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The days are getting longer, with the clocks going forward next weekend. The buds and bright flowers are bursting out all over to add some much missed colour. It still feels a bit chilly outdoors but it definitely feels like time for a freshen up indoors with our home interior, especially as we get ready for celebrating Easter and enjoying the long weekend break.

Here’s our round up of styling ideas to add a little springlike freshness to your home:

Bring the outside in

One of the biggest joys of Spring is all the trees and greenery starting to bud and bursting into flower right now, so bring their fresh cheeriness inside. 

Make the most of the new season's flowers and fill a vase with Spring blooms. Tulips and daffodils are the classic choices but how about displaying some branches of sunny yellow forsythia or beautiful cherry blossom in a simple white jug. 

For something more understated, add some sprigs of ferns and other greenery into a collection of glass bottles as a mantelpiece display. For purists who like white, place some sprigs of white flowers in mini milk bottles or display some pussy willow branches in a simple vase.

Add a hint of green

As well as bringing in some greenery from outside, the colour green remains on trend when it comes to furnishings and helps to add some freshness.  

Try introducing some olive or emerald green velvet by updating a sofa or chair for a real statement. Green velvet looks particularly fab paired with a natural cream sheepskin or white Icelandic fleece.

You can also add it in more subtly with cushions, curtain trims and other accessories. Introducing some botanical themed prints are also a good way to add that hint of green.

Introduce some pastel shades

That light and bright feel of spring can be reflected indoors by introducing some pastel shades which continue to be popular palette choice for on-trend interiors.

Soft rose pinks, light blues, pale greens and lemons all go well with a Spring look - they look great teamed with white walls and furnitures and rustic natural materials like wicker and wood. Introduce pastels with some chalk paint to upcycle wooden furniture, in soft furnishings or accessories.

Create an Easter centrepiece

Just like we seasonally decorate our spaces in winter for Christmas, Easter gives us another excuse to add a little seasonal style for Spring. It can simple as an Easter themed centrepiece for the dining table.

Make an Easter tree by gathering some large branches in a vase and hanging some simple egg decorations from it. Or you could fill a large glass vase or rustic basket with moss and pastel coloured eggs.

Taking the Easter egg theme a little further, using broken halves of empty egg shells as candles by filling them with wax, or as little planters, is also a great idea. You could even keep the eggshells in their cartons to display them.

For more ideas, see our Pinterest board: 

https://uk.pinterest.com/fabfleece/home-interior-ideas-for-spring/