Do-It-Yourself Answers to Home Staging and Home Decorating!

Stage Your Home With My “Going Green” Tips!

by Debbie Fiskum on October 6th, 2009
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Stage Your Home With My “Going Green” Tips!  Want to help our environment and give your home an edge when you stage to sell?

Here are some of my “Going Green Tips” as featured in my ebook,

Stage Your Home Yourself

 

Stage Your Home Yourself

“Stage Your Home Yourself-Insiders Secrets That Will Get It SOLD!

 

  • If you’ve put in native plants, or landscaped to take advantage of your areas natural features, let your realtor know and make it a selling point!
  • Use low VOC paints, available from many manufacturers, to cut down on toxins added to the environment.
  • Recycle your unwanted furniture: you give others a chance to use it and help us all.
  • Replace old flooring with renewable flooring such as bamboo.  It’s also beautiful!
  • Plants are the epitome of going green.  Use them well, and they enhance your rooms.  But, used to excess or not taken care of, they actually detract.
  • Replace bulbs with energy-saving ones and let your buyers know that you care about the environment. Use long-lasting fluorescents wherever you can to cut down on the usage.
  • If it’s time to replace appliances, buy energy saving ones. It will save you $$ and it’s good for the environment!
  • Replace old bedding with renewable fabrics like bamboo – they are luxurious and feel wonderful!
  • Use less paper and keep more on the computer.  Don’t print it out if you can help it. 

 

These are just a few ideas.  You can probably come up with more.  If we all do our part, we can make a difference!  Go Green!!

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