Top 10 Eco-Friendly Home Staging Ideas
Affordable Home Staging Ideas That Are Environmentally Friendly!
Builders are constructing more Green or Eco-Friendly Homes in today’s real estate market. Why not create a comfy and sophisticated style with environmentally friendly ways to home staging that are practical and affordable. Give a home a “Green” makeover by utilizing our Top 10 Home Staging Tips that will get your home show ready and will preserve the Earth’s environment to boot!
1.) Decorative Pillows. Pillows made of vintage recycled fabrics and eco-friendly organic hemp, linen and cotton fabrics dyed with soy base inks are a wise choice. Place these on your living room couch when staging a home for sale or on your bed to create a peaceful guest bedroom!
2.) Wood Trim & Floors. Wood made from waste fibers or formaldehyde-free wood are perfect for fireplace mantels and trim that doesn’t emit toxins. When refinishing hard wood flooring we suggest using non-toxic water based urethane.
3.) Glass Decor. Glass accents should be used whenever possible since recyclabel glass is a perfect green choice. Glass lamps placed in a bedroom are ideal home staging items that will add an instant warm glow. And we suggest purchasing locally produced materials which saves on fuel that would be used in transporting the goods.
4.) Painting. Be sure to use low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) or water-based paints when finishing walls. There will be less strong paint odor and the carbon-containing chemicals simply evaporate in the air – now that’s eco-friendly!
5.) Bathroom Dressings. Create a spa like environment in bathrooms with lush white organic towels. Be sure to check the labels so that they read certified organic, this means they are made with sustainable production and cultivation processes.
6.) Countertops. Visit stone yards and look for remnants to recycle into a breakfast table top or for a bathroom countertop or backsplashes maybe in a galley kitchen. The stone yards often have leftovers suitable for these small projects!
7.) Flower Decor. When home staging or virtual staging your home, we always suggest a fresh vase of organic flowers on the dining room table or the front entry table. Buying organic means no toxic pesticides have been used on the flowers which actually are harmful to farmworkers, florisst and yep, the environment!
8.) Lighting. We have talked about lighting in our previous blogs and how important it is in staging. We suggest using low-voltage halogen lighting that is energy efficient and produces the perfect bright white light.
9.) Fabrics. When choosing bedding, decorative pillows or simple drapes to create that cozy and inviting space, look for fabrics with bamboo and linen fibers and colored with non-toxic dyes for the best green options.
10.) Appliances. The 90’s style white refrigerator has to go when home staging the kitchen. Be sure to purchase a savvy stainless steel option that has a government Energy Star designation. That designation certifies that the appliance uses less energy!
These green space home staging ideas are the ideal way to preserve the Earth’s environment. Potential buyers may not even recognize that all of these sustainable materials have been used to create a show ready home that is very eco-friendly!
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IRINA BABB, Realtor | Re/Max Allegiance – Virginia
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