Redorationg for Spring

The warmer sunny weather, and impending lambing season is making me anxious for the snow to melt off.  I'm longing for green things to start sprouting up.  Right after Thanksgiving I decorated for Christmas. Along with all the Christmas decorations, I accented the great-room with red. I have red throws on the couch and loveseat, red patterned table clothes, red velvet table runners, and red candles. I have red glassware, and red toile china on display. My red amaryllis is about to bloom. All the rich red was delightful all the way through Valentines Day. Dare I say it gave the great-room a cozy womb feeling through the cold snowy winter? But now I am ready for spring! I'm making myself wait until after the Amaryllis has faded.  But just as soon as it has, I'm putting away the red and bringing out the fresh new greens of spring, robin egg blues, sunny sky blues, and narcissus whites. I will put away my red glassware and red toile china and display my celadon pottery. The red candles will be replaced with white. The red patterned table clothes and velvet runners will be replaced with crisp white linen ones.  

Spring-cleaning will of course come after the removal of the red and before the decorating with the fresh colors of spring.  You knew that I'm sure.  But I felt strangely uncomfortable until I put that down in writing!