One week before Diwali, three gentlemen and a lady were discussing a matter of grave importance in one corner of the community hall of a prominent housing complex in Kolkata. They were visibly excited but were speaking in hushed, stressed tones. It seemed that they were highly agitated about some aspects of the impending Diwali.
The three gentlemen were Ankush (8 years), Eshan (9 years), Ritam (8 years), and the lady was Rini (8 years).
They were actually planning for Diwali lighting and celebrations.
Restrictions on fireworks were heartbreaking for all but they hoped to make good with lighting under the circumstances.
A well-lit home lifts the spirit of everyone like no other.
Make a Plan First
Before you make a beeline for the market, online or offline, to buy those designer diyas or LED lights, make a plan for how you will decorate your home. Which are areas that need compulsory Diwali lighting decoration. The front door? Balcony? The puja room/temple at home? The living space? Any dark corner in particular?
It is preferable to use traditional items like diyas and lanterns as well as modern LED lights to give the home a thematic visual appeal.
For example, use diyas and lanterns in the front door and puja room but deck up the balcony with the latest LED lights.
Diyas never Go out of Fashion
Diyas come in various shapes and sizes these days. Earthen diyas are environment friendly, reusable, and quite cheap. They are made creatively in the shapes of rose, sunflower, or lotus and can be used on the main door. Esthetically pleasant designs are also easily available. Shapes of Om, Lakshmi, Ganesha, petals and leaves, and various other designer diyas are available in plenty these days.
Using these well-designed diyas in the different places of the home you can create a visually appealing and pleasant environment. You can also customise it a bit if you are in the mood to get creative. Just get some acrylic paint and a brush and let your creative juices flow.
You can also try floating your diyas and candles in a large bowl of water. Surround them with some rose petals and marigold flowers and fill the air with a mild fragrance. You will love how fresh your home smells and feels after this!
Diwali Lanterns are Perennial Favourites
Another great way to light up the home is by using lanterns. A plethora of designs is available for lanterns. Pick out a nice lamp in metal or paper that will emit a kaleidoscopic effect on your walls. Lanterns are also great ways to light up balconies, windows, and front doors.
Children can be also involved in making lanterns at home with coloured, translucent, decorative papers. Accessories like ribbons, embroidered cloths, and decorative stars can also be used to enhance the esthetic appeal.
Children will appreciate a sense of involvement and enthusiasm if they get to make lanterns, draw rangoli, and help in decorating the home.
Battery Operated Lights
Battery-operated lights typically flood the market before the festive season. These lights come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours. They are also very versatile because you can place them anywhere.
The advantage of battery-operated lights is that they are extremely safe for children and pets.
Water Lamps
Water lamps are really special in order to make a particular spot of your home feel different and bright. They happen to have some special kind of salts in them such that when electricity is passed it gives out some spectacular colours and patterns that is really mesmerizing to the naked eye. This is something different that you can try this Diwali.
Bangle Lamps
Taking a few bangles and stacking them one on top of each other and then playing a diya in them makes it illuminate light in different colours because of the various depth in colours present in the bangles. It can be used to cover little corners of the house where there might be no form of lightning and fills the house with bright colours.
LED Lights
LED lights are environment-friendly and come in a multitude of shapes and sizes for different lighting applications. They are reusable and can be used in the next one or two Diwalis.
You can get strings, rice, snowflakes, stars, pipes, net meshes, curtains and those lights come in different shapes such as flowers, honeybees, and fruits. The range is also huge to choose from in different budgets. If you are technologically inclined, you can even go for smart LED lights controlled by Alexa.
Once you arrive at a plan to light up your home during Diwali, you will find it easy to figure out the required quantity of lights and budgets.
So now, start the plan. Plan for a blockbuster Diwali.
Make your home full of joy, happiness, and do away with all the negativity and darkness from your home with these creative Diwali lighting ideas.
