With the weather warming up and the light, bright mornings and longer evenings set to stay for the foreseeable future, it?s the perfect time to refresh your home after the long winter months.

Airy rooms and light-filled spaces replace the cosy feel of winter. Switch your cable knit throws and cushions for linen and pack your blankets, throws and winter bedding away.

With your summer social calendar filling up with events, our top 5 ways to smarten up your home for summer will help you make the seasonal transition in style, whilst leaving you plenty of time to enjoy those weddings, barbecues and garden parties.

Artwork
It?s said that a picture paints a thousand words and a piece of artwork is an ideal way to add ambience and character to your home.
While the darker shades and overall ambience of paintings, prints and portraits from artists such as Bill Mack and Chris Derubeis may be ideal to create a cosy feel in your home throughout the winter months, switching your artwork is a quick and easy way to brighten your living space for summer.

Use the handy Visualiser app from Gallery Rouge to find the perfect piece of artwork for your space. Before you buy a piece you can see how it would look hanging in your home with the augmented reality functionality within the app, which allows you to visualise any piece of artwork available in the gallery to scale.

A large abstract piece of art will look perfect hung on its own to make a statement, whilst smal...