5 Eco-friendly Decoration ideas for Diwali

Commit to being eco-friendly and ensuring no pollution or garbage is produced during Diwali. Diwali's environmentally friendly celebrations are the best way to experience the festival's real spirit, given the catastrophe that has caused a significant portion of the nation to resemble a gas chamber. We can help if you've already begun with the decoration of your home and are wondering how to do it without harming the environment.

Here are five eco-friendly decoration ideas for your house utilizing waste paper, plastic, old clothing, and CDs. Bring out all of your home's "raddi" and give it a creative touch by finding new uses for waste materials that are simple, quick, and affordable.
Bonus Suggestion: During the Diwali holidays, it may be an excellent method to occupy your kids who are "high on festival sweets, over-energetic, and super-excited."

1. Newspaper Wall Hanging

Bright wall hangings constructed of discarded materials may liven up your wall and bring color to your space. As newspapers and magazines are readily available in most homes, you can turn them into stunning wall hangings with some creativity..

• Make newspaper rolls and then make coils of different size
• Colour the coiled pieces with desired colours
• Decorate them with beads

• Paste them together and hang

2. Diwali ‘Torans/ Bandanwaars (decorative door hanging) From Old Greeting Cards

Put it in place to greet visitors and create the ideal holiday atmosphere with a classic touch.
Method: • Reuse old cards for greetings

• Slice the quantity you choose.

• Glue them on a string or ribbon.

And you're done! Your beautiful and colourful toran is prepared.

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3. Refurbish Your Home With Vintage Sarees/ Bedsheets

Have old, worn-out sarees or bedsheets hanging around the house that you once admired but can no longer use? Use your imagination and repurpose these as tablecloths, curtains, pillow coverings, and even blanket covers. Give your house a traditional luxury makeover.

• To complement your sofa, choose different sarees and sew them into cushion coverings.

• Measure the length of your window and the diameter of your curtain rod before using a soft cotton bedsheet or saree as a beautiful window blind. When stitching or attaching the hem, leave a four-inch gap to allow for easy movement. To prevent it from laddering, fold the bottom inch of the hem in.

• Use the heavily embroidered borders as table runners by cutting them off.

4. Recycled CDs Lamps

You must have discovered piles of CDs that are no longer useful when cleaning the study space in your home. So, use the holiday season as a chance to transform these into beautiful lamps and give them new life. The best thing is that you don't even have to deal with the inconvenience of assembling the components after breaking the CDs.
 

• Use simple glue to join CDs into a globe.

• To finish it of, Put a light bulb into the globe.

5. Plastic Candle/Diya holder

Make use of the leftover single-use plastic cups in your home by turning them into inventive candle or light holders.
Method: Paint plastic cups with acrylic paint and then fill each one with a smokeless tea light or diya. Refill when necessary.