Now that spring is finally here, it is time to do some lightening, brightening and cleaning. But best of all, it is time for fun, cheery spring decor accessories! Make your home sing by introducing some pretty, spring colors and textures and get happy
1. COLOR- Now is the time you'll want to replace darker winter items with fresh, light spring colors. These items can include anything from interior paint color, to throw pillows, curtains, rugs, towels and bedding. You can even switch up the red and green candles that were used at Christmas for some softer pastel colors. Think Easter! The colors are always a warm but muted pastel palette. Flowers are a simple way to add splashes of color to a room, add a fun vase and off you go. Recently I found a set of placemats and napkins that sparked an eat-in kitchen makeover done in pale yellows, cream, taupe and teal. A teal vase of pink tulips topped of the look
If you get stuck for color ideas you can check out the Pottery Barn site for their seasonal color palette of paint chips to get some ideas. Beautiful choices for spring include ivory, taupe, pale blues, pale buttery yellows, spa gray and crisp clean whites. You can use some accent colors in Chocolate brown, mocha, teal, and beige to warm up the space. The idea is to keep it fresh!
2. TEXTURE- It is interesting to the eye and pleasing to the touch. Texture can be brought into a room in many manners. Whether it is a set of new luxurious bedding or some soft throw pillows, you'll want to add some spring fabrics into the mix. Out with the corduroy, wool, velvet and flannel and in with the linens, light cotton and sheer materials. The idea is to have lightness and brightness. Look at fashion as a guide, you wouldn't want to wear warm wool when the weather calls for cool cotton, so is the fashion in your home, calling for an update! You can add texture with candles, artwork, new furniture, as well as by adding interesting décor items such as shells and sand. Some specific items you might want to focus on are rugs, bedding, curtains, shower curtains, towels, slipcovers and throw pillows
3. THEMES-Spring and summer have themes all their own. These usually include floral prints, toile, beach, cottage, island and sea. Use these themes to make a room your own. Maybe you don't want your entire house to look like a beach house, why not incorporate a few pretty shells in the bathroom or place a large conch shell on top of a stack of magazines in a living room. You could add some glassware and a pitcher on a pretty tray out on the backyard patio. Why not change a few pieces of wall art or pictures? These are simple, but noticeable changes. If you love something but can't afford to make your whole house reflect it, choose one room or place some small splashes of that theme throughout the house. You'll have fun this way finding new items for your home without fretting over the cost
