ByChirag Sharma
Holidays are just around the corner and so is the spirit of partying andgenerally having a great time. We bringyou 6 hot tips to a trendy party makeover … have a blast…
Transformingyour home into an innovative party scenario to host the most-talked-about partycan be fun and easy on the pocket too. Here’s how you can liven up the ambience, décor and mood of the same old living room into aroaring party scenario. So let off the steam and boogie with your guests. Givethem an occasion that will forever remain etched in their memories.
1)Doup your entrance – If your crowd’s the traditional kind, use a beautiful toran(decorative door fringe) andrangoli (traditional Indianfloor art) combination to welcome the guests. If not, then welcome themwith an unusual bang. Place two black or red pots on either side of your frontdoor and fill them with your favourite flowers. Add a dash of perfume to them.Clear the clutter! The entrance to your home should be magnificent andwelcoming. Conveniently, behind one of the pots, place a small speaker. Timeyourself right and play your guests favourite hits (or the music of yourchoice!) as they start making an appearance.
2)Lightingis perhaps the first mood-maker in a party setting. An easy and interesting wayof colouring the mood would be to cover all the bulbs (even under thelampshades) and tube lights with multi-coloured cellophane paper – some yellow,some red, blue, green and the tube lights with strips of alternating colours.Switch them all on. This will set your ambience with a vengeance!
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Switch off all the lights you possess and make use of a whole bunch ofcandles instead. Candlescreate a romantic mood. Combine a selection of small, tall, floating, scentedand hundreds of little night-light candles in glass holders. But see then that it is only candlelight – none other!!
3)Hireor buy a few shallow, oval plastic tubs and cover them completely withaluminium foil or silver wrapping paper. Place large slabs of ice and thebottled drinks (Wine/ Beer/ Cold drinks) in these and conveniently place threeto four of them around the party area. Suspend an opener along with a smalltinkling bell strung on a pretty ribbon above the tub. Your guests are going tolove the caring gesture, as they need not have to move around too much or waitto get their drinks! Saves you the hassle of ensuring chilled drinks andrepeated fill-ups!!
4)Takea little help from your tailor and machine stitch several sheets of glossynewsprint (from newspapers and magazines – choose randomly) according to thelength and breadth of your curtains. Sew on the newspaper-drapes on to thecurtains along the edges. Your living room will surely be transformed into thebest exhibition space one can imagine and will be the talk of town until thenext big idea strikes red!!Psst.. This keeps thecurtains from soiling too!!
5)Showyour style - Some of the best entertainment ideas are the end of your own arm. Every occasion isdifferent and if you want yours to be unique, you have to be bold and make aleap! Hire a movie projector and show the latest flick on the wall. Make surethat you keep this as a during-meal activity. Not before and neither after.But, hey make sure again that the movie is a short one. Good enjoyment and kaput. Finish!
6)Andnow the ultimate style tip – Use the colour black! That's right - use black! In particular, tryblack table linen. Try it with some flowers in shocking colours for your tabledecorations and you'll see what I mean. A surprise element always takes thecake!!
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