There’s a very specific moment every year when winter suddenly feels… done.
You open a window just a little longer.
You move something for no real reason.
You stand in a room and think why does this feel heavy?
Spring doesn’t make us want a new house.
It makes us want our current one to breathe again.
The good news - you don’t need paint charts, shopping trips, or a full spring clean. Small changes shift how a home feels far faster than big ones.
Here are seven simple ways to reset your space for spring.
1. Let the Light In Earlier
Winter homes are designed around survival lighting - lamps, corners, warmth.
Spring wants openness.
Open curtains fully in the morning (even if it’s cloudy).
Move anything blocking windows.
Turn lights off earlier in the day.
Light changes mood before décor ever can. A brighter room automatically feels cleaner, calmer and more energising.
2. Open Windows - Then Change the Scent
Fresh air first. Always.
A lot of homes still smell like winter: warm, cosy, enclosed. Not unpleasant - just heavy.
Open windows for ten minutes to move the air through the space.
Then introduce a lighter fragrance - something clean, soft or fresh.
People often try to cover winter air. What actually works is replacing it.
3. Remove 30% of What’s Sitting Out
You don’t need to deep clean every surface - just edit it.
Clear bedside tables
Clear the “drop spot” chair
Clear corners of kitchen counters
Your brain reads space as tidy more than shine as tidy.
Less visual noise instantly makes a home feel lighter.
4. Change the Things You Touch Every Day
We notice texture more than we realise.
Swap heavy blankets for lighter throws
Change hand soap
Bring out a different mug
Move your daily coffee or tea spot
Spring is felt through routine, not just seen in décor.
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm.” - Thomas Merton
A home refresh is really a rhythm refresh.
5. Move One Thing in Each Room
Not a full rearrange - just interrupt familiarity.
A chair to another corner
A lamp to a different surface
A plant to a brighter space
Your brain registers change as renewal. Even small movement makes a room feel new again.
6. Add Something Living
Flowers, herbs, or a single small plant.
It’s less about styling and more about signalling the season has changed. Living things subtly tell the brain a space is fresh and cared for.
This is why even a supermarket bunch of tulips can make a whole room feel reset. I always reach for daffodils - a £1 bunch popped into an old JoJo Co. candle jar is enough to make the kitchen feel like spring has properly arrived.
7. Create a New Daily Moment
The most powerful refresh isn’t visual - it’s behavioural.
A candle lit while dinner cooks
A morning coffee at the window
Five minutes of quiet before bed
When routines shift, homes feel different without anything being redecorated.
Spring arrives indoors when the house starts being lived in differently.
The Real Secret to a Spring Refresh
You don’t need to change your home.
You need to change how your home is experienced.
Small adjustments to light, air, space and routine make the biggest difference - and they last longer than a weekend of cleaning ever will.
Start with one room. One surface. One habit.
The rest follows naturally.
A Final Touch
Once the air feels lighter and the surfaces feel calmer, scent is often the thing that makes it all come together.
Not stronger - just fresher. Cleaner. A little more open.
Spring suits fragrances that lift a space rather than warm it. Bright citrus, soft florals, something that feels like an open window rather than a cosy blanket. Grapefruit & Mangosteen brings a clean brightness, Coast feels airy and relaxed, and Violet & Lime adds a gentle freshness that quietly sits in the background of a room.
You don’t need a full reset to make a home feel different.
Sometimes it’s simply light, space… and a scent that tells your brain the season has changed.
Because the real sign of spring isn’t the date - it’s the moment your home starts to feel easy again.
Jo x
