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Diwali light decoration ideas: 10 not-to-miss things while buying and decorating with lights for your home

Moneycontrol News | October 28, 2024 / 15:35 IST
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While buying Diwali lights, always buy them from reputed brands to ensure longevity, durability and safety. Trusted brands make their light shock resistant and they can be used for multiple years without the risk of short circuit.
Go with reputed brands for quality and safety
While buying Diwali lights, always buy them from reputed brands to ensure longevity, durability and safety. Trusted brands make their light shock resistant and they can be used for multiple years without the risk of short circuit.
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Energy efficiency is important Considering you will be using a large number of lights for decoration, it is important to keep energy efficiency in mind as you’d not want the electricity bills to shoot up massively. For instance, use LED lights instead of regular bulbs. They are far more power-efficient and durable compared to regular ones.
Energy efficiency is important
Considering you will be using a large number of lights for decoration, it is important to keep energy efficiency in mind as you’d not want the electricity bills to shoot up massively. For instance, use LED lights instead of regular bulbs. They are far more power-efficient and durable compared to regular ones.
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Placement is crucial for the best results
Placement is crucial for the best results
Buying lights is just one part, placing them the right way is important too. Try and place the lights in a way that looks aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. For example, LED strips or rope lights add a beautiful touch to balconies, railings, and boundaries. Various designs, such as stars, diyas, and flowers, offer plenty of decorative choices.
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Go with warm colour tones
Go with warm colour tones
Warm colour tones add to the festive vibes. So, opt for lights with Warm White, Soft white, yellow, etc colour tons to make the entire decor look more beautiful.
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LED string lights for plants and trees
LED string lights for plants and trees
LED strip lights are easy to install around plants, trees, or even inside decorative bottles hung on branches. They’re versatile and also work well around mirrors or frames.
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Curtain lights are beautiful, but be careful
Curtain lights are beautiful, but be careful
When using curtain lights, ensure they are high-quality and always turn them off before bed to avoid overheating and prevent them from catching fire or damaging the curtains.
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Choose lights based on indoor and outdoor usage
Choose lights based on indoor and outdoor usage
Decorative options abound, including LED colour bulbs, candle lamps, strip lights, and projectors. While indoor lighting can include LED diyas and candles, outdoor setups might require sturdier, weather-resistant options.
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Solar lights for outdoors and save electricity
Solar lights for outdoors and save electricity
For outdoors you can opt for solar-powered lights that can power them at night. This will reduce the overall electricity consumption significantly.
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Waterproof lights for outdoors
Waterproof lights for outdoors
Weather-resistant lights help prevent damage from rain or dust, reducing the risk of short circuits that could potentially affect other appliances on the same electrical circuit.
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Smart lights can help you automate things
Smart lights can help you automate things
You can either go with smart lights or use smart switches or plugs to automate the lights to turn on automatically at night and turn off as soon as the sun comes up.

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