It’s Spring! Is it Time to Update your Bedding?

How Often to Swap

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Continuing with our Spring Update series, we are jumping to bedding this week. With bedding being a sizable investment, you don't want to feel like it needs to be updated constantly. One trick that can help your space feel refreshed is to have two full sets of bedding. One set for Spring/Summer, and one set for Fall/Winter. The style and materials should reflect the season ie. lighter weight fabrics for the warmer months and a bit heavier for the colder months. 

What Feel are you Going for?

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Your bedroom is a place in your home that should feel the most comfortable and personal to you. This means you should make it exactly what you want and not worry with anything else. Whether you want your bedroom to feel like a high end hotel or a cozy french cottage, make it your own. Fill it with items that make you happy and bring you comfort. Bedding is one of the most important aspects of creating your oasis. Are you a no fuss type? Skip the excessive throw pillows. Are you craving over the top glam? Go there! This space is all about you. 

Spring/Summer Bedding Inspo

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If you are still feeling a little lost on what direction you want to go in when updating your bedding, check out these inspiration photos to get some ideas!

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Its Spring! Is it Time to Update your Window Treatments?

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On last weeks blog we talked about updating your throw pillows for Spring. While a pillow update is something you could easily do every season, window treatments certainly do not need to be updated every season. That being said, with Spring in full swing, it may make you look around your home and realize you are tired of the same treatments you've had for years. 

Change with the Times

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When it comes to window treatments, it can be easy to look them over and keep them the same while everything else in the room changes around it. It is important to keep your treatments updated as well as in line with the rest of the space. For example, if you have recently updated the furniture in your living room to a casual transitional style and your window treatments remain very traditional, you will not be able to achieve the full look you are going for. 

Less is More

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Gone are the days of over the top treatments like heavy tapestry panels topped with huge dramatic swagged valances. These days less is truly more. Simple clean lines rule the day, with soft textures and patterns being what you're seeing all over. Some of our favorite go-to treatment styles include faux roman shades, box pleat valances, and grommet or pinch pleat panels. Popular treatment fabrics include soft neutrals, simple embroideries, and geometric patterns. 

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Its Spring! How to Select Throw Pillows to Update your Space

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With the turn of the season upon us, many look around their home and want some changes. It inspires us to freshen up and update our space. One way to pull off a quick and impactful update this Spring is by updating your throw pillows. Whether it be your living room, bedroom, or even a banquette or window seat, swapping out your throw pillows can make a huge difference. 

Pattern Mixing

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When selecting throw pillows, pattern mixing is one aspect that can cause some to struggle. Keep this simple rule in mind, pair large scale patterns with small scale patterns or solids. You wouldn't want to add three small scale patterned pillows to a sofa for example. This will become too busy and wont be pleasing to the eye. By pairing large scale patterns with small scale you create depth and visual interest. 

Think Light and Bright for Spring

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When Spring comes we are all craving to ditch the heavy layers and darker colors that we associate with the cold weather. Spring feels like a fresh start and with that comes light and bright colors. These photos show great examples of how to add light and fresh colors in your throw pillows!

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Its Spring! How to Decorate with Florals

In Patterned Fabrics

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Spring is in the air and that means the flowers are in bloom {yay!}. If you are feeling inspired by the fresh buds outside and want to start introducing florals into your home, one way to do so is with floral patterned fabrics! Floral fabrics come in a wide variety of styles and types. Some may immediately think of the small scale florals of their grandmother’s day. Think again! There are beautiful floral fabrics for almost any taste. Florals are best used in small amounts here and there. They can make gorgeous statements when used correctly. These photos show two great examples of how you can use floral fabrics in decor. 

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In Art

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Another great way to introduce florals into your home is in artwork. Again, there is a huge variety in the types and styles you can choose from to fit you and your home’s personality. Everything from over the top traditional to minimalistic contemporary and everything in between is what you'll find on the market today. One of our favorite ways to introduce floral artwork into a space is with abstract florals. Using this style can allow masculine and feminine styles to merge  since we normally think of florals as leaning toward the feminine side.

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With Real or Faux Stems

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Finally, you can introduce florals into your space by using real or faux stems in an arrangement. Some of our favorite types to use when going faux include orchids, tulips, hydrangeas and peonies. All of these flowers can look very real in their faux forms which is an important quality to have when putting together a faux arrangement. Bringing Spring indoors with real or faux stems can truly breath life into any space and can give you that fresh feel you've been searching for!

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Spring Decor Trends

Purples - Inspired by the Color of the Year

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Pantone’s color of the year is “Ultra Violet” which a gorgeous purple tone. The color of the year always inspires trends in both the fashion as well as the home decor world. Look out for this gorgeous color and similar shades to pop up everywhere! This color would look beautiful worked into small touches like your throw pillows. 

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Preppy Chic

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Preppy chic is a huge trend this Spring. This trend includes patterns like gingham and plaid as well as fun bold colors like bright blues and reds. With stores like Reese Witherspoon’s Draper James becoming hugely popular, there has been a resurgence of preppy style. Although it is on trend at the moment, it also falls under the category of being a classic style choice, so its really a win win!

