Home » Home Decor » A Guide to Preparing Your Home for the Spring Season
–Declutter for Spring
–Lawn Maintenance
–Colourful Textile and Decor
–Using Fresh Plants In Decor
–Get Ready for Spring Cleaning
–Repair Windows and Other Fixtures
Spring is when the weather gets warmer, and everything outside starts to look fresh and green. You can see the tiny little buds of crocuses popping out of the ground and the snow melting. It’s like nature is waking up after a long sleep. Well, refreshing your home is always a good idea to welcome such a delightful seasonal change. So, to help you out in this regard, we’ve compiled this home decor guide. Here we’re going to talk about some creative yet incredibly simple ways to prepare your home for spring.
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How to Prepare Your Home for Spring: 5 Useful Tips
Here are some easy tips to get your home spring ready.
Declutter for Spring
The first important thing you need to do to get your home ready for the spring season is to declutter. Of course, it is not recommended to exert yourself by organising the entire house in one day. Instead, take your time and start working at your convenience. Map out all your organisation ideas room by room. Begin with clearing off all your winter stuff from smaller areas, such as wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, and bathrooms. In the later phase, declutter bigger areas of your home like the living room, dining room, and bedroom.
Lawn Maintenance
Once the lawn in the front yard or backyard of your home makes it through the long haul of winter, it may require proper maintenance. There is a high chance that the dry and snowy season may have caused your lawn to go in bad shape, but you can make it look attractive again by carrying out an extensive spring lawn care task.
If there are any snowdrifts, start by shovelling them away. Use appropriate equipment like a fan rake to remove leaves and level the grass in your lawn using a lawn mower. Moreover, use different types of organic fertilisers to fertilise your lawn and make it look greener again. Don’t forget to water your lawn area on a regular basis.
Recommended: You can also take help from these tips to prepare your lawn for spring.
Colourful Textile and Decor
One of the best ways to enjoy the colours of the spring season is to bring them indoors. Fill up your decor with pastel colours and fresh patterns of floral accent. Spruce up your seating arrangements by adorning your sofa sets with multi-coloured cushions.
Pick a colourful tablecloth for the centre table in your lounging area to make your living space appear cheery and bright. You can also incorporate an eye-popping colour scheme around your house by making use of colourful textiles including curtains, drapes, and blinds. Here are some more useful spring decor tips for you.
Refresh Your Home Office
With many of us now embracing hybrid working, it has been over two years of working from home. Therefore, this is the perfect time to refresh your personal workspace for the upcoming spring season.
Consider upgrading your space with a new desk or an office chair, and look for stylish office storage solutions to ensure your workspace is comfortable, enjoyable, and functional. On a side note, don’t forget to check out our comprehensive guide on the cost of setting up a home office.
Incorporating Fresh Plants In Decor
Since spring is the season when different types of flowers bloom, it can be a good idea for you to try incorporating fresh plants in your interior and exterior decor. When it comes to the interior, you can position flowery plants on kitchen countertops, windowsills, and along the walkway of your corridor. Here are some of the best ways to keep your houseplants healthy.
To decorate your exterior with plants, you can place them in a certain pattern on your balcony or position them in hanging pots on the terrace or patio area, which will also increase the curb appeal of your property. Alternatively, you can decorate your home with fake plants.
Get Ready for Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning presents a valuable opportunity to address those areas that you might overlook in your daily cleaning routine. By dusting cracks and corners for cobwebs, wiping down blinds, and tackling those forgotten areas, you can start the spring season with a fresh and clean home.
Don’t forget to include window frames in your spring cleaning routine, as condensation can build up on windows during the winter months due to central heating and cold weather. To clean them, simply use a damp microfiber cloth to remove any build-up and then dry them with a clean cloth.
Repair Windows and Other Fixtures
The stormy winds and snowy weather of the winter season usually take their toll on the fixtures around your house, especially on the frames and locks of the windows and doors. Usually, in spring and the warmer seasons following it, the use of windows and doors increases as they are opened and closed more frequently, mostly for ventilation purposes, which is why bringing them into top shape is considered one of the most important steps to prepare your home for spring.
Pro Tip: If your area is prone to bugs and critters, make sure to install mosquito nets or fly screens on different inlets in your home to safely enjoy the pleasant spring breeze.
These were some creative yet easy-to-work-on tips on how to prepare your home for spring. Feel free to reach out to us with your queries and suggestions at blog@zameen.com. We’d be glad to hear from you.
Meanwhile, you might also like to read our blog about ways to prepare your home for Ramadan since the holy month is on its way. Moreover, if you are a fitness enthusiast, you can also check out these effective tips to healthily lose weight during Ramadan.
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