamps (diyas) in their house. This auspicious festival has a beautiful aura and feel to it as we celebrate the victory of good over evil and wish prosperity and good luck for our near and dear ones. But apart from lights, you can also enliven your home with various decorative items. From the perfect lighting to suitable cutlery, host a Diwali party for your friends and family that they will remember for a long time. Diwali 2018 Shopping Offers on Home Decor: Buy Curtain, Decorative Lamps and Diyas Online for the Festive Season.
With the resplendent aura of earthen lamps, twinkling lights and the crackling of firecrackers all around us, we are ready to bring the festive vibes home. If you are anticipating playing host to swarming house parties that will last until the wee hours this Diwali, infuse hints of glamour into your abode. Rajat Mathur, Business Head, Script at Godrej & Boyce and Arshi Mukri, Design expert at Pepperfry share few tips on how to welcome guests into a glorious house this festive season. Diwali 2018 Decoration Ideas: Easy Diyas & Lanterns to Make and Brighten Up the Festival of Lights (Watch DIY Videos).
Home Decor Tips for This Auspicious Festival of Diwali
1. A splash of colour: While loud colours make a traditional impact, pastel shades or ice-cream colours as they are also known, are trending festive tones this year. Choose your preferred palate in advance so that you can choose the right accessories to match. Break the pastels shades with strong hues like navy, olive, fuchsia, saffron or crimson to bring your space to life.
2. The Diwali supper: Table setting is a must if you're looking to make a lasting impression on your guests. Add a simple floral arrangement on the centre of your dining table and take a few moments to set the right cutlery. Floating candles into glass bowls filled with water make for a unique table centre piece.
3. Statement furniture: Get your living room into the right mood for endless hours of conversation and fun happy moments shared between your loved ones. Rearrange a few furniture pieces, add a few poufs, a coffee table and playful rug to add a little festive delight. Knitted throw pillows add a fun texturized element to your couches while aroma diffusers with a scent of sandalwood can add an aura of vibrant calm.
If you are investing in a new sofa set, go in for something that is multi-functional giving you the freedom of living, dynamic and can be easily placed in a variety of formats bringing a cosy touch to your living room ecosystem.
4. Debonair decor: This festive season reminisce the golden era with vintage themed décor that will leave your guests enthralled. Start off by opting for carefully crafted antique gramophones and oversized model telephones influenced by ethnic art. Uplift this look further with Rajasthani Jharokas as well as silken upholstery woven together in fine threads of gold and voila.
5. Spiffy luminance: Lights are a festive essential that enrich the fervour further. For a modish theme in the living room, pendant lighting is an ideal fitment whereas in the bedroom, one can add vibrant table lamps in perky hues to give the space a tinge of chic. If au natural is your style then illuminate the nooks and corners of your home with floral scented candles and add intricately carved metallic diyas.
Diwali is the perfect occasion if you are planning to redecorate your home or to add certain essential items. Create a positive vibe in your home on this auspicious festival. If you are hosting a Diwali party for your friends, the way your house looks will leave a lasting impression on them. We hope that the above expert tips help you in making your home festive ready. Happy Diwali 2018!
(With IANS Inputs)
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