Your spring cleaning is well underway, but somehow, your home needs something more to feel ready for the new season. Here are some very easy and effective ways to welcome spring and update your home. Try one or try them all!
The Spencer bedroom collection and wide variety of unique accents available at both our Stoney Creek and Vaughan locations.
- Update your fabrics and linens. Draperies, bed linens, throw cushions – look at everything you have with a discriminating eye. Spring fabrics should be lighter and fresher. Consider textured fabrics with embossing for interest or perhaps a bold floral.
- Refresh your wall art. Maybe all you need is some creativity –how about displaying a collection of simple white plates or ceiling rosettes painted in coral? Perhaps a large round mirror would look spectacular in your foyer.
- Add greenery and flowers. Buy some foliage for your home. There are lots of house plants that are easy to care for and look wonderfully lush and tropical. Indulge in cut spring flowers like tulips or daffodils. Create a simple display with fruit – green apples or lemons for example.
- Splurge on a new piece of statement furniture. One piece of furniture can change everything. Now’s the time to buy an accent chair in a pastel or jewel tone – or a hall chest in rich blue or metallic – or a gorgeous mid century modern dining room server.
- Change up your tableware. This season there is an abundance of accents to complement your basic white dishes. Look for serving bowls with unique prints, metallic accents and in bright pinks, greens and blues.
- Consider citrus. We often think of pastels for the warmer seasons, but this year, try citrusy hues like tangerine, grapefruit ruby red and lime green. So fresh whether on a wall or in accessories or accent pieces.
- De-clutter. This one is free and often very effective. Edit all the obvious places like closets and cupboards, but also areas you may overlook like kitchen counter tops, bookcase shelves, nightstands and dressers. Less is more.
- Integrate a new colour throughout your home. Choose a colour you love (perhaps violet or aqua) and add a touch of it in each room in simple ways – candles, vases, towels – just a little is all you need. Not only will it renew each room, it will unify your entire space.
- Display new accessories. Whether you like on trend natural elements, Buddhas and large clocks or timeless classics like crystal candlesticks, update your home this spring with new accents.
- Paint! It doesn’t have to be a whole room. An accent wall or an old piece of furniture in a new hue makes a big difference. How about painting your doors a rich ivory instead of white or your trim dark grey?
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