Hari Raya Puasa marks the end of the fasting month. Aside from buying new baju raya, making home visitations, decorated houses commemorate this highly anticipated festival.

For busy individuals who hardly have time to spare decorating their homes, here are some simple tips and ideas that might be quick and useful and without having to do a massive overhaul.

1) Lights

What is Hari Raya celebration without lights? Homes and Shopping malls are usually colorfully decked out with fairy lights during these occasions. They can be easily brought from places like Ikea and are inexpensive and easy to install. Apart from this, there are also bamboo torch of various heights and sizes which can be found in shopping malls or even Masjid India.

2) Mirror

Adding a decorative mirror on the wall instantly brightens up and makes your place look more spacious. You can also use a full-length mirror as table centerpiece and set vases of various heights and forms on top of the mirror. This sure will make an interesting conversation piece.

3) Paintings

Paintings breathe life to your living room and add a splash of color too. The advantage of using paintings is that they don’t have to be very expensive since they can be easily purchased at local thrift stores and at home interior design stores such as Ikea and SSF.

4) Plants and Flowers

Plants, living or artificial are the perfect way to enliven any space and inject beauty and warmth into the living room.

5) Serving Plates 

Hari Raya is a time when a wide variety of spicy dishes and snacks are served to the visiting guests. Hence, why not serve these delicacies on brand new plates? Your guests will definitely notice them!

6) Ketupat

Ketupat (packed rice dumpling) is most synonymous symbol with Hari Raya and thus is an extremely popular Hari Raya decoration. In addition, it is not difficult to do and symbolically weaving a ketupat reminds the weaver that there is strength in unity.