A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:
With all our economic problems, home value is on everyone’s mind. How can you ride out the recession and
position your home to have even more value down the road?
We have the inside scoop on what’s new in real estate, home staging and decorating. Here are the secrets
the pros won’t tell you. Shhhh!
1. Add an Elvis-style "jungle" room.
2. Place pictures of very attractive people around your house.
3. Turn an unused formal dining room into four walk-in closets. Who doesn’t need more storage?
4. Add texture to your front door by outfitting it with carpet.
5. Spruce up your outdated wallpaper with festive gift-wrap.
6. Hardscapes add value; consider paving your entire yard.
7. Liven up your boring driveway by painting your concrete using the fingerpaint method. Involve the
neighborhood kids for extra helping hands.
8. For a beach-house look, without the expense of beachfront property, surround your home with sand.
9. New Product! Industrial hinge systems allow for flip-top roofs to let in lots of natural light.
10. Double the number of bedrooms in your house by adding Murphy beds to closets.
11. Mirror your entire interior. Mirrors reflect light, making your home brighter and reducing your
electric bill.
(Courtesy Chelsea Bowen on hgtv.com. For thousands of other ideas visit www.hgtv.com. Distributed by
Scripps Howard News Service.)