14 Martha Stewart-Inspired Decor Ideas To Get Your Home Ready For Spring

Martha Stewart's design aesthetic is iconic. It borrows from styles such as traditional and farmhouse, while also adding a splash of English Countryside and Coastal Colonial. She tends to focus heavily on embracing seasonal changes in her decor, making her a great source of inspiration when refreshing your home for spring. 

Now that the seasons are changing, it's time to say hello to spring and get your home ready for the warmer days ahead. Spring decor trends often pay tribute to the changing weather by focusing on brightness and airiness, aiming to recreate the breezy feel of a warm spring day. Spring is also a great time to parallel nature by filling your space with flowers and colors that evoke new growth and abundant blooms.

While much of Martha's designs lean more towards a neutral palette, she often brightens things up with colorful pastels — particularly in spring. Many of Martha's spring collections feature pastel options and accents. These colors are great for spring because they mimic the colors of flowers, verdant greenery, and gentle sunlight. Pastels are also reminiscent of Easter, which is a classic spring holiday. Pastel colored Easter eggs and other Easter-themed decor are synonymous with the season for many people.

The pastel color trend is coming back to kitchens in 2026, but you can add pastel colored accents to any room. Greens and yellows are especially good choices for spring, as they echo the warm sun and the vibrant greenery of young plants. You can also try pastel pinks, blues, or purples. Pastels work great as an accent color. Try pastels on pillows, throw blankets, or bed sets. You can also add pops of color with pastel hand towels, table linens — even window drapes. While you're at it, don't forget to also fill your vases with pastel-colored flowers like roses, peonies, hydrangeas, and lavender. No spring home is complete without them.

Speaking of flowers, Martha is known for her gardening and floral arrangements. She also uses a lot of floral patterns in her collections. Adding floral and botanical elements to your home is a great Martha-inspired way to get ready for spring. Flowers are synonymous with spring, making them the perfect way to update your home for the season. Botanicals like ferns, eucalyptus, succulents, and other greenery can add a layer of sophistication and vitality to your decor.

Think beyond the vase and add flowers and greenery to wreaths, or as printed designs on pillowcases and tablecloths. Flower prints also make great framed decor. For an even bigger impact, try using floral wallpaper to create an accent wall, or line the inside of drawers or the backs of cabinets for an unexpected splash of spring. Fresh flowers on your table and sprinkled throughout the house are always a good choice for spring as well. Try tucking overflowing vases into surprising places like a bookshelf, laundry room, or even the inside of your fridge. If you don't like the idea of continuously replacing fresh blooms, thoughtfully chosen faux arrangements can be a great compromise. Just make sure you choose high-quality silk flowers to get the most realistic look.

Many of Martha's tablescapes feature delicate, vintage-style glassware. She has even collected vintage jadeite herself over the years. Jadeite is a type of vintage, pale green glassware that became popular during the Great Depression. Vintage glassware is perfect for spring because it often has floral or botanical designs. Clear glass catches the light and creates a feeling of airiness, perfect for spring. Colored glassware often comes in beautiful, springlike pastels (like Martha's jadeite). The dainty, intricate details of many glass pieces reflect the delicate qualities of small spring flowers.

There are many types and styles of vintage glassware, and the uses are practically endless. Repurpose them as vases for your flowers, bowls for trinkets, or jars for all that Easter candy. You can also pull them out during meal time to make dinner feel a bit fancier. Just be careful when using true vintage and antique pieces with food, as older glass often contains dangerous heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and even uranium. Vintage glassware is typically easy to find at Goodwill and local thrift stores. If you don't have luck there, you can also check online marketplaces (like Facebook Marketplace), antique stores, or raid grandma's cabinet.

Spring is a time when nature wakes up from the long winter. To get your home ready for the season, it makes sense to take cues from the natural world and decorate with items reminiscent of springtime in your area. Martha often uses natural elements in her own designs and home. According to anInstagram post, Martha uses moss, ferns, and lichens in her decor around her Maine home, creating a fairy-garden look that aligns well with spring. If the weather outside your own home is still too gloomy — or perhaps skipped spring entirely and is now too hot — you can also take inspiration from your favorite spring locations around the world.

