Who does not love entertaining family, friends, and relatives in a perfectly decorated home? With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking on the door, most of us will be taking time out from our busy schedules to touch up our homes, making sure everything is presentable and top-notch for this joyous festival. And if you are wondering where and when to start your preparation for this festival, here and now might be perfect! As you well know, no Eid is complete without a pre-Eid scrub-down of the entire house.
You may arm yourselves with brooms and detergents or hand over the job to a local agency, and transform your house into a clean haven. Dust the house from top to bottom, clean cobwebs that tend to gather in corners of the ceilings, and wipe down the floors with floor cleaners. Clean windows, window sills, and ledge, and shampoo or dry clean carpets and rugs in case you have any. You will most likely be hosting guests in the living space so make sure all is nice and tidy in there.
You can send the sofa covers to the laundry for dry cleaning. You can purchase new covers for your cushions, to give your home a new look if your budget allows you to do so. They perhaps have gathered dust over the last couple of months since you cleaned them and this could be the perfect opportunity to cart them off to the laundry downstairs for a wash and ironing as well.
First impressions seem to last longer, and fresh paint on the walls gives an air of elegance and cleanliness in the place.
You may want to touch up dirty or discolored walls and even redo some rooms another color. Some types of paint will let you wipe off any spots or stains using just soap and water, so you might want to seriously think about using one of those. Or, if you are a big fan of wallpaper, this may be your chance to get new patterns up on those walls! Eid will fall in April this year, which is at the height of summer, and you would want your guests to be comfortable in the possible sweltering heat.
With your air conditioners lying dormant these past few months in winter, the beginning of summer is just the right time to get them serviced and ready. If you want to enjoy this perfect temperature in your home on Eid day along with the longevity of your device, call in your local air conditioner servicing crew.
One of the big things that can change the feeling of your home is lighting.
Clean any lamps, wall brackets, or otherwise, that you may have, and replace all the bulbs. If your home does not have a chandelier, this may be your chance to splurge on one only will the better lighting make your home look brighter and cleaner, but those glass crystals will add a touch of elegance to your home. The display pieces of decoration might not have been cleaned or polished in ages, and this is the time to ensure they are gleaming like never before!
Use a thin, long brush to wipe off the dust in all the nooks and crannies, and wipe down metallic surfaces with a hint of oil or lacquer polish wooden surfaces. For mirrors, shampoo water, and a dry cloth will do the job of removing fingerprints or other stains that may have collected over time for that spotless reflection. What is Eid without food? Needless to say, we all would be cooking a lot of delicacies on this occasion, but the way it is presented does matter!
 Take out your fine China which was getting dusted in your cabinets and make sure that it shines! If you have tablecloths and runners on your dining tables, you might as well get a new one just to add freshness to your meals.
Remember, time is running out! Start today to get your house in shape before this grand festival. After all, having a sparkling, well-decorated home will set the tone for you to welcome Eid with a glow in your heart and a smile on your lips!
