The Looking Glass http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:31:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kill Your Junk Mail: One less thing to do as you contemplate listing your home. http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/03/26/kill-your-junk-mail-one-less-thing-to-do-as-you-contemplate-listing-your-home/ http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/03/26/kill-your-junk-mail-one-less-thing-to-do-as-you-contemplate-listing-your-home/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:39:07 +0000 admin http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/?p=53 Continue reading →]]> This is a great article from Grid magazine, toward a sustainable Philadelphia. Get rid of at least 41 pounds of junk mail a year–once and for all. Instructions on who to contact to stop handbills, credit card and insurance offers, phone directories, catalogs, and direct mail marketing. www.gridphilly.com/digital-edition/april-2011-025.html
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Then, when you’re ready to start the plan for your next move to another home, contact   www.oncuehomestaging.com/contact.html for all your organizational, home staging and interior design needs.

]]> http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/03/26/kill-your-junk-mail-one-less-thing-to-do-as-you-contemplate-listing-your-home/feed/ 5 Recycling Challenge http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/01/26/recycling-challenge/ http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/01/26/recycling-challenge/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:51:33 +0000 admin http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/?p=54 Continue reading →]]> For moving out of your home or just cleaning out, here are some Smart Solutions to a recycling challenge for unwanted sports equipment.  From the pages of www.gridphilly.com:

Keep treadmills, tennis balls, tired sneakers and more out of the landfill.

Fact: Approximately 20,000 TONS of tennis balls end up in landfills every year.

The internet is full of boutique recyclers: www.rebounces.com re-pressurizes old, bounceless tennis balls; www.recycleyourmat.com takes yoga mats; and @greentrophyprog on Twitter accepts the spoils of your athletic victories (trophies, medals, plaques and awards).

For donating all sporting goods, go to www.goodwillnj.org to locate a donation center near you. Play It Again Sports at 610.651.0202, 1004 Lancaster Ave, Berwyn, PA
may even give you a few bucks for your stuff.

Nike recycles footwear through its Reuse-A-Shoe Program, www.nikereuseashoe.com  Watch the video—it’s pretty amazing.

Visit www.earth911.com/recycling for more.

ON CUE Home Staging has many more Smart Solutions to help you plan your move. http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/home-staging-faqs.html

]]> http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2012/01/26/recycling-challenge/feed/ 1 Be kind to trees this Holiday Season http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/11/19/be-kind-to-trees-this-holiday-season/ http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/11/19/be-kind-to-trees-this-holiday-season/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:54:46 +0000 admin http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/?p=48 Continue reading →]]> Some hard-to-find green holiday necessaries…

RECYCLED CONTENT WRAPPING PAPER – The average American household increases their volume of trash by 25% during the holidays. Much of this increase is due to the heavy use of greeting cards and gift wrapping paper. Most store-bought gift
wrapping paper contains absolutely no recycled content. Here are some sources
for recycled gift wrap paper:

Greenfield Paper Company:<http://greenlinepaper.com/lists/lt.php?id=ZkQFVAoDA1pUSAUFB0UBVFwO>                                                                        858-565-2585

Fish Lips Paper Designs:
<http://greenlinepaper.com/lists/lt.php?id=ZkQFVAoDA1pVSAUFB0UBVFwO>
352-222-7206

Earth Love’n Paper Products:
<http://greenlinepaper.com/lists/lt.php?id=ZkQFVAoDA1pWSAUFB0UBVFwO>
484-477-5510

]]> http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/11/19/be-kind-to-trees-this-holiday-season/feed/ 4 Eco-Sensibility: Clean out Hazardous Waste Before Listing Your Home http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/09/14/eco-sensibility-clean-out-hazardous-waste-before-listing-your-home/ http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/09/14/eco-sensibility-clean-out-hazardous-waste-before-listing-your-home/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:38:39 +0000 admin http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/?p=37 Continue reading →]]> A line item for your staging plan: Take advantage of the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Program in your county.  Begin to carve out anything under your sink or in your garage that makes your eyes water or emits fumes.  Paint, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals, cleaning solvents, auto products, lead-acid batteries and CFL light bulbs, just to name a few examples.  Most locations will accept your computers, too.  Check out these websites for the greater Philadelpia area and mark your calendars:  www.buckscounty.org/government   www.chestercountyswa.org   www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle    www.montgomerycountyrecycles.org   http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/hazardous-waste.aspx   http://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/SWA/Documents/Hazardous%20Waste/2011%20HHW%20Brochure%20final.pdf

]]> http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/09/14/eco-sensibility-clean-out-hazardous-waste-before-listing-your-home/feed/ 37 Tips to help get your home ready to sell http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/08/30/tips-to-help-get-your-home-ready-to-sell/ http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/2011/08/30/tips-to-help-get-your-home-ready-to-sell/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:02:41 +0000 admin http://www.oncuehomestaging.com/blog/?p=3 Continue reading →]]> Look around your neighborhood: Keep all projects to the scale and proportion of other homes in your area. Even if you’re not ready to sell, don’t go overboard with big projects—you may not recoup all the costs when you sell.

When you are ready to begin prep work, see what the competition is doing: Go to www.realestateyahoo.com/homevalues to help gauge how much to spend on further minor renovations. See what staged homes are selling for and stay just under that bar.

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