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March 6, 2018 | by Alicia

Our Spring Home Tour | 2018

We are sharing the subtle changes we made to our home to welcome the spring season, along with the homes of 25 other Canadian bloggers. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

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Good morning friends, I am so glad to have you here today. We are thrilled to be joining our friends Christina, The DIY Mommy, and Shannon, Homemade Lovely, for another amazing Canadian Blogger Home Tour. I feel very fortunate to be part of such a strong and supportive community, full of talented Canadians. 🙂 

These bright and beautiful days have us gearing up for spring and we are hopeful it won’t be much longer until we can enjoy the balmy breezes and budding flowers of springtime. While we wait, we’ve been making a few subtle changes to our home. Nothing drastic, but it’s amazing how freshening up your decor can instantly put a bounce in your step. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Enduring our long, cold Canadian winters often leaves us feeling weary, so it is always nice to breath new life into our home as we say goodbye to the drab landscape and cold temperatures outside. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Bringing in plants, herbs, and fresh flowers is my favorite way to bring our home into the spring season. There is just something about seeing that pop of green in the kitchen or a simple bouquet of flowers on the dining room table. It’s an inexpensive and easy way to bring a smile to each and every person that comes to our home.  

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

This year I pared down our kitchen shelves (you can see how we built these kitchen nooks here), even more, keeping only a few textural pieces, like these woven baskets and my favorite white dishes. An easy formula I like to remember when styling open shelving is to repeat colors and textures to create a cohesive feeling (I’ll be sharing a bit more about this process later this week).

I scattered my white cake plate, two pitchers, and a couple of bowls among the shelves, then I added warmth with natural tones and textures. A terra cotta pot, woven basket, brass vintage picture frames, wood cutting boards and chair draw the eye down and keep the space from feeling cold and stark.

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Trailing ivy adds a punch of color and looks so delicate as it grows throughout the season. And it’s easy to keep it thriving, I definitely don’t have a green thumb, but I never have a problem with these plants.  

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.


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Another way I love updating our space for a new season is by adding new art. A lot of people think art is expensive or out of their reach, but it can be as easy as framing your children’s favorite artwork for a whimsical feel or grabbing a canvas and some paint and bringing out your inner artist (like the large abstract hanging in our living room gallery wall!).

I chose to print these simple abstract prints from Etsy. Another favorite and inexpensive way to update the art in your home, there are so many beautiful and unique options to choose from. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.
A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

A small vase of hydrangeas sits on our island, along with a bowl of fresh lemons. I think they add a pretty pop of color, and we love having them at our fingertips as we are cooking. Something as simple as a bowl of seasonal fruit may be all you need to take your home into the next season. It’s all about practicality! 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Before styling and photographing our home for this spring tour, I stopped by my favorite flower shop and was so drawn to this simple white heather. Isn’t it pretty? I love the tiny delicate flowers, and the best part is it was very inexpensive. I nestled a large bunch of it in a pretty white pitcher for an easy centerpiece on our dining table. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.


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Unless we are entertaining (you can see a few of my favorite spring tablescapes here, here and here) I generally keep our dining room table clear of any elaborate flower arrangements. We gather here every night for dinner and often spend hours at this table everyday coloring, crafting or drawing, so it just makes sense to keep it free for living everyday life. 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Our window bench (you can find the tutorial here) is full of my favorite blue and white pillows, which gives us a cozy spot to cuddle up and watch for the first buds of spring to break through the ground. It also somehow always turns into a dance stage for our little one. 😉 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

I feel like our living room looks a bit incomplete at the moment. I’ve been itching for a change in here, but I’m just not sure what it needs. So until then I am keeping just the basics and looking for the right pieces to change out or bring in. Any ideas or thoughts for me, I’d sure appreciate it! 🙂 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.


GET THE LOOK


Regardless, it’s still a cozy space for us and our dog, Kid, agrees! 

A few subtle changes are all you need to welcome the spring season into your home. Join us on our spring home tour, along with 25 other bloggers to find inspiration and spring decor ideas.

Well, I hope you enjoyed our tour and the easy changes we made to our home to welcome spring. And please, remember to check out all of the other amazing homes on today’s tour. You will be so inspired, I promise. 

Happy Spring!

Monday

Home Made Lovely

A Pretty Life

The Happy Housie

Life is a Party

This Mama’s Dance

Tuesday

So Much Better With Age

The Dreamhouse Project

The Learner Observer

A Burst of Beautiful

Woman in Real Life

Wednesday

Clean and Scentsible

Paper Rose

Harbour Breeze Home

Emmett’s ABCs

Thursday

The DIY Mommy

Mint Candy Designs

Rambling Renovators

The Creek Line House

PMQ for two

Friday

Kim Power Style

Northern Style Exposure

Vinyet Etc

Amidst The Chaos

One House 2 Barns

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Comments

  1. Courtenay @ The Creek Line House says

    March 6, 2018 at 11:01 am

    I love how clean and fresh everything looks in your home! Perfect for spring! 🙂 Thanks so much for the tour!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:15 pm

      Thank you Courtenay! It certainly doesn’t always look this clean and fresh! 😉

      Reply
  2. Dannyelle @ Life is a Party says

    March 6, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    Love your simple touches for spring and how light and bright your home feels. So pretty.

