Green Staging-commitment needed

These days with all of us more aware than ever about our responsibility towards mother earth, being green has covered everything from grocery shopping to party planning to disposing off our garbage. That's not where it stops however, staging can be done in an ecologically responsible manner also.Are we ready and commited to it though?It is tough when so many much cheaper alternatives are out there but baby steps can be taken in an effort to do our part as an industry.

Here are some to name a few:

* Recycling, reusing and refurbishing things in an owner occupied property rather than buying new pieces.

* In Vacant properties the furniture and accessories used are recycled to begin with.If you have your own inventory you can start buying green furniture but if you go thru rental companies they are not always eco- friendly but it's a start just recycling and reusing them.

* Using paints that are safe environmentally.Mythic paint is one name that has made a splash with their VOC free paints.You can learn more at www.mythicpaint.com

* Using bamboo instead of cotton in bedding.Although bamboo is a lot more expensive it is grown without the use of pesticides and fertilizers and needs very little water to grow.

* Using natural products as prop i.e. live plants, fruit. Rocks and sand instead of synthetic vase fillers.

These are just some of the things we as stagers can do to help our planet.It may be costly but little by little we can make a difference.

Happy green staging !