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DE-CLUTTER YOUR SURROUNDINGS
Minimize your accessories by packing away at least half
of your tabletop and bookcase clutter. Spring’s design focus
should be simple and minimalist. Try rolling up rugs, freshening
pillows and changing your bed linens to reflect the season.
INCORPORATE NATURE
Create a relaxed mood by bringing nature inside for a visual
relief from the long, cold winter. Bring branches of willow, quince,
apple and plum into a room and force blooms to breathe freshness
into your personal space. Buy potted flowers from the supermarket
and lots of wicker baskets. Place fresh flowers in miniature vases
in rooms where you spend your most time, like the bathroom, kitchen
and family room. A touch of the outside will always create a relaxing
mood.
SWITCH IT UP!
Try reversing a room for a spring feeling. Mix it up by
shifting a rooms focus away from a fireplace and towards a window
where the season can become part of the décor. Scramble the
furniture to create a new view.
SLIP INTO SPRING
Purchase simple slipcovers for your darker upholstered
pieces. Or add a piece of outdoor wicker furniture with a floral
pillow in your bedroom so that you wake each morning with the anticipation
of the season to come.
CREATE FUN, SPRING CRAFTS
Create an economical, pale pastel accessory theme by spray-painting
dollar store items in a monochromatic, creamy pink, soft green or
pale yellow. Group these items in a focal zone in your home to lighten
the mood with spring flair. For example, cheap flowerpots, candleholders
or vases can be painted and clustered to display your spring fever.
John C. Franke,
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
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