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8 Easy Tips to Freshen Up Your Home

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It’s been a long, cold winter! It’s been gray. It’s been bitterly cold. And I am really ready for spring. It’s time to toss out the winter blues and freshen up for Springtime.

Bringing freshness to your home is suprisingly simple and can make a pretty big difference in how your home looks and how you feel. Here are ten easy tips to freshen your home — this spring or year round!

8 Easy Tips to Freshen Up Your Home

8 Easy Tips to Freshen Up Your Home

Add Color
I’m not talking about repainting an entire room (although you definitely can do that!). Instead, add pops of fresh color. How?

Add some colorful throw pillows on furniture.

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Or change up your window treatments for something brighter.

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A really easy way to bring a pop of color is with brightly-colored placements or table runners. Add some fresh fruit or flowers to add  punch of color to your table as well.

Wipe Down Walls

Bucket of water and cloth for cleaning
Fill a bucket with sudsy water, grab a spronge, and get wiping! You’ll remove grime from the walls and will look like you just added a fresh coat of paint!

Polish Wooden Furniture

Bottle of furniture polish on wooden table
Polishing your wood furniture not only will make it shine but you home will smell amazing. Use a lemon polish for a really bright, clean scent. If you are a DIYer, make your own furniture polishing using olive oil and lemon essential oil.

Houseplants
Bring some green indoors with a houseplant on your windowsill. Houseplants help bring a lively look to your rooms! Hanging plants can also help add drama and greenery.

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[stextbox id=”info” shadow=”true”]Tip: Choose a variety that cleans the air, like aloe, spider plant, gerber daisies, or English ivy. You’ll literally be freshening things up by making the air cleaner![/stextbox]

Get Rid of Clutter

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This has always been a hard one for me! An easy tip for getting rid of clutter is to invest in some simple containers like baskets and painted boxes to store your items.

Dust!

Cleaning wooden floor
A quick dusting can freshen up a room in about 5 minutes! Make sure you go over all objects with a duster. I love my Swifter for this reason. You can zoom around the room and dust everything!

Lighting

Blue wark table and chair
Make use of natural lighting as much as you can! Open up those blinds and pull back the curtains. If you don’t have a lot of natural lighting in your home, use blue, “outdoor” type light bulbs in your home to bring the outside indoors.

Change Your Drapes

Kitchen curtain with a copy-space in the middle
If you put heavy drapes up in the winter to block out the cold, take them down! Keep your window coverings minimal in the spring and summertime to let in plenty of light.

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  1. Brandyn says

    April 1, 2015 at 10:19 am

    I love these tips! I have been on a bit of a redecorating kick and have been trying to find easy, budget-friendly ways to make my home look nicer. It’s amazing how seemingly small changes can make such a BIG difference!

    Glad I found you through the Ladies Collective Linkup!

  2. Dawn says

    April 1, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    It is amazing how taking just a few minutes to invest in little things can make a huge difference. I think that light makes a drastic change to any room and love that you shared that as a quick spring freshening tip!

    Dawn

  3. Karren Haller says

    April 3, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Hi there, making my way over from Ladies Collective party. I love your tips, I need to replace my curtains for sure and I like the idea of adding a plant. You have op many good ideas, I would love for you to share on my Friday Features this week.

    Happy Friday.
    Have a great day
    Karren

  4. Emily says

    April 6, 2015 at 10:53 am

    Get rid of clutter & houseplants…favorite tips! Bonus that the houseplants help to clean the air!

    By the way, I love the teal desk in your pictures. 🙂

  5. MM says

    April 6, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    Great ideas! I especially love the one about adding houseplants, that is a favorite of mine to do!

  6. Jennifer S. says

    April 6, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    These are great tips and some I’m going to use when I start spring cleaning this week. Thanks for sharing.

  7. JES says

    April 10, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    These are some great tips! I especially appreciate the wiping down of the walls. They do get quite grimy and a fresh wall really makes a difference! Thank you for sharing this week on the Art of Home-Making Mondays! 🙂

  8. Mrs. AOK says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:45 am

    First off, I love your blog name, tagline, and design. Also, as a fellow coffee lover… I think we should totally be friends 🙂
    Secondly, your tips are AWESOME! You totally made me want to jump out of my chair and get Springifying. My family has no idea what’s about to hit them when I’m done here.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Mommy Monday!
    XOXO

  9. Audrey Blakeney says

    July 13, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    The tip about polishing wooden furniture is a wonderful way to spruce up and clean your home after a dingy winter or rough summer. However, I would add to this tip polishing wooden floors as well. It likewise helps maintain the life span of your flooring. A shiny, clean floor is one of the best ways to make a room feel clean.

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