Diwali Decoration ideas–Diwali home decorations at low cost!

 

Come october – November (Vaigasi month), the festive mood is in the air. With the 9 days celebration of the Goddess (Navarathri or Navarathiri) coming to a close just a few days ago, its time to gear up for the next festival – The festival of lights – Diwali or Deepavali.

Diwali is one festival that is celebrated by everyone in India. People from all walks of life try to put up their best during this festival. Houses are painted, new clothes for every one, new gifts and these days new mobiles, and most importantly decorations for diwali. Decorations can be done elaborately and exquisitely spending a lot of money.But one can go frugal and still end up with great decorations in their house with a immense sense of satisfaction having saved money.

So here are some ideas for decoration ideas for diwali that can be done at home at low budget:

Diyas:

• Time to take out the diyas from the last season.
• Soak the mud / clay / terracotta diyas in water for some time and let them dry out well in the sum (Damp diyas consume more oil. So make sure they are really dry)
• Try your hand at painting the diays both on the inside and the outside. Use vibrant colors – Bring on the Reds and Greens.
• You can make paper lanterns on your own or get them from market. They are not on the expensive decorations list
• To make floating diyas, all you need are a Glass cup, some flowers and small candles. They make excellent table setting decoration!
• Try investing in beautiful candle holders. They can be reused year and year again. Place painted diays on them instead of candles.

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Altar with Diyas:

• If you have an Idol of a God, then you can set an altar arrangement decorating the idol with flowers
• Nothing can match the beauty of a decorated kuthuvilakku in front of a God. Polish the brass Diyas and light them up on the altar.
• Make this arrangement the center of attraction. You can have a rangoli or urli with flowers in front of the altar.

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Draping the windows / Curtains:

• Use dupattas and old fancy sarees for draping and curtains.
• You can stick fancy stikers / stone work stickers on plain dupatta to make it look beautiful
• You can also try getting vibrant colored paper ribbons with different patterns and knot them around the window curtain holder to make fancy drapes

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Rangoli:

• Rangoli at the entrance and inside the house is a great decoration idea
• Placing diyas on the rangoli adds beauty to the setting
• An urli with flower arrangement and diyas can also add beauty to the interiors of the house

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Painting the Walls:

• Instead of spending on the distemper paints, try cleaning the walls for dirt from hands (especially near the switch boards)
• Decorate wall with hand made paintings of Diyas
• Decorate walls with Marigold flower strings (Saamanthi flowers) which are not as costly as Jasmine flowers
• You can even try handing the string lights inside the rooms to add to the lights and the beauty!

Have you decorated your home for Diwali. Do you have other ideas for decorating the home. Please do share in comments