15 Cheap Tricks Japanese Homes Use to Look Expensive

15 Cheap Tricks Japanese Homes Use to Look Expensive There are 15 cheap tricks that Japanese homes use to look expensive. And because Americans don't use any of those tricks, your house is looking cheaper than its actual value, no matter how much money you've already spent decorating. Most Americans are making at least 5 of these design mistakes without even knowing they exist. I'm Yoshio Suzuki, and the Japanese have built an entire interior design system so that every room automatically looks luxurious from the start without needing to spend a lot of money. Homes in Japan have less than half the square footage of American homes, with fewer closets and no basements, garages, or attics, yet guests still walk in thinking the homeowners are rich. The first trick is the one you're doing backwards every day without realizing it, and that's why your living room looks cluttered even right after you've cleaned it. Number 6 is about lighting, the thing making every room in your house look like an interrogation room that you can fix for just 15 dollars. And number 10 explains why your 30-year-old leather chair is actually looking more expensive than anything you could buy new today.