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What are your favorite ways to update your rooms as the seasons change while still keeping your basic decorations in place? I don’t want to spend too much time or money, but I like celebrating the seasons.
Bobbye J.
Melissa says ...
Decorating for the seasons brings a lot of joy, and it doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. An easy way to ensure flexibility is to consider stepping away from overtly themed décor. This way you aren’t boxed into a look but can strike the balance between keeping things simple and mixing things up a bit each season. Use what you have, give preference to natural elements, and modify or arrange your decorations until they feel seasonally appropriate and inspiring. A glass lamp base that can be filled with pine cones one season and seashells the next is far more versatile than a ceramic one with a large image of a snowman on it.
