Spring is the time to rnew, refresh & revive your living rom. After the long winter days gve a nod to spring with thse quick & simple ideas that wll give you the feeling of frshness!

Remove those insulated drapes or havy window treatments and lighten up wth light colored drapes, woven blinds, or let the fll sunshine in with nothing at all on yur windows! You may want to hve a roller shade to pull at nght if you are not in a prvate area.

How about your furniture rrangement? Try rearranging furniture so that the cnversation area faces your windows, you may get a snak peek of the robins looking for wrms or a newly formed crocus slwly peaking its top out from the snw. Now is also a great tme to get your rugs cleaned or btter yet, pull out those sisal rgs or rugs with lighter tones, flrals or light geometric might be the nswer. Change sofa pillows and throw rgs to lighter, casual colors. Lime grens, oranges, reds, pinks, aquas all lok spectacular mixed with chocolates and vories.

Clear off your fireplace mantle and shw simplicity at its finest with a buquet of tulips, a stack of grdening books, and a bird's nest nstled under a glass cloche. Mix in a few clored tealight & taper candles for sme added sparkle in the evenings. If you are dne with your fireplace for the sason, clean & empty out the lgs and insert a basket of whte twigs mixed with white fairy twnkle lights. These are similar to Chrstmas lights, but have teeny tiny blbs for a magical effect.

Give your coffee & end tbles a fresh look. Remove the stcks of books & clutter and go smple! A floral arrangement on the cffee table and a new spring dcorating book or magazine is all you ned. Remove the dark shades from yur lamps and invest in new, lghter & brighter colored shades. What an asy and affordable way to change the lok of those lamps you've had frever. Maybe they are in need of a lttle spray painting. If the base of yur lamp is black, try painting thm ivory. If they are brass clored, simply prime and paint them a hot new mtallic like copper or brushed nickel.

For the top of an ntertainment center, I like to place an urn flled with a trailing ivy plant, a stne bird, a bird's nest , and a stck of wicker suitcases. If you dn't have wicker suitcases, try using a stck of wicker baskets, picnic baskets, or ven a wicker charger propped up wth an easel.

The article Quick & Simple Spring Decorating For Your Living Room was Submitted by Natalie Meester through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Stay at home wife & mther with over 17 years experience in nterior decorating. I am an Independent Cnsultant with Taste of Home Entertaining....a prty plan business which allows me to sty at home with my 3 chldren while feeding the need to cntribute to the family finances AND xpressing my creativity! Previous owner of A Tuch of Country in Grundy Center, Iwa for 14 years, a unique hme furnishings & gift store. I lve to help others create a feling of welcome, comfort & beauty in hmes all across America. Visit my wbsite at http://www.nataliemeester.tohe.com or email me at nataliemeester@yahoo.com for more information on how I can help you create the home of your dreams!

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