Say goodbye to winter and welcome the new season into your home with these quick and easy updates
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Easy ways to refresh your living room, dining room, bedroom and bathroom
After being cosied up indoors over the winter months we’re all longing to get back outside into nature and this spring’s biggest trend is all about embracing natural elements and bringing them into our homes. With an emphasis on materials such as wood, rattan and bamboo combined with feel-good fibres like cotton and linen, this season is all about creating a calm, nature-inspired look that pleases the senses and has a relaxed, tactile quality. Opt for a soothing colour palette of soft plaster tones combined with subtle greens, accented with chalky whites and muted earthy shades. Look for prints and accessories featuring verdant foliage and delicate wild flowers and incorporate plenty of interesting textures, such as chunky, slubby weaves, macramé-inspired knots and tassels, smooth bamboo and hewn wood. To make this look work you need a lightness of touch – keep the styling simple and pared-back, allowing your favourite key pieces to get the attention they deserve.
Green planter, £12; Purple floral trough, £12; black metal side table, £30 for two; Green Leaf embroidered cushion, £7; piped organic cotton cushion, £8; Ditsy Forage floral cushion,
£6; Green tassel cushion,
£7; organic cotton cushion cover, £5; Green check throw, £15; pattern Berber mono rug, from £30, all George Home
Give your sofa a spring refresh by adding a scattering of new cushions. Swap your winter velvet and faux fur cushion covers for pretty floral prints and botanical embroideries combined with organic cotton plains in verdant hues.
These lamps have a double dose of botanical beauty. The elegant bamboo-inspired legs give a subtle nod to nature, while the dramatic shades add an extra punch of leafy loveliness.
Antiqued ceramic cactus vase, £17.99, Gisela Graham
Traditional rattan rocking chair, £365, Rockett St George
There’s no better way to relax than rocking gently back and forth in a comfy chair with a good book and the warm tones of this rattan rocker will bring some cosiness to a reading nook.
Hit the natural message home with this affordable artwork.
Vases from a selection, from £45 for a set of three, Broste Copenhagen
Give a corner of your living room the wow factor by creating a display of your favourite vases and filling them with blooms.
Whether you fill it with flowers or not, this striking cactus vase will definitely make a statement on your mantelpiece.
Bamboo floor lamp in Antique Brass, £118.80; Bamboo table lamp in Antique Brass, £72; Tropical print shade, from £70.80, all där lighting
Home sculpture with foliage, £6, Wilko