Spring Decorating Ideas: Refresh Your Home for the New Season

After a long winter, a few fresh touches make the whole home feel new: lighter textiles, fresh flowers, pastel colours and an open balcony. This guide brings together our favourite spring decorating ideas, plus spring nails, fashion, light recipes and destinations that are at their best this time of year.

Refresh your home for spring

• Spring-inspired decorating ideas: natural touches, new textiles, paint and light neutrals
• Creative ways to bring spring into your decor: rainbow glassware, floral walls and pastel hues
• Ways to bring spring into your bedroom: bedding, flowers, artwork and paint
• How to get your home ready for the change of seasons
• Easy spring DIY decorating ideas: a doily mobile, a vertical wall planter and spring door hangers
• DIY projects to make in spring: terrariums and paper flower wreaths
• DIY spring vases: paint-dipped vases and mason jar vases
• Practical boot trays for spring showers

Balconies and small outdoor spaces

• Balcony decorating ideas for spring
• Cozy balcony decoration ideas

Spring nails and fashion

• The hottest spring manicure trends: abstract nails, pastels and florals
• Colorful spring nail art designs: negative space, geometric stripes and spring designs
• Spring-ready manicure ideas
• Orchid nail designs
• Floral fashion combinations for spring
• Spring cocktail dresses for every occasion

Light spring recipes

• Spring salad recipes: Caesar, Greek, corn and potato salads
• Vitamin-rich smoothies and breakfast bowls: chia bowls, mango berry smoothies and overnight oats

Spring crafts with kids

• Spring DIY crafts for parents and kids: felt flower bookmarks and egg carton flower wreaths

Where to go in spring

• Must-visit urban spring destinations: Tokyo, Amsterdam, Portland and London
• Destinations that wake up in spring: Burano, Santorini, Colmar and Savannah
• Beautiful places to see the signs of spring: Iceland, Tuscany and Skagit Valley

Frequently asked questions

How can I make my home feel like spring on a budget?

Swap heavy throws for light cotton and linen, bring in fresh or faux flowers, add a few pastel cushions, clear surfaces of winter clutter and let in as much natural light as possible.

Celebrating Easter too? See our Easter ideas guide.