Styling for the Festive Season
With Diwali coming up around the corner and restrictions easing up a bit, we can begin to enjoy the the festive season and all that it entails - including decorations! Going beyond table setting, these decorative Diwali looks will help create special moments throughout your home and are guaranteed to set the season off with a bang!
Entrances are perfect for creating striking vignettes. Instead of setting up a traditional rangoli pattern to greet guests, gather a collection of pillar candles for an unusual yet dramatic arrangement. While they cast a warm, shimmering glow standing alone, you can use them as the center of a modern rangoli design by sprinkling some flower petals around them!
Along with the dining area, the living room is where the actions happens! For a statement look that creates a focal point at the center of your gathering, group together a selection of lanterns on the coffee table. You could go big and place two or three large lanterns together, or form a cluster with a number of smaller ones. To complement this, champagne flutes make wonderfully glamorous tealight holders that can be placed on a side table or - if they’re tall enough - on a tray on the floor.
Lanterns and candles work well on all kinds of tabletops and surfaces. A row of lanterns on a console ushers in a formal atmosphere, while circular pillar candles fit perfectly on decorative round tables. Since the season is all about bringing in light, the more the merrier here!
As an alternative to decorating with string lights or garlands, a backdrop of shelves lit with candles is a contemporary way to enhance the sparkle. You can buy candles in varying heights or cut longer candles to the desired lengths. This look is all about big picture, so try to fill the length of your surface for an impactful yet intimate festive atmosphere.
Finally coming to the dining table, this is where you can host your most formal look. Vintage chandni silver tableware creates a gorgeous, traditional aesthetic for celebratory dinners. Mix silver plates and decorative vases or urns with contemporary glassware for a classic look that still feels new! And although marigolds are the conventional festive floral, bunches of roses interspered with baby’s breath will only enhance the romanticism of this setting!
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