August 2008

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Nelson is a home stager
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Staging first became
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the real estate boom – when
every house engendered a
bidding war and it seemed as
if the sky was the limit. Flush
with their potential equity,
homesellers took advantage of
home staging to make a little
gain or are even upside-down
on their equity, needing to sell
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Liz
Kellar
reen has taken over the
G world, it seems. Every
big box store, every
shelter magazine touts the
benefits of living an environ-
mentally friendly life.
The green message has
become so ubiquitous and so
insistent, it can be easy to feel
overwhelmed. Sure, you can
buy long-lasting light bulbs
and recycle your plastic. But
how do you move beyond
those baby steps?
Even worse, how do you
respond to the flood of green
products clogging the shelves
of your grocery store and fur-
niture retailer? Do you throw
out everything you own and
start over? Are all those prod-
ucts really as earth-friendly as
their packaging promises?
And what about that packag-
ing – isn’t that hurting the
environment? It’s enough to
make your head spin.
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Next time you go shop-
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the following:
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■ Will it serve a useful
purpose?
■ What is it made of?
■ Who made it?
■ Where is it made?
■ Where did it come
from?
■ How far away did it
come from where I live?
■ How did it get here?
■ What will happen to it
when I am done with it?
■ Can it be recycled?
■ Is it biodegradable?
■ Will it live on in a land-
fill forever?
If you keep these things in
mind when you shop for
anything, you are more
likely to reduce your con-
sumption and save your-
self some money.
– from Brown’s Web site,
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YOUR HOME
Not surprisingly, a new the homeowners to redo some
niche of interior design has of the interior, changing the
sprung up to help homeown- color palette of the home and
ers live a greener life. Lincoln refurnishing some of the
residents don’t have far to go rooms.
– Marie Brown, who lives in
Foskett Ranch, is a green
designer, a member of the
Green Building Council and
“We might use …
reclaimed furniture, or upcy-
cled or recycled products,”
she said.
an accredited professional Upcycling, she explained,
with Leadership in Energy is when a material normally
and bound for the
Environmental trash heap is
Design. taken and made
Brown hopes into something
to build a way cooler – say,
LEED-certified a coffee table
home in the made from an
near future and antique door.
currently is “What I like
working on am to do with fur-
energy-efficient nishing (a room)
retrofit of a new is first, figure
home. out functionality
“That’s a – how people are
huge green con- really going to
cept,” she said. use the space,”
“To reduce Marie Brown Brown said. “So
resource usage – energy, that it does last a long time.”
water, materials and waste. Brown said she stresses the
Those are some of the guiding concept of sustainability to
principles in green design.” her clients – using higher-
Brown said it is easier to quality furniture that will last
build in these features.
“There aren’t many prod-
a lifetime, or reusing a piece
that is well-built and that can
ucts to bring into an existing be recovered. COURTESY PHOTO/INSIDE LINCOLN
home,” she said. “I always suggest clients Marie Brown’s booth at Design Expo, above, reflects the
One product that is avail- donate furniture they’re not principles of eco-friendly design, with sustainable furni-
able is a radiant barrier in the ture and upcycled goods. Below, cork flooring in the
attic to keep heat from com- GREEN/page 14 kitchen is an environmentally friendly option.
ing into the house – typically
either reflective paint or a
layer of foil.
Adding solar panels is
another option, depending on
whether there are covenants or
restrictions in the neighbor-
hood.
“Insulation is another way
to maximize energy efficien-
cy,” Brown said. “I usually
recommend the homeowner
get an energy audit. They’ll
come in and tell you where
your energy drains are and
recommend how to rectify
that.”
All of these options, of
course, have to be balanced by
the homeowner’s budget.
Brown can work with the
homeowner to create a plan
that extends out over a period
of years.
On this particular project,
Brown also is working with
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Jane biggest green feature of the
Rounsaville homes she sells.
