1. Interchangeable stools:
Bright colours are a quick and easy way to get noticed.  These stools have a modern industrial look but the great thing about them is their flexibility.  Pop the top and you can change the fabrics anytime you like.  Spring this year is bright and fun and changing these seats to a bright funky colour gives you and instant face lift to your seating area.
Made by: ICI ET LA - 02 8399 1173
...a French inspired bistro stool made from steel, with interchangeable cushions upholstered in a range of French striped fabrics. Simply, pop up the tops and mix and match to create your own style.
Details:
DIMENSIONS: W300 x D300 x H450mm - FRAMES: Available in powder coated colours: Flame red, antique white, satin black and uni gris. CUSHIONS: Select from ici et la’s striped acrylic range or the use of customer fabric for orders of 10 or more. Ideal for outdoor use and stackable. WARRANTY: 1 year domestic, 6 months commercial. RETAIL PRICE: $240
Web www.fer.net.au
Stockists:
Pomegranite - 251 A Coventry St South Melbourne 3205 – 03 9686 9110

2. Tea Towels:  
Artwork is at your eyeline so it makes sense to change your artwork- it can get expensive but these tea towels are not only bright and colourful but functional.
Gone are the days of tea-towels being a token souvenir someone has bought from a holiday, they are now works of art. Simply frame them in an inexpensive frame, like the one from IKEA and once the season has changed, take it down and use it! It will then be artwork hanging on your oven door etc!
Made by:
Tea towels - Third Drawer Down - Museum of Art Souvenirs - 93 George Street - Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Australia - Telephone: +61 (0)3 9534 4088 - Email: sales@thirddrawerdown.com
Tea towels - Bonnie and Neil. - http://www.bonnieandneil.com.au/
Frames - Ribba frame from Ikea

3. Porcelain Bowls:
For an elegant addition try these gorgeous porcelain bowls and decorations from Zuster.  Spring is all about the sound of birds calling so what is more perfect than these little birds perched on bowls. They are perfect as stand alone pieces or in a group. Don’t scatter around the house as they lose impact and then start to look like clutter. Because they are porcelain, if you put a tea-light in them they give the most gorgeous glow. The great thing is you don’t have to get this all at once; take your time and build the collection and it will have more meaning.
Made by:
Collection of birds and vases – from Zuster - 370 Swan Street - Richmond VIC 3121 - (03) 9427 7188 Open Weekdays 9am-5pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-4pm
Candles - Fenomen block candle set of 5 for 9.99 from Ikea

4. Flowers:
One of my favourite things about spring is the colour and flowers, but don’t just look at the traditional way of displaying flowers – a bunch in a vase is fine but doing something different like my display means it is almost like a sculpture and has more impact as a vase can get overlooked very easily.

5. Coloured glass bottles:
If you are lacking flowers in the garden, bring the colour in with coloured glass bottles – have them near a window so the light shines through them – if you can’t, put a mirror behind it and put in some small lights to give a subtle light change. To bring the garden inside, take some twigs with blossom or new leaves to give the display height.

6. Scented candles, oil burners & diffusers:
Your scents for spring don’t have to come in the form of flowers but with scented candles and oil burners - buy the expensive ones as they hold their fragrance but the great thing is they will smell divine even when you don’t light. You have the fragrance without having to constantly burn them and feel like you are wasting money.  Look for fragrances like fig, gardenia, freesia and Tubereuse to give that full spring aroma.
It really is worth getting the expensive variety as the fragrance lasts longer and generally has a more realistic scent.
Stockists:
Scented Candles and diffusers from Circa home - Available in 8 fragrances, the CIRCA HOME scented product range wil be on sale nationally from September 2010. Natural Wax Candle RRP: $29.95 Natural Room Fragrance RRP: $39.95 Stockist: 02 9757 3080 www.circahome.com.au

8. Lighting, bring it down: 
Floor lamp - Fado table lamp 29.99 from Ikea

Extra ideas for bringing the season of spring into the home:

Paint
This is the easiest and cheapest way to get a fresh and clean change to a room. Spring brings a whole new light into the home and walls can look dirty very quickly. Adding a fresh coat of paint is cheap if you provide the labour, but don't go bold or to dramatic as it will limit your market potential.

Fabric
Patterns, texture and colour can add a breath of fresh air. Stunning fabrics can be made into cushions, throws, divider screens and wall hangings to give life to a dull colour scheme.

Maintenance
We all have the jobs we put off till tomorrow. Make a list of what needs to be done to get your home into perfect condition as it is the little details that sometimes get forgotten. Remember, buyers turn all taps and open all doors so make sure something this simple doesn't turn into a major reason for a buyer not to purchase.

Lighting
Subtle and indirect lighting can create a whole new atmosphere to an interior scheme and it doesn't just have to be for evenings. Dark corners of rooms can be brought to life with a simple lamp. You don’t have to always highlight large areas, look at subtle ways to introduce light such as back lighting a statue or plant. An interesting lamp can double as a feature as well as lighting.

Clutter
Spring cleaning always comes to mind this time of year, but never so more than when you are selling. Buyers have no emotional attachment to your collections - so if it is gathering dust doesn't add to your interior, pack it away or move it on permanently. As this is the perfect time to make decisions of what is necessary and what is taking up valuable space.

Artwork
Move around your artwork – it is easy to get used to a certain look but just by moving around your artwork and pictures you can create a whole new feel costing you nothing at all.

Flowers
Fresh flowers not only add a visual feast but can bring a hint fragrance as you walk by.
A great way to perk up a home for spring is by decorating rooms where you spend the most time - like the living or family room or kitchen - with flowers. By spray painting flower pots you already own bright yellow, purple or green and grouping them into indoor "gardens," you will give them new life, while bringing the great outdoors inside. Or, place your "new" pottery on wrought iron plant stands or pedestal tables painted in coordinating colours to add a burst of colour to any room.

Furniture
If you aren’t inclined to move your artwork, look at how you can reposition your room layout. Take out most of the pieces in the room and start again, bringing back a major piece (like a lounge) and then some accessories like a rug or lamp and then slowly bring back the rest of the furniture. You might like the new feeling of space and put some pieces in another room.

Flooring
Thread-bare carpets and ‘traffic patterns’ wearing into your flooring is a major red-alert to buyers and can seem more costly than it really is. An update to your flooring might not be needed to the whole house so look at the prominent areas such your entry and lounge and this could be enough to give a lift from the bottom up.