Some people hate to admit it, but they have no love for their bedrooms.

The furniture is dreary and mismatched. The closet is dark and messy. The room lacks light, organization or even a headboard for the bed. Since no one sees it but the homeowners, it ranks dead last on the list of home improvement priorities.

Big mistake, says interior designer Kathryn Wicht.

"You want the bedroom to reflect the things you love," she said.

Wicht says revitalizing a bedroom doesn't have to be expensive, but it's important.

"We spend so much of our time in a bedroom - a third of our lives," she said. "This is where you rejuvenate."

It's time to lighten up.

"Good style and good color can cover a lot," she said.

This means casting off warm, flannel sheets and stripping the bed of dark colors, heavy quilts or comforters made of brocades or velveteen. It also means taking down heavy drapes and leaving up the sheer panels.

"Take down the heavy over-layers; let in the fresh air. The movement of a soft curtain by a spring breeze is so soothing," she said.

Wicht brought out soft cotton pillowcases in a floral print to contrast with spring green striped pillow shams.

"These lightweight fabrics will still be textured, but with softer, lighter colors that bring in that feeling of spring," she said.

Wicht chose to use a lightweight floral comforter to complement the bed sheets rather than the green-striped duvet and dust ruffle. She tossed a green chenille throw across the bed, useful for curling up to read a good book or taking a quick nap.

"I also will roll up the floor rugs and replace those with a small chenille rug or grass mat at the bedside," she said.

It's a sensory pleasure of spring to walk across a wood floor in your bare feet.

Announcing spring through touch, sight and smell, Wicht created an arrangement of tulips in an interesting vase. She dropped a penny in the water to keep the tulips from blooming; an aspirin dropped in the water helps the cut flowers live longer, she said. Along with tulips, use other spring favorites such as forsythia, daffodils or branches from blossoming fruit trees. The arrangements not only add an aroma of cut grass or floral scents, they lift the spirit.

"I love to use things that multitask," she said.

Other quick ways to perk up a bedroom - and it turns out it really doesn't take much - include painting the walls, changing the lighting, rearranging the furniture or committing to 10 minutes of daily tidying. These quick fixes will create a lightened-up room you will love.