11 Affordable Ways To Refresh Your Home For Spring

By Michael Rolland, DIY expert at The Paint Shed

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Spring is finally here! What better way to celebrate the end of a long, dark winter than to decorate our homes?

Michael Rolland, DIY expert at The Paint Shed, has shared 10 affordable ways to help you embrace the fresh, spring vibe throughout your home.

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Swap out your wintry soft furnishings

If you don’t feel like redecorating your whole home, you can simply refresh parts of the home with seasonal accessories. A few brighter, more summery furnishings will give your home an instant spring refresh. Spring and summer are great seasons to incorporate more prints, bright colours and stripes throughout the home.

Curtains and cushions in Forever Spring Eau de Nil fabric, £29 per m, ILIV

Fill your home with spring florals

Nothing transforms a room more than a fresh, colourful vase of spring flowers. Tulips, which are said to signal the arrival of spring, are a beautiful and colourful option. Daffodils are also a popular spring flower to incorporate into your home. Their vibrant yellow colouring lightens up any room and breaks the dark and cold spell of winter.

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Add some greenery

The extra light throughout your home in spring makes it a great space for some greenery. House plants are an easy way to bring the outside in, and look beautiful in the sun, giving a spring/summer vibe to your home. Spider plants are a brilliant option as they remove carbon monoxide from the air as well as being pet and child safe.

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Move your furniture around

Throughout winter you may have had your house laid out in a certain way due to using certain areas less. For example, you may have had a sofa blocking your patio doors out to your garden. Re-arranging rooms is an affordable way to change the look of your home entirely and freshen up your space.

Free up those patio doors! Wodge modular corner sofa, £4195, Loaf

Take advantage of outdoor space

If you’re lucky enough to have a lot of outdoor space, you should take advantage of it. Add a nice seating area where you can enjoy family time or unwind after work.

With the weather warming, it’s time to tick off any of the jobs you might have neglected over the cold winter months such as mowing the grass and cutting back the bushes. Spring is the perfect time to make your outdoor space a pleasant place to sit once again.

Pacific Lifestyle Rio 4 Piece Garden Seating Set in Orange, £499.95, Cuckooland

Clean and paint your windows

You might have neglected the outside of your windows over the winter. Painting your windows is a great way to freshen up the exterior of your home. Exposed to the elements, windows start to look a little worn and worse for wear after a long winter, so a fresh lick of paint is the perfect way to give them a new lease of life without having to shell out a lot of money to replace them.

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Give your front door a lick of fresh paint

The winter weather may have left the paint on your front door looking tired and faded. The colour of your front door can have a big impact on the curb appeal of your property. The warmer weather and more sunlight hours spring brings is the perfect excuse to give your door a fresh repaint. A sharp-looking door can really transform the look of a property so choosing a colour that works well is crucial.

Colour carries a great deal of significance, so the one you pick for your front door can have hidden meanings you didn’t even think of. Anthracite grey is fast becoming a popular choice of colour for a style-conscious homeowner. Anthracite grey is a delicate tone, adding a touch of class to traditional and contemporary properties.

Cotton Candy Paint No 111, £44.95 per 2.5 litres, Victory Colours

Create lighter rooms

When spring comes, so does the sun. It’s a time when your house goes from being dark and cold to light and warm. To get the most out of the new season, you may want to re-decorate your walls in a colour more appropriate for springtime. Think warm neutrals, pastels and fresh greens.

Spring is the perfect time to give your home a fresh lick of paint on both the interior and exterior due to more sunlight hours and mild temperatures (not too cold, not too hot). Not only this, if you paint the exterior of your home during the spring, you’ll be free to enjoy both your new colour and your outdoor amenities right as summer begins.

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Update your artwork

Giving your artwork a seasonal update is a quick and easy way to switch up your home from season to season. Rearrange your gallery wall or reframe some pieces into brighter, spring-coloured frames. You could also move a statement piece into a new room.

If you do want to buy new prints, you could look for more colourful, spring and summer-themed pieces to welcome in the warmer months.

Little Squares of Spring Emotion abstract art print, from £30 (A4), Art by Claude & Leighton

Declutter your home

Spring is the ultimate time to declutter spaces and improve storage. Go through each room in your home and see what you can get rid of. Chances are you have a tower of Tupperware boxes you are not using, as well as several out-of-date shower products that have been shoved to the back of your bathroom cabinet.

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Refresh exterior woodwork

To keep your woodwork in prime condition, you need to treat and paint it every couple of months. Spring is the perfect time to make your outdoor space pleasant and ready for the summer months.

During the winter months, your exterior woodwork can fade, deteriorate and weather badly. A fresh coat of paint on your shed, fences and decking will protect them from the elements and keep them looking good for summer.

When picking a garden woodwork paint it’s important that the colour ties in with the look and feel of your home. Brown and natural shades are popular for enhancing the natural beauty of the timber while whites, blues and greens are a good choices for introducing freshness and energy. Reddish tones work best in rustic environments, while bold blacks or greys add a contemporary feel.