• What are some quick and easy ways to get your home spring ready?
  To prepare your home for spring, you can switch out your wall art, add fresh linens, incorporate green and tropical plants, use fresh blooms, engage in spring cleaning, open a new door with a bold color, add colorful pillows, accent a wall with peel-and-stick wallpaper, reset your table settings, lighten up with throws, refresh your outdoor rug, swap in new towels, add ambient warmth, brighten up your patio, do-over the drapes, and reimagine your furniture.
• How can I lighten up my interior spaces for spring?
  You can lighten up your interior spaces for spring by bringing in brighter art and decor pieces, switching to lighter linens and cotton fabrics, adding green plants and fresh blooms, decluttering your space, painting your front door in a bright color, incorporating colorful throw pillows, using temporary wallpaper for accent walls, changing table settings, using lighter throws, updating outdoor rugs, replacing towels with sunnier colors, adding ambient warmth, and refreshing outdoor spaces with colorful decor.
• Why is decluttering important for spring cleaning?
  Decluttering is essential for spring cleaning as it helps create a sense of organization and cleanliness in your home. Removing excess items from countertops, tabletops, and shelves not only makes the space look more visually appealing but also creates a more relaxing and inviting environment.
• How can I make my outdoor living space more inviting for spring?
  To make your outdoor living space more inviting for spring, you can add colorful throw pillows, update outdoor rugs for added texture and color, consider installing an outdoor fireplace or fire pit for ambiance, brighten up the patio with vibrant decor, and refresh the space with nautical or floral designs in weather-resistant fabrics.
• What are some affordable ways to refresh a room for spring?
  Affordable ways to refresh a room for spring include changing out throw pillows and hand towels for lighter, sunnier colors, using temporary peel-and-stick wallpaper for accent walls, adding fresh-cut flowers, incorporating colorful decor accents, and updating table settings with lighter options.

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Quick and Easy Ways to Get Your Home Spring Ready

We love the sense of renewal that spring brings and how that translates to lightening up your interior spaces. And, since were also keen on a good cheat sheet, we thought why not write a blog about quick and easy ways to get full-on spring ready.

Top Designers’ Tips for Refreshing Your Home

Switch out your art Elite Designer Jennifer Stewart is a big proponent of changing out wall art from season to season. When the spring countdown starts, she likes to hang bright happy photos and vibrant abstract art. Jennifer also suggests adding mirrors, which does wonders for brightening a space. Even smaller mirrors do the trick, especially when you curate a gallery wall of mirrors in contrasting shapes and sizes.

Add Fresh Linens

According to Elite Designer Ashley Jenkins, spring is the time to lighten up everywhere. She likes to help clients go from room to room and edit their space by replacing pillows, throws and area rugs, duvet covers (you name it!) with lighter weight options in linen and cotton. Crisp white and lighter colors are key.

Go Green and Tropical

Not only do plants pump more oxygen into your home, they generally make a space look cared for and well-lived. When it starts warming up, we like to bring even more of the outdoors in and play around with more tropical and subtropical varieties like Sago palms and large-leaf banana trees. Make sure your planters and pots are as pretty as the plants.

Add Fresh Blooms

Elite Designer Jill Kalman is a pro when it comes to the art of fresh-cut flowers. Whether its a monochromatic centerpiece or a handful of spring buds placed on a stack of coffee table books, she encourages her clients to keep fresh flowers in rotation. She suggests opting for flowers that peak in spring like long-lasting ranunculus.

Spring Cleaning

We admit, this tip is pretty standard fare when it comes to sprucing your space in preparation for spring, but we tend to take spring cleaning a step further by putting the emphasis on decluttering. Take a critical eye to counters, tabletops and shelves, and remove anything that feels excessive or that’s simply being stored as opposed to displayed. Trust us, its therapeutic and makes a huge difference.

Open a New Door

Make a bold statement with a newly painted front door in an unexpected color that borders on electric. Our favorites for the season are glossy citron, fuchsia, and bright watermelon. Don’t be shy, the brighter the better.

Add Color with Pillows

Add colorful throw pillows throughout your home. Whether in the living room, breakfast nook, or bedroom, swap out dark and muted winter hues for bright’s, florals, and nautical-inspired designs.

Accent a Wall

Consider using temporary peel-and-stick wallpaper to create a designer accent wall. Since temporary wallpaper is easy to remove, go ahead and choose a print or color that you might ordinarily shy away from. Botanicals and bold graphic prints are exciting spring options.

Reset Your Table

Give your dining table a makeover with a total table setting revamp. Replace placemats, stemware, flatware, centerpieces you name it with lighter colors and lighter weight options. Its a small change that can have a big impact.

Lighten Up Your Throws

Put away the mohair and merino throws and add lighter cotton throws on your sofa or chaise. Its still nice to have something cozy to wrap up in when you are reading and winding down, and a throw offers texture and helps tie a color palette together.

Refresh Your Outdoor Rug

Get your outdoor seating area ready for a lot more traffic. An outdoor area rug is a great opportunity to add color and texture and transform a patio into an outdoor living room.

Swap in New Towels

Give your kitchen and bathroom a quick and easy color makeover with new hand towels in lighter, sunnier colors. Like changing throw pillows, its one of the most affordable ways to refresh a room and it really makes a difference.

Add Ambient Warmth

Consider an outdoor fireplace or masonry fire pit to make the most of summer entertaining and extend your outdoor time into the evening and into the cooler fall months.

Brighten Up Your Patio

Refresh your outdoor space with colorful throw pillows in contrasting colors and graphics. Opt for bright’s, florals, and nautical-inspired designs in weather-resistant fabric.

Do-Over the Drapes

Let more light in by replacing dark and heavy drapes with lightweight sheer alternatives. A crisp white always looks chic and lets in the truest, most flattering light.

Re-Imagine Your Furniture

Breathe new life into an upholstered chair, shelving unit, or armoire by giving it an update. Think glossy lacquered paint in a citrus shade and lightweight fabrics with a nautical, tropical, or beachy motif. Careful, this could become your next big obsession!