Home Decor Tips for This Festive Season

It is the first festive season post the COVID-19 vaccinations, and family and friends can start revisiting each other in small numbers while taking all the necessary precautions. Now is the time to rethink your interior decor for that much-needed vibrant change that will leave your long-lost guests in awe. If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is this- life is precious, and it needs to be celebrated every day. In line with that spirit, here are some simple ideas that will imbue your home with a celebratory feel:

1. ADD NEW FURNITURE

Make sure that you have sufficient seating for guests to gather comfortably. Long sofas and tub chairs are good options for a cosy and comfy soiree. Light-weight pouffes, foldable chairs and swivel chairs with wheels allow for both flexibility and social distancing.

This time, visitors will surely ask you about your work from home regimen. Hence, buy that beautiful office table and lamp you have been putting off for the future and set up your ideal workspace.

2. REVAMP YOUR KITCHEN DECOR

Consuming homemade delicacies is one of the most hygienic and fun ways to celebrate. After all this time, visitors will be curious about all that is new in your space. Therefore, guests will be eagerly moving in and out of the kitchen, tasting those mouth-watering dishes and eagerly gazing at the latest decor. Acquire stylish new crockery and cutlery, and display them elegantly using tastefully crafted show cabinets.

3. ADD LIGHTING TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR SPACE

Imbibe warmth and joyous feel into your home using festive lights. Add hanging lights such as chandeliers, pendant lights and string lights throughout the space. Dazzle the outdoors using starry lights, up lighters and downlighters. You may also drape string lights over hedges and trees. Let the lighting be ample but not overly bright so that the diyas are highlighted when lit all over the house.

4. INSTALL WALLPAPERS AND ARTWORK

Perk up your home without the tedious painting and labour work. Classy wallpapers and eclectic wall decor help permeate a charming allure throughout any space. They can also be used to highlight a specific wall. Brightly coloured artificial flowers add variety and vibrance to the room decor while being longer-lasting than natural flowers; add them to your decorative vases.

5. INTRODUCE GREENS INTO YOUR HOME

This festive season, let your home decor go green. Add indoor plants to your house and arrange them to be a part of the interiors. Plant them in large stylish pots and use them as corner pieces or centrepieces. Furthermore, you can also put together an assortment of three to four plants of different sizes and shapes for nooks, decorate small pots on your display shelves or hang them in the room corner.

6. INCULCATE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING

Some of us might have come through from the second wave safely, but many have not. The time of festivity, among other things, is for giving and sharing our blessings. Purchase cards, diyas, lights, idols, auspicious flowers and other goods from NGOs and charities to help the less fortunate. Encourage the crafts and creativity of roadside vendors and help them in these tumultuous times.

Delightful and lavish decor pieces with varying bold, bright colours and textures symbolise the idea of festivity, allowing us to divert our attention from the hubbub of our daily lives and commemorate our culture and our lives.

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