Find new year energy with these décor refresh hacks

A new year means time to make life changes, like updating our homes. We love a “new year, new you,” sweeping reinvention, but a 2026 décor refresh doesn’t have to be that involved. It’s challenging enough to revitalize our spaces on a post-holiday budget — let alone manifest the time or energy for grand makeover after holiday chaos.

If you’re going big or keeping it casual, don’t forget details like scent, lighting, color accents and styling to transform your home’s atmosphere and mood. These simple tweaks pack a fresh style punch.

Begin with the senses

Start by evaluating how your space feels. Then employ the concept of sensory design for an environment that engages sight, smell, touch and even sound.

• Combine soft LED lighting with a faux fur throw on a sofa, a playlist of crackling fire sounds and light a Cozy Vanilla Scented Candle for a relaxing after-work retreat.
• Create an energizing morning space with sheer curtains that filter natural light with smooth linen throw pillows, an upbeat soundtrack and a Scentsy Fragrance Cartridge Diffuser – Solo with our Aloe Water & Cucumber fragrance.
• Use scent-scaping, to strategically divide rooms or evoke specific moods.
• In modern décor, it’s not always about adding, so declutter. The biggest transformations can come from making space.

Shop at home

Everything you need for a refresh is probably already in your home. Adopt a refresh mindset and look at what you have from a new perspective. Engage your creativity and gather books, trays, candlesticks, vases, decorative boxes and more. Then, prepare to re-decorate!

• Refresh a coffee table with a stack of vintage books topped with a small decorative piece. Add a tray with candlesticks, vases and coasters. Play with heights, colors and groupings.
• Group related items on decorative trays to rotate around your home. Add small dishes to store keys, glasses and wallets in an entryway. Organize a cluster of perfume bottles on a mirror.
• Put unusual furniture in unexpected places. Try a mismatched dining chair in an entryway or your bedroom. Drape it with a blanket and pillow from the sofa to create a design moment.

Light shifts

Lighting may have the biggest impact on refreshing a space and is one of the easiest and most impactful things to change. For example, moody pools of warm light create a cozy, dusky interior. An open and bright workspace is ideal for projects and activities.

• Switch light bulbs. Use cooler-toned bulbs in workspaces or even try a new color. The glow from a Scentsy Warmer or Diffuser creates a beautiful ambience.
• Move a lamp from the corner to a small table next to a reading chair. Shift accent lights to highlight artwork or architectural features.
• Rather than replacing entire lamps, just update the shade. Add fancy trim, paint on stripes or cover it in thrifted fabric for a fresh look.

Color pops

Experts have proven time and again that color impacts mood, mindfulness, productivity, rest and so much more. However, there’s no need to break out the paint cans and tarp to make an impact. Changing accent colors mixes up the entire look and feel of a room with surprising pops of color.

• Switch throw pillow covers and experiment with color, pattern and texture.
• Colorful mats or frames will breathe new life into art pieces and photos that feel stale.
• Fun and vibrant cabinet knobs and drawer pulls transform cabinets.
• Modernize a tired piece with colorful or whimsical furniture legs.

Room by room

These tips easily apply to other rooms in your home. Evaluate each room and ask yourself “does this room feel stale?” The answer isn’t always “yes.” But when it is, try these minor tweaks to create a big shift throughout your home:

• Hang a new shower curtain for a fresh feel. Store toiletries in cute containers. Create a spa-like feel with a Scentsy Mini Warmer.
• Display kitchen utensils in vintage tins, plant pots or even an old ice bucket. A coordinating Scentsy Air adds inviting aromas.
• Mix and match bedding by combining distinct colors and patterns. Check the linen closet before buying anything new.
• A Fragrance Flower adds beauty and scent to a nightstand.

Start by aiming small. Look at one shelf, one corner, one room at a time. Add a vase. Swap the lighting. Suddenly, your space will feel brand new.

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