Spring time is the time to change things, a renewal of things. It is the time of year when people across the country begin shaking off the final grounds of winter, opening their windows, and hanging clothes on the lines to dry. It is the time of year that many folks do their cleaning but rarely think of decorating their home. Truth be told, there are very few times of year when it is more advantageous to decorate your home. Face it, for most of us, this is the only time of year that we really enjoy the chore of cleaning.

In the summer time we clean because the kids are constantly tracking dirt, mud, grass, and god knows what else into the house. Cleaning in these days is a chore and yet we still manage to bring out the patriotic colors and celebrate America in style. It’s a wonder how with all the extra cleaning that is going on and the nearly double amounts of lemonade and iced tea being consumed daily. Still we manage to decorate and take great joy in doing so as if some right of passage has been achieved by our home decorating efforts.

When Thanksgiving and Winter time comes around  we clean house because we have no choice. Friends and family will show up and they expect our homes to be well decorated and clean. This I must tell you is quite the achievement with the rush of the holidays on the move and yet somehow we manage to come up with some Christmas cheer when others are around while playing Mr. Scrooge when it comes to running the mop and the broom around our rooms.

Now the Spring is the one time of year in which our cleaning efforts are nothing short of inspired. Yet it is also the spring that often escapes us when it comes to inspiration for decoration. Perhaps we are too tired from all of our cleaning efforts to seek the inspiration to decorate. If this is the case with you, then my hope is that some of the ideas mentioned below will help bring some serious decoration inspiration your way.

• 1) Flowers is for spring time. They are all around us. Use fresh cut flowers and candles to create beautiful arrangement and centerpieces throughout your home.
• 2) Candles and scented candles. While briefly mentioned above they deserve their own spot among the top five to say the least. Candles can be soothing, relaxing, livening, inspiring, beautiful, elegant, and simply smell good. Candles are great no matter what time of the year it is however, if you select candles in bright spring colors and fragrances you might be astonished at exactly how uplifting these candles can be.
• 3) Towels. Yes I said towels. In your kitchen and your bathrooms you need bright, bold colors that signify spring, birth, and renewal. These little touches can make a sizeable difference in not only your attitude about cleaning and decorating but also your attitude about cooking.
   
  4) Fragrance. While most people do not realize that the fragrances we use in our homes is a type of decoration. It makes our noses happy to some degree but also the potpourri and candles are often decorations in and of themselves. Put out bowls filled with brightly colored and lightly scented fragrance balls, dried fruit, and other delights. Gourmet potpourri can be found in all kinds of gift and fragrance shops and is a rather low-cost way to add a fragrant touch to your home decorating as well as the fragrance of your home.
• 5) Fruit. Have bowls placed throughout your home filled with fresh fragrant fruit. Not only does this add yet another layer of fragrance to your home but it is also visually appealing and edible. There are three checks in the ‘pro’ column for this simple ornamental step and I have yet to find one in the ‘con’ column unless you regard the fact that it must be eaten before it gets too ripe.

For those demanding springtime home decorating ideas and inspiration I hope this was of some help. If you haven’t found some eye-catching suggestions above I at least hope that you will have been inspired to find your own astounding finds for spring decorating.

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