How to Use Color to Decorate Your Spring Home

Are you decorating your home for spring? Do you struggle with how to use color to decorate your spring home? I understand. Here are ideas to help you easily decorate for spring and then morph into Easter.

When do you begin to decorate for spring? I typically wait until March 1. Since our weather this year has been unseasonably spring-like, I’m planning an early transition to spring decor. I want the colors of spring to brighten our home inside to match the vibe outside.

We also decorate our home for Easter, so we have quite a collection of bunnies, baskets, and eggs in a variety of colors and patterns, and textures. I wait until a few weeks before Easter to add those touches.

I like to review the spring and Easter decorating ideas I used the previous years so that I don’t repeat them in exactly the same way. Then, I create some new spring DIY decorations for our home that can ease into Easter. Here is a mix of new and older spring and Easter decor.

Then I mix up our existing spring and Easter decorations to give the current year a different look. Occasionally, when I see a cute new bunny or another item that would look nice with our current collection, I purchase it.

I typically begin a seasonal change of decor in our living room, kitchen and sitting room since that is one large space. Next will be the entry and dining room. The last area I tackle is our bedroom and bathroom. Depending on the weather, the front door area could be the first thing or the last thing I decorate.

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Spring Color and Where to Use It

Spring is knocking on our doors and that means it’s time to infuse our homes with those fresh, vibrant colors that perfectly capture the spirit of the spring season. Spring colors are my favorites. I have some tips for incorporating them into your living spaces.

Traditional Spring Colors

Let’s start with the classics. When we think of spring, we often envision soft pastels or bright floral colors:

• almost all shades of pink – from blush pink to bright pink
• sky blue, baby blue, deep blue, aqua
• mossy green, grass green, mint green
• sunshine yellow, butter yellow
• shades of orange – peach, coral, apricot
• light shades of purple – lavender

These colors evoke feelings of renewal, freshness, and joy, making them perfect for infusing your home with a cheerful atmosphere.

Where to Use Spring Colors

One of the easiest ways to incorporate these traditional spring colors into your decor is through accessories:

• throw pillows
• curtains
• rugs
• books
• art
• flowers
• throws
• candles
• decorative objects – vases, bowls, trays
• lamps

Lighter fabrics in pastel hues instantly brighten up your space. A few strategically placed accent pieces can go a long way in transforming a room’s look and feel.

For those who are feeling a bit more adventurous, consider painting an accent wall in a soft pastel shade or adding a pop of color with statement pieces of furniture.

Even a chair can act as a spot to style a spring or Easter vignette. It fills space and adds color and whimsy.

A pale pink couch or a mint green armchair can add just the right amount of whimsy and charm to your living room or bedroom, like this scene by Mark Scott in Better Homes and Gardens.

Don’t forget about the power of florals! Fresh flowers in shades of pink, blue, and yellow can breathe life into any room and serve as a natural extension of your spring color palette.

Place them in vases throughout your home or create a stunning centerpiece for your dining table to instantly elevate your decor.

When it comes to where to use these spring colors, the possibilities are endless.

Experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your space and personal style. You can choose to go all out with a full-blown pastel parade or simply add subtle hints of color here and there.

Embracing the spirit of spring colors in your home decor brings a smile to my face. I bet it does for you, too.

Let your creativity infuse your home with the beauty of traditional spring colors. Your space will thank you, and you’ll feel refreshed and rejuvenated every time you walk through the door.

Spring Decorating Process

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We keep our spring and Easter decorations in the attic and have to bring them into the house. Sweet Shark’s bar is usually our “staging area”. Then I begin the process of decorating the house.

• After unpacking all the boxes of spring and Easter decorations, I examine each item, deciding what I want to reuse this year and what new items I want to make. I hold back on the Easter items for a few weeks.
• When I find items I want to use again, I begin distributing them throughout our living spaces. I repeat the process until all my areas are filled. I’ll rearrange items until I’m satisfied with the result.

TIP: I find that starting with the larger items in your seasonal decor works best. Then fill in with smaller pieces.

For me, spring colors should be fresh, crisp and vibrant – blues, greens, pinks, or yellow. Pinks and blues tend to be my dominant colors.

I’ve already used blue and green this spring. For more spring and Easter, I like to stick with the same colors, but add in more pretty pastels, especially pinks, blues, and soft greens.

Spring Front Door Floral Wreath

I created this garden-style spring wreath for our front door. It’s full of peonies, cherry blossoms, ranunculus, and tulips. Pink is the color of choice for this new wreath.

Here you can learn how I made this beautiful floral wreath.

Fabric and Floral Spring Wreath for Your Entry

Here is another spring wreath I made. This second wreath is the centerpiece of our entry.

I love the combination of pink flowers and fabric scraps that give this wreath both color and pattern. It has a fun vibe with bright spring colors of pink, blue, purple, and green.

Here is how to make this spring wreath with fabric scraps and flowers. You can change out the colors to your favorites and customize the wreath with your own fabric scraps.

