More than lights: 5 alternative ways to decorate your home for Eid

Ramadan is a great time to get your home ready for guests. And what better way to welcome your loved ones than with a fresh new look?

The obvious choice is to decorate with lanterns and moons, however, with animals and children running around, you may want to take extra care with open flames.

From recovering your favorite couch in sustainable, ethically-sourced material, to redoing the prayer room or maybe even the kids’ bedrooms in new threads, there are so many ways you can use fabric to really make your home shine.

Ramadan is also a great time to start thinking about greening your home for the long term. Sustainable fabrics are more eco-friendly than mainstream options, and they let you be creative with your decorating. Plus, when it comes time to throw something out after a few years, you can always take it back to the store or textile mill and have them recycle it into something new or different!

Here are 5 alternative ways to use sustainable fabrics as decoration for Ramadan or any time of the year:

Give Your Table Setting a New Look

If you’re hosting a dinner at your home during the month-long holiday of Ramadan, you’ll want to update your table linens before the big day.

Gorgeous tablecloths and runners will give a lovely setting for your guests to enjoy their meals, along with truly luxurious fabric napkins.

You could also consider adding some other decor items to your dining table: perhaps a centerpiece, or decorative napkin holders that match the overall theme of your Ramadan home celebration.

We’re sure that whatever you choose, it will be a memorable event!

Refresh Your Upholstery for a Quick Update

So you’re thinking about updating your home, but you don’t have a lot of time or a lot of money?

Well, there’s good news: the quickest way to give your home an exciting new look is to refresh the upholstery, curtains, bedding, and cushions.

Some fresh new fabrics placed strategically throughout your home can bring the entire room together in a cohesive and fresh way.

No need to throw away the whole couch, invest in costly (and smelly) repainting, or even order new furniture.

Use what you have – recover existing cushions and put a new facade on existing blackout curtains and drapes, and even recover the couch.

Rearrange your existing ornaments into different rooms of the house.

Create a Festive Atmosphere with Lighting

As Ramadan approaches, it’s easy to feel excitement of the holy month.

It’s a month to slow down and be grateful of the time we have — and the special times that are sacred within Ramadan itself.

The special time to break the fast with friends and family, time to create a magical atmosphere in your home, and the time to reflect on all the good things.

When you think about Ramadan decor, most people will immediately go for something shiny, or glittery.

But that’s not necessarily what works with everyone’s decor.

For Ramadan decorations, you should consider: flickering lights (like electric tea lights), fairy lights, decorative lamps and lanterns, and more.

The trick is to buy items that aren’t too heavy on the color spectrum—items that complement the other items in your house, but don’t fight with them.

Instead of incorporating a lot of new colors into your home, work on complimenting the colors you already have by adding neutral decorations that work with your color scheme and the special time of Ramadan – and what it represents.

Decorate Children’s Bedrooms

Have you ever thought about giving your kids’ bedrooms an update? We’re talking linens, duvet covers, curtains, wall art—the whole kit-and-caboodle. Updating your children’s bedroom linens can have a huge impact on their overall bedroom.

If you still have little ones, consider getting a custom image printed on a bedspread.

If your little ones are becoming big ones, maybe a chic update to take them from cartoons to tweens or even teens.

Adding neutral Ramadan festive lighting will give your children a lovely new atmosphere in which to reflect the holy month.

Decorate Your Prayer Room for Your Ramadan Rituals

Before adding things in, clear away.

Do a full declutter and deep clean of the space, open windows wide to get new air, new energy and new light into your space.

Once the space is completely bare and clean, you can put your most treasured items back in and see what needs replacing, renewing and upgrading.

Adding some extra scriptures onto the walls, or some lanterns, may be appropriate.

Make it a space that you can connect and focus in.

Final Words

May this Ramadan be a month of blessings for you and your family.

We at Ethical Elements would like to help you make your Ramadan rituals special, and your visits more comfortable.

We offer ethically sourced and sustainable fabrics, tailors to create custom pieces and free advice on the best way to dress your space.

Let us help you in the run-up to Ramadan, and create a space that is refreshed and ready to welcome your guests.

If you need some guidance on your next project or would like to see some of our fabrics, get in touch.

Making sustainability, effortless.

Get in contact to find out more on:WhatsApp: +9715855 97971
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Bamboo

Bamboo itself can be a highly sustainable crop, if grown under the right conditions.

There are a wide variety of textiles derived from the bamboo plant that are called bamboo fabric which has been used for thousands of years ( for infrastructure, medicinal use and for paper).

Bamboo fabric possesses antibacterial as well as UV protection properties.

In order to produce bamboo fabric of the highest quality, cellulose is not extracted during production. The bamboo fibers are instead coated with a natural enzyme before being washed and spun into yarn.

Often called bamboo linen, this fabric has a silky texture and is made from silky yarn.

This method makes bamboo fabric that is strong, durable, and environmentally friendly.

