At partager la joie we’re looking forward to welcoming a new season. And the fresh feeling that comes with spring makes it the perfect time for rejuvenation and renewal—mind, body and soul. There’s just something about these brighter and longer days that nourishes and uplifts us, making room for new growth. Let spring be the new beginning that inspires and energizes us to move ahead with a focus on healthy living, revitalizing our spaces, and cultivating new ways to share joy! 

Renewal is in the Air

Nature is beginning to bloom—warmer days, little buds on the trees, hints of flowers starting to open and more daylight means that a beautiful season of new growth is on its way. These changes inspire us to get outside, switch up our routines, and enjoy the fresh air. A new beginning in nature motivates us to think about making some changes on the inside as well. 

Perhaps it’s time to revisit those positive changes you initiated at the beginning of the new year—or maybe now is your opportunity to start something new. 

Here at plj, the arrival of spring is also the perfect occasion to tell you how happy we are that you are here. We draw so much inspiration from the way our community has blossomed. If you happen to be new to this space, partager la joie® (share the joy) is a lifestyle brand for creative hosting, cooking, design, curated retail, and unique workshops—all dedicated to helping you create your own beautiful occasions and spaces in which to gather with the ones you love. At the heart of this vision we want to share with you is our belief that joy is not just a fleeting moment, it’s a way of thinking. When you spend time here with us, we hope you’ll come away feeling inspired, relaxed, energized, and refreshed. 

Our brand is all about positivity, not perfection. As we all know, days, seasons and years pass by so quickly. Taking time to appreciate the everyday joyful moments along with the momentous ones helps us make more thoughtful connections with those around us. We appreciate connecting with you and are beyond grateful for this vibrant space to share our creative moments with a wide and wonderful community. 

Merci!

Get Started with Spring Design

Here are our top six tips for rejuvenating our homes and ourselves:

1. Bring in flowers, plants, and various florals

Think renewal and fresh brightness as you style your interiors and arrange seasonal blooms in your home. This month is the perfect time to force spring bulbs to open indoors—hyacinth, narcissus, crocus, and so many varieties of tulips are ideal choices. A woven container filled with your favorite spring flowers makes a wonderful addition to any table setting or indoor space. Add plants and bulbs in various containers throughout your home—glass jars, vases or baskets. As buds begin to bloom they are perfect to incorporate in a table setting, on a side tray, or in various areas of your living space.

Add soft florals and new greenery, faux or real—or a little of both. Change out your winter greenery for a lighter, fresh feeling in your home. Beautiful, brightly simple branches are a cheerful reminder that spring is on its way. We love to style a little sunshine in our arrangements with forsythia, quince, or cherry blossoms simply placed in a statement vase—an artistic focal point to formally welcome springtime into our home.

2. Change up your home fragrance 

Fresh and airy is our go-to vibe for spring—lemon, gardenia, sea salt, jasmine, lavender. We like to use diffusers around our home and lots of freshly scented candles. We’ve learned to incorporate layers of scents to achieve the signature environment that feels like home to us.

Refresh through simplifying

Don’t you feel a calmer peace of mind when your home is clutter-free and tidy? We sure do!  “Spring cleaning” might be a cliché but at plj, this new season really is about simplifying and lightening our indoor spaces. It’s amazing how much more clear-headed and energized we feel when our workspace, closets, pantry, and home are organized. Renewal is not just about letting go of what we no longer need, it's also about refreshing a tired space and creating something new. Not sure where to begin? Learn more about our unique Inspiration Workshops and let us assist you with techniques for creating an ambiance that is all your own.

3. Lighten your home accessories 

Invite springtime light and a breath of fresh air when you set your table with our beautiful linens and soft cotton napkins in versatile prints and neutral palettes that are ideal for spring gathering. Style with plenty of tiny plants, flowers, and bloom-covered branches. Layer your table—chargers, plates, servingware—and add a touch of texture with our woven products or olive wood accessories. Shop our timeless woven accessories just in time for spring. Stylish table accents—natural textured coasters, bread baskets and various containers are perfect to capture that spring vibe. We’ve sourced freshly scented solid biodegradable dish soap in a white ceramic bowl which can be paired with bamboo pot scrubber brush. Also a white biodegradable soap dish with a removable bamboo tray to give your kitchen a clean, sustainable makeover. 

Replace heavy winter throw blankets with soft, lighter coverlets and shams, a perfect overlay of texture at the end of your bed or to drape over the corner of your sofa. Our beautiful lightweight throw blankets are in stock, along with an adorable cotton stroller blanket to keep a new spring arrival stylish and comfortable. Shop our home collection.

4. Make a seasonal style edit 

Speaking of a refresh, it’s time to reinvigorate our closets. Light and airy is the name of our game in our spring collection. Our breezy cotton gauze tops, kimonos, sarongs, oversized woven bags and stylish leather tote bags are perfect for a day by the sea or any warmer weather excursion. If travel is part of your plans, our ever-so-soft loungewear, comfy travel scarves, terry-lined spring pouches, and essential organic travel sets are in. Shop our style collection.

5. Find your calm clarity in wellness

With the change of seasons it’s time to prioritize our wellness rituals. Restful nights are always on our minds in our sleep collection: Magnesium Bath Soak Sanctuary, Eye Pillow Spa Therapy with Lavender, and Lavender Luna Bedtime Pillow and Sheet Spray. Bring a sense of cleansing renewal and infuse your self-care routine with our curated collection of beauty elixirs, Himalayan salt bars, agave cloths, and other self care essentials. Refresh your skin with a spritz of rose hydrating spray, our hydrating signature hand cream and nourishing foot balm, and our moisture-replenishing lip balm—perfect bedside essentials. Shop wellness collection. 

