After a long winter, our homes could use a little freshening up for spring. However, instead of using harsh chemical cleaners, paper towels, and air fresheners, let’s rethink the way we welcome this season. Your friends here at Flowers by Leslie, the best florist in Portsmouth, are sharing their favorite “Mother Nature-approved” spring cleaning tips to refresh, reorganize, and refine your home. The best part is that the floral experts have also matched the perfect spring flowers and green plants for each room in your home to uplift, relax, and add a pop of joyful color.
Refresh and Clean Your Bedroom
Spring cleaning your bedroom is more than vacuuming a rug and tidying up your wardrobe. In addition to your typical spring cleaning to-do list, like vacuuming in forgotten corners and under the bed, add a few extra steps to get a full reset. While your pillowcases and sheets are tumbling in the washer, break out your vacuum’s extensions and freshen up your mattress. It’s also a good idea to sprinkle some baking soda over any sources of odor or stains about a half-hour before vacuuming. Toss your pillows and comforter into the dryer, too, to kill any germs and fluff them back up after a long winter. Finally, rotate your mattress for a comfortable night’s sleep. Your body will thank you in the morning!
Relax and Refresh Your Bedroom with Flowers
Keep your bedroom fresh for even longer with a new spring floral arrangement or a live green plant. Tulips are a spring favorite for a reason, as they’re often tied to new beginnings, and their pastel hues (think blush pink, creamy white, and sunny yellow) add instant “fresh start” energy to your space. Hydrangea brings a full, lush look that feels comforting and abundant, with soft blues and pale pinks that make a bedroom feel lighter and more put-together. For an extra-clean, spa-like touch, add eucalyptus for its crisp, airy scent and renewal vibes, plus its pretty silvery-green color, which looks good with everything. These mood-boosting bursts of color can bring peace, joy, and happiness, and help purify the air and support healthy oxygen flow. Your room will instantly feel rejuvenated.
Reorganize and Declutter Your Kitchen
A good spring clean has more than rags, mops, and brooms. This time of year is also the best for reorganizing and decluttering your kitchen, including your pantry, refrigerator, cabinets, and drawers. After the winter holidays, you have a good idea of which kitchen gadgets and utensils are useful and which collect dust and would be better donated. When it comes to those old kitchen towels, don’t just toss them out. Instead, reuse them for cleaning rags…ones you can use in this next step! If you plan to remove everything from your freezer, refrigerator, and cabinets to give the inside a deep clean, mindfully replace only the items you are sure to use (and aren’t yet expired) and toss or donate the rest. You can also reorganize your refrigerator and pantry so your fruits, veggies, and other “should be eaten now” items are front and center and most convenient to grab. A few easy adjustments can refresh your space and make everyday cooking feel smoother and stress-free.
“Spark Joy” and Reorganize Your Kitchen with Flowers
The best combination to ease seasonal anxiety and everyday stress is a decluttered space and lovely spring blooms. If you want a soothing look, roses are perfect since their many colors tend to feel comforting and familiar. Roses are the most beloved flower worldwide for a reason! Their fragrance, beauty, and symbolism of love are unmatched. Sunflowers, often associated with autumn, are another popular flower that’s great to display in the kitchen. They add sunny gratitude and instant cheer, no matter the time of year. These fresh flowers both brighten and elevate your kitchen decor and your mood. After a long day of cleaning, bring home a favorite floral arrangement that’s perfect for your dining table or kitchen counter.
Refine and Purify Your Bathroom
When the seasons change, your bathroom is one of the easiest places to start, because a few swaps make a noticeable difference right away. Start by switching out seasonal hand lotions and matching soaps, trading heavy winter scents for lighter spring fragrances that feel bright and clean every time you wash your hands. Then look at what’s visually weighing the room down. Remove anything dark, cold, and wintery, and replace it with light, warm, and fresh touches like white or pastel hand towels, a lighter bathmat, and maybe a new shower curtain with a floral print for instant spring energy. If you don’t want to buy all new textiles, even giving your current towels a deep wash can help them feel crisp again. With these minor, intentional updates, your bathroom becomes the perfect starting point for bringing spring into your home.
Freshen Up and Refine Your Bathroom with Flowers
Since you’re replacing and swapping seasonal items, you can’t forget a bright arrangement of spring blooms to complete the look. Fresh flowers are an ideal alternative to aerosol air fresheners and synthetic fragrances, creating a sweet-smelling, welcoming, and relaxing atmosphere that feels like a mini getaway. For spring color that still looks refined, choose ranunculus stems or a blossoming orchid for those clean, spa-like vibes. A trailing pothos is also a perfect bathroom plant because it loves humidity, tolerates low light, and adds a fresh green touch that helps keep the air purified.
Finally, it’s time to welcome the spring season once more, and there is no better way to say “au revoir” to a cold winter than with beautiful, serene, and vibrant spring blooms. Refine and revive your space with the experts here at Flowers by Leslie.