  • One can wash bamboo fabric by hand or in a washing machine, but it is absolutely important to use only cold water, never warm or hot water during this process (maximum recommended temperature: 60°C).
  • Wash bamboo clothes after turning them inside out, for best results.
  • Use a minimal amount of soap, and wash gently along with other clothes of similar colors, in short cycles.
  • It is important to rinse the clothes well to get rid of all the soap.
  • Never use softener or bleach on these clothes as they significantly reduce its life.
  • The cloth should never be dried in direct, strong sunlight, as this can cause permanent damage.
  • Bamboo fabric should never be dried in a machine dryer, as this causes it to shrink and lose shape rapidly.
  • Dry cleaning bamboo fabrics should be avoided as far as possible.

Modal

Modal is manufactured from cellulose using chemical processing, just as are bamboo, rayon (viscose) and lyocell. In the case of modal, the cellulose comes from softwood trees.  The manufacturing process is closed loop, which means that the chemicals used in processing are captured and reused. The small amount of discharged is considered non-hazardous. The finished textile is biodegradable and also takes well to natural dyes, eliminating the need for more harmful chemical dyes. Although in most cases modal is still dyed with conventional chemical dyes.

  • Beech trees are harvested, chipped, and cellulose is extracted from the pulp.
  • Next, the cellulose is made into sheets, which are soaked in sodium hydroxide.
  • Those sheets are broken into smaller pieces, which are soaked in carbon disulfate. This produces sodium cellulose xanthate.
  • Cellulose xanthate is soaked in sodium hydroxide again. The subsequent liquid solution is put through a spinneret, which is a device with a series of holes that help create fibers.
  • The created fibers are soaked in sulfuric acid to form yarn. Once washed, bleached, and dried, the yarn is loaded onto spools.
  • From there, the yarn can be woven or knit into a fabric to form modal.
Good news Modal can be washed in the washing machine with warm water. But if you know me, you know I prefer cold, it uses way less energy. It can also be machine dried (use the gentle cycle), but I highly recommend air drying your clothes. I’ve got a whole guide on how to do it right. Never use bleach on delicates fabrics, it breaks down the fibres and I always recommend using more natural, eco-friendly detergents for all your clothing. You can think of the care in the same way you would good linen. If you have lingerie or undies made from Modal, hand wash or use a mesh washing bag.

Organic Linen

Organic linen comes from a flax plant that is farmed without any use of toxic chemicals at the farming or processing stage.
The flax plant usually grows naturally in Western Europe, in temperate climates.

  • We recommend always using a low temperature or cold wash.
  • Use gentle detergents that are environmentally safe, and use a washable garment bag for particularly delicate items. Do not use fabric conditioner.
  • For stains, pre-soak and do not use an iron until the stain is completely gone.
  • Wash inside out and with like colors.
  • Do NOT wash with garments that have Velcro or zippers to avoid abrasion marks.
  • Always air dry when you can.
  • If you must iron, use a medium temperature iron and test on an inconspicuous piece first.
Organic linen is made from flax, a natural raw material. Flax is a recyclable fiber that does not need irrigation. It also requires almost no chemical treatment. All parts of the flax plant are used, ensuring no waste.

Milk

The milk fiber has been widely used in sweaters, underwear, garments, home textiles and other
fields, milk fiber products are quite welcome to consumers for the excellent properties of milk fiber super soft,anti-allergy, Eco-friendly, healthy and comfortable.

The most specific characteristics of milk protein fiber are skin-nourishing and bacteria-fighting.

Milk fiber is made from milk casein instead of fresh milk. It is new generation of innovative Fiber & a kind of synthetic Fiber created through bio-engineering method with biological health benefits which has passed international ecological certification of OEKO-tex standard 100.

Since they contain acrylic, however, semi-synthetic forms of this fabric can only be washed in cold or warm water.

Organic Hemp

Hemp fabric gives all the softness of other natural textiles, but with a strength that is an amazing 3 times higher than cotton.
This unique durability makes it uniquely hard-wearing and long-lasting.

  • We recommend always using a low temperature or cold wash.
  • Use gentle detergents that are environmentally safe, and use a washable garment bag for particularly delicate items. Do not use fabric conditioner.
  • For stains, pre-soak and do not use an iron until the stain is completely gone.
  • Wash inside out and with like colors.
  • Do NOT wash with garments that have Velcro or zippers to avoid abrasion marks.
  • Always air dry when you can.
  • If you must iron, use a medium temperature iron and test on an inconspicuous piece first

Hemp fabric is a long-lasting and durable fabric which is made from the long strands of fiber that make up the stalk of the plant.
These fibers are separated from the bark through a process called “retting.”
The retted fibers are then spun together to produce a continuous thread (or yarn) that can be woven into a fabric.

Recycled Polyster

Recycled Polyester, much like traditional polyester, is a man-made fabric.
However, recycled polyester is made from recycled plastic such as plastic bottles.

  • We recommend always using a low temperature or cold wash.
  • Use gentle detergents that are environmentally safe, and use a washable garment bag for particularly delicate items.
  • Wash inside out and with like colors.
  • Always air dry when you can.
  • Should not have to be ironed, but if you do, use a medium temperature iron and test on an inconspicuous piece first.

Recycled polyester is made by breaking down used plastic into small, thin chips. These thin pieces and chips are then melted down further and spun into yarn, which is then made into fabric.