“We do pre-fab green
homes,” Farris said. “Also, we
h, there’s nothing like
for going green. capture system, which can Sales there on Highway 49
“We do water conservation save approximately 2,500 gal- and saw the one up front, and
methods within the home,” lons of water per year per 600 stopped and looked at it. The
she said. “We use renewable square feet of house. eco-style house really

A that new-home smell

— fresh paint, lumber
and vinyl. Unfortunately,
have an in-house consulting
firm for Realtors or home-
owners who are looking to
either build from the ground
and eco materials in the home,
which create a healthier
indoor air environment by
reducing the formaldehydes.”
Randy Eley and his wife,
Trish, recently purchased a
1,620-square-foot “green”
manufactured house from
appealed to us.”
The “green” choices were a
big selling point.
“You do have a lot more
many of these materials con- up and go green or to renovate Farris, who is also a stu- American Home Sales. options, I think, with the eco
tain formaldehyde and other their existing home into being dent at University of “We are vegetarians,” home because of the different
toxins that can make indoor green.” California Davis, said that she Randy said. “We recycle things you can put it in and
air unsafe. Farris’ is implementing a lot of cut- everything and we are inter- put out, and what they take
Fortunately, entry into the ting-edge technologies and ested in the environment. I care of,” he said.
many home- “green” home design features into the think this helped us in pur- Among the eco-friendly
builders are arena is fairly homes. chasing this home. We have features are a tankless water
starting to recent. Options include solar been looking for a while and heater and formaldehyde-free
offer more “We have power and energy efficient we’ve looked at a bunch of insulation.
environmen- been in busi- heating and cooling systems. different makes and models.
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ness since
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natives. said. “We just
Green is a started doing
broad term, the green
but it typically homes last Joshua
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vation, Sales in
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improved the product. takes a
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impact on the environment. green, and then just kept company’s
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 PULLING
OUT ALL
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BEIJING’S WELCOME MAT WILL
REMAIN AFTER THE
STORY BY
David
Dickstein
t wasn’t the awe of actually
I climbing the Great Wall of
China that had me over-
joyed, but the body language a
kind Chinese grandfather used
after I granted his request to
pose for a picture with his
family half-way up the cen-
turies-old Wonder of the
World.
After the big smiles and
the click of an analog shutter,
the elderly man beamed excit-
edly alongside a lookout tower
in the Juyong Guan section.
He then placed his left palm
on my admittedly round belly,
lifted his right arm and made
a muscle. Did he ever bright-
en my already bright day. The
reason is this: In America I’m
considered chubby, but in
China, I’m strong!
Having visited communist
Mainland China nine times in
the past seven years, with
most those itineraries includ-
ing Beijing, this well-fed
American can say with a
straight, jet-lagged face that
the courteousness extended by
the camera-bearing grandfa-
ther is typical of the people.
With the exception of
motorists who show no mercy
toward foreigners unaware
they don’t have the right of
way when crossing the street,
the Chinese I’ve encountered
have been genuinely warm
and friendly. This Eastern hos-
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An arched window frames a portion of the Great Wall of China.
CHINA
continued from page 7
a tourist destination is well-
deserved with more than 200
points of interest open to the
public. For travelers short on
time, budget and endurance,
do not fret — the number of
must-dos is quite manageable
and affordable.
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end of imperial rule in 1911.
Self-guided audiotape tours
of the sprawling complex are
available at the main
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of going with a tour operator,
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Neighboring the world’s
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Winding across 4,163
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Families with young chil-
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right to wear your “I climbed
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Badaling, an easy 50-mile
drive northwest of Beijing
city, is the most visited and
commercialized location, so if
you go that route, be prepared
for crowds in a circus-like set-
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Great Wall include a stop at a
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 VACATION
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ich people do not like to
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Capt. Jack’s next assignment
was an American physician's sec-
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of Roatan off Honduras.
Now in his 70s, Captain fol-
lows house-sitting/care-taking
opportunities in beautiful places
around the world.
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life in the fast lane to care-take a
40-acre resort property outside
Oaxaca, Mexico.
After visiting Mexico and
deciding to find a way to live
there, Dave and Sumana answered
an ad that read, “seeking respon-
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multi-talented, semi-bilingual
couple to care for a villa that has
been in the family for 30 years.”
