When you think it’s pretty good, rinse it all off with warm water and dry with a tea towel.

#5: Think Small.There’s no rule that says that you have to tackle a big painting project, like painting a whole room, all at once.

I love to work in small sections, for small, manageable periods of time.If you’re waiting for that weekend when you have nothing going on and no responsibilities to worry about before you paint that room, well, likely that time is never going to come.You may have to live with a half-painted room for a little bit, but before you know it, that room will be done and will feel fresh and new.

I like to work on just one wall of a room, doing the trim and wall color during one afternoon or evening on the weekend, and then put everything back into place and not worry the room again until the next weekend.That way the room’s not all in disarray all week and I can even do things like cook dinner or play a game with Kennedy in between coats.

Before I know it, the room is done and I haven’t even skipped a beat.. #6: Clean Your Brushes the Lazy Way.

I really hate cleaning brushes.We do have a front door, but everyone comes in this way anyway.

The witches brooms and.pumpkins (made out of newspaper and tape).

that Kennedy and I made together make it feel Halloweeny.. Everything else is just filled in with regular Fall decor.Pumpkins and corn stalks from the garden, some faux leaves stuck to the wall, and cozy plaid blankets.. We really got a whole lot of pumpkins out of the pumpkin patch in our garden this year, so that definitely helped my cause when it came to Fall decorating.. Let’s step into the kitchen now….