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30 Spring Decor Ideas to Brighten Your Home
Because your house deserves a wardrobe change too.
George Harrison said it best: Here comes the sun. After months of low-digit temperatures, at least Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast proved right, and the season’s first blooms have emerged. For many (if you’re reading this, we consider you part of the fold), spring fever manifests in the form of a total home overhaul. First, you bid adieu to those thick wool sweaters, next you go down the spring cleaning checklist, and then comes the fun part—decorating. For Toronto-based designer and House of Ali star Ali Budd, spring is an occasion to physically start anew. “It’s the perfect opportunity to shed the layers and bring in revitalizing sights and smells,” she says. “Update toss cushions with cheerful patterns, bring in vibrant hues of florals and greenery, and embrace the inviting scents of spring with fresh candles that awaken the senses and uplift the ambience,” she suggests.
Urbanology Designs’s Ginger Curtis likes to incorporate light fabrics like linen and cotton, and botanical-inspired accents such as floral prints or botanical artwork. “To keep it chic rather than tacky, focus on minimalism and simplicity,” Curtis advises. “Opt for quality over quantity, and choose decor pieces that are elegant and timeless rather than overly themed or gimmicky.” Additionally, balance is key, she says, so avoid overcrowding spaces with too many decorations and aim for a cohesive look throughout your home.
Whether you’d like to add a select table centerpiece or go for a whole home revamp, we’ve got some egg-cellent ideas for you, from fresh flower arrangements to soft-hued color palettes to the inclusion of a few darling critter figurines. These 30 home decor ideas are everything you need to put a spring in your step—and your home.
Bring in Botanicals
Have a neutral-toned backdrop? The colorful florals in the butler’s pantry of Thom Filicia’s Connecticut farmhouse are all that are needed to transform this space from a monotone room to an Eden-like environ. Spring Decor 101: flowers, flowers, flowers.
Switch Out Artwork
Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes’s California ranch house is a lesson in the ability to put your love for your furbaby on full display…just in case your Instagram posts weren’t enough! Just one step into the entryway, past the barn-style Dutch door, visitors are welcomed by a gallery wall of dog portraits and lithographs. Who needs cute spring animals when these canine cuties are saying hello?
Incorporate Spring Motifs
We can’t tell what we like more about Ramsey Lyons’s Pittsburgh Tudor house. The pastel pink–patterned pillows? The large decorative eggs inhabiting the cocktail table? Or perhaps the gold-lined, larger-than-life butterfly-inspired artwork in the background? No, it’s surely the designer’s furry pet rabbits sitting perched on the sofa. Whatever your vote, it’s all proof that spring motifs can shine via a variety of decorative details.
Flowers Matched to the Interior
If, like Sheila Bridges, you have fully committed to a color, why stop there? Come spring, Bridges’s Hudson Valley home even further leans into her very blue bedroom with a chic display of billowing periwinkle-hued hydrangeas. However reluctantly those flowers bloom outside, spring has officially sprung in this cheery room!
Create a Hat Display
Sunny days call for Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s favorite fashionable accessory—hats. In their summer getaway in Montauk, New York, a 1950s coat rack by Pierantonio Bonacina has been transformed into a receptacle for the family’s hat collection. We’re loving this chic nod to spring weather.
Hang Spring-Inspired Artwork
Sometimes all that’s required to transform a room is an outsize painting. Take, for example, the larger-than-life artichoke—composed of various green brushstrokes—in the rustic farmhouse-style dining room of Rita Konig’s English Victorian. While it looks good enough to eat, it also hones all the spring vibes with just the right dash of eccentricity.
Bring in Nature’s Critters
Again we return to Sheila Bridges’s Hudson Valley home, a light-filled retreat that is filled with fantastic oddities. Our favorite detail? In the living area, an antique Swedish table is topped with a collection of hand-carved birds displayed in attractive glass cloches. We couldn’t think of a sweeter (or dare we say tweeter?) springtime tribute to sunnier days ahead.
