5 Easy Spring Updates to Your Home

5 Easy Spring Updates to Your Home that won’t Break the Budget

I don’t know about you but when the warm weather rolls in and the grass gets greener and the spring flowers show up, I start to get the spring cleaning itch. Usually the spring cleaning itch involves not only cleaning and organizing, but also updating the home with a fresh spring feel. I’ve done a few posts on spring updates to your kitchen and bookcase, but I thought this year I’d do 5 easy spring updates to your home. They are simple and budget friendly, but will add color and will cheer up your space!

Fresh Flowers and Foliage

This one is so easy! Go pick up some spring flowers from your local market. They are usually priced really well during this time because all the spring flowers are blooming. Or if it’s a possibility, cut flowers from your yard. I usually like to do one large bouquet of flowers and then smaller flower sprigs in candle holders and place them on end tables and bathroom counters. Don’t forget about all the spring branches that are blooming. Those are a favorite for bring in doors.

Add a pop of color with New Pillows

Pillows are an easy way to a spring update on your sofa and living room space. They add a pop of color or simply add a new home trend to a bland space. I try to get pillows in pairs for balance in home design. If you want to keep your home minimal, then update with lighter or neutral pillows. Pillows can get expensive but there are many great alternatives that are easy on the pocket.

Change Around Your Artwork

Changing around your artwork is an easy spring update to your home. You can change framed artwork and replace with floral postcards or prints or wallpaper prints. I love supporting local artists so I always treat myself to a new original painting every year and the best time to do that is during the spring. Etsy always has great original artwork.

Buy A New Vase Or Home Decor Item

I love to head to Home Goods to find something new to place on an end table or my built-in bookcase. They have a great selection of fun home decor items that are usually under $20. I also love Target OpalHouse and World Market. You can usually find a cute new vase, candle holder or tray for your coffee table.

Change Your Furniture Around

Many people get stuck in their ways, but sometimes a room will open up and feel more inviting when furniture is changed around. I’m not talking about huge changes, just subtle changes like moving a chair in your dining room to the living room. Or moving an end table to another location. You will be amazed how much you love it or hate it! My kids are always voicing what they like and don’t like, but it’s fun to change rooms up a bit.

Updating Living Space for Fall

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Updating Living Space for Fall

I just packed up some of my coastal, summery home decorations to embrace the cooler months ahead.  By adding a few cozy warm touches to the home makes a big impact for updating a living space for Fall.  Just a few simple items are needed when updating a living space for fall.  I like to keep the colors somewhat natural so when Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas comes around it’s easy to incorporate the holiday decorations.  This year I am loving the touch of navy that I’ve seen around the design world.  So I decided to add navy to my living space to warm up the wintery whites.  I’m feeling like navy should be reclassified as a neutral.  Who’s with me on that??  Anyway, the best way to update living space for fall is with the use of pillows!  It’s simple and inexpensive.  Recently, I took a couple of old pillows and had them reupholstered with inexpensive navy fabric that I found at a discount store.  My upholsterer only charged me $28 per pillow.  Not bad on the price!

I also added a few other pillows to balance off the pillow sizes.  The navy and white quilted pillows on the two sofas are so gorgeous and add a fun pattern to the mix.  Theses quilted pillows are handmade by ModernStitch.sb , and they have a fun collection of beautiful patterned quilted pillows.  When updating living space for Fall using pillows, look for pillows that have texture and heavy fabric like flannel or wool.  Don’t forget to add throws to your copper blanket ladder or over the sofa.

Another way to update the living space for fall, is adding cozy touches to the mantle.  I added a variety of pumpkins to my mantle, and I am loving the simple look.  Some of the pumpkins are from DIYs that I did last year like the fabric pumpkins and tissue paper pumpkins.  These are both an easy and simple craft for a big statement.  I also hung modern wreaths over some of the mirrors I have around the house.  With a simple wreath you can easily had wintery white during the later season.

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For my shelves and tabletops, I traded in my coastal shells and coral figurines for white and mercury pumpkins.  It was an easy replacement because the coastal items were also white.  I also added white pumpkins and moss to glass display jars to decorate the end tables and console.

And last but not least I decided to layer my rugs to add warmth and a little bit of color.  The traditional rug ties in the navy hues while still keeping it neutral.  It will be easy to play up the rug with the pinks for the Christmas season.

How do you update a living space for Fall?

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