Let the Sun Shine In You

Have you noticed how it’s a completely different day when we wake up to sunshine? Bright and sunny days lighten our spirits and inspire seasonal changes within us. 

Here are five ways we like to mark the arrival of spring: 

1. Plan a picnic lunch, grab an iced coffee, or honor whatever springtime tradition you choose to celebrate the new season.

 2. Make a beautiful spring flower arrangement, buy new plants for your indoor space, or force spring bulbs in your favorite vases. If you live in a temperate area, fill your patio planters with your favorite blooms.

3. Set your alarm and watch the sunrise. Take our word for it—watching the sun brighten the world truly brings joy and hope to each new day.

 4. Enjoy nature. Take a walk, run, or bike ride—whatever it is you like to do outside, be grateful for the warmer weather.

  5. Make up your mind to do something new this season. Start a new book, plan a trip, plant a garden, learn the basics of a new language, take a cooking or movement class… whatever is meaningful to you. Let springtime be your motivation to make it happen!

Find New Energy to Make the Most of Every Day

Do you ever daydream about something you always wanted to try? Or a new experience you’d like to have? If you’re like us, the answer is most definitely yes. It’s natural for us to feel restless at times or a little too comfortable with our routines. We’re here to tell you: don’t wait for the right moment. If there’s something you’ve been thinking about, go ahead and try it. Living joyfully is all about making the most of our moments—every day. Too often we put things off for a “better time” that might never arrive. Make your time matter now. We know you deserve it! New experiences are inspiring and encourage us to reach for new heights. When you stop holding yourself back, you’ll be amazed by the renewed energy you’ll feel.

Our Spring Agenda

Think Green 

One of the things we love about St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion to celebrate everything green. Set the table with a bowl of fresh limes or a vase of limelight hydrangeas. Toss a handful of kale into your favorite smoothie. Lighten up your dinner routine with super salads like our parmesan chopped or shaved brussels sprout salad. Turn your pasta green with our favorite springtime recipes—garden herb pasta salad and lemon orzo with spinach. 

If you feel like celebrating the luck of the Irish, look around for what’s happening in your community around the Big Green Day. If there’s an Irish pub nearby, chances are there will be live Irish music featured on or around St. Patrick’s Day, and you can likely catch an Irish dance show as well in your community. Irish traditional music is meant to get you moving and as such it’s a great way to enliven your spring step! Supporting live music and dance, at any moment of the year, is a wonderful way to share the joy of connection and celebration with our family and community.

Host a pizza get-together

We love making pizza, whether for a game night, a family movie fest, or a fun time with friends. It’s simple to make and always a fan favorite. We’ve shared several tutorials on pizza-making and you can find various topping recipes in our epicure. The real secret: a smart selection of ingredients means there will be something for everyone. Bell peppers, red onions, pineapple, fresh basil, and arugula are great ways to keep things fresh, bright, and colorful (all while adding a healthy spring dose of green). Sliced mushrooms, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and a variety of cheeses will bring joy to the gourmands. And don’t forget a selection of pepperoni, ham, prosciutto, or sausage for the meat lovers. We have a few family signature favorites—caramelized onions with fig jam, prosciutto and fresh arugula, and a caprese pizza that seems to always make it to our table.

Make the most of March Madness

If you are a college basketball fan, this is your month of spirited fun. We’ve got plenty of ideas on our epicure to bring your game-day snacks to the next level—soft pretzels, fresh spring rolls, flavored popcorn, and so much more.

Springtime Epicure

This month we’ve chosen recipes designed to simplify, lighten, and freshen our menus for spring—farmer’s market pasta, lots of green salads, Vietnamese fresh rolls, make-your-own pizzas, and game-day snacks. For breakfast, banana yogurt bread and vanilla chia seed pudding are light, healthy, and delicious. We’re craving all things Caribbean and sharing some of our faves: jerk chicken bowls with coconut rice and pineapple black bean salsa, coconut date smoothies, tuna poke bowls, and a coconut ricotta cake recipe we’re sure you’ll just love!

Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding

Coconut Date Smoothies

Banana Yogurt Bread

Fresh Spring Rolls

Parmesan Chopped Salad

Garden Herb Pasta 

Seafood Paella

Make-Your-Own Pizzas

Jerk Chicken Bowls with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Black Bean Salsa

Tuna Poke Bowls

Soft Pretzels

Coconut Ricotta Cake

Mango Sorbet

New Beginnings

At partager la joie we love sharing the joy with you. As you may know, we’re always looking for creative ways to make this vibrant space feel fresh and new. We’re working on a new spring story of our own to bring the inspiration and aesthetic of plj to life in a beautiful new book. We are so excited to share this creative project—don’t worry you’ll be the first to know when it’s ready! 

Now, we’d also love to share in whatever new starts you may be making. Whether it’s refreshing your home, changing your routine, learning something new or exploring a new destination… Join us on Instagram and let us know what adventures you’re up to. Community is such a vital part of our well-being, and we’re so delighted that you are part of ours!

Renewal means setting aside some time to embrace a fresh perspective. Let this be a moment to appreciate and express gratitude for what you have. Gratitude is nourishing to our soul and provides a cleansing revitalization to our everyday life. Remember to be kind to yourself. Self-care allows us time to reflect through a clearer lens and encourages positivity and well-being. As we refresh our homes and reinvigorate ourselves for spring, let’s prioritize mindfulness practices and wellness routines while welcoming in new opportunities for growth. Making this shift into renewal to find joy in these moments and the light, bright spring days ahead of us.