Are you as ready to say goodbye to winter as I am? Yes, technically the calendar says it’s still winter but we have been blessed with beautiful spring like weather for the last few weeks here in northern California. I confess, I can no longer control the urge to decorate my home for spring.
Decorating seasonally is so easy if you keep a couple of things in mind; first, stick to a tight color pallet and second, designate what I like to call “hotspots” in your home. What’s a hotspot? Not sure what I am talking about? Keep reading…
Are you like me? Do you tire of things quickly? Do you constantly move items around in your home? Do you enjoy puttering around the house adjusting and tweaking decor items? Do you enjoy freshening up your home with seasonal decor? You may be a serial rotator just like me! If you are curious about what it means to be serial rotator, you can check it out below.
Are You a Serial Rotator?
If you are a serial rotator like me, you are going to love the concept of “hotspots”. Hotspots are areas in your home where you change out items seasonally.
A hotspot is any spot in your home that you designate as a spot for a vignette; a seasonal focal point.
Let me explain. For example, I have a long wooden charcuterie board on my kitchen island that I’ve designated as a hotspot. It’s one area in my home where I change out items in the vignette to reflect the current season. The items in this hotspot constantly changes. It’s in a very prominent location in the main living area of my house, a very visible folic point and I can easily change it up at any time.
Not sure how to put together a vignette? If you need some ideas about how you can easily create a vignette you may want to read the post where I take a deep dive on what they are and how you can effortlessly create and incorporate them in your decor.
Where does one incorporate hotspots? Hotspots to consider for your home would be:
- Kitchen table
- Kitchen island
- Dining room table
- Coffee table
- Sofa table
- Side tables
- Fireplace mantle
- Front door or a spot in your entry
- Niches
A spot at the foot of the stairs might be the perfect location for a hotspot. Just take a look around your home for the most logical and practical areas to add a hotspot.
Hotspots should be in a highly visible location but should not get in the way of life’s daily activities. If it is constantly in the way then consider another location.
This is where trays come in real handy. Not only do they corral items for a vignette in a hotspot but trays will make it easy to move those items out of the way when you need that space for a certain task.
Once you have designated hotspots in your home, all you have to do to update your home to reflect the current season or upcoming holiday is change out a few items in your vignettes. Add a few pillows and a throw in coordinating colors to the sofa and you’re all ready for the season!
It really is that easy!
You may be thinking that you don’t have time for all that. It may sound like a lot but it’s actually quite simple to do. You’re not reinventing the wheel, just tweaking a few items in designated spots around your home. The good news is that you don’t have to do everything all in one day; just start swapping out seasonal items a little at a time.
I recommend starting with the most prominent location first and go from there. Find a central spot that is a focal point in your home. Add a seasonal touch there, and use it as the inspiration for the rest of your home. Use it as a jumping off point and let it set the tone of the accent items for the rest of the house.
With designated hotspots you don’t have to reinvent the wheel each season; just swap out a few items in a hotspot to reflect the current season.
Valentine’s Day 
Spring
For example, in my kitchen, I always have my favorite silver water pitcher on the island; I just change out the fresh flowers. The cake stand is always on the island waiting for the next batch of freshly baked treats. The silver bowl holds seasonal items. For winter and Valentine’s day it held tiny pinecones and right now it’s filled with a few fresh lemons for spring. Sometimes I add a candle for a little romance. Nothing complicated. Easy-peasy!
Take a look around your house, where could you easily make a small change to add a seasonal accent?
Red is a great Valentine’s Day accent. 
The same spot, pared down for spring.
I confess, I love the color red. I use it liberally for Christmas and again around the Valentine’s Day holiday. But when spring rolls around, I’m pretty much over all the red and I love to bring out pops of bright green and yellow instead.
TIP: Picking a color and sticking with a tight color pallet will bring a more cohesive look to your interiors.
The niche in my entry is another one of my “Hotspots”. I created and hung this beautiful seasonal wreath in that spot to greet visitors.
Find out how easy it is to make one for your home. Check out the simple step by step DIY instructions for making this beautiful spring inspired wreath. Don’t pay big bucks for a pre-made wreath. It’s so much fun and super easy to make your own in an afternoon, and it will cost you so much less! I’m betting it will look better than anything you can buy too.
Spring Wreath DIY
Think light and airy when decorating your home for spring. Use greenery that has a light and wispy look to it. I also add birds to my decor because we have so many feathered friends that visit our backyard daily. It’s part of the charm of Nature Way. I love using them in my decor and because they are right outside my windows it works in my decor without feeling kitschy.
Try to use items that make sense in your home, items that reflect what is going on right outside your windows. If you don’t have chickens in your yard, I would recommend you refrain from using “Farm Fresh Eggs” signs in your home. They just feel too contrived, artificial, and out of place unless you actually live on a farm with chickens.
Do you have beautiful bulbs blooming in your garden? Cut a few stems and bring them inside.
Keep your vignettes simple so you can easily change them up. Try sticking to a tight color pallet, vary the height of the items you use in your vignettes, and utilize an odd number of items; 3 being the easiest and most pleasing to the eye.
Consider using fewer, larger, bold items for a more dramatic effect. It packs more visual punch and adds more of a wow factor to your interiors. Plus it will look much better than using numerous smaller items that can easily become a lot of visual clutter.
Read about the importance of using negative space in your decor. I wrote a blog post about it and take a deep dive into the concept. Every home should have it!
The Importance of Negative Space
Let Mother Nature be your inspiration when you decorate your home for the season. Mother Nature always gets it just right, so take your cues from what is happening right outside your windows.
Repeating similar elements throughout a room will give it a designer touch and make it look more pulled together.
Remember that less is more when it comes to decorating your home for spring. The days are getting longer and the warm sunny days beg for a lighter hand when it comes to your decor. Keep it simple by adding a few brightly colored touches to your hotspots and start working on lightening up your home for the upcoming sunny spring days.
Try to keep spring decor items light and airy; avoid dark and visually heavy items. Don’t overdo it. Adding just a few simple spring touches to hotspots around your home is really all you need to bring the beauty of spring indoors. Open the curtains and windows. Let the fresh air and the warmth of the sunshine into your home after the long cold winter months.
Add a few simple, seasonal pops of color and keep it light, easy and breezy. Most importantly, make time to get outside and enjoy the beauty that is unfolding all around you this time of the year!
Happy Spring!!!