Betterliving March/April 2020

Ramadan styling | INSPIRATION
Illuminate your entryway. Make
sure your guests feel welcome as soon
as they arrive by hanging a Ramadan
Kareem wreath or sign on the front
door. Online flower shop Ferns N Petals
has a fantastic range of Ramadan
blooms (fnp.ae) to choose from, and you
can pick up a wooden sign to scribe
your message on from any craft store –
Creative Minds (creativemindssdubai.
com) never fails us.
“For me, the styling touch that will
have an immediate impact on your
guests is candles,” adds Lebanese
designer Nada Debs who has teamed up
with IKEA to create the beautiful yet
affordable 2020 Ramadan Collection,
LJUV. “I recommend putting lots of
lanterns and candles at the entrance
and outside the front door.”
Set the tone with a beautiful
scent. If, like us, you’re investing in
a new perfume (or two) for Ramadan,
then you should also be treating your
home to a brand new aroma. Oud is
especially fitting for the Holy Month,
while musk and warm spicy notes are
just as great for creating a rich yet
soothing ambience. You can find all
these types of scents and more at Dr.
Vranjes Firenze in The Dubai Mall,
which carries a curated collection of
over 18 candles and home fragrances
in beautiful glass bottles handpicked
to suit local tastes. “Selecting a home
fragrance is an exercise in selfreflection,”
says Dr. Vranjes. The good
news is that you can’t go far wrong.
“Objectively there are no bad olfactory
notes; the art is in finding a balance
between them. The final goal
is harmony.”
Add some warmth with colour. This
year’s colour palette is brimming with
soft tones that you can easily layer up.
“Warm colours, ranging from red to
pink to orange, will look really good as
a base for your sitting area or majlis
and create a beautiful glow, especially
in the evening,” says Nada. “If you want
IKEA’s LJUV 2020 Ramadan Collection
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