Bring nature into your own home this spring by adding texture with moss or faux bird nests. You can also collect natural items from around your home, as Martha does, or head to your nearest craft store to find faux and dried materials that look like they are fresh from the forest. If you don't want to add actual moss to your decor, you can also take inspiration from nature in a more subtle way. For example, try choosing colors that mimic flowers, greenery, and warm spring sunlight. You can also display art featuring spring nature scenes, or even decorate surfaces with styled vignettes featuring spring-themed items (like statues of baby animals).

Look up 'Martha Stewart aesthetic' online, and dainty floral teacups are sure to make an appearance. Martha includes a blue-and-white tea set in one of her collections and has given tea party recommendations in the past. Teacups are great for spring because they often feature spring-like designs and color patterns. Teacups are also reminiscent of spring garden tea parties and picnics.

There are plenty of clever ways to repurpose old teacups around the house. Vintage teacups, teapots, and kettles can be used on a table and filled with moss or fresh flowers, or set on a surface as part of a styled vignette. You can even hang them on the wall as an art display. Teacups also make great planters for small flowering plants and succulents. Look for teacups with spring motifs and colors that feel cohesive with the rest of your decor. They tend to be easy to find at antique shops, thrift stores, Goodwill, and even online marketplaces. As with glassware, you need to be careful when using vintage teacups for tea because heavy metals like lead can be present in the glaze.

Looking for a way to update your home that is as useful as it is beautiful? Woven baskets are reminiscent of spring picnics, bird nests, and Easter baskets, and are a functional choice that can help you emulate Martha's style. Martha is a long-time lover of baskets. Her basket collection is so large that she has an entire shed dedicated to storing them. Affectionately dubbed the "basket house," the shed holds "hundreds and hundreds" of baskets that Martha has collected over the years.

In your own home, you can use baskets to organize (or hide) things that need to be stored. Baskets can be displayed on shelves, in that awkward space above your kitchen cabinets, or stacked in a corner. Larger baskets can be used to store blankets, while smaller ones can be used on the table for produce. Upright baskets work well as a vase for flowers — provided you use a waterproof lining — or you can fill a gathering basket with fresh or dried blooms. You can even DIY a clever accent table from your favorite vintage wicker basket.

Using blue and white in your decor is a good way to achieve the coastal New England vibe Martha is known for. Blue and white is a combination that is used in a lot of Martha's collections and can also be seen in images from Martha's own home. These colors are great for spring because they echo the blue skies and white clouds of sunny spring days. Together, blues and whites feel fresh, airy, and full of life — exactly the kind of vibe that works best in the spring.

Updating the overall color palette in your home is an easy way to make things feel completely different. Some easy swaps you can make to change the color palette in your home — without having to commit to a major change like painting the walls — include bedding, towels, and shower curtains, window drapes, throw pillows, and throw blankets. You can also try using blue and white for your table linens, or go more traditional with classic blue-and-white porcelain. If you have the time and want to tackle a larger project, consider painting a single accent wall — or even your front door! For a simpler swap that will still have a huge impact, try replacing your rugs with ones in a blue-and-white palette.

Satin and lace details are a great way to make your home feel elegant and feminine. Eyelet lace, in particular, is a staple in many of Martha's designs. Lace is a good choice for spring because the patterns are often inspired by flowers. Lace is also lightweight and delicate, which really amplifies that airy, springtime feeling and brings to mind delicate white blooms and lacy greenery. Satin is also a good choice for spring because it is smooth, cool, and lightweight, mimicking the airy feel of spring. Satin also tends to come in springlike colors — such as pastels — and is often associated with Easter time.

Swapping out some of the fabrics in your home for satin and lace can make your space feel like a vintage, spring tea party. Delicate lace styles are best for window drapes and smaller accents. Heavier lace-like eyelet is particularly Martha-inspired, and can be used for tablecloths, napkins, or even the blankets on your bed. You can also tie up floral arrangements with satin ribbon, and use satin or lace ribbon on napkins or to tie back curtains.

