Spring decor refresh picks
Seasonal home guides are pushing lighter‑touch refreshes — textiles and accessories from retailers like Next, M&S, H&M Home and Anthropologie — as fast ways to update rooms for spring. (mirror.co.uk) Separately, designers quoted by Express warned homeowners to avoid a specific fading paint trend in 2026 and recommended more current alternatives. (express.co.uk)
Spring 2026 home advice is shifting toward quick swaps, not full room makeovers: lighter bedding, cushions, glassware and small accessories are leading the seasonal refresh. (marksandspencer.com) (homesandgardens.com) Marks & Spencer’s spring guide, published February 5, 2026, pushes crisp neutral bedding, sculptural bedside lamps, textured vases, artisanal glassware and floral-embroidered cushions as room updates that do not require new furniture. (marksandspencer.com) Next is merchandising the same idea through its spring homeware collection, with floral bed sets, soft cushions and nature-led décor positioned as ways to “breathe life” into a room. Anthropologie’s spring décor shop is centered on smaller seasonal pieces including wreaths, garlands, bud vases, candle holders and table linens. (next.co.uk) (anthropologie.com) Editorial spring guides are also framing the season as a fabric-and-light reset. Homes & Gardens said the fastest changes come from swapping heavy winter textiles for breezier fabrics, refreshing sheets, restyling shelves and letting in more light with sheer window treatments. (homesandgardens.com) At the same time, 2026 trend coverage is warning homeowners not to lock themselves into last year’s paint fashions. Homes & Gardens reported in November 2025 that designers were moving away from “overdone forest greens” and toward moodier teal tones, with other bright, highly saturated shades also losing favor. (homesandgardens.com) Other designer roundups point in the same direction: less formula, more personal layering. Domino’s December 17, 2025 survey of designers said impersonal décor and generic big-box art were being dropped in favor of collected objects and more individual pieces. (domino.com) The retail pitch and the design advice meet in the same place: update the surface of a room before repainting the shell. In spring 2026, the easiest version of that looks like new bedding, one or two cushions, a vase, a lamp, or table pieces that can move from shelf to dining table. (marksandspencer.com) (next.co.uk) (anthropologie.com) That leaves paint as the slower, more permanent decision and accessories as the seasonal one. The result is a spring refresh built around reversible changes, while trend-sensitive wall colors get a harder second look in 2026. (homesandgardens.com 1) (homesandgardens.com 2)
