With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping the world indoors, now is as good a time as any to freshen up living spaces and truly make home a place you want to be. For too many people, being on the go is a great way to avoid the dullness of home, but no matter your lifestyle, home should always be treated as a sanctuary.

Stay-at-home life being indefinite means prioritizing our surroundings and making sure our home situation is one that is inviting and restorative. Incorporate a few simple upgrades to home, tackling the most important rooms first: master bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, or your home office area. Above all, make elevating your living space something you can enjoy. A redecorating project may not have been on your list of immediate to-dos a few weeks ago, but we’re living a new normal that we literally can’t run from. Why not make where you have to be the place to be? - Tristan

Let’s Start with the Bedroom

If your bedroom’s in need of some TLC, it won’t take much. Pull out your lighter-weight linens, switch out your artwork, change your lighting, and put down a new area rug.

Keep the color palette neutral and soft — perfect for spring. Painting any space is the easiest and most affordable way to create instant change, so if you’re feeling ambitious, add a fresh coat of paint to your walls. I suggest a color like Extra White by Sherwin Williams to really brighten up the room.

Add life to your space with some greenery. House plants are beneficial for their air-purifying properties. The rubber plant also helps remove pollutants and is very low maintenance. Very necessary during this time.

I’ve created two different mood boards—one high-end and one low—to show you how to spring forward with style. The seven pieces I’ve selected are easy to incorporate and will help you create a fresh, relaxing bedroom, effortlessly. Click the links to bring these looks home. - Erika

Tristan Burno is a communications specialist and personal brand advisor at UR Communication, a Los Angeles-based creative consulting and communications business specializing in personal brand development, publishing, and consumer brands.