Have you ever stopped and looked at the things that you surround yourself with? We had our insurance agent come over for an inspection for our home owner's insurance policy. He commented several times about how he liked our decoration ideas. I am not the type of person that picks a theme or style and actively decorates around it, rather I display things that have been given to me or that I have bought while traveling. After the agent left I walked around our home and objectively looked at the rooms. I realized that I had done a good job of grouping things together, but I thought I could use some new decoration ideas.
A friend of mine has a daughter that is going to school for interior design. She had mentioned that she is always moving things around the house and is trying to get her mother to try innovated decoration ideas. I called my friend to see if the two of them could come to lunch and give me some pointers.
My friend and her daughter had been to my home numerous times over the years. I was surprised when the daughter told me that it was partly due to our home that she went into interior design. She said that she always liked my decoration ideas and how I changed them with the seasons.
My mother had always changed the decorations in the house I grew up in based on the seasons and I had done the same thing. I thought everyone did this, but according to my friend and her daughter there are many people that only decorate for the Christmas holidays and leave the other decorations the same for the remainder of the year. I said that this would be boring to me. I do not switch out wall hangings, but I do have a variety of pillows that I put out for the different seasons. I also have fall decorations that I put out. In the summer I have shells that we have collected that I use in a large glass bowl as a center piece on the table.
I also change the colors of the candles that I have setting out. I told my friend and her daughter that my decoration ideas had come from my mother. I find that homes that have themes to them lack warmth. It makes me feel that I am in a department store looking at displays. My friend's daughter said that she would not change anything in our rooms and asked if she could use some of my decoration ideas for a class project. This was a great compliment; my rooms will stay as they are until the changing of the seasons.
Spring is the time of renewal and beauty, and nothing brings spring into your home like a beautiful centerpiece. An attractive centerpiece can liven up any home and bring a bit of freshness into your home. The centerpiece can be extravagant or simple, colorful or one color, the choice is really yours.
For spring, try using tulips and daffodils to bring spring into your home. Make sure to use your favorite flowers and put them in combinations of yellow, blue, white and pink. It is always best to go with more variety than less - it will mix the smells into a beautiful array and give you a delightful quantity of colors.
If you are not quite the creative type, you can purchase a centerpiece from most florists, and while you are at it, get a nice mat to place it on. Often, purple or pink place mats will offset the colors of the centerpiece nicely.
During Easter, put some decorative eggs and bunnies into the centerpiece to give it a holiday-sense and, as well, make it a great spot to hide Easter eggs when that time of year comes around.
You can keep doing this throughout the year, changing the flowers and adding decorations to suit the holidays.
Roses are an excellent choice for a spring arrangement, bringing large amounts of red and life into your home. Roses, however, can be expensive and it may not be feasible to drop sixty dollars on one centerpiece.
If you do not want flowers, you can use small potted plants instead that will impress anyone who comes to your home. Try Banzai Trees to give the centerpiece a foreign feel to it. Don't use fake potted plants as it will look cheap and can be a pain to constantly dust when it gets dirty.
One way to go cheap and easy on a centerpiece is simply to put fruits in it. Doing so won't cost you much, it can be used throughout the week for a snack and it is easy to replenish the centerpiece.
Since spring is the time of Easter, you can make an Easter Egg Tree using some easy instructions that are available at MarthaStewart.com.
Spring is an amazing time of year and by taking the time to put a centerpiece together, you can create a beautiful pattern of flowers, fruits and decorations by contacting your florist or taking the time to put together a centerpiece yourself.
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