SPRING CURB APPEAL

As the weather warms it’s time to start brain storming a few ways you can spruce up your curb appeal. With so many options and directions you can go tis post should help you start considering the changes and updates you want implement for a fresh look for the 1^st and last thing you see when leaving and arriving to your home. 

 

Via Apartment Therapy

Via BHG

Via Habitually Chic

Via Cottage + Vine

Via Waiting On Martha

Via Modern Country Style

Via Houzz.com

Via HGTV

 Hopefully this post helped you to get the ball rolling and inspire a few ideas for your curb appeal make over. Below I have a guide of the basic fundamentals to achieve a fresh face for your home this spring/summer.

Enjoy!

~ Curb Appeal Basics~

KITCHEN HERB GARDEN

KITCHEN HERB GARDEN 

It’s officially that time of year again! Every year I do a herb garden in the back but this year I wanted to ALSO have a kitchen garden. I wanted to have a few herbs at my fingertips in my kitchen so here is how I got it poppin'. 

 Here is what I did. I took old pasta sauce jars and added a few rocks on the bottom 1^st. This is very important because there isn’t away for the water to drain the rocks will allow for air get trapped and circulate. This is VERY important to avoid mold build up.  You then add some potting soil leaving a bit of room at the top for adding your herb of choice.

Here is what my Kitchen Herb Garden looks like thus far. I planted {left to right} cilantro, oregano + basil. Since I really like the end result I’ll be adding a few more herbs ever so often.

I took the left over herbs and threw them in a plant pot outside for now. I’m not sure what I plan on doing with them. I’ll probably replant them separately in bigger pots.

I bought some sage + rosemary but they couldn’t fit into the small pasta jars inside, so I also threw these in a pot outback, until my next gardening session. Hope this was helpful for your gardening purposes. To see my herb garden blog post from last year, click HERE!

5 SPRING + SUMMER TRENDS FOR YOUR HOME

INDOOR/OUTDOOR FABRIC 

Indoor/outdoor fabric is great for kid’s rooms. You get the best of both worlds. “Fashion + durability” Indoor/outdoor fabric is also great if you have pets and for highs traffic areas including commercial spaces.

 via Jujuzozokids

  via Momo Design

 via Home Bunch

 via Flckr

FIREPLACES

The fireplace is being incorporated in furniture lay out and décor a lot more lately. People are no longer designer their living room/family around the entertainment center/TV. More than ever we {designers} are convincing our clients to use the fireplace as a focal point when creating a room layout. The best thing about it is the fireplace doesn’t become obsolete during the warmer months. 

Here I 6 Stylish Ways To Use Your Fireplace during the summer.

via My Unfinished Home

via House + Home

via Apartment Therapy

via Cottage + Vine

GEM TONES 

I love using gem tones in a space to add a pop of color and vibrancies to enlighten the home. You can achieve liveliness with gem tones by using them in a myriad of unexpected ways. Throw pillows are a common way we’ve been adding color to a space, but painting a wall, door or a piece of furniture is unexpected and livens up the space.

via Room + Board

via Brit + Co

via Home Talk

via Brit + Co

DARK  FLORALS 

Dark florals are great combination of femininity, nature, sophistication and robustness. You can add this element into your home using, fabric, wallpapers, artwork, and even with accessories such as trays, coasters, and dinner ware to name a few.

via Interior Collective

 via Shop Society Social

via Decoholic

via Blog Lovin

GEMS + STONES 

Gemstones are a great way to bring the juxtaposition of color, stones + rustic elements in your home. You can purchase beautiful stones and display them or incorporate them in your décor as hardware for cabinets/drawers or as a actual furniture pieces. They're many options as manufacturers are incorporating more gemstones in their design + production.

via Not On The High Street

via Curbly

via Popsugar

 via Brit + Co

 via Moon to Moon

As seasons come and go and trends follow behind style always remain the same. Hopefully these above trends have helped you come p with a few ways you can liven up and invigorate your home this Spring with a refreshing feeling which will last all year.