It’s been a long, dreary winter and I am ready for spring. Living in an area that rarely sees snowfall, slogging through icy mush has been a shock to my senses. I can’t wait for the cheery sound of chirping birds and the neighbors prepping their lawns for spring. Until then I have five simple tricks to freshen up the inside of my home and help me pretend spring is in the air. They’re affordable and won’t break the budget, meaning I can afford to freshen up without feeling guilty.
1. Add fresh flowers, fruit or herbs to the table.
Nothing says spring more than the aroma of fresh flowers. They add a pop of color to any decor and bring the outdoors inside. If you don’t want the expense of fresh flowers, invest in a couple of herb plants. Many have a lovely aroma and as an added bonus, can be used in cooking.
2. Reduce clutter.
One of the quickest ways to help any house feel fresh and clean is to reduce clutter. During the winter clutter seems to pile into every corner of my house. By getting rid of the accumulated things I don’t need, I can make my house airy while donating or selling the extra stuff. One’s man junk is another man’s treasure!
3. Lighten up.
Winter means heavy quilts, throws, blankets and more spread throughout the house. Change the bed linens to lightweight fabrics in pastel colors. Put away the heavy throws and replace the decorative pillows with ones with a pop of color.
4. Update Accessories.
Add a fun new spring scented soap in the bathroom or add a spring scented candle to a room. Change the pictures in your rooms to ones in bright white frames. I always add a seashell wreath to the front door. I may not be able to have a beach getaway but I can pretend!
5. Add a fun new piece to your decor.
Sometimes a fun new piece of furniture can add an entirely new look to a room.
What are some of your favorite tips to freshen up your home for spring?
Thanks for the tips.
These are all such fantastic ideas! I can’t do the fresh flowers (allergic) but I love the “adding new accessories” idea the most – that I can do!
These are some wonderful tips to help bring in the new, warmer season! My family and I have started working on decluttering – it’s a tough job, but I know it will make us feel so much better!
Great tips! Fresh flowers and less clutter always help freshen things up!
I always enjoy using fresh flowers and plants to get the feel and smell of spring. It’s a great tip and I’m glad it’s included on your list.
I am absolutely loving these tips. I definitely need to get rid of some clutter. My husband is itching to get rid of some things in this house. Ha ha ha!! I will definitely be applying these tips.
What a nice table presentation in your picture. Daisies symbolize happy spirit especially that Spring is coming 🙂
These are all great tips! I was just saying the other day, I can’t wait until it’s warm enough to open the windows. I definitely need to freshen up my house.
I loved the video. Cute way of advertising.
I need to freshen up around my house soon but starting a kitchen remodel which is looking like it will take over a good portion of the house so I will most likely wait.
Thanks so much for the great tips!!!! really helpful, cant wait to go shopping for my home 😀
I want to add a fun new piece to my decor! It always makes me happy to see something fresh in the room! 🙂
I think there are definitely some small things to do to brighten up the home.
I love how simple this is and what a huge impact it made to the room!
great simple ideas, I love change – I get bored of looking at the same things day after day.
These are all great ideas. I really like the idea of putting out fresh flowers to brighten things up. Also, I love to really declutter once a season. If I let it go longer than that, I get way too overloaded later trying to organize stuff.
Great tips that I am definitely going to use!! We need major work here!
I can’t wait to add flowers to the house!! i’m so tired of winter!
These are fantastic tips! I am so ready to make the house Spring ready
Budget has been tight for a while so generally we just change out the towels, bath mats, etc from a dark color to a light color. Then we pack up the dark until the next winter.
I’m definitely going to reduce clutter once I start redecorating this spring. I’m tired of all the stuff we have accumulated.
Fantastic tips! I need to freshen up my house in a bad way!
Spring? What is that? I believe I’ve heard of it but I’m currently buried under 5 ft of snow. *sigh* Can’t wait.
Great tips.. I’m SOOO ready for spring cleaning and totally agree… reduce clutter and bring something new in.. that always makes me feel good..thanks for a great post
I really need to get to freshening the place up a little 🙂 and I have to say I think fresh flowers make all the difference.
I love fresh flowers in the house, but my cats knock them over and try to eat them 🙁 I really need to declutter and bringing out lighter colors. I can’t wait for Spring!
I like to change curtains and tablecloths for the seasons. You can really set the seasonal mood that way!
Can’t wait for spring to be here. Hopefully we will have warmer days. Only 15 days to go but it seems that it is getting colder and colder up here in Montreal =(
Wonderful tips! I love having fresh flowers in the house. It really cheers things up.
Those are fantastic tips! I am currently working on decluttering so we can enjoy more of our home.
Your post has inspired me to work on reducing clutter. Our HOA is organizing a neighborhood yard sale, so that would be a great opportunity to reduce clutter and freshen up our home.
Flowers and new plants are a nice way to spruce things up; another way to de-bulk is to remove winter gear and store it in a closet.
I love giving my home a huge spring cleaning every year and get rid of things I no longer need or use.
I love using fresh herbs. They smell so wonderful. I know when I use basil, you can smell it for a long way.
these are wonderful tips for spring. I love bringing in fresh flowers
Reduce clutter is my number one thing I need to work on. But if it’s not my clutter it’s my kids! It is truly never ending.
That is so funny, but I just started buying flowers on a weekly basis! It really does make a difference and the house feels so much more cheery!
I am having Spring fever SO bad! I can’t wait until it’s a little warmer out, and I can open all of my windows to let some fresh air in here, and start spring cleaning. Thanks for all the great tips!
Winter has been AWFUL here too and I was just talking last night about how flowers brighten up a home! lovely daffodils!
Definitely flowers and lighter colors throughout the home. 🙂
I’ve been tackling a lot of clutter lately, feels great! Flowers are a nice and welcome touch, great tips!
Your flowers are so pretty! That’s my favorite way to add spring to the house.
Such great tips. And those flowers are gorgeous.
Reducing clutter is such a great idea. I am working on that one!
Every day for the last month I have been doing a little spring cleaning. These are all great tips!
Great tips I am dreading spring cleaning because I have so many things that need to be organized it is not funny.I have way too much clutter 🙁
I just bought some daffodils to liven up my kitchen. $1.49 at Trader Joe’s!
My goal is to go from room to room and declutter things and add new decor as well to get ready for Spring! I love your tips!!!
We just moved into a new home so I have no decor right now (except for an Easter Decoration that we found yesterday). I am taking a break today to go find things we need and am sure we will find a few things to decorate with. I love that vase and especially that candle holder in your photo.
Oh I definitely need to do some of these things. I do need to declutter and add a new piece of decor. I love spring cleaning because then I go through and just dump almost everything, by the time I’m done my house is almost empty. It’s amazing all the stuff we collect throughout the year!
I agree winter has been too long! I can’t wait to get to KMart and get some things for my garden & for my patio!
I definitely need to do some decluttering for Spring, and I like the idea of adding in a new this or that to liven and perk things up!
I am in serious need of some freshening up. I need to get started on my spring cleaning and throw away some clutter.