9 Easy and Creative Ways To Bring Spring Into Your Kitchen

Spring is upon us, and so is that springtime feeling. Fresh linens, fresh and clean spaces, bright flowers, and bright colors are all popping up. So aside from spring cleaning, what can you do to bring that springtime feeling into your home, specifically your kitchen?

You’ll want to break down the aspects of your kitchen into smaller more manageable categories and start from the smaller aspects and work your way up. From food to decor, you can do a few things to bring the sunshine inside.

We will take a look at recipes for meals, desserts, and drinks. We will also take a look at all the places in your space that you can brighten up with seasonal decor and the addition of specific color palettes and characteristics. Lastly, we will look at things you can do with your spring kitchen to share the spirit of the season with others!

Food and Drinks

The most obvious place to start is with your food, it is the most likely reason you’re in the kitchen after all. You can opt for adding more color, creating variety, adding unexpected ingredients, or changing up the look of your food to match the season. Here are some ways to make your food reflect the blooming spirit of Spring.

1. Seasonal Produce

Consider adding more seasonal produce to your menus. Not only do you get a better quality of produce, but your recipes will reflect the season in taste and color.

Take a look at a few of the in-season fruits, herbs, and vegetables, and head to Pinterest for some recipe inspiration.

Here are some really good options to put on your to-try list!

Roasted Beet & Blueberry Salad

Talk about perfect, this salad has light but savory aspects perfectly balanced by fresh fruit elements. The gorgeous colors are just a plus! You’ll benefit even more because the ingredients used here are at a peak during spring, ensuring you’re getting the highest quality.

Pastel Pavlovas

A nice pavlova is always a good idea but these pastel cuties topped with fresh curd and fresh fruit seem perfect for the season, plus the customizable color palette is too hard to pass up! You can create some to match the season or the color palette of your kitchen. These are also perfect for events such as holidays or use them for double duty and feed the house while adding some color to your countertops.

2. Edible Florals

Spring goes hand-in-hand with flowers, but have you considered eating them? There are so many edible flowers that are delicious and make a dish so visually stunning. Be sure to get edible flowers without pesticides and check to make sure you’re sourcing them from reputable places. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out these recipes.

Turkish Delight Rose & Pistachio Cake

This light and sweet floral treat is a subtle pistachio cake topped with an airy rosewater buttercream. The floral notes are enhanced even more with the addition of the sweet toppings such as chocolate bark and Turkish Delight, but balanced out well with salty crushed pistachios. It’s the perfect addition to transition your springtime menu.

Lavender and Lemon Bars

This citrusy treat takes on another one of the most popular floral notes to work with, Lavender. Lavender and lemon is always a good combination idea but especially in this spin on the classic lemon bar. Not only do this brighten up your kitchen, they look and taste like spring has made its way right into your lap.

3. Spring-Inspired Drinks and Cocktails

Lean into floral notes and bright colors in places other than what’s on your plate. You can add the same pizzazz to your drinks as you do with your meals by taking the same ideas and applying them to drinks. Opt for floral liqueurs or unique simple syrups or look for recipes that are shades of pink and purple, or pastels in general. Here is some inspiration!

Lilac French 75

The gorgeous take on a French 75 incorporates the floral tastes and smaller of lilac flavors, a truly underused edible floral, that play exceptionally well with the lemon and sparkling wine notes.

Hibiscus Bourbon Cocktail

Flowers and bourbon aren’t a typical mix, but don’t count it out just yet! This hibiscus bourbon cocktail provides spring vibes with a slightly more complex profile! Not to mention you can get creative with other ways to use the hibiscus simple syrup. Hibiscus lemonade, anyone?

Change Up Your Space

If you’ve done all you can, for now, on the food front, move on to the decor in your kitchen. Decor is the first thing to grab the attention of someone when they walk into your home, whether on a small scale with tea towels or a larger scale such as table settings, your kitchen decor is where you can communicate exactly the mood you want. Swapping out some of your constant pieces for more seasonal pieces is an easy way to bring the outside, in.

4. Open Your Windows

Looking to let spring in? Then literally let it in! Throw those windows open and air out the space, let the warm air circulate and allow the the stale winter air to move on. Both metaphorically and literally, it allows you to bring new energy into the space. You will definitely notice the difference and be able to feel the warm spring air. Take that feeling and start changing smaller things in your space to brighten it up even more.

