Courtesy of MasterClassCountry Living editors select each product featured. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Why Trust Us?Ah, spring! The warm weather has returned, flowers are blooming, and all seems right in the world. With longer days and more sunshine, its also time to give your home some TLC. Of course that all makes us think of classic spring cleaning, and while we all need to deep clean at least a few areas (hello, dirty oven! and maybe we shouldnt ignore you any more, dusty walls?), perhaps we should think a little more broadly about refreshing our home this spring.MasterClass Designing a Home That Tells Your Story$120 at MasterClassCredit: Courtesy of MasterClassThats where our old friend Joanna Gaines, founder of Magnolia, can be of help. In her MasterClass, Gaines guides us through tips to spruce up a room in your home to make it uniquely right for you and your family in this season of life. If youre like me and youve been putting off figuring out what to do with some blank walls or how to think through changes in a room you arent loving, Gaines can help you find design direction to move forward with while youve got that get-up-and-do-something spring sunshine working for you. Here are some of Gainess top tips to develop a vision for your spring home refresh. Related StoriesTake inventory of your room. As a first step, look around the space you are considering changing and evaluate what does and doesnt speak to you today: What do you love about this space? Whats worth keeping? Whats worth removing? Is there anything you want to uncover and restore? What styles have you seen outside your home that speak to you, and are they in this space or not? These question swill help you decide what you want to add to the space based on where you and your family are now in life.Identify the ideal function of the space.Before getting to inspiration images, Gaines asks how a space will function for you or your family: What do I need this space to do for me and my family? How do I want this space to work? What is the best day in this space, and how do we use it then? Every space is an opportunity to make it work for you and your family, Gaines says in the class. Thats the intention and the thought I want on the front end that will help lead me through my design and the choices I make for the space.Establish a look and feel for the space.After you have thought through the function of the space, Gaines recommends reflecting on this question: What do you want your space to feel like? Describe it in a few words, or if you get stuck doing so, think about what you dont want and then flip it to the opposite to help you define what do you do want. Then let those words guide each design decision you make from there. If you hit a moment of decision paralysis, this vision can help get you unstuck and keep moving forward.Prioritize to stay on budget.Even as you work your way through Gainess tips, its easy to start scheming beyond your budget. But not to fear. Gaines recommends prioritizing whatever you hate most in a space and fixing that first. From there, you can take on other projects in the future as your budget allows.Remember nothing has to happen overnight, Gaines says in her MasterClass. Dont forget that the moments that are happening within the home matter way more than anything when it comes to design and styling and renovation.To get all of Gainess tips for home design and to see photos from her dramatic before and after projects (a farmhouse! a castle!) to illustrate them, subscribe to MasterClass and watch her Designing a Home That Tells Your Story class. Annual memberships start at $120, but MasterClass offers an array of sales throughout the year.Related StoriesMadoline Markham KoonceAssistant Managing EditorMadoline Markham Koonce is the assistant managing editor at Country Living and VERANDA, where she covers home dcor, shopping, travel, news, and culture. She began her career at Southern Living and previously worked in community journalismincluding serving as the editor of three community magazines she helped launch. She has an undergraduate degree in history from Rhodes College (and loves to tap her love of history in her writing) as well as a master's degree in magazine journalism from the University of Missouri. When she's not on deadline, you can find her baking or lost in a good book.