| Home Style: Decorating tips to assist welcome spring Take time this month to welcome spring by making your house as fresh and pretty as the scenery outside. When it comes to spring wreaths, my top pick this season is a wreath made out of boxwoods. Boxwood greens are just right for this awkward transitional period, when it's not fully spring yet. You can hang this simple green wreath with no adornment and it will look fresh, clean and classy. Or you could punch it up by tying it to your doorknocker with a colorful ribbon. . How about a palette of cream and light gray? Or cream and white? 2. Clusters of cheery pottery You know how it feels any time you open your windows for the first time in the spring, and that cool, fresh breeze sweeps in and scatters the winter blues? That's how I feel when I use bright pottery in my home decor this time of year. Inexpensive and expressive, you can't beat these vases, urns and bowls for value and impact. Another great look for spring this year is layering together several different patterns of soft neutrals. A few pieces of Clementine orange pottery will add some sunshine to the corner of a TV credenza. Heavenly scented candles Spring is definitely a feast for the eye, but it's just as much a delight for the nose. Before the blooms are out in full force, I fill my home with the perfume of spring through scented candles. My favorite this year: Blue Hyacinth. 6. Welcoming door decor I'm a huge believer in dressing up your door for every season. I also can't get enough of coral and marigold right now. Put them together, or pair them with navy and green. Take your cue from the color combinations outside your window: lilac, periwinkle, daffodil yellow, peony pink. One of my favorite color combinations this spring is apple green and turquoise pottery paired together. Or cluster a few different-sized and -shaped vessels together on an end table or a nightstand. I finished my fabric square with a 1-inch flange with mitered corners made out of navy linen. Replace warm and cozy winter textiles with the bright and breezy fabrics of spring. Pillows are a fantastic way to freshen up a room without going to the trouble and expense of slipcovering a sofa. It's a simple step that yields a big visual impact. Start by getting accent pillows made with concealed zippers so you can slip out the down pillow form and insert it into the new season's pillow cover. The beauty of these little pieces is you can pull together several for a big impact, or just tuck one tiny vase into anexisting display on your bookcase for a more subtle effect. 3. Yummy fresh fruit You can't beat spring decorations which are as functional as they are fun. Before you store away the off-season pillow cover, have it cleaned so it's fresh and prepared to go in six months whenever you transition back to fall. The traditional but fresh color combination of navy, apple green and white is making everyone's heart rate go up this season. If you're not a fan of navy, pair the apple green with robin's-egg blue. These are so inexpensive and simple to make, you've got to try it. Start with a yard and a half of decorator fabric, then finish the edges either by sewing a seam, using fabric glue or adding a decorative trim. Now, just place the topper on the diagonal, like a diamond, at the center of your table and decorate it at will. |
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Home Style: Decorating tips to assist welcome spring
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