Bring in Produce
Giving your home a spring touch-up doesn’t have to mean defaulting to flowers. In Carlos Mota’s Peruvian beach house, a basket of overflowing grapes atop an Indonesian table proves a fresh addition to the scheme…at least until peckish guests get their hands on them.
Bring in Colorful Books
Forget tacky bunny figurines. Marc Valeanu’s Parisian apartment features a bookshelf lined with colorful spines that bring color and vibrancy to the space. Bring in an assortment of colorful throw pillows, and you’ll be coming down with spring allergies before the weather makes it so.
Lean into Green
Nothing says spring like fresh-picked hues of green. This bedroom in an Upper East Side apartment designed by Steven Gambrel is a fitting example, with emerald plush pillows and throw blankets that practically beg you to dive in.
Bring in Colorful Wall Accessories
Color, color, and more color! When reinterpreting his friend Florence Grinda’s Portugal villa, Jacques Grange wanted to home in on the cheery vibes of spring all year long. Whether you’re a summer die-hard year-around or prefer to change things up, a tasteful addition of colorful wall art is easy. In the dining room of Grinda’s villa, Grange repainted a set of 1960s Baumann chairs that sit atop cheery Rug Republic rugs, all complemented by rainbow-splashed dishes on the wall. Why hold back?
Swap Out Textiles
Warmer weather means you can pack away your heavy throw blankets and pillows for lighter linens. Shea McGee’s 2024 spring collection, on display here, features a surfeit of neutral-toned cushions that will give any room a touch of spring-inspired elegance. “Layering in a lighter-toned rug and pillows for a touch of coziness will imbue your space with new, revitalizing energy, ahead of summer,” says Studio McGee’s Shea McGee.
Flower Decor
While nothing beats fresh florals, a floral sculpture lasts longer. The guest room of this Jacques Grange–designed villa in Portugal features a perky tulip that is further complemented by floral-patterned pillows. Proof that there is more than one way to stop and smell the roses.
Bring in Tree Branches
Everyone does it—because sometimes, you can’t reinvent a classic. Arranging sprigs of tree branches in a pretty vase, as did Matthew Harris in his pearl of a Lisbon pied-à-terre, brings spring right into your kitchen.
Accessorize with Delicate Tabletop Trinkets
Looking to bring in something with a low profile and a memorable look? Take notes from the designers at ELLE DECOR A-List firm Ashe Leandro, who nipped banality in the bud (literally) by decorating a custom Denis Nelson travertine dining table in this Park Avenue townhouse with assorted glass vessels filled with sprigs of flowers. We’re charmed!
Eccentric Vases
Fear not, the wallpaper can stay. For a playful dash of spring energy in her Madrid apartment, Isabel López-Quesada brought in two guests—a pair of parrot vases. No squawking, but plenty of heads will be turning in their direction.
Bring on the Botanicals
Few things beat a tastefully maximalist headboard pattern. In the main bedroom of her charming Scandinavian-style Minnesota lake house, Anne McDonald brought in a material that she describes as “a feminine take on Scandinavian cottage-y without being grandma.” Spring has sprung all year around!
Embrace Hits of Yellow
Let’s roll out the welcome mat for spring! A simple switch out of candles transform this room into a jubilant springtime scheme. These yellow taper candles, when paired with cheery florals, needn’t even be lighted to spark cheer.
Add Pom-Poms
If you’re tired of the same faux spring decorations, add your own colorful flair to something from your backyard. This Easter pom-pom tree is as fresh as it is funky. “It’s a beautiful way to add a handmade touch while staying elegant,” says Brittany Watson Jepsen, founder and creative director of The House That Lars Built.
Green and More Green
Lori Rhode personalized her console table for spring by conjuring up all the best visions of the season. “An abundance of bunnies, blossoms, and baskets of greenery were cohesively arranged and meant to represent the start of Easter,” she explains.
Rachel Silva, the Assistant Digital Editor at ELLE DECOR, covers design, architecture, trends, and anything to do with haute couture. She has previously written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Citywire.
Sofia Quintero is the Editorial Assistant for ELLE DECOR. She helps out with all aspects of print production and is a frequent contributor to elledecor.com. She graduated from university in Paris, and is originally from Costa Rica.
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