The property is owned by
Americans. Dave and Sumana
enjoy the guests who come to stay
in the guest houses on the proper-
ty. They participate in the lively,
vibrant American and European
community in Oaxaca.
The vehicle that makes all this
possible is The Caretaker Gazette.
Thea and Gary Dunn have
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education. She has conducted
research in the developing world
and speaks at math education
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VACATION
continued from page 9
most magnificent gardens in the world.
The landmark is located just 10 miles from
midtown, but that equates to about an hour’s drive
in notorious Beijing traffic; these days, the blaring
din of car horns sadly drowns out the charming
ding-ding of bicycles in the big city. Plenty of
tour operators can take you to the Summer Palace,
but with self-guided audio tours available at the
entrance and taxis being dirt-cheap compared to
ours in America, you might instead try beating to
your own Chinese drum.
Avoiding tourist traps is easy in Beijing
because the vast majority of the city’s points of
interests are centuries-old, though that doesn’t
stop the ambush of hawkers of postcards, hand-
crafted cloisonné wares and questionable jade at
strategic entrances.
Still, some cheesy entertainment can be a lot of
fun. Take in an exciting and colorful Chinese
acrobatics show in Chaoyang Theater before
Cirque du Soleil steals away the last remaining
balancing and contortionist acts in the country.
And by all means, bypass the countless KFCs,
McDonald’s and Pizza Huts and treat yourself
once to an authentic Peking duck dinner. Beijing’s
famous, albeit touristy, Quanjude or Bianyifang
restaurants have served crispy-skinned roast duck
with a unique theatrical bent for more than a cen-
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might put his hand on your belly and call you
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available for purchase. This
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2. Fireman’s Fun Muster

2008 and Parade
Saturday, Aug. 23 –
Sponsored by the Historic
Downtown Lincoln Merchants’
Association. A free family
event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The parade starts at 9 a.m.;
there will be hand pumps,
hose carts, motorized
pumpers, buckets and more.
Firefighter’s competitions,
antique and historic fire
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and giveaways. The muster
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Thursday, Aug. 28 – 5-8
p.m. in historic downtown
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STAGING
continued from page 1
“It was like pulling teeth ...
It was dental offices, cubicles,
so dry and sterile. It couldn’t
hold my interest, so I got out
of design entirely.”
But, she said, her passion
for design pulled her back.
“I am a decorator,” she
said. “It’s what I do.”
She got into home staging
at the recommendation of a
friend, approximately four
years ago, and took an inten-
sive course.
“I absolutely love it,” she
said. “It’s so fun – way more
fun than I thought.”
Nelson came to staging in
its heyday, she said.
“It was so popular,” she
said. “People had the money
to throw around – and it was
very successful. Now, it’s
tough, but now is when
(homeowners) need it most.”
For a house to sell. Nelson
explained, the potential buyer
has to make an emotional
connection.
“Every purchase, even
shoes, has an emotional com-
ponent,” she said. “If you have
a home that is too sterile or
vacant, it’s hard to make a
connection to the home.”
If a home is vacant, Nelson
said, she can bring furniture
ranging from a minimal
amount of staging to com-
pletely furnishing the house.
“I can add some color and
interest,” she said.
The flip side to the prob-
lems of a vacant home is the
home with too much stuff,
Jill Nelson demonstrates how setting a dining table as if for an elegant dinner can
help stage a house for sale.
Nelson said. Too many per-
sonal items or what she deli-
cately terms “unusual décor”
or “collectible items running
amuck” can make the poten-
tial homebuyer feel uncom-
fortable, as if they are invad-
ing someone’s personal space.
“For an occupied home, we
usually take stuff out,” she
said. “Depersonalize, declut-
ter, clean and remove.”
Another aspect to Nelson’s
business is what she calls
“staging to live.”
“The homeowner isn’t
moving,” she said. “They just
need help de-cluttering and
figuring out where furniture
should go.”
The first step for Nelson is
previewing the home. