Winter Recovery: Turn to Nature for Inspiration When Revitalizing Tired Interiors
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dreary now that spring is making its appearance. And there’s no better place to start than with your home’s interior. “Brightening up your living space is one of the
best ways to embrace the change of seasons after a seemingly endless winter,” says Rachel Skafidas, color and design specialist for Dutch Boy Paints. “In particular, the introduction of crisp, new paint color throughout your home can usher in an almost instantaneous feeling of renewal to your surround- ings.”
What’s best, adding revitalizing color doesn’t
have to be expensive or complicated. “One of the easiest and most cost effective ways
to give a room an entirely new appearance is with paint,” Skafidas notes. “For a few dollars and within a few hours, any space can take on a completely updated look and feel. This year, Dutch Boy has made it even easier by creating a special palette of four spring-inspired colors to help simplify your seasonal design projects.” From the blue hues of early spring skies to the
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vibrant greens bursting outside your windows, you can effortlessly incorporate springtime nature into your home, whether you’re painting walls, trim or looking for accent colors that pop. This year’s spring color palette includes: Pursuit of Happiness, Fresh Linen, Weathered Wicker and Aubusson Vine. Capture it with color
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After enduring months of gray, dull weather, nothing revives a room more than a paint color named Pursuit of Happiness. This neutral, grayed blue offers a cool, refreshing feel to any space when combined with a warm, welcoming neutral, such as Fresh Linen. Together the pairing creates a perfectly balanced blend that can uplift any winter- weary interior. “Spring rejuvenation reaches beyond paint- ing walls,” Skafidas says. “Just like the blooming
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Banish Winter and Welcome Spring with Cost-effective Home Decorating Tips
ou’re ready to throw winter out to the curb. It’s time to rid yourself of the dreary cold weather and freshen your house for spring by opening the windows, rolling up your sleeves to
give all your furnishings a good cleaning, and shopping to brighten everything with a new spring look. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on your new home
improvements. Here are some tips to help you welcome spring into your home: * Try a new paint color: It may have been years since you paint- ed—or the walls may all still be factory white from when the house was built. A fresh coat in a warm spring tone can help waken any room from the winter doldrums. Soft pastel colors or vibrant warm hues can really change the look of your house. A gallon or two of paint is a very inexpensive way to give new life to your rooms. * Fabrics help give rooms pop: If you are living in an apartment and can’t change the color of your walls, go with new fabrics. Visit
Ebates.com to shop for pillows at Sears, or make your own blan- kets, slip covers and pillows with fabrics from
Joann.com. You can find discounts and coupon codes for your favorite home decorating stores through this website and also receive a check back in the mail for a percentage of your purchases. * Spruce up the yard: The weight of winter’s snow probably has
your grass and bushes looking flat, brown and there may be a good chance that some of your landscaping didn’t survive the harsh temperatures. As soon as the frost has left your area, give your front and back yards some bright color with beautiful flowers and new shrubs. Visit
Ebates.com for discounts through Gardeners Supply Company to help you save money and earn cash back. If you don’t have a backyard, consider planting a container garden on your deck or adding a couple of house plants to the windows of your house to bring a spring-
flowers and greenery in your yard, brilliant accent colors can inject energy into every aspect of your home. For example, consider using paint to show- case unique architectural detailing, such as intricate trim and molding, built-in bookcases and shelves, as well as door panels.” Skafidas suggests two Dutch Boy hues as ideal
decorating accents, the warm gold-infused brown of Weathered Wicker and the rich green of Aubus- son Vine. Both colors echo the growth occurring outside. Explore other senses Beyond paint color, take into consideration other design elements found in nature that can also have a significant impact on an interior space, one of which is texture. If your budget allows a few small changes beyond painting, consider removing heavy, winter-warming materials, such as damask or velvet, from the room and look to lighter, airier textiles. Heavy draperies can be replaced with sheerer window coverings that allow sunshine to filter through. Cover a dark sofa with a slipcover made from linen or lightweight cotton. Even smaller items such as candle holders, picture frames and lampshades can be interchanged as the new season approaches and then easily and quickly replaced when the weather once again turns colder. In addition to color and texture, springtime is filled with lively, invigorating aromas. Rather than using an artificial fragrance in your home, bring an actual piece of the season’s essence inside by investing in bunches of fresh daffodils, hyacinths and tulips—or cut them from your own flowerbeds. Place vases of them around your house and you’ll quickly discover the instantaneous and mood-lifting effect fresh flowers can have on any room. “The transition to spring is always a much-wel- comed one, perhaps even more so after this year’s harsh winter,” Skafidas says. “By using nature’s rebirth as your redecorating guide, you can easily turn your interior space into a haven that boosts your spirits and accurately reflects the new season blooming outside your front door.”
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Crisp, new paint color can usher in an almost instantaneous feeling of renewal throughout your home
like feeling into your house. You can plant beautiful and scented flowers or delicious fresh vegetables and herbs to add to your sum- mery menus.
* Let the breezes blow through: Those heavy drapes that helped
you keep the house warm during winter won’t do you any good now that the temperatures are comfortable and balmy. Find new blinds or sheer curtains for your windows to help keep the penetrat- ing sun rays out, but yet allow the light and airy breezes to filter in through your open windows. Freshening your house for spring doesn’t have to cost a lot of
money. Do a bit of shopping online, push up your sleeves with a paint brush or a cleaning rag in hand and spread the color around to make your house look bright and airy and ready for spring. - ARA Content
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