6 fresh ideas to spruce up your home for spring

Spring is a season of awakening the senses. Nature sends a message to our brains when we see flowers coming out of the earth and when we start waking up to the relentless chattering of birds. While we may feel the approach of spring in various ways outside, it takes a bit more work to bring spring inside. 

You can give your house a new lease on life with a little inspiration. Here are some quick and easy ways to give your home a fresh spring look:

1. Declutter and clean up

It's essential to start your seasonal refresh with a blank slate after spending the previous season indoors hibernating. Don't forget to clean your appliances, dust light fixtures, and refresh your bedding in addition to your usual to-do list of dusting blinds, washing floors, cleaning windows, and preparing your patio. Make sure to clear and move winter-related things to their proper locations before you start any decorating or cleaning.

2. Air out your home

Simply opening all the windows and letting the proper ventilation in is the fastest and simplest method to usher in spring. There is no substitute for letting clean breezes in and shooing dust and viruses out after a long winter of the same stagnant recycled air.

3. Make your home smell like Spring

The fragrances of spring are abundant. Fill your home with the season's energising scents. It's simple to set the ambience for spring in your home using diffusers and oils. Spring aromas are peaceful, flowery, fruity, and tropical.

4. Bring some blossoms indoors

Blooming plants, trees, and flowers are the epitome of spring, so why not bring them inside? Beautiful houseplants such as hydrangeas, roses, stargazers, oriental lilies, dahlias, yarrow, alstroemeria, and zinnias will bring colour and liveliness into your space. Choose an asparagus fern, snake plant, pothos, or philodendron for the perfect amount of greenery in your home while requiring very little upkeep. You may also use delicately fragrant flowers like hyacinths or lilacs for large spaces where the aroma won't be too overpowering.

5. Add a splash of colour

Fresh colours are a key component of spring decor, and accessories are a simple springtime upgrade. Beautiful flowers, intriguing antique or modern pieces, and book stacks on a coffee table or console can instantly enhance a room.

Even painting a wall a vibrant, stimulating colour or covering it with wallpaper with a design that complements your current colour scheme might result in a striking feature wall.

6. Replace the winter décor and linens

Switch out animal skins, thick wool and acrylic blankets, and hairy or felt pillow coverings for lighter alternatives to treat your living space the same way you treat your closet. Change out your winter blankets and duvets for lighter ones after washing your foundation bedding (pillows, mattresses, pillow coverings, and bed skirts).

Spring is a season of awakening the senses. Nature signals to our minds that it is time to recharge, reset, and reignite as we start to awaken to the chirping of birds and catch the first scent of blossoms. If you're thinking of buying a new house this spring, there's no better place to start than the Upper Highway to make you feel at home. Contact Seeff Hillcrest & Kloof today and our property professionals will help you find the perfect home.