You can’t stretch a foot to measure more than 12 inches, but you can make it look a yard wide, with a few simple tricks: 
- Lighting. Forget window draperies. Place fluorescent lights behind valances, under cabinets, over work places. Forego floor lamps and mount wall lamps instead.
- Color. Keep to one, two or (at the most) three light colors that blend and flow from one room to another.
- Carpeting. Use one carpet color throughout the house.
- Mirrors. Double the size of a room and bring the outdoor window view inside with mirror walls. Mirror the lighting under kitchen cabinets.
- Built-ins. Wherever you can tuck a cabinet, shelf, or small table, you make awkward spots usable.
- Furnishings. Choose small-scale with simple lines furniture and place it against the walls, leaving plenty of open space.
Let us help you put the house you’re selling in the best possible light. E-mail us for more tips on how to make your house more attractive to potential buyers.