EASTER FIESTA DÉCOR

Well, bow wow! Easter’s in the air!

As always, there’d definitely be house parties and family reunions which mean guests upon guests. Drinks, food and showoffs would most certainly be the order of the day. A good number of people may yet think of the food as the utmost. The social elites, on one hand, would want more than just food. People undoubtedly wouldn’t go bawling about your food for ages, but your decorative verve could leave an impression on them for days unending.

Now, now, to decorate your house, you don’t need to break the bank. This article supports a low-income budget, allowing you have the best Easter celebration and still retain cost efficiency. Highlighting simple practical steps in its course, it is as cost efficient as its food efficient *winks*.

For your big Easter fiesta, here are places to consider:

SEC. 1. LIVING ROOM

• Sec 1.1: Spacing

Hosting a family reunion in your living room, or having a few friends come over, you’re definitely going to need all the room you can get. No guest would enjoy seating curled up in a rather tight sitting. As much as you’d try to bolster up the sitting arrangements, be careful not to overdo it. There should be about enough room for exit and entry. The spacing will most often not take effect in the centre of the sitting area. Push sofas and settees away from each other, about an arm’s length away from the centre table.

• Sec 1.2: Decoration

Owing to the fact that this article borders around a low-income budget, diverse things were taken into cognizance to ensure that your decoration is at its best possible low income or not.

If you’re considering spending the bulk, however, see article Dream Home for more decorative ideas involving themes and furniture. For a low-income budget, simple and elegant does it. Consider going natural. The simple DIY steps outlined below will give you a detailed account on what to do:

1. The TV set is basically the main point of focus in every way; owing to the absence of fireplaces and mantelpieces, and is more likely to draw the attention of the guests. Thank goodness for the advent of LCD TV sets, decoration just got easier.
2. Using thumbtacks – Let your creativity soar by using tacks of various colours, affix a garland to the wall above or beneath the TV set hanging from the wall in such a way that it spirals and borders around the top of the TV or the DVD sets. Use sparkly garlands to attain the perfect shimmery feel.
3. Next, grab two small vases. In the absence of any, two old mugs would suffice. Stuff brightly coloured artificial flowers in them and set on either side of the mantel beneath the TV set.
4. Having done that, we inch closer to finishing the task. Since we aren’t exactly expecting some Easter Bunny to pop up from out of the blue and leave coloured eggs lying around, we might as well help ourselves to a thrill. Grab a fruit bowl or any other bowl made of ceramic or glass and twirl a garland into it. Add some artificial flowers until a nest is achieved. Place hard boiled eggs in the nest.
5. Affix a little greeting card with a wreath about it to the door with thumbtacks.

SEC 2. GARDEN, LAWN OR YARD

Who says you can’t take the party out to the open! Well here’s what, having your party in the garden is cool, trendy, and might even add, super safe. You needn’t bother about clumsy guests or naughty babies; Mama Nature’s got you covered. Well, hey! Don’t get all bananas by the prospect; a lot has to be put in place to make your party as dreamy as you envisioned it.

• Sec 2.1: The Cleanup

No guest would want to sit next to a pile of rubbish lying around in your garden so you’d better get working. Trim overgrown grasses with a lawn mower, careful enough to leave no patch stripped. Dispose of the dirt properly.

• Sec 2.2: Sitting Arrangement

1. It’s important to bear in mind the specific number of guests expected as this determines how well the party turns out. Plan for extra guests; as a precautionary measure; to avoid unforeseen contingencies.
2. Preferably done in the evening, set the table(s) and chairs.
3. Drape a big enough tablecloth over the table and use chair skirts if possible.
4. To add beauty to the table, place a vase of flower in its centre. Line the table with candle-in-glass lights.
5. Arrange plates and cutleries round the table so they fall in place (per seat).
6. Mount a jukebox or sound system some meters away from the sitting to raise the mood.
7. Consider hanging some lights from a tree to illuminate the table as the sun sets.

With this, you sure would have a nice Easter Story to tell……….Are you still waiting?

This article is part of the HOGDigest editorial series.
Originally written by [HOG Team] and republished with permission.

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