Decorate By Season

	People who really enjoy decorating, love to change their accessories in the home, with each season. This is a simple, and cost-effective way to greet each new change in the year, without having to shift furniture, move things from room to room, or redecorate completely. For some, doing one room is enough. That may be the kitchen, because it is enjoyed with the family, or it could be the living room or a family room. If you’d like to have a go at turning over a new decorating leaf with the calendar pages, why not start with one room, and as you collect things to be used over again next year, you’ll get a sense of whether you want to extend the effort to other rooms in the house. For changeable decor, you need to have basic colors and furnishings that are not going to conflict with the color schemes you’ll use for seasonal decorations. For instance, a rose brocade couch, is going to be difficult to use for winter themes, particularly if you have also used roses in the drapes or swags, or on the wallpaper.

Winter Decorations

Spring Blossoms Garden Flag

Spring blossom design
Appliqued nylon
18 x 12.5 inches

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Kite House Flag

Extra long
Weather resistant
30 x 70 inches

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Turkey Pumpkin Decoration

Thanksgiving décor
Metal, tin, resin
2.25 x 10 inches

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Seasonal Decorating

Generally speaking, it’s easier to change “looks” when you have those essential items and colors that go with everything. For example, a kitchen that is done in creams, whites, or even a “split” combination of dark green on the lower half of the walls and white on the upper, divided by a wallpaper border, is going to be much easier to combine with a variety of decorations, than a bright green or blue.

The whites, and the dark green, make a perfect foil for matching décor items that say “Spring is here”, including pastel flowered placemats, tablecloths, napkins, welcome mats, decorative wall plates, and Spring patterned tie-backs for the plain white or green curtains that you’ve hung.

When Summer arrives, store away your Spring things in a flat box under the bed, or in stacking storage boxes in the closet, so you maximize your space, and have your seasonal décor items sorted and ready for next year. Move into hotter weather by exchanging the Spring pastel items for more vibrant colors in floral, beach, or scenic patterns.

Cooler weather brings out the Fall shades of brown, tan, and orange, that are still working well with your kitchen combinations. Welcome the Christmas holidays with Santa, snowmen, angels and more. And after the holiday is over, you can replace the reds and greens with deep wines, darker greens, golds, and silver to brighten up the cold days of Winter until Spring rolls around again.

Seasonal décor is that simple. Just a few touches, quickly swapped for the next set of colors, and you’re ready to show off your decorating talents in a whole new way.