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Natural Wood

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Finally, natural woods are very on trend for Spring. These photos show perfect examples of how to incorporate natural wood tones into your interior spaces. We love the look of light woods and the warmth that brings into any room. This is one trend that will carry on well past just this season alone.

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It’s Almost Spring - Here’s how to Begin Transitioning your Decor

Heavy Fabrics and Textures Out, Light and Airy In

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When those cold months roll around we tend to bring in lots of layers, heavy fabrics and a lot of texture. With Spring time knocking at the door its time to start thinking about removing some of these layers and heavier fabrics. Go back in with lighter weight fabrics to create a more airy feel to your space. 

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 Bring in More Color

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One other easy way to begin transitioning your decor from Winter to Spring is by adding in fun punches of color. This is easiest to do in places like your throw pillows, blankets, and small accessories. That way you are not having to invest a lot in constantly switching ALL of your decor for every season, just small touches here and there.

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Bring the Outdoors Inside

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One of the first signs of Spring is when you begin to see green popping up outside. Fresh grass and new buds are everywhere you look, so why not bring that fresh green into your home? There are so many types of indoor plants that are extremely easy to care for like succulents for example. Not comfortable with caring for a real plant? Go faux!  Things like orchids and succulents can look very realistic in their faux versions!

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Spring Spruce Up - Quick ways to Freshen your Den / Family Room

Next up in our Spring Spruce Up series we are talking quick ways to freshen up your family room or den space. The den is a place where you and your family gather, where the main goal is for it to be comfortable and inviting. Check out our tips below to give this space a refresh!

Update Your Pillows

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One easy and impactful way to update your family room is to update your throw pillows. Throw pillows are meant to be updated and refreshed every couple of years if possible. This is an easy change to make and a necessary one as the patterns and colors that you selected for your space a few years back, is most likely not what you are going to be drawn to now. Places like homegoods are a great resource for throw pillows because they have trendy as well as classic options all at very reasonable prices!

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Add in New Accessories 

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Another quick way to freshen and update your family room or den is by adding in or replacing some of your accessories throughout. This is another place where the pieces you bought maybe 5 years ago are no longer your favorite things to have on display. It is also another inexpensive way to add to your space since you can find great accessories at any price range.

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Rearrange Your Space

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How about an option for freshening your space that wont cost you a dime?! Try simply rearranging the existing furniture you have in your family room for a quick and easy refresh. While this wont work in every space, it is always worth a try to see if there is a different layout that will work to give a new feel. 

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Spring Spruce Up - Quick ways to Freshen your Kitchen

As we continue our Spring Spruce Up series, we move right along into the kitchen. This is a place where we spend so much of our time, yet somehow it can turn into the last place we think about when it comes to updating our decor. Below are few quick ways you can freshen up your kitchen’s decor!

Countertop Accessories

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Your kitchen countertops are crucial workspaces that need to be functional and left mostly open and clean. This is not to say that your functional items like fruit/bread baskets and other containers shouldn't reflect the design style that runs through the rest of your house. These are items that can make a huge difference in your space once you update them!

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Art Work

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Art is another thing in your kitchen that can stay the same for years on end while you walk past it everyday not thinking twice about the impact that changing it would make. There are so many different directions you can go with the art you choose for your kitchen. If you are one who likes for your art to have a kitchen like feel, there are so many fun updated options out there that can be just what your kitchen needs to add a little spark of interest. We do suggest sticking with pieces that are easily cleanable for any possible messes that may occur. 

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Cabinet Hardware Swap

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Lastly, a quick and inexpensive way to spruce up your kitchen is by swapping out your cabinet and drawer hardware. This swap could be from an outdated brass to a clean brushed nickel or a standout oil rubbed bronze. Or maybe you are happy with your current hardware’s finish but want to switch up the style, this is a great option as well!

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Spring Spruce Up - Quick ways to Freshen Bathrooms

As we continue our Spring Spruce Up series, one place in the home that immediately jumps to mind where a quick refresh is always a good idea, is the bathroom. Check out our tips below on freshening up the bathrooms in your home for Spring!

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Shower Curtain

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When taking on a bathroom update, one of the most cost effective and impactful changes to make is updating your shower curtain. When it comes to choosing a curtain, we usually suggest staying away from anything too theme oriented like a beach scene or nautical items. The main reason we suggest staying away from these is because it is easy to tire of these overly themed pieces. This isn't to say you can’t still have a nautical or beach vibe in your bathroom, you can just incorporate it in more subtle ways like artwork that are easier to swap out over time. 

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Bathroom Accessories

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Updating your bathroom accessories is another quick way to freshen up your bathroom this Spring. When we say accessories that can be a whole range of items including everything from toothbrush holders, to trays, to your toilet paper holder. We tend to think of these items as very functional so it can be easy to overlook the style they can add to your space. You will be amazed at what updating items like these can do for the overall look and feel of your bathroom!

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