Spring

We are well and truly into the spring now and most people I speak to like this time of year. There is a renewed sense of optimism and hope after the long winter months. Colours are popping up everywhere in gardens and the countryside, trees are bursting into life having been bare branches for many months. It’s positively joyful!

If you were to bottle up all that optimism and joy that we see in nature and put it into your home, what kind of colours would there be? Well, a spring colour palette typically features colours which are light, fresh and clean. When I say light I don’t just mean pastel and light shades – more light as in the opposite of heavy. Where Autumn colours have an earthiness and heaviness to them, spring colours are lightweight and bouncy! There is nothing heavy or muddy about spring colours. They are there to lift the spirits and feel fresh and lively. Think primrose yellow – bright but delicate. Zingy greens with all those leaves busily growing on the trees. Pastel shades, and clear blue – just like the sky on a beautiful spring day.

We can also carry this line of thinking into personality. I’ve talked before about our seasonal personalities and how colour relates to this. My husband is a classic spring personality! He is full of energy and bounce, friendly and enthusiastic. He loves nature, and the longer, lighter days. Other characteristics of the spring personality might be welcoming, youthful, lively, and upbeat. Can you see how this resonates with what is going on in nature at this time?

When we understand our seasonal personality, we can then use this knowledge to choose the colours that we wear, and the colours that we use in our homes. So people with a spring personality will be drawn to these lighter, clearer colours, with nothing heavy. They will like rooms filled with natural light, that connect with the outdoors. When thinking about patterns, they would appreciate small scale prints, ditsy flowers, fine stripes and polka dots - these are quite playful and fun!

Whatever our personalities are like, lets enjoy all the colours and fun that spring has to offer!