Here’s How To Set Up Your Home For Dussehra In These Easy Ways

The entrance to your home creates the first impression at any festival or event. Make this area vibrant and welcoming by adding a few quintessential elements. A hassle-free and quick thing to include is an island, patch, handpainted or acrylic rangoli that are available in a variety of colours with beads, pearls, sequins, kundan work and so much more. Click here to read all about the brand IBHI, formerly known as Loyalty & Gifting Ideas. They have a huge collection of stunning bandarwaars, torans, rangoli and a lot more. Urli is a trending decor piece that I want to shop for this festive season and Amaya Decors has a ton to choose from. A wall or door hanging in metal and toran or bandharwal in bright colours and traditional designs will change the look of your home entrance. Nykaa’s Mason Home has some fun toran options.

One fun sign that represents the arrival of the festive season is lighting that’s everywhere! We like the idea of adding brass or copper diyas right at the door to spread some positive vibes. Hanging diyas can light up the entire foyer while diya stands and holders placed along your rangoli designs add a hint of traditional aesthetics. As someone who is in charge of decor throughout the festive season, I like using something like the hath aarti diya set during Dussehra to create a classic vibe. Courtyard’s array of candle holders have caught my eye. You can upgrade your lighting set up by including fragrant candles instead of regular ones. Candles with notes like jasmine, rose, mahogany and more are apt for Dussehra. Rad Living does candles you can’t get enough of!

Traditionally, people flaunt outfits in the different colours of Navratri every day. But why stop at clothes? Bring them to your home decor and create a hatke vibe. Change the small home decor elements like cushion covers, throws, curtains and even tea cups, candles, table runners and more as per the colour of the day. For fresh and unique throws, try Sashaa World on LBB. I love the idea of switching up my sofa cushion covers every day of Navratri to bring a fresh new look to my house and make it Instagram worthy! One destination for some fab cushion covers is Nykaa’s Twig & Twine. Do check out House Of Ceramics for luxury ceramic tea sets. If you are lost on how to set up your home with the right colour palette, check out Asian Paints’ colour trends for home decor in 2022 here.

Dussehra calls for new and unique ceramics in different shapes like a Rangoli plates and bowls combo or a hand painted tea set. Turkish Clay has handcrafted ceramics that have an exotic vive to all its pieces. Put mithai and dry fruits on festive trays and platters and serve the fresh mocktails and juice in novel glass sets. Goodhomes has an extensive and varied collection of glass tumblers. Getting serveware with lids is the easiest way to serve and store food like the endless boxes of laddoos and barfis everyone will bring over. For a rustic, old-fashion aesthetic, go for wooden platters and trays.

Apart from floral garlands and arrangements, you need a lot more for the Dussehra puja. Pick up a puja thali that holds all the essentials. Trust us, you’ll need more than one to hold the puja must-haves, bhog or prasad and more. While brass and steel thalis remain crowd favourites, we like the new options of acrylic and copper puja thalis in shapes like Ganesha or Peacock and vibrant colours with beads. P-tal offers brass and copper decor that’s a mix of traditional and contemporary. Go down the hatke route by using quirky trays and platters from your kitchen for the puja ceremony like a toran pattern wooden handcrafted round tray. Read about all the puja essentials your dadi would approve of here.

Kannadigas and Tamilians know how important golus are during the festival of Dussehra. Golu, the festive display of dolls and figurines, are set up thematically to depict different mythological scenes and legends. It’s a traditional home decor item that’s sure to grab eyeballs and also serve as a great option for Dussehra gifts. Click here to check out your favourite golu dolls. Maharashtrians exchange sonpatta on Dussehra as it’s said to bring prosperity and you can step it up by getting peepal leaf glass plaque, bookmarks or wall art.