Spring is all about starting fresh. After a long winter, it’s the season for opening up your windows, getting rid of old and unwanted items, and breathing new life into your home. If you’re looking for ways to welcome spring into your space, consider updating it with fresh designs, materials, colors, and decor.
Now is the perfect time to start planning your home renovations. Here are 5 of our favorite spring remodeling ideas to inspire you:
1. Choose natural materials and metallics
One of the best ways to incorporate spring into your remodel is to welcome the outdoors into your home by introducing natural elements like woods, metallics, and florals.
Updating your kitchen or bathroom to include natural materials may be as simple as putting flowers in a vase, or as transformative as changing out your painted cabinets for walnut, oak, or mahogany.
Here are some ideas for how to use natural materials in your spring renovations:
- Natural wood shelving
- Slate, marble, or limestone tiles in your shower or on your bathroom floor
- Floral curtains, wallpaper, or artwork
- Copper sinks, light fixtures, faucets, and other hardware
- Quartz, marble, or granite countertops
- Hardwood or bamboo flooring
Another way to bring natural elements into your home is with real or artificial plants, which can complement other natural materials and accents. Scented candles, mason jars, unique teapots and vases, and wooden trinkets also add small touches of nature.
2. Freshen up your space with subway tile
If you’re looking for a home remodeling trend that will stand the test of time, you can’t go wrong with subway tile. It’s been used in home design and remodeling for years, and for good reason. It’s light and bright and provides a clean, crisp background, allowing you to incorporate vibrant colors, woods, stones, metallics, and indoor plants.
Integrate subway tile into your spring remodeling project by using it as a backsplash behind the range in your kitchen, behind open shelving, or even as the main material for your bathroom or kitchen walls.
Although subway tile is traditionally white and crisp, you can also opt for gray, brown, or even purple or blue for a fresh and unique look.
3. Consider a sunroom addition
Ideal for spring and summer months, sunrooms have exterior walls made mostly of windows and create a feeling of being outdoors but with all the comforts of an indoor space.
Adding a sunroom to your home is the perfect way to welcome spring and truly enjoy your outdoor space, even on those early spring mornings before it’s warm enough to sit outside.
If you have extra deck space or unused areas of your yard, building a sunroom can add square footage to your home and make better use of your backyard.
A sunroom addition allows you to bring elements of the outdoors into your indoor space, and integrate the comforts of your home (like rugs, coffee tables, or overhead lighting) into your outdoor space.
Here are a few ideas:
- Consider adding skylights as well as windows on the walls to maximize natural lighting in your sunroom.
- Combine indoor decor (like soft rugs or wall art) with outdoor elements (like patio furniture or wooden deck flooring) for a unique and relaxed aesthetic.
- Use potted plants, natural materials, floral patterns, and neutral colors to welcome the outdoors into your sunroom.
4. Incorporate pops of color
Nothing says spring like vibrant colors. Whether you opt for more subtle decor items, like accent pillows, curtains, and vases, or decide to go all out and paint an entire wall tangerine, thoughtful splashes of color can liven up a room and add dimension to an otherwise ordinary space.
The idea is to add colors that complement your design rather than competing with it. If you choose too many bright, contrasting colors, your space may end up looking busy. But a few complementary colors integrated throughout the room and paired with softer, subtler ones can transform your bathroom or kitchen.
For example, yellow and orange pair well together and add warmth to neutral colors, cold tiles, or stainless steel. The right green and blue hues can add a natural, organic feel to your space.
5. Opt for open shelving
More and more homeowners are choosing open shelving over standard upper cabinetry. Although this may require you to sacrifice some storage, it gives your kitchen a very welcoming, open, and homey feel.
Open shelving also gives you the opportunity to be creative with what you store/display. Here are some ideas:
- Your favorite coffee mugs, plates, and bowls
- Drinking glasses
- Aesthetic serving dishes and utensils
- Storage jars, spices, and cooking oils
- Candles
- Vases (with or without flowers)
Planning a remodel this spring?
Whether you’re hoping to build a brand new addition to your home or just want to upgrade your bathroom, we at Square Deal Remodeling are here to help you create the space of your dreams. We use an all-inclusive design/build process and we’re with you every step of the way, from planning and designing to construction.
Let us help you revamp your home this spring. Get in touch today to discuss your project.