‘House warming’ also known as ‘Griha Pravesh’ in our country, is a celebration done upon entering a new house! It is an important ceremony that includes a pooja by a Hindu priest followed by get-togethers, feasting, getting housewarming gifts and indulging in various fun activities. Many of us dream of having our own house, and when this dream materializes, we are excited to invite our friends and relatives to be a part of our happiness.
Now, let’s learn how you can host a perfect housewarming party for your new house with these housewarming party ideas.
Housewarming Party Ideas to Celebrate Your New Home
1. Deciding the Date
Before we indulge in feasting and fun activities, a house warming pooja is essential to invite positive vibes and divinity in your home, followed by a housewarming party. Thus, once your new house is all set for you to start living in it, firstly you need to finalize the date of your housewarming pooja. Usually, people refer a Hindu priest to finalize the date and as well as the auspicious time for the housewarming pooja based on the Hindu calendar.
2. Making the guest list
Once you have finalized the date for the pooja as well as the party, the next step is to make a list of guests you are planning to invite such as your close friends, relatives and even new neighbours so that you get to know each other well. All your preparations for the housewarming pooja and party will depend upon the number of people you are inviting.
3. Sending the Invitations
Once you have finalised the list, it's time to send the invitations to your guests. In today’s digital era, you had several ways of sending the invitations. You can create a digital invitation and send it across through messages, followed by a video call to personally invite your loved ones and be a part of your celebration.
4. Cleaning the house
As you approach the day for your housewarming party, start cleaning your house. Remove empty cartons, and extra materials that you no longer require for your interiors or plumbing or carpentry work. You will find yourself removing a lot of scrap out of your home. Usually a new house is filled with dust, so, if required, get professional help to deep clean your home and get it ready for the pooja.
5. Doing home decor
Home decor is an essential aspect of your housewarming party ideas. Especially as it is your new home, you as well as your loved ones are all excited to visit your home, and even you are excited to showcase your sweet dwelling to your guests. Here are some amazing ways of doing home decor and getting it ready for housewarming!
- Flower Decor:
Decorate your home with flowers and flower garlands. Marigold flowers are considered very auspicious for home decor. You can also include roses, jasmine, chrysanthemums, lilies and more. You can hang beautiful flower garlands and torans at the entrance, in the pooja room as a backdrop, and on the windows and curtains of your house. You can also decorate your center and corner tables with artificial flowers.
- Rangoli:
You can make a beautiful rangoli in vibrant rangoli hues or even using flowers in front of your new house or in front of the pooja room. Rangoli is considered very auspicious in any celebration and it is believed to attract positive vibes and fortune!
- Signage:
Create a welcome board in front of your house to welcome your guests with all the required details. Mention the celebration, the date, time and venue and embellish your welcome board with flowers, ribbons, bows and shimmers.
- Pooja room decor:
Embellish your pooja room by decorating the idols with bright clothes and jewellery. Arrange all the pooja materials as listed by the priest. Keep the pooja thali ready, along with antique oil lamps, earthen diyas, silverware and so on. You can also decorate your living room with traditional urlis filled with water and floating diyas and flower petals.
- Wall Decor:
Accessorise your living room walls with chic wall art and contemporary wall accents in wood, metal or glass. You can even hang macrame wall hangings to grant a Boho vibe to your living room.
- Showpieces and vases:
Again, adorn your house with elegant showpieces depicting flora, fauna, abstract or even your lifestyle. Apart from stunning showpieces, you can also keep sleek ceramic decorative vases for elevating the aesthetic appeal of your new home.
- Textile Decor:
Add vibrant and high quality textile to your living room and bedrooms in the form of cosy cushion covers and sofa throws, sheer light curtains, new bedsheets, and more. Textile elevates the beauty of your home decor instantly.
- Lighting:
Lighting plays a significant role in your housewarming party. Enhance the exquisiteness of your new house with contemporary lighting options such as wall lamps, pendant lights, floor lamps, fairy lights and chandeliers. You can also experiment with DIY paper lanterns and scented candles!
- Rugs and door mats:
Place a beautiful ‘Welcome’ doormat’ or beautiful dhurries in front of your house. Also roll out vibrant area rugs in beautiful patterns in your living room or bedroom. Rugs not only elevate the visual appeal of your home but also prevent your new flooring from getting damaged and act as noise absorbents.
- Pots and plants:
No house decor is complete without lush green plants cradled in chic planters in terracotta or ceramic. Bring home nature with the serenity and positivity that plants bestow upon us and purify the ambience of our sweet dwelling!
6. Wearing Ethnic Attire
Once your home decor is complete, now it's time to get ready to welcome your guests. Wear your ethnic outfits in bright hues and add vibrance and feel to the entire celebration. After all, it's like celebrating a festival with full zeal and enthusiasm. Women can go for beautiful sarees and men in traditional kurta pyjamas.
7. Arranging for the pooja
Based on the auspicious muhurat set by the priest, you need to make adequate preparations for the pooja. From arranging the pooja essentials and decorating the pooja room, make sure there is no hurdle during the Griha Pravesh pooja. Sit for the pooja with full devotion and faith and offer your prayers to the deities to bless you and your family in your new house.
8. House tour
Once your pooja is completed, you can give your guests a house tour. Let them get a good view of your house and enjoy the beauty of different rooms and corners in your personal sanctuary!
9. Feasting
Feasting is definitely an important aspect of your housewarming party. Be a good host while setting your table and getting your dishes ready! Adorn your dining space with beautiful table cloth, mats and matching runners. Let your best dinnerware, cutlery and glasses welcome your guests for the sumptuous meal you are planning to offer. Serve the delectable recipes in chic serving trays and platters. You can add an extra touch to your dining area with table coasters, chic tissue boxes and napkin holders. These little things create a big magic to your housewarming party.
10. Fun activities
Arrange for some memorable fun activities for your guests. There are several ways of entertaining your loved ones and being an engaging host at your housewarming! You can include age-old games like housie, card games, bingo, dumb charades, pictionary, and more. You can even arrange a movie night or a karaoke night and enjoy hit Bollywood numbers or mesmerizing traditional music. Create a photo booth and let everyone click candid photographs to create a memory for a lifetime!
11. Arranging for return gifts
Once your housewarming party is over, you can bid goodbye to your guests with a sweet gesture in the form of a return gift. It could be a small god idol or a showpiece or anything that will brighten up their day and make it a mesmerising celebration!
To Summarise
If you are planning to host your housewarming party soon, consider the above points for a perfect housewarming experience. For all your home decor requirements, visit us at Vaaree and come across a spectrum of awesome home essentials and decor items to choose from such as bedsheets, cushion covers, curtains, showpieces, vases, planters, wall accents, pooja essentials and more! All our products are curated from the best manufacturers from all over the country, at very reasonable prices, especially for you!
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