Top 10 Remodeling Budget Busters

Homeowners show off their cost-cutting remodeling results on Beyond the Box. Creative individuals challenge themselves to find inexpensive materials and use them in innovative ways.

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Before you think about installing a bunch of expensive recessed lighting, or up-lights, in your home, check out this idea: A California homeowner took regular external gutters, painted them, mounted them to her wall and put in fluorescent lights. They work just like any expensive up-lighting systems, but they cost just $50.

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