A few small swaps and upgrades can make your home feel ready for warmer weather.

Plus, when you subtly reinvent your space it helps you fall in love with it all over again.

Tuck them away through summer.

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you might also place fresh greenery on your entryway table or in the bedroom.

Swap out heavy textiles and wintry details and replace them with accents that feel more of the season.

This helps me to take the time and sit down.

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Also, consider freshening up your coffee table books and whatever youve got sitting on your bedside table.

Consider creating an intimate al fresco dining area that invites you to dine outside all season long.

you’re free to also bring plants outside to create a magical garden space, McKay suggests.

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And you don’t have to spend a fortune to get ‘em!

Stripes and linen both scream summer, as do shades of blue and white, for a beach-y vibe.

We lovethis onefrom Windmillit’s under $75 and comes in five colorways.

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Plant Herbs

Start a little window herb garden!

Once fall starts back up you’re free to easily swap it back outeasy peasy!

Plant some in your backyard to liven up even the most blah fence or wall.

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Bonus: your garden will smell even more fragrant if you plant something like jasmine!

Hang a Hammock

Nothing says relaxed summer days like a hammock.

If you have the space, you’re able to even add a hammock indoors!

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Clean Your Windows!

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