Diwali has always been synonymous with home renovation in the Indian culture. In this blog, I share 10 Diwali decoration ideas for renovating and preparing your home for the festivities.
Diwali represents new beginnings.
We celebrate the victory of good over evil in Dussehra. Gear up to honor Lord Ram’s return to Ayodhya. As we do this, home renovation is the most important part of this preparation.
Diwali means the annual home cleaning and decoration for most families in India.
The celebration, joy, sweets, crackers, and getting new outfits, indulging in gift-giving are everything Diwali is all about.
The preparations for Diwali start a month or two ago and it begins with house cleaning.
Today, I am going to share 10 Diwali decoration tips to help you renovate your home and prepare for the festivities.
Let’s go!
Diwali Decoration 101: 10 Effective Home Renovation Tips to Light Up Your Home
Renovating homes is a quintessential Diwali thing.
When it comes to Diwali decoration, there is so much you can do.
There are various things available during this time, it’s easy and affordable to celebrate diwali with new beginnings.
In this blog, you will explore different ideas and tips to light up your home this diwali immersing in the festive vibe.
The diwali decoration is about colorful lighting, flowers, traditional Diyas, and lanterns. Taking over the inspiration there are different ideas to redo and renovate your home on diwali. From corners to centerpieces, you can experiment with so many themes and styles.
Let’s explore the whole concept of home renovation during Diwali bringing light and love to every corner of your home and making it into the festive season.
You will be able to pull off these simple diwali decoration ideas to make your home diwali ready.
Now, let’s help you make it to the diwali wali feeling.
15 Diwali Decoration Tips to Light Up Your Home
These 15 Diwali decoration tips will help you level up your home renovation and make your space Diwali-ready.
1. Paint your home with a touch of royalty
The fresh coat of paint with a royal touch of colors can bring warmth and a festive mood to your home.
Give your home a classic vibe with a brand-new layer of color. Give your home the artistic canvas to try on adding things to your creative sight.
Choose subtle colors that soothe the mood and you’re all ready to step into the festival feel.
We are renovating our home this Diwali and we have decided to go with the pastel palette.
2. Drape your home in festive colors
Blending the festive colors to the curtains, pillows, sofa covers and bedsheets is a great way to decorate your home this diwali.
Drap your home furniture in silk and velvet with vibrant colors to look completely new and renovated. These colors infuse joy and happiness into the mood. You can play with dark and light color shade combinations while selecting curtains and sofa covers.
These will give your living space a bright, color-coordinated vibe with your walls and furniture.
So if you want to renovate your home and try on different things this diwali, try this idea.
3. Lights to enhance your mood
Diwali is all about lights and vibrancy. You can bring a surreal, festive vibe to your home with different lights.
- You can decorate the ceiling with LED lights and corners with fairy lights.
- You can use chandeliers to create a centerpiece vibe
- You can also add different lamps like floor lamps, wall lamps, and ceiling lamps and add an elegant look to your home.
Lights can change the complete outlook of any room. So, try experimenting with different lighting ideas.
4. Decorate the entrance
The entrance of the house shows the personality of its owner. So, make sure you invest in renovating your home’s entrance.
The diwali decoration for the entrance has to be a colorful rangoli that is significant to welcoming your guests during the festivities. You can also add traditional “toran” on your doors.
These traditional aspects can renovate your entrance to shine bright and add your unique touch to it with artificial flowers.
5. Revamp your wall decor game
The walls of your home are like a canvas where you can showcase your creativity. You can select from the ample quality pieces and make your wall shine more with your favorite showpieces.
You can add artwork, modern lamps or can create a family story wall with photo frames.
For example, I got this beautiful lamp called the Lamp of Hearts from Oye Happy for my Diwali Decor. I love how it brightens any dull space instantly and the hexagonal lines in the lamp just add the right touch of magic for the festive season.
The truth is it’s all in your hands, you can try on different ideas to revamp and give your walls a homely festival feel.
6. Organize your home mandir like a pro
The home mandir is the significance of devotion and purity. On Diwali, you can decorate your prayer room and give it a new touch.
The prayer room should be cleaned, polished, and decorated with fresh flowers, rangolis, Diyas, and lights to give it the right Diwali decoration vibe.
You can also add metal showcases to give it a vibrant and real temple-like feeling.
7. Reorganize your furniture
Is it even Diwali if you don’t switch up your furniture every year?
Furniture can make or break the look of your entire room, so it’s important to choose it wisely.
The living room furniture is supposed to be welcoming, elegant, and classy. You can add some extra touch of sophisticated fabrics to your sofas and cushions for this.
Just some visible changes and you can transform your room’s complete feel and view.
8. Lock in freshness with flowers
Add the natural essence to every corner of your home with a touch of fresh flowers.
You can also amp up your space and add those flowers in vases.
If you are on a budget, you can also hang fresh marigold malas vertically and your home will be all ready to host family and friends for Diwali.
9. Lavish diwali feel with showpieces
If you have enough budget to enter into all the Diwali feels, you can amp up your space with some high-end show pieces.
Decorate your space with metallic golden and silver accents. It can be candle stands, Diya holders, or Lippan art pieces like these.
These Lippan art pieces are handmade by my super-talented niece and we are adorning our home this Diwali with these.
They give a lavish and royal look to your tables and corners.
10. Renovate your kitchen
You can update your kitchen this Diwali with stylish counter blocks.
You can use simple kitchen organization materials to take your kitchen aesthetics from basic to luxurious with a few touches.
So, if you’re looking to renovate and decorate your house for Diwali to start new beginnings, remember to include your kitchen in your home renovation plans.
Conclusion
Diwali is the festival of new beginnings. It is about lighting your home and the lives of people you love.
I hope these Diwali decoration ideas will help you work on your home renovation project.
With these simple renovation tips and decoration hacks, you can modify your existing things into classic ones. It depicts your creativity and presentation.
I hope with this blog, you have got insights on how to revamp and modernize things on a budget and bring a festive feel to your home.
Now that you have everything you need to decorate your home for Diwali, here are Diwali gift ideas for your family that you can use to express your love and admiration towards them.
I am sure these will help you celebrate Diwali in the best ways possible.
Happy Diwali to you and your family!
