Learn 5 Simple Steps To Lighten Up Indoors

Late spring and early summer are a great time to work on the comfort level of your home – and make your house fit the season thriving beyond the front door.

Here are her 5 Simple Steps from Anthea Click with Fresh Perspective home decor staging to Lighten Up Indoors:
1. Declutter. The kids are finishing up for the school year, the weather’s getting warmer – and it’s a great time to reorganize and donate the old reminders of seasons and events past. Here’s a motivator: Many Middle Tennessee thrift stores run on donations and likewise provide jobs to people getting back on their feet.
2. Change the window treatments to sheer curtains on several windows. Those thick, ornate curtains could use a cleaning anyway, couldn’t they? Switch to light and airy sheers (white or beige are almost fail-proof) and see if you don’t feel a fast difference.
3. Remove heavy blankets and switch out the sofa pillows. Thick throws can be washed and put away, and three or four fun, funky sofa pillows can make a big change. Keep it colorful! http://www.kirklands.com/product/Textiles/Pillows-Throws/Blue-Mist-Ruffle-Pillow/pc/2288/c/0/sc/2307/157006.uts#
4. Also for color… note the flowers blooming outdoors. Go with a faux arrangement of the same varieties in a clear glass vase or on the front door. (Faux also keeps you from constantly fiddling with messy live arrangements.) Make sure to include greenery to bring in the feel of the outdoors. http://www.kirklands.com/product/Decorative-Accessories/Floral/Hydrangea-Stack/pc/2284/c/0/sc/2297/156901.uts
5. Keep a clear glass or plastic pitcher and colorful hors d’oeuvres plate handy. Everyone could use a cold drink as the weather gets warmer, and it feels instantly catered when you serve it in a large pitcher.  The same goes for a fun little hors d’oeuvres plate or two. http://www.kirklands.com/product/Decorative-Accessories/Home-Accents/Sedona-Appetizer-Set/pc/2284/c/0/sc/2342/155557.uts