10 Diwali Gift Ideas Perfect for Your Loved Ones
From table lamps, pop art and cushions to pretty tea sets and other accessories, here is a selection that will please family and friends
Aditi Sharma Maheshwari
30 October 2020
Blogger, dog mom
Diwali is round the corner. Given with all its constraints and restraints, this year the festival it will be very different from all the other years. But there is one thing that will not change. And that is the tradition of exchanging gifts.
Here’s a carefully curated list of gifts that your loved ones will be happy to receive and keep for themselves (and definitely not stow away to pass on to someone else!).
Here’s a carefully curated list of gifts that your loved ones will be happy to receive and keep for themselves (and definitely not stow away to pass on to someone else!).
1. Table and floor lamps
Diwali is the festival of lights and what could be a more fitting gift than a smart illuminator? Table and floor lamps are easy to install and don’t require the assistance of an electrician (as opposed to pendants or chandeliers). Also, since these are relatively smaller lighting pieces, they can be easily moved around in the house and used.
Diwali is the festival of lights and what could be a more fitting gift than a smart illuminator? Table and floor lamps are easy to install and don’t require the assistance of an electrician (as opposed to pendants or chandeliers). Also, since these are relatively smaller lighting pieces, they can be easily moved around in the house and used.
2. Wall accessories
I can bet that in most homes there are plenty of walls that are left blank, which could do with some accenting. A mural, a cascade of plates, typography, rugs, salvaged wood, a branch or mirrors could help accessorise the wall and give character.
Find out how to accent your walls
I can bet that in most homes there are plenty of walls that are left blank, which could do with some accenting. A mural, a cascade of plates, typography, rugs, salvaged wood, a branch or mirrors could help accessorise the wall and give character.
Find out how to accent your walls
3. Prints
Buying and gifting original art can be an expensive affair. This is why pop art and prints are a more reasonable, fun option. Funky abstract prints, sketches or movie posters can be used in any part of the house – the living room, powder room, kitchen or children’s room. You can buy these at design stores or at one of the many cool online shops.
Find a designer near you to design your home
Buying and gifting original art can be an expensive affair. This is why pop art and prints are a more reasonable, fun option. Funky abstract prints, sketches or movie posters can be used in any part of the house – the living room, powder room, kitchen or children’s room. You can buy these at design stores or at one of the many cool online shops.
Find a designer near you to design your home
4. Tall vases and urns
These can be large and in charge, sitting smartly on the floor or a table while adding a significant visual impact to the space. Gift these to help your friends transform a lonely spot by bringing in some colour, weight or balance to the forlorn corner. I would suggest you gift a pair or a set of vases – it’s nice how they can be bunched up together and displayed too.
These can be large and in charge, sitting smartly on the floor or a table while adding a significant visual impact to the space. Gift these to help your friends transform a lonely spot by bringing in some colour, weight or balance to the forlorn corner. I would suggest you gift a pair or a set of vases – it’s nice how they can be bunched up together and displayed too.
5. Cushions covers
These can inject a large dose of colour and lend a decorative quality to any sofa, chair or bed. Custom-printed varieties or ones with large, attractive patterns are great for spicing up any space. Plus, beds or sofas can always do with more cushions, right?
These can inject a large dose of colour and lend a decorative quality to any sofa, chair or bed. Custom-printed varieties or ones with large, attractive patterns are great for spicing up any space. Plus, beds or sofas can always do with more cushions, right?
6. Bed covers
If you want to gift something more intimate, a plush bed cover can be the way to go. Choose covers that look sophisticated and elegant and have a ‘to be used for special occasions’ quality to them that your friends will use with pride. From hand embroidered, patchwork covers, to ones in rich colours, prints and textures, choose only the best of the best.
If you want to gift something more intimate, a plush bed cover can be the way to go. Choose covers that look sophisticated and elegant and have a ‘to be used for special occasions’ quality to them that your friends will use with pride. From hand embroidered, patchwork covers, to ones in rich colours, prints and textures, choose only the best of the best.
7. Throws
These make for a thoughtful and heartfelt gift that can change the look of the bed, sofa or chair it’s kept on. One can strew them casually on an ottoman or a high back and the seated person can wrap themselves in it and enjoy a movie or a long conversation in comfort.
These make for a thoughtful and heartfelt gift that can change the look of the bed, sofa or chair it’s kept on. One can strew them casually on an ottoman or a high back and the seated person can wrap themselves in it and enjoy a movie or a long conversation in comfort.
8. Green tea set
There are avid tea drinkers and then there are avid green tea drinkers – and if you look around, you’ll find there are enough followers in the latter category. Plus, there’s nothing nicer than sipping from a dainty hand-painted, printed or uniquely shaped tea cup, while eyeing the pretty teapot in front of you. A nice way to drink to your friends’ good health, isn’t it?
There are avid tea drinkers and then there are avid green tea drinkers – and if you look around, you’ll find there are enough followers in the latter category. Plus, there’s nothing nicer than sipping from a dainty hand-painted, printed or uniquely shaped tea cup, while eyeing the pretty teapot in front of you. A nice way to drink to your friends’ good health, isn’t it?
9. Bathroom accessories
Some of the best gifts are those little luxuries that we don’t usually go looking for or buy for ourselves. Bottles of essential oils, handmade soaps, diffusers, room fresheners and other accessories, packed in a cane basket or a jute bag, would make for a quaint present. These can be simply placed in the bathroom, to give it a spa-like feel. Sometimes, it’s the small things that make a big statement!
Some of the best gifts are those little luxuries that we don’t usually go looking for or buy for ourselves. Bottles of essential oils, handmade soaps, diffusers, room fresheners and other accessories, packed in a cane basket or a jute bag, would make for a quaint present. These can be simply placed in the bathroom, to give it a spa-like feel. Sometimes, it’s the small things that make a big statement!
10. Champagne glasses
Wine glasses are done to death … it’s time for the bubbly! Ensure that your friends and family entertain in style during the festive season with the choicest champagne flutes. You can choose from stunning Swarovski crystal, etched or coloured glasses. These will also serve as a special reminder of you to your friends when they use it during their special occasions.
Read more:
Get Your Home Diwali Ready in No Time
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Tell us:
What are you planning on gifting this Diwali? Share images and your thoughts in the Comments section below.
Wine glasses are done to death … it’s time for the bubbly! Ensure that your friends and family entertain in style during the festive season with the choicest champagne flutes. You can choose from stunning Swarovski crystal, etched or coloured glasses. These will also serve as a special reminder of you to your friends when they use it during their special occasions.
Read more:
Get Your Home Diwali Ready in No Time
Unusual Ways to Decorate Your Way to an Unforgettable Party
Tell us:
What are you planning on gifting this Diwali? Share images and your thoughts in the Comments section below.
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Wonderful ideas.