I didn’t stop with just the wreath in the entry. I filled it out with a floral arrangement using a vintage white container filled with faux pink peonies, a pink checked runner, pink candles, and green moss bunnies – they give just a mention of Easter to come.

Spring Dining Room in Blue

Since blue is my other favorite color – anytime of year – I especially love to use it prominently for spring. Our dining room is front and center when you enter our home, so I always want it to look its best.

When I found a runner in a beautiful pattern with blue bunnies at the antique mall, I knew it would set the color and tone for a spring and Easter tablescape.

I also wanted to use a lot of my blue chinoiserie pieces, especially my new blue bunnies.

Here you can see the complete blue spring and Easter tablescape. It’s my most favorite.

Colorful Pastels on the Living Room Bookcase

Our bookcase takes up most of the only wall in our living room. It’s a major focal point that always gets a big dose of seasonal decorations.

Since the bookcase is white with an open back, it’s important to fill it with an abundance of color. Pastels in all shades are found here. This is where many of our Easter decorations find a home for the season.

The year I styled this bookshelf, I used a white and glass lantern with the first of the Easter vignettes. This lantern was purchased several years ago at Pier 1 (which, unfortunately, is no longer here).

First, I put in pastel shred, two bunny figurines, a few painted Easter eggs, and finally, two faux bunches of tulips. Together, these Easter decorations create a nice vignette to fill part of one of the shelves.

TIP:  I find it easiest to start with containers and decorations that I know will be part of the vignette.

On one of the upper shelves, I added two pink faux-flower stems from Dollar Tree to two tall white vases. I added some carrots to the basket on the back of a large white bunny.

Below that shelf, the lantern vignette is joined by a couple of bunnies. I found the bunny “doll” last year at a local antique mall.

On the next shelf down are three Easter baskets that belonged to my kids. I filled them with shred, Easter eggs, and curly ribbon, all of which I already had on hand.

My sweet furry sheep shared that shelf.

TIP: Use coffee table books as art and filler.

Our pink “jelly rabbit” gets to perch on the very top shelf. I moved my vintage grain scoop with faux hydrangeas up there from my earlier spring coffee table.

Spring Mantel Hops into Easter

I designed our spring mantel using these DIY “cherry-blossom” stems in a flea market white pitcher. A pink pedestal dish (from Home Goods) filled with faux vines and eucalyptus pairs with wooden candlesticks and pink candles. The final addition is an oval wood tray.

This mantel was so simple to style and only took about 10 minutes.

After a few weeks, it was easy to add some Easter bunnies and more florals.

The first thing I did on the left side of the mantel was a trio of faux peony blooms to the pink pedestal dish already filled with eucalyptus and vines.

Next, on the right side of the mantel, I added two wood bunnies with pink polka-dot bows.

In the center, I added vintage clay pots and a bit of reindeer moss from Dollar Tree for a hint of green.

A trio of acrobat bunnies that belonged to my son fills the center of the mantle.

TIP: Mixing small, interesting elements with larger items draws the eye. That approach makes you want to come closer to explore.

With the tall stems in the white pitcher, the tall bunny on the right, and the tall candlesticks on the left, an asymmetrical but balanced “V” forms on the mantel, pulling the eye in.

TIP: Always create a focal point that draws the eye in.

Spring Decorating on the Coffee Table

Decorating the coffee table in every season and holiday is high on my home decor to-do list. It’s such a strong focal point in any living room. First I added a collection of blue chinoiserie pieces paired with multi-colored faux tulips.

Then I paired this tray with a stack of four large coffee table books in pinks and blues.  I moved the favorite blush-pink pedestal from HomeGoods onto the books and filled it with a collection of DIY decoupaged Easter eggs.

I hope that you enjoyed how I used spring colors in my spring and Easter decorating ideas.

New Spring Accessory Ideas

If you are in the market for some new spring decor, check out these 10 items I found online:

• These beautiful spring cache pots that come in several colors. Buy one color or mix it up.
• This pretty bird design on a blue candle. Great for a birthday or Mother’s Day gift.
• These gorgeous coffee table books: Ranunculus and Peonies. Confession – I bought both of these. Sitting down with a glass of Chardonnay and browsing through these books will calm your mind and fill your heart with beauty. They become colorful spring decor.
• The prettiest set of spring placemats. Perfect for a spring or Easter luncheon.
• This pretty linen and cotton designer stripe pastel pillow. Actually, I think the colors will work in summer and early fall, too.
• This sweet flower pillow. So delicate.
• This pretty pink jar for all your pink lovers.
• These cool candleholders in three colors. Fun and funky.
• This awesome mirror comes in multiple sizes and several colors. For bedroom, bathroom, hall, or entry. Perfect for a nursery or child’s room, too.
• This springtime design artwork in three colorways and several sizes. Pick one or all three for a gallery behind a sofa or buffet.

If you are wondering how to transition back to spring after Easter, here is a post with helpful tips and suggestions.

Did you find these spring decorating ideas helpful? Here’s a little more inspiration for you – How to Use Pretty Pastels in a Spring Tablescape and Fresh and Colorful Spring Home Decor. Check out these beautiful spring ideas.

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