Shorewest Shares: How to Brighten Up A Room

As spring is in full bloom, it’s time to brighten up your rooms and enjoy the sunshine. A few simple, cost-effective changes can help renew your space. Here are eight cost-effect ways to brighten up a room:

Add a plant. Adding a plant helps bring color indoors, along with a fresh smell.
Add a mirror. Mirrors reflect light around the room and can help small spaces look bigger.
Re-paint. A freshly painted wall changes the color of the room, but can help brighten it up, too.
Rethink your curtains. If privacy isn’t an issue, add sheer curtains. You can also raise your curtain rod to allow maximum light in.
Change your accessories. Adding a new rug can give a room a whole new meaning. Adding new throw pillows with a pop of color can help brighten up a room as well.
Rearrange your furniture. Experiment with your furniture. If you have a large window, try not to put lots of furniture in front of it.
Clean windows and screens. Once you wash the winter out of your windows, open them and allow the light and smell of fresh air in!
Add fresh flowers. Colorful vases and bright flowers can make any dull room brighter!