One of the best ways to keep your space feeling fresh, festive and also staying with time of year is, to dress it up with seasonal accents. You may not have to overhaul your home, but with a few tweaks of the right elements, you can bring your home along with the changing seasons. Tips for decorating your home during the holidays with seasonal accents.
1. Begin on a Neutral Ground
Its neutral base makes it easy to layer seasonals throughout the years. Choose furniture in timeless shades such as white, gray, beige and don’t forget larger decor items. It also means that your seasonal decorations can shine and will still compliment your homes overall aesthetic.
2. Highlight Seasonal Colors
They are all characterised by their own colour palette. For spring, welcome in a palette full of pastel colours ranging from blush pink, lavender to mint green. Turquoise, sunny yellow and coral are the colours in this season. During fall you want to include warm tones like burnt orange, deep red, and golden yellow. For winter, go rich green, icy blue and choose spectacular metallic pieces like silver and gold.
3. Incorporate Natural Elements
Most of the time, the seasonal decor has a natural origin. For spring, bring in fresh flowers, like tulips or daffodils. Seashells, driftwood or tropical plants make a nice decoration for the summer. Use pumpkins, gourds and dried leaves in fall. And, of course, required of winter are evergreen branches, pinecones, and holly berries. Tossing in these natural touches helps to add the often lacking authenticity and charm to your decor.
4. Swap Out Textiles
Textiles are one of the things that set the seasonal mood. Update your throw pillows, blankets, rugs to reflect the season. In spring and summer, lightweight fabrics and bright patterns are great; for example, for fall and winter cozy knits and plaid patterns are perfect. Texiles can also layer in unusual and unique ways that add warmth and texture to space.
5. Update Your Table Settings
With seasonal decorating, your dining table is prime canvas material. Tablecloths, runners and napkins can be in seasonal colours or patterns. Seasonal touches such as a vase of fresh flowers in spring or a bunch of candles and pinecones in winter will also easily perk up your centerpiece. With a few simple updates to everyday meals they can feel special and festive.
6. Decorate Your Front Door
Guests coming to your front door first means you can use the space to share seasonal details. A classic choice for wreaths can be personalized to fit each season; bring out your floral wreaths for spring, berry covered wreaths for fall, or evergreen wreaths for winter. A doormat or potted plants, in season, can finish off the look.
7. Change Up Wall Art
One easy way to do your seasons is to rotate your wall art. Hang beach scenes or bright abstract patterns artwork in summer. For prints, you want to go with earthy tones or autumn landscape in fall. Snowy snowy and metallic accents would be suitable for winter decoration, and flowers or botanical art with spring.
8. Add Seasonal Scents
The seasonal vibe also comes in how your home smells. Fill your space with seasonal scents by using candles, diffusers and potpourri. For spring think fresh floral or citrus scents, for summer think tropical scents, for fall pumpkin, and for winter pine or cinnamon.
9. Mix and Match Seasonal Decor
Don’t get stuck one theme. Use mix and match of season elements to express your personal style. Or…for example…modern decor with rustic seasonal touches. Or traditional holiday pieces with minimalist accents. Great thing about this approach is that it helps you retain the uniqueness and visual interest of your space.
10. Keep It Simple
Embracing the seasons? Sure, just not to the point that you are overdecorating in your space. Try and stick with a couple of standout pieces that help bring the space together without being messy. What I mean is less is often more, and creating a look that is polished and inviting, you get the idea.
Final Thoughts
What a fun way to welcome in any season and keep your home from feeling stale! While it may be impossible to change much about your home itself, you can bring in seasonal colors, trending prints of art , natural elements and thoughtful touches to make your home evolve beautifully from one season to another. Try out these ideas and watch as your home represents the changing world around you.
