Greet new season with color

Looking for some tips on sprucing up your home this spring?

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Libby Langdon, the commentator on HGTV's Small Space, Big Style , offers her secrets on quick tips to redesign your home and get ready for spring in style.

Change bedding

- Get new light-colored bedding (even if you have a dark room, white sheets and bedding will look beautiful).

- Mix pale patterns and add some extra pillows for a fluffy, luxurious look.

- Buy some bright new towels for your bathroom in addition to a bath mat and shower curtain -- it's a quick fix that can easily and inexpensively change a room's mood.

Let in the light

- Use sheers and light woven drapes to let in as much light as possible.

- Get rid of metal blinds and soften windows with roman shades -- they are inexpensive and can be found at most home improvement stores.

- Put down a light area rug to visually open up your space.

- Add a mirror opposite a window to bring in more natural light -- it will brighten the entire space.

Bring in the green

- Cut tall twigs from shrubs, bring inside and set in a tall vase with water -- your room will soon be filled with springtime as green buds and flowering leaves start to appear.

- Force fragrant bulbs such as paperwhites, narcissus and hyacinth.

- Start a windowsill garden of easy-care potted plants.

- Use cut flowers to add cheer and a quick fix to dress up a room.

Add color

- Paint a room in your house a new color. Even if you keep all your existing furniture, paint can give what you already have a completely new look.

- If you don't want to paint the entire room, paint just one wall.

- Some paint companies make sample sizes of colors so you can test a spot and see what you like and how it looks in the day and night.

- Get some new artwork to compliment the color, or paint some of your own custom artwork.

For more tips, go to www.libbylangdon.com.