As you anxiously await the weather to warm so you can open the windows and breathe the fragrant springtime air, start planning how to brighten up your living space in the coming months. Whether you’re looking for a complete redesign of items in your home or you just want to illuminate a space for sunnier days, here are three ways to welcome springtime into your home.

1. Spring Cleaning

Springtime evokes feelings of a rebirth and a clean start. What better way to give yourself a new start than to do a deep clean of each room in the house. Get the whole family involved! Play upbeat music, or even make a game out of it! Vacuum out those nooks and crannies, scrub the tile and flip your sofa cushions. Think back to how grandma cleaned her house—when’s the last time you washed your walls? Now is the time!

2. Add Greenery

As green begins to bud on the branches through the windows, this bright color reflects indoors. Invite this happy hue inside by finding a great plant or two, or by trimming some shrubbery and adding to a vase as decoration. The eye is drawn to natural elements, and after a winter of seeing only darker evergreens outdoors, these bright colors are going to be just what you crave.

3. Update Upholstery, Blankets and Curtains

Heavy, cozy blankets are a great touch in a space during the wintertime. As the weather transitions to spring, consider storing those chunky blankets away (in a storage ottoman, of course!) and switch dark curtains with sheer ones. There is no better way to maintain a sense of privacy while also letting sunlight in than with sheer curtains! If you are considering a new piece of furniture, you will want one that can easily transition through all seasons. This light gray upholstery on the England Furniture Monroe Sectional (pictured) can look chic in any season.

Sectional Dimensions:

Width 124″

Depth 125″

Height 35″

Seat Depth 22″

Seat Height 21″