It’s that time of the year again when every Indian house looks like a glamorous bride ! I love Diwali…it’s a beautiful festival minus the awful amount of sweets I consume and the noisy fire crackers !
It’s a time when my house gets spruced up, silverware gets polished and all the glittery décor items normally hidden away in storage comes out to shine in all its glory. (I have one such carton for Diwali and one for Christmas ! )
The thing I like best about Diwali is the way my house and every home in India gets a sudden facelift. Some paint their homes…some buy new furniture or new curtains but for me lighting is the best thing about Diwali. I like to light my house in every possible way…candles…diyas ….fairy lights …lanterns…It looks so beautiful and magical, you wish it could be like that all year round. Well…except it takes too much effort and your house is a potential fire hazard. But for this one week I really don’t care and light everything in sight!
Normally I run through a theme with a certain candle or diya in mind with maybe a few additional lighting nooks or a centerpiece for the dining table and at the hall entryway.
Here are some easy home décor options to diyas which look wonderful and are really easy to do as well. I stopped putting diyas after I realized it was nearly impossible to remove oil stains from the marble flooring !!
A few years back I put brown paper bags…filled with sand and a candle in my yard and running along my house outside. Worked wonderfully as the candles stayed for longer than traditional diya’s and it looked stunning as well. These work especially well in larger outdoor areas …gardens, terraces , pathways etc the more bags the better it looks !