5. Switch Your Color Palette

One of the easiest ways to switch up for the season is to switch your color palette. For the season, consider looking for inspiration pictures and creating a palette from them. Like the ones below with the stunning florals that play into the pinks, purples, and oranges that are popular for the season. Take note of the colors in the photos you find that blend well together, and that compliment the colors you already have in the space. Once you decide on a color palette, you can swap out specific pieces to display your choice.

6. Swap Small Decor

Once you have determined a color scheme for the season, take a look around at small decor that you can easily, and affordably swap out. This will save you money, make your seasonal decor easier to store, while still swapping out impactful enough items to bring your chosen colors to the front. Consider things such as tea towels, pet bowls, chargers under table settings, and even artwork! Here are some perfect examples.

Porcelain Oven Mitts

These stunning oven mitts are perfect to brighten up your space with the traditional porcelain dish inspired print. They are particularly perfect if the pinks and oranges don’t really suite your style.

Toile Tea Towels

Looking for a floral motif but want to keep it a bit more traditional, something like these stunning Toile tea towels are the perfect way to bring the season in bit by bit.

Botanical Pet Bowl

Don’t leave your little ones out of the mix. Consider swapping out their usual bowls for something a bit more fitting. This one has a gorgeous floral design around the side and a bright yellow sunflower in the center, really bringing the sunshine into even the smallest spaces!

7. Create Gorgeous Spring Table Center Pieces and Floral Wreaths

With the arrival of spring, the likelihood that you’ll start seeing floral wreaths are extremely high. Why not hop on the same train but take a slightly different route by bringing your wreath inside! Wreaths can decorate the kitchen door, pantry door, windows, or cabinets! It’s another way to get flowers and colors into the space in a way that makes a big statement. You can even DIY your own, if you have a plain wreath from Christmas, consider giving it a bit of a seasonal makeover.

How-To Create a Floral Wreath

Here is a lovely tutorial that you can learn from or steal some inspiration from. Either way, you will be able to fluff up or completely customize a stunning wreath for tour space!

Wreath Style and Placement Inspiration

Take a note from this inspo and consider placing the wreath at a focal point, like the window or above the range, instead of on a door. You can also do like they did and really lean into the seasonal fruit for some thematic and colorful additions.

Create a spring-inspired centerpiece for your table or island. Use spring blooms, seasonal fruits, or a combination of both. Choose options that are cohesive with your color palette or chosen theme.

Floral and Fruity Arrangement

Talk about a show-stopper! Take a bit of inspiration from this floral and fruit arrangement that uses fresh elements and beautiful complimentary colors to create this stunning centerpiece. If you’re looking for a piece that will last a bit longer, mix fresh florals with fake fruit to give yourself a bit more time.

Produce and Tulips With Color Inspiration

If you like the idea of mixing produce and florals, you can opt for veggies instead of fruit. Not only do you open up your color options, you can play into some quintessential springtime themes such as bunnies and carrots!

8. Consider Entire Spring Table Settings

Don’t stop at the centerpieces, keep going and do an entire table scape! Bring in some color, some seasonal materials like wicker or jute, or seasonal motifs like flowers, bunnies, or eggs and create an inspired table scape that will stun!

Green Easter Inspired Table Scape

This beautiful table scape leans into the greenery that comes along with the season while adding in some subtle nods to Easter. The color drenched scene is balanced out with some light accents and some reflective golds, all of it coming together to provide a beautiful scene.

Pastel Spring Table Setting

You can also go the more traditional color way and stick with the pastels and springtime motifs. These lovely table setting leans into the pinks, greens, and yellows and adds in time traditional gingham to really push the seasonal aspect.

Hosting

9. Plan A Spring Brunch or Spring Dinner Party

Once you have completed all of the hard work to add spring into every corner of your space, and even in your menu, plan a brunch or dinner to share it! The season is full of communal opportunities such as Easter and Mother’s Day so you can even operate around the holidays and offer to host. When you do, create some beautiful and bright table scapes full of seasonal fabrics and flowers. Choose some seasonal produce to add into your menu, even consider edible florals or a signature floral drink. Allow it all to come together to give your guests the same inviting feeling you were in search of!

Spring is our sign of renewal, of things to come. These ideas are a way to bring the spirit of rebirth and renewal into your community space so that you can not only enjoy the liveliness of the season, but share it as well. As the season settles in, make some small changes in your space to bring in a big breath of fresh air!

Looking for more spring recipe ideas, check here!