What can you change in your decor for spring?

The days are getting longer, but your living room still feels set up for winter. You would like more colour and a lighter feel without replacing the sofa, repainting every wall or putting away everything you enjoy.

A few carefully placed changes can give the room a different feel. Here is where to start with a spring refresh that feels like you, with a visual comparison and prints you can enjoy long after the season ends.

Start with what you want to keep

Begin with the things you want to keep: a full bookcase, a blue armchair, a second-hand table or a patterned rug. They already give your room its character. You can build your spring decor around them. Among our living room prints, look for an image that picks up an existing colour, even one in a small detail of your furniture.

Then put away a few accessories that have accumulated over winter, without clearing every surface. A thick throw can go in a cupboard; the books and lamp can stay. Look at the wall from the doorway. If several small objects compete for attention, clear some space around them before adding a picture. Our guide to decorating living room walls helps you choose where to begin.

Pick a colour that lifts the room

Spring does not have to mean pastels. Bright yellow can work alongside dark furniture, pink can echo a green sofa and a clear blue can lift painted wood. Compare our yellow prints, pink prints and blue prints, looking first at the dominant colour and then at how much space the background occupies.

A colourful accent works well when it has something to connect with: a cup already on the shelf, a cushion or a book cover. There is no need to buy a matching set. If your rug contains several colours, pick up one of its subtler shades. Abstract prints let you explore these combinations without introducing another subject into a room already filled with objects.

Compare the same room with two wall colours

Our two visualisations keep the same urban interior: white-painted furniture, a vintage blue armchair, old parquet flooring and a plant. The same Almond trees in blossom print stays in its frame. Only the wall colour changes, from pale pink to mint green. Look at how the blue in the artwork connects with the armchair in each setting, then at how the frame stands out against the wall.

This comparison helps you choose a combination; it does not mean you need to redecorate for spring. Is your wall already pink or green? Our green prints and decorative illustrations offer ideas to compare with its actual shade. Place colour samples near the intended hanging spot, in daylight and with the lamps on: your room's colours will not look exactly like those in the visualisations.

Give your new print a specific place

A floral print above a sideboard can mark the change of season without turning the living room into a garden. Among our flower prints, pay particular attention to the size of the motif within the image. A large petal reads clearly from a distance; a detailed bouquet invites a closer look. Give each a place that suits the way you move around the room.

Almond trees in blossom brings a turquoise background behind branches with ivory blossoms. Mimosas in a Blue Vase pairs a blue vase with yellow-orange flowers and a yellow table; Scattered Poppies scatters red poppies across a light background. Embroidered tulips offers a denser floral pattern in navy blue. Choose between a bright accent and a more patterned surface. A single print can become the wall’s new focal point. For a closer look at plant motifs, read our guide to pairing botanical prints with plants.

Lighten the textiles without losing the room's character

Change only the textiles that feel too dominant: a very dark cover, a bulky throw or several layered cushions. Keep a texture you enjoy touching and a pattern that feels like you. A print with simple outlines can sit comfortably beside a patterned curtain. Minimalist prints can provide this quieter surface without calling for an all-white interior.

In a bedroom, start by looking at the wall and bed linen together. A colour in the artwork can echo a pillowcase you already own. Bedroom prints can shift the focus above a chest of drawers or beside the bed. Keep the curtains that help make the room comfortable: their purpose does not disappear when warmer days arrive.

Bring the season into smaller spaces

An entrance hall or dining nook can be the first place to change if you already like your living room as it is. Beside coat hooks, choose a picture that will not interfere with coats or the opening door. Above a small table, look at the frame from a chair. Kitchen prints and landscapes offer alternatives to a spring bouquet.

In a home office, a print can complement the returning daylight without filling the wall behind your screen. Choose office prints from a seated position too. First move the things you need every day into a convenient place: the decoration should not make them harder to reach. A clear patch of wall beside a shelf may be all you need for a new colour.

Choose a print you will still enjoy in summer

Seasonal decor can last. Before choosing, ask whether you will still like the design once the cushions or fresh flowers have changed. The frame can match those you already have; check its external dimensions and the sizes offered on the product page. Our frames and hanging accessories complete your choice according to your wall and preferred finish.

Affichely paper prints are printed to order in our Fayence workshop, on 270 gsm semi-matte photo paper with pigment inks. Spring offers a reason to choose a new image without having to replace your entire decor. Keep your furniture, give one surface some breathing room and place colour where you will enjoy seeing it every day.