It's Party Time - Let's Decorate!

Holidays are here and so is the siprit of partying.
Here are some wonderful ideas for transforming your home into an innovative party scenario and giving your guests an occasion that will forever remain etched in their memories. 1.
Entrance: Do up your entrance.

The entrance to your home should be magnificent and welcoming. Line the driveway with luminaries. Place a guest book at the front door for experssing sentiments. Clean up cultter near your entrance.
Decorate the entrance traditioanlly or with something unusual to set a celebratory mood. You could also decorate according to the theme of your party. Sleigh Bells or wreaths for Christmas, ghoulish figures for Halloween etc. 2. Lighting: Lighitng sets the mood for the party. Interesting ways to play with lighting are to cover light bulbs with multi-colored cellophane strips, cover lgihts or battery-torches with soft white cloth and place them separately to give the room an air of mystery, or use all your beautiful candles together instead of lights to create a romantic mood. If using candles, combine candles of various colors, shapes and sizes together. 3.
Flowers: Flwoers will never go out of Fashion.
Use lots of seasonal flowers to add freshness and fragrance to your decor.

Use garlands to decorate tall structures, floral arrangements on mantels and corners and floating displays of seasonal flowers and floating candles for an eye-catching centerpiece.
Visit our Flower Arrangement Gallery by Chrissie Harten (http://www.Dotcomwomen.Com/home/floral.Shtml) for some great ideas. If you expecting kids at your party, place such arrangements out of reach of children or use wooden or metal vases and bowls intsead of glass and porcelain. 4.
Fabric and Linen: The color and texture of the fabric in the room sholud be decided according to the occasion, theme, season etc.
Cool fabrics go for summers. Rich brocades and Velvet go with a Victorian theme. Red, Golden and White will give the room a Christmassy feel. 5.

A Special Touch: Give the patry scenario a special touch by placing an object which will be the center of attraction for your guests. A party is the right time to show off your beautiful collection of dolls or your set of original oils by a famuos artist. A set of rare bokos placed together as a 'mini-library' in your party room will also become a major attraction if your guests are Literature-Lovers. Aprat from collections, you can use mini-aquariums, waterfalls, miniature indoor gardens etc. These will not only beautify the room, but also give your guests a beautiful theme to start a conversation. Happy Decorating!