A New Look For Spring – by Carmen Whitlock

Making Your House Your Home, April 2014 – by Carmen Whitlock, Eleglance Home Decor

With daffodils and crocuses blooming, it’s a great time to freshen-up the interior of our homes. We’ve all heard the expression, “Spring Cleaning,” and for me, there’s more to it than just cleaning!

The warm, jeweled tones that helped us feel cozy during the cold winter months now need to be lightened and freshened-up with fresh, spring colors.

Green is one of those colors and depending on the shade and tone, goes with just about any color in your home. Look at nature—we see various shades of green trees, shrubs, leaves and grasses and they all coordinate with other colors around them. So why not bring in some fresh or artificial greenery this time of the year? Why not design and plan a new tablescape, change-out your mantle, shelves and ledges? How about your kitchen countertop or the area around your soaking tub? Artificial greenery has become much more realistic-looking and you can put it away when the season is done and bring it back out again next spring. Feel free to incorporate some fresh flowers and greenery along with the artificial.

Layering is always a great idea, too. Start with a base—table cloth, or runner and then add to it. Decide on the larger items and if you will have 1, 3 or more items on your table. Position them so they balance nicely with overhead lighting and so you can see around them. Use some garland with twigs, grapevine or greenery and weave it in and out of your focal pieces. For fun, add something whimsical—a bunny on wheels, ducks doing a dance, a sign with fun words, round spheres, colored rocks, etc.

Try using a wreath as a centerpiece on your table and put a large ceramic bird or bunny in the middle of it. A hurricane candle holder also sits nicely in the middle of a wreath—simply add smaller items such as decorative eggs, moss balls, fruit, jute pears or even a candle.

Your heavy bed coverings can now come off, be cleaned and put away for fall. It’s time to lighten the look of your bedroom by using lighter-colored and lighter-weight bed coverings and pillows. And, it’s a great time to switch-out the pillows on the sofa.

If you don’t have a lot of storage space, think about just changing out the color of your candles, bath towels and kitchen towels for the season. A lighter-weight and lighter-colored throw on your favorite chair or ottoman will create a little change for the season, too.

Eleglance Home Decor has a wonderful assortment of spring and summer-colored garlands, wreaths, candles, decorative containers, throws and pillows and is always ready to help make your house your home.

Eleglance Home Decor is located at 110 N. 5th Street in Jacksonville, Oregon.

Posted March 28, 2014

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