Don’t be intimidated out of DIYing something or doing something unique.

The way our homes look, function, and most of all how our homes feel on a daily basis.. We’re in the middle of a reno that I’ve really wanted to do for quite a few years right now in our kitchen and it’s really starting to make me feel like the pieces are all falling into place just a little bit more than I thought would be possible for this year.It’s really got me thinking a lot about the things we’ve done so far in this house and just how different it really is in here compared to when we moved in.

Which are the biggest and best changes for me?Which are the ones that I enjoy the most?Honestly, they mostly all have to do with paint..

When I heard about the CIL Beauty on a Small Budget contest, I jumped at the chance to talk a little bit more about their paint with you because it’s just made such a difference to me in how I feel in my home on a daily basis.Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?.

I’ve been using CIL Premium paint since long before I first partnered up with them last fall for the Decor Experts on the Road tour.

I’ve always really appreciated the value of that particular product and the fact that it’s so easy to use and helps me get all of my rather dramatic painting jobs done really easily.. Our master bedroom was one of those rooms where a little paint really made a big, and dramatic, difference.. Here’s how it looked before painting:.This arranging tip is so simple it’s almost silly, but it really really works!.

You put everything that’s the same together.. That’s it.. Don’t worry about balancing things out, or mixing it up, just group items together that look the most like one another.. Then, if it’s still feeling a little cluttered you add in one to two baskets, preferably somewhere in the bottom 1/3 of the shelf.. Then, if it needs a little something extra, add a pop of green.It can be fake green.

Mine usually is.It sounds ridiculously simplistic, but as someone who has suffered many years with shelf-based anxiety, I promise you it works!.