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:15 pm

      Thank you, Dannyelle! Spring is such a refreshing season to decorate for! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Shannon - Home Made Lovely says

    March 6, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    Your home is lovely, Alicia! xo

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:14 pm

      Thank you, Shannon. And thank you again for hosting! xo

      Reply
  4. Jamie says

    March 6, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    Your home is so beautiful, as always, Alicia! I love your simple, yet beautiful touches.
    Hugs, Jamie

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Thank you my dear friend! xo

      Reply
  5. Tracy says

    March 6, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    I just love your house! My favourite colour is blue, so it resonates with me. Re. your living room: what about curtains that are blue and white? Not too much blue, but with some blue in them. I think it would really pop in there.

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Thank you, Tracy! And that’s funny you mentioned the curtains, it’s something I’ve been thinking about lately too. We have a couple big projects on the go right now, but maybe in a few months, I will swap them out for something new! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Rita Joy @ Harbour Breeze Home says

    March 6, 2018 at 10:38 pm

    What a beautiful and lovely Spring home tour! Thanks for giving us a “peak” inside!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Thank you, Rita! So glad to have you stop by!

      Reply
  7. Kim says

    March 7, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    So bright, airy and cheerful Alicia, Great job!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:07 pm

      Thank you, Kim! xo

      Reply
  8. ariel says

    March 7, 2018 at 2:32 pm

    Spring always feels like a time to pair down and be more deliberate with my decor choices, and your style has done exactly that! I’m still swooning over your little office nook, and the way you’ve layered your picture frames on the wall is super cool. Great home!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:07 pm

      I couldn’t agree more Ariel, it’s so refreshing to declutter!

      Reply
  9. Darlene says

    March 7, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    Gorgeous! So fresh and inviting! Love the way you have hung the pics above the love seat.

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      Thank you, Darlene. Our gallery wall was a fun project!

      Reply
  10. Jen @ Rambling Renovators says

    March 8, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Your home looks so bright and fresh Alicia – just perfect for spring!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you, Jen! It’s so nice to have a little refresh!

      Reply
  11. Krista says

    March 9, 2018 at 11:35 am

    So, so beautiful, Alicia! It’s so light, bright, and airy and fresh – so perfect for spring.

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you, Krista!

      Reply
  12. Jo-Anna says

    March 9, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Your spring home is so lovely…I agree that adding fresh flowers and greenery makes everything feel so cheery!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 1:00 pm

      Exactly! And it can be so inexpensive, especially once the trees and flowers start blooming in your own yard.

      Reply
  13. Laurie@VinyetEtc says

    March 10, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    What a beautiful bright spring home tour! I just adore your kitchen nook, beautiful!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 11, 2018 at 12:59 pm

      Thank you, Laurie. I always have fun styling it for the different seasons! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Tricia says

    March 13, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    I love your home it’s very beautiful and cheery I really appreciate the color that is on your walls by the stairs and living room I believe. If I may ask, what is the color you chose for your walls? Thank you Tricia

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 14, 2018 at 10:33 am

      Thank you, Tricia! Our kitchen and hallway are painted Pale Oak and our living room and dining room are painted Collingwood, both by Benjamin Moore. 🙂

      Reply
  15. Samantha Jackson says

    March 14, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    Absolutely beautiful! Growing up in Canada the winter’s are so long – we’re in Michigan now. I love your kitchen chairs and bookmarked where they are from to possibly use in our new house! Again beautiful tour!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      March 15, 2018 at 10:32 am

      Thank you, Samantha! Winters here in Canada are definitely not for the faint of heart, but they make spring that much sweeter! 😉 I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed the tour and congratulations on your new home!

      Reply
  16. Rhonda says

    June 6, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    Alicia,
    I have practically the same layout living room/dining room and I struggle all the time with having couch floating in beteeen but where to you put a tv in your new layout. Do you have pic of wall opposite the couch or just a description. This might help me a ton. Our layout is what you have but the windows in your living room are French doors and in corner is a diagonal fireplace which is so hard to work with…I was just wondering since the wall you have your couch in now is where our TVs is .(and looks like might have been same for you previously-..I am at such a loss and so curious about what you did!!

    Reply
    • Alicia says

      June 7, 2018 at 11:43 am

      Hi Rhonda,

      I struggled with the same issue, for such a long time. We actually moved the TV to the wall opposite our couch. It is just a small wall between the door to the living room and the door to the dining room (from the hallway). It works well here because it’s not the first thing you see when you walk in our front door anymore, which was driving me crazy, it’s kind of hidden now. I hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply

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