The document provides recommendations from five industry experts on how they plan to spruce up their homes for spring, including painting, updating bed linens and kitchen appliances, adding art and plants, and purchasing scented candles and cushions to refresh their spaces. They highlight products like Lisa Stickley bed linens, Bodum kitchen appliances, Sandy Bay candles, and Lene Bjerre and Sia home accessories that would be suitable for spring renovations. The experts emphasize bringing in brighter colors, freshening up tired items, and focusing on enjoying more time outdoors as the weather improves.

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Holly Jolliffe,
photographer
track: what
our experts Lisa Stickley bedlinen
Bodum toaster
are buying
Hannah Rochell, Spring always makes me Jamie Stubley, assistant
want to bring brighter
fashion writer and stylist colours into my home; a buyer for BrandAlley
citrus yellow throw to brighten up the
sofa would be nice. I love cooking for
friends, so I plan to smarten things up
a bit with some crisp new table linen,
BrandAlley is the online chic and maybe some coloured glassware
(below). I have also been hoarding
designer discount store with sales some lovely vintage fabric for months,
so I plan to get around to recovering
some old cushions too.
for your home and your wardrobe.
From kitchen gadgets and home
furnishings to designer handbags This spring I will be doing
my best to spruce up what
As I have just moved
house, I have a blank
and vintage watches, it’s a true I already have, so the first
thing I plan to buy is paint. I have my
canvas. This spring I will
be adding lots of art to break up
one-stop-shop destination. eye on a dark teal colour for my hall,
while my bathroom will be getting
the white walls – a great way to add
colour to the rooms as being a tenant
We asked five industry insiders a lick of fresh white paint to really
brighten things up. My bedsheets
I am unable to paint them – and I’ll
also be looking for bright kitchen
are all looking a little tired, so I’m appliances from Bodum (above).
what they will be doing to spruce going to treat myself to a duvet set
(above). Finally, I’ve vowed to make
Finally, I will be filling the house
with scented candles. The Sandy Bay
up their houses this spring, and a concerted effort actually to pick
and arrange the flowers that grow in Villeroy and Boch
vintage champagne candles smell
fantastic, and are great for
what they have their eye on from my garden: nothing says spring like a
freshly cut bouquet.
glass bowl
shop providing soft mood lighting
in the evenings.
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Martha Copinger Binns, design co.uk
coordinator at Lisa Stickley
bits I missed when ‘cleaning’, so I
intend to do a deep spring clean
of my little London flat before
treating our sitting room walls to
some funky framed prints. I get
bored easily, so these
statement cushions
(right) will be coming
in to refresh our
sofa… and then if
there are any pennies
left I may treat my
That warm spring sunshine wardrobe to a couple
we’ve all been waiting for of new purchases
is always well received… (shhh – don’t tell the
that is until it shows up all the dusty boyfriend!) Lene Bjerre cushions
Nick Rogerson, Bodum UK
sales manager
towels (right) with a simple
design for the bathroom.
As the weather gets
warmer I will be having
my friends over for a
few beers and a
barbecue. My
focus will
be keeping
things simple
indoors and
spending more
In my home, I like to keep time outside,
things clean, organised enjoying
and minimal. I will the brighter
be investing in some good-quality evenings after work. Christy towels
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