Spring fever...

Inspired by the many bloggers out there who change up their decor regularly, it got me motivated to switch up my decor yesterday (hence, the spring fever!). I was tired of the color scheme and went "shopping" for my own stuff in storage! I changed rugs, paintings, pillows, a lampshade, curtains and tables. I had such fun doing it! I will also be moving house in August and will get to do a whole new scheme in a new home! I can't wait. So here is the finished product, the last photo is the old scheme heavy with reds and yellows. For the new look with new colors, I added my grandmother's blue 1920's Art Deco rug. I wanted the room to be lighter and prettier with blues, yellows and whites with just a little bit of red.

The 'new' (antique) rug above and the yellow pillows...

The new lampshade on the left (used to be a dark floral) and the art above the sofa with mostly pale blues...gone are the red and yellow art deco posters...

My painted yellow table (I painted it last summer) used to be over with the red chair, colorful leather poufe, IKEA chair and new silver lamp...

Another shot of the rug with the red chair in the foreground...

The previous decor with colorful rug, art deco posters, red pillows and dark lampshade. You can't see the leopard print curtains, which were darker as well. I've switched those out to a light cream color - much brighter now!

There is another rug you can't see that is sisal - much lighter than the other red rug that was there. The whole room feels redone, lighter and brighter and just has a different 'feel' to it. I moved the rug above to my bedroom and it looks great. I may still replace both lampshades and buy some new pillows for the sofa. Do you get tired of your decor and change it up regularly? I highly recommend it! If you do make changes, what are they?

(images by Sarah for Monaco Interiors)