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The seasons are starting to change—are you itching to change some of your seasonal decor? At this time of year, I always get the bug to switch things up. I enjoy the summer months so much and am focused on being outside that I let the decor in my house rest.  But after a few months, I am ready for a change! 

The beauty of seasonal decor is that we don’t have to reinvent the wheel and totally switch everything for the upcoming season—we can simply switch out a few elements or maybe just a few minor pieces. Take your table centerpiece for example: do you totally strip it down and redo it, or do you just switch out some of the elements? I used to try to make major decor changes just about every season and then I realized that (1) I definitely had a favorite way of doing things, and (2) it was silly to keep reinventing the wheel. Yes, it can be fun to do a total overhaul and switch everything but other times it is just as good of an option to switch out seasonal elements.

I have had the same centerpiece for about a year now.  While I do different variations of it, it is the same base each time. For me this includes: the base which is a shallow wooden box, my candlesticks, and my twine balls.  Then I switch out the seasonal elements.

Last fall I added little pumpkins and twinkle lights to my centerpiece. I also added the pinecones as they give my centerpieces a little more woodsy, fall-like feel.

This is a picture of my centerpiece at Christmas. I love sprinkling in the mini ornaments to add some sparkle and shine to my centerpiece. Again, the pinecones make it feel more like winter. 

After the holidays, I usually just strip down my centerpiece to just the twinkle lights, pinecones, and twine balls. It’s simple and it reflects the world outside my windows.  And I let it remain like that until spring. 

This is a picture of my Easter-style centerpiece. By adding the faux Easter eggs, it gives it just enough of a touch of spring.

And that takes you through a year in the life of my centerpieces!

That is what I do for my centerpieces, but the same principle applies to other decor in your home. Instead of feeling like you need to replace everything, can you swap a candle on a pillar for a pumpkin in the fall, or insert a garland of sparkling greenery at Christmas? 

Here are some seasonal accent items to keep in mind: 

In the winter, think about the world outside—nature is dormant and there is much more brown than in other seasons. You can add a touch of evergreen or even a sparkly branch or two, but also think: pinecones, twine balls, bar candles, plain branches, and even deer sheds (antlers).   

In the spring, keep a base of twine balls and pinecones and consider adding some faux eggs prior to Easter, some dried flowers, or accent balls that correlate with the color you have in your home.

In the summer, you can still have your base of twine balls and even pinecones, but also add some flowers—faux, dried, or real, sea shells, greenery from outside, plants and even fresh cut branches! 

For fall, keep your twine ball base along with the pinecones and consider adding: acorns, baby pumpkins, strands of wheat, and twinkle lights.

Christmas offers a lot of options!  You can add ornaments, holly branches, glitter greenery, angels, or even a manger scene and, of course, the twinkle lights.

I hope this gives you some inspiration for how you can switch up your decor without the headache of redoing everything!  A few little touches can completely change the feel of your decor. If you want to totally redo your decor, go for it! But if you just want to add a seasonal touch and change the feel, you don’t have to go crazy! Look at your decor and see where you could add a few seasonal elements. Just have fun playing! 

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