Distressed wood (particularly in white or blue) is a staple of the farmhouse style that Martha borrows heavily from. Distressed wood can be seen in several photos from her homes and also in her furniture collections. Distressed wood is a great choice for spring because it instantly reads as "farmhouse," which brings to mind fresh produce, eggs, and baby animals. It also creates a weathered, lived-in vibe that translates well to the gentle airiness of spring.

You can get this look in your own home by choosing distressed furniture, such as a side or end table. If you aren't in the market for new furniture, try smaller distressed-wood accents, like frames or a serving platter. Distressed furniture and accessories can be found in thrift stores or at retailers like Hobby Lobby. There are also plenty of hacks on how to DIY a distressed painted look, so you can create the style yourself.

Wicker and rattan furniture have a way of instantly making your home feel airy and subtly coastal. Martha uses wicker and rattan in her own collections, as well as in her home. Wicker and rattan are classic outdoor furniture options perfect for spring, but the style can also be used indoors. In fact, you can easily incorporate the rattan trend in every room of your house.

Rattan is a natural material made from a type of climbing palm vine, while wicker is a weaving style that can use any material (including rattan). When implementing this style in your own home, it helps to think beyond furniture and look for decor items like rattan lampshades and wicker-framed mirrors. If you want to update your furniture, an outdoor patio set is a classic choice. For something a bit more outside-the-box, consider a rattan bedframe (with eyelet sheets perhaps?) or wicker-backed chairs.

Books work surprisingly well as decor. Martha uses books as layering pieces and decorations throughout her home. Choosing spring-themed books can be a good way to update for spring.

To use books as decor in your own home, try stacking them to create tiered displays or give height to vignettes. You can also use bookends to stand them upright without a shelf. Look for books with covers that match your spring color palettes, and pay attention to texture. Antique books, in particular, do a wonderful job of bringing interesting textural elements into your decor. You can also display spring-themed books and magazines on your coffee tables or end tables. Spring themes can be overt (think gardening, floral arrangements, etc.) or subtle (a collection of poetry with spring motifs, or a favorite book that makes you think of spring).

Colorful Easter eggs (faux or hollowed out) are the perfect way to add in some whimsy and lean into the season. Martha frequently uses eggs in her tablescapes around Easter/springtime, and a lot of Martha's spring collections feature eggs.

You can use eggs in your own home in the form of garlands and wreaths, as well as arranging them in dishes and bowls, or sprinkling them throughout curated vignettes and table settings. You could even create a colorful egg bouquet. To get this look, you can buy premade arrangements or craft your own by decoupaging faux eggs or painting hollowed-out real ones. Choose colorful Easter eggs for a playful look, or opt for natural eggs for a more nature-inspired take.

Spring is a great season to bring more light and a feeling of airiness to your home. Martha's editorial brand, "Martha Stewart", talks about using sheer drapes to create a softer, light-filled space for spring. You could even eschew the drapes altogether, as Martha does, and keep your windows open all season long to let in more light.

While one of the best ways to add light to your home is by embracing natural light, there are other ways to increase brightness. Choosing colors like crisp whites or cheerful yellows, for example, can help to give the illusion of a light-filled space. Thrifting vintage lamps to use around your home is another way to literally turn up the light.

What could be more Martha Stewart-inspired than taking up a hobby and crafting your own seasonal decor? There are plenty of fun craft ideas out there for spring. For example, you can easily DIY an adorable, colorful wreath that screams spring fun. Martha is a big crafter and often uses crafts as decor items. This could be anything from decoupaging wrapping paper Easter eggs, creating a festive Easter egg tree, or putting together a DIY arrangement of fresh blooms.

Martha loves looking out for willow branches in the spring and enjoys using the flexible branches to create baskets. To do this craft, Martha uses a straight-sided glass container, floral wire, sheet moss, and plenty of willow branches. Using moss as a base, Martha covers the glass container in willow branches and creates a basket handle using willow and floral wire. The basket can then be used for floral arrangements or filled with colorful eggs.