During the festive season, many homeowners consider a home makeover. One customary ritual people do is to deep clean their homes and paint home walls. This is done to welcome Goddess Lakshmi, believed to enter only clean and well-lit homes, bringing with her good fortune and well-being! Diwali gives you the perfect opportunity to inspect your house exteriors and interiors carefully and remove any dust, bacteria, fungus and leakage issues that may have occurred during the monsoon season. Prepare for this amazing festival by making your home beautiful with Berger Express Painting service!

Is it even festive season without courtyards and entrances being decked up with Rangoli? Combining precision, symmetry and complexity, Rangoli is designs made of hand drawn geometric lines and curved loops believed to bring good luck, prosperity and to welcome guests. But it is a lesser known fact that each state of India has its own way of making Rangoli and they are called by different names! In South India, it is known as Kolam. In Rajasthan, Mandala drawings are drawn on walls. Chowk Purana in Uttar Pradesh and Aripan in Bihar refer to decorating the floor with unique designs made using flour and rice paste!

On the last day of Shardiya Navratri, married Bengali Hindu women offer vermilion or sindoor to Goddess Durga and apply it on each other, a ritual that is known as Sindoor Khela. The origins of the festival are not exactly known but according to popular folklore, the festival began around 200 years ago in the Durga Pujas of the zamindar houses to promote cheer and bonhomie among housewives! The women are seen wearing white sarees with a red border and accessorise with traditional jewellery and dramatic make-up as they celebrate this ritual that symbolises the strength of womanhood.

Colour has the power to affect the overall mood of the space. In a small room like a bathroom, picking the best colour for the area can differentiate between a boring room and an oasis. Picking the right bathroom colours does not have to be stressful or complicated. Keep the style of your space in mind when deciding on paint colours. Is your bathroom sleek and modern with clean-lined vanity or traditional space with mouldings? A modern bathroom pairs well with crisp whites, bright bold hues and pretty pastels. For traditional bathrooms, softer shades create a calming atmosphere whereas brighter shades can make a statement!

During Durga Pujo, you will see brightly lit-up homes, people flaunting colourful clothing and sweets and savouries galore! It also marks an auspicious occasion to revamp your living room and make it festival-ready for Diwali and other upcoming festivals. One of the easiest ways to add colour and brightness to the living room is with the use of wall paints. You can either create an accent wall in metallic silver and gold or adorn your walls with DIY paint ideas. Try different designs, colours and sizes in various rooms so that wherever you go, the festive spirit follows you!

White is not your only option when it comes to a small bedroom. And while it is true that lighter tones can help make a space feel larger, there are several other tried-and-tested options if you are on the lookout for small bedroom colour ideas. Soft pastels can be quite striking and warm and they also work very well in rooms that are modest in size. If you are not so keen on white and pastels, blue tones are perfect. Light earth tones in shades of sand, green or beige will also help make a small bedroom look brighter and larger!