Spring Design Tips: 11 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Home
Spring is the season of life and rejuvenation. After months of cold and dreary weather, it starts to warm up, people want to spend more time outdoors, and new life can be seen everywhere from plants to wildlife.
To embrace the season, it’s the perfect time to spruce up your indoor spaces. This may sound like a chore, but there are plenty of easy ways you can achieve an updated look.
If you want to revamp your home for spring, we’re covering all the ways you can give your home new life this season.
Say Yes to Florals and Plants
House Beautiful
Though we love incorporating plants into our interiors year-round, spring is the perfect time to liven up your space with new florals and greenery. There are so many ways you can do this.
You can have fun with spring-themed florals and centerpieces for table settings. Or add fresh floral arrangements throughout your home. In your entryway, kitchen, living area, office, bedrooms, even bathrooms to add life and beauty to each room.
Instantly add life and visual interest to a space by incorporating indoor plants and trees. Or if you really want to embrace plants in your home you can create an indoor garden.
If you have the space and love fresh produce, create an outdoor garden in your yard. The possibilities for adding plants to the interior and exterior of your home are endless.
Swap Out Accessories and Accent Pieces
Good Housekeeping
Say goodbye to your winter accents and hello to light and bright spring décor.
A simple way to transform a space is to include new accessories. You can swap out throw pillows, rugs, artwork, and more to give your space a new feel.
Enjoy decorating with candles? Replace your holiday candles with citrus and floral scents that are perfect for the warmer seasons.
Even smaller furnishings like chairs can be updated with woven pieces to create a lighter vibe. We love the Finley chair. It has a beautiful slender teak frame with a handwoven rattan seat. Perfect as a set to give your dining table an updated look or even on its own as an accent chair.
Bring In Patterns
House Beautiful
While you’re updating accents in your home think about bringing in patterns you can mix and match. Especially floral and botanical themes for a spring aesthetic.
To avoid pattern overload, stick with just a few patterns and pick complementary colors. Also, mix in solids to create a balanced look.
Use Lighter Color Pallets
House Beautiful
Spring is also a good time to introduce lighter color pallets into your home design.
Think pastels like soft yellows, blues, greens, pinks, and violets. Also, consider using nature-inspired hues found in your local environment from earth tones to your favorite spring blooms.
Ditch Heavy Fabrics for Light Ones
AHG Interiors - Catskills Farmhouse
Winter design tends to incorporate a lot of heavier fabrics, like thick knit blankets, wool sheets, and thicker layers of bedding.
Time to store away those items and replace them with lighter linen bedding, lightweight blankets, and throws.
You may even want to refresh your curtains to a lighter linen fabric to let in more light. They also allow for movement when your windows and doors are open.
Bring In More Storage
Jenni Kayne
If you like to tackle spring cleaning this time of year, then this is also the time to think about reducing the clutter around your home.
Stylish baskets, boxes, and other organizational solutions are great to incorporate throughout your home to create order and calmness.
Consider a Fresh Coat of Paint
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A bit of new paint goes a long way in making a space feel new and invigorated.
There are many ways you can approach this. You can try out a new wall color or even repaint your walls with the same color for a refreshed look.
Give your older pieces of furniture new life with some paint.
Paint can give architectural accents like brick or wood beams or paneling a new fresh look. Or transform your kitchen cabinets with new paint to spruce up your kitchen.
Paint is an easy way to make something older feel new and refreshed.
Refresh Your Dishware
Lost Quarry
Storing away your winter dishware and freshening up your kitchen with light new dishware is a great way to embrace the warmer seasons.
We love Lost Quarry ceramic plates which are handmade to order and have a ton of character and personality.
Swap Out Your Hardware
Like with paint, switching out the hardware on cabinets and furniture is an easy way to make something look new and updated.
From handle, pull, and nob shapes to brass, black, nickel, and chrome finishes there are many different options to choose from and looks to go with.
Upgrade Your Lighting
Four Hands
If you haven’t thought about your light fixtures in a while then now may be a good time to upgrade them.
A statement pendant light or chandelier can instantly elevate a space. We love the Ava Chandelier. It has a modern industrial feel that works with a variety of spaces and aesthetics. Perfect for over a dining table.
Embrace Indoor-Outdoor Living
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