Ready for Spring?  Here are some easy ways to add springtime life to your home:

*Start at the front door.  Replace your winter wreath with a twiggy wreath with spring flowers and gauzy ribbon.  If it's warm enough, plant an urn or large pot with flowers and trailing ivy.  
 

*Remove those logs and fill your fireplace with silk greenery and colorful candles for a spring look.

*Go for spring colors and lighter textiles.  Trade a heavy bedspread for a colorful duvet and a collection of pastel pillows.  Trade chenille or tapestry window treatments for silk or faux silk in your more elegant spaces, and linen or a cotton print in your more casual ones.

*Decorate the mantle with springtime accessories - green magnolia plates, a ceramic bunny, a vase of fresh flowers, or a hurricane jar of lemons and limes.

*Switch from heavy "winter" scents like mulberry, pumpkin pie, and vanilla to lighter ones like citrus, freesia, or gardenia.  Collect candles around the home to add these outdoor scents, and open your windows to let in the breeze.

*Turn furniture so that it takes advantage of the views outside.

*Pull up heavy rugs and expose wood floors, or trade these rugs for sisal or seagrass.