Spring isn’t just for the outdoors!  Bring the colors and energy of the season into your home by reupholstering a piece of furniture.  Whether the piece is from a flea market or your own house, furniture upholstery is a fun way to alter the vibe of a room without changing the entire room.  Better yet, it’s a great way to put your creativity to the test and take a small risk by experimenting with different textures, colors, and patterns.  Below are a few ideas and images to get your creative juices flowing.

The Venus Love Seat is from Maine Cottage Furniture, a delightful company that focuses on bright colors and fun patterns.  My parents own one, and it has been re-incarnated numerous times, in everything from goldenrod to mint green.

Anthropologie also makes a divine little settee.  Notice how the elegant curve of the back and arms is carried into the curvature of legs.  What a charming piece in a foyer or small reading corner!

And finally, who doesn’t want an antique chair upholstered in bubblegum pink?!  The pink velvet gives this classic chair a hip vibe that will look great in any interior, whether modern, classic, or shabby to chic.

Give it a shot.

Start with an ottoman, have it re-upholstered in a fun fabric, and I promise it’ll change your life.

Or at least the look of the room.

*(Don’t forget that rearranging the furniture on a monthly basis is an absolute must.)