Well, we are getting closer and closer to spring and I must tell you I can't wait! I love the warmer nights, running outside, and leaving the window open in spring to get that nice breeze.

There is one problem. While the calendar may say spring begins on March 21st, it feels nothing like a spring transition with all of the cold lately. In fact, February was one of the coldest months for many spots in the Northeast, including New York City. Recently, all I want to do is go right home, light a fire and watch movies! While being lazy and relaxing is not a bad option, I find that I have been a little sick of the inside lately. My fix for this was to bring a spring feel right into my apartment this past weekend. I figured if Mother Nature isn't going to warm us up I could at least bring my mind into the state.

So, early on Saturday morning I got the crazy idea to paint! I decided to paint a section of wall that gets the most sunlight to bring in more color and brightness. I headed to Home Depot and it seemed like my thinking wasn't far off from others. The paint section was jammed and the lines to get your favorite color of choice were more than long.

SLIDESHOW: Painting For Spring

While I waited, I also snooped a bit and looked at the colors other people were getting. My quick survey revealed that yellow was very popular, light blue a close second, and there were plenty of light pink shades. All of these colors are perfect for spring. My choice? A very light green. I can't think of the exact color name but it's almost a mint green in a very light shade.

Ok, so the color was mixed and I grabbed all of the extras and even a green plant on the way to the register. I get back to the apartment and get going on my section and the results are very spring. I was very happy with the look until I ran out of paint and needed to head back to the store. I'm one of those crazy kinds that must finish a project once I start. I scored some more paint and I finished later that night.

While I can forecast the weather we unfortunately can not change it, of course. What we can change or alter is our moods, as I have learned with my green project. For me all it took was a bit of paint and a new plant (all under $50). After my small and inexpensive transformation I now have a lot more spring to my inside step.

My new mint green color has brought plenty of brightness and depth to my living room and even inspired me to do a bit of spring cleaning. I will however spare you the details of what I cleaned up and put in the trash *-). Have fun and share any tips you may have on how to bring spring to the home in our comments sections below.

I will work on putting some pics of the paint color on here real soon.

Jeff Ranieri - Meteorologist