If you live in a country that has four seasons and you would like to change your decor when the next season arrives, here are a few tips to help. Cold winter nights can be long, and half the battle is won when you're feeling cozy with warm colors and soft, fluffy fabrics. When winter arrives, take some fluffy throws to place on your furniture for snuggling. In addition to the throws, such things as a mink blanket, some acrylic blankets, futon covers, or a fleece blanket or other luxurious throws are very appealing for wintertime.

When spring arrives, take the down-filled duvet covers from your bed and substitute a light cotton matalasse cover or simple cotton blanket. For the spring and summer seasons, the floral arrangements and holiday colors of winter slipcovers can be changed for light and colorful ones. Put away your dark pottery and dark brass containers, and bring out crystal vases and clear-cut glass. In the summer, a cool look is a feeling too, and with a little bit of attention to detail, you can transform the look of your home to fit the seasons.

If you have dark-patterned, decorative pillows and slipcovers, cover them now with fresh floral prints that are friends of the warmer weather. Change out your pillows even with a second set of decorative covers. If you have long, flowing draperies, make them so they are reversible to allow you to turn them from neutral to lively as the seasons change. Put out garden magazines and flower books on the coffee table in spring and summer. This will help to bring the outside in and add color to your interior. Reserve your light colors for spring and summer and as the seasons change, get out some long-lost pieces and make them the center of attention for a while. Like spring housecleaning, the change of decor can't come all at once, but rather throughout several days or weeks. You'll be amazed at the difference!