Easy Spring Decor Ideas For Your Home

Out with the grays and in with the blues, greens and yellows. Spring is finally here and there is no better way to celebrate than to redecorate your home with the vibrant colors and fresh scents of the season. Try these easy decorating ideas to bring your indoor and outdoor spaces to life for the spring season.

INDOOR

Artificial Flowers: While fresh flowers are exquisitely beautiful, replacing them week after week (and cleaning up the mess) can make you weary of spring. Instead, visit your local dollar store or craft store and pick up some artificial silk flowers. Not only will they last forever, you can also change the colors and themes to suit each month!

Wall Art: Putting anything in a matte frame or picture frame automatically makes the piece look more polished and professional. This could be in the form of a fun wallpaper print, swatch of fabric, painting, photograph or poster. Hanging photographs or works of art that you created also adds a personal touch to your space. If you go the black and white route for your choice of artwork, frame it in a fun color. Everyone from fashion experts and interior designers a like have dubbed emerald green as the new “It” color for spring. Last year, tangerine was the top color; so if you have anything in a vibrant citrus shade, by all means reuse it for this season.

Scents: If you want your house to smell as clean and fresh as it looks, try burning a scented candle. Mild scents like lavender, vanilla, and chamomile offer a soothing and relaxing smell. Cotton, rain, and green apple are neutral scents to evoke freshness in your house from room to room. To wake up your senses, try burning a floral or citrus fruit candle. Tie a colored ribbon, piece of rope, or mesh fabric around the candle jar and place on a colored plate charger so it simultaneously serves as a decorative piece

Pillows: Throw pillows are a great and inexpensive way to add a pop of color to your furniture. Choose a store-bought patterned, solid, fringed or beaded design, or get crafty and make your own pillow covers. The best thing about making your own covers is that they are easy to change, and you can toss them right in the wash, should they get dirty.

Recycle: Save your clear wine, water and other glass bottles and fill them with colored beads, stone or sand. The best thing about this tabletop decoration? You can rotate the colors to suit each season, while creating a new decoration at the same time. Visit Pinterest to see hundreds of idea boards and what others in the decorating community can create with their recyclables.
 

OUTDOOR

Going Green: Being eco-friendly is the greatest gift you can give back to the world in which we live. Recycle an old water pail, bucket, water pitcher or Mason jar in your shed and use it as a flowerpot. Potted plants are a quaint and easy way to decorate your patio, deck or steps. For you busy bees that are pressed for time but still want to garden, potted plants are a quick, yet beautiful alternative.

Light it up: Stringing a row of lights around your fence or deck sets the mood for your outdoor space. Reuse your white holiday lights and keep your yard illuminated year round. Hanging paper lanterns in various corners of your backyard sets the mood for a romantic retreat, as the candlelight is simple and peaceful. Placing colored lighbulbs in your garden’s landscape lights your plants and bushes drawing the eye to the beautiful foliage even at night. Make sure to dim the light to a soft glow, so it doesn’t overpower your yard.

Furniture: Decorating a space with furniture is about accenting the space itself, not filling it to the brim with chairs and tables. Spring furniture doesn’t always have to be monotonous tones of wicker on every deck and patio. Head to your local Target, Home Depot, or thrift store in your neighborhood, and pick up accent tables and chairs. If you prefer to start off with a blank slate, purchase a simple wooden chair or sofa with detachable cushions so you can change the colors and patterns. If you are in need of a table, try a small accent table with a glass top. Place flowers, leaves, sand, and photographs, anything you want on the surface and add another layer of glass over the items you want to showcase. The creative possibilities are endless!

Gardening: Probably the most popular way to begin the spring season is to plant flowers. Take a fun spin on gardening this season and draw from your heritage. Planting the flower of your country is not only a nod to tradition; it is also a fun way to promote a little culture. Latin American colors are bold and vibrant, so it’s no surprise that their national flowers are too.

Trying any of these simple tips and tricks will have you ready for spring (and before you know it, summer) in no time.  Tell us you favorite spring decorating secrets on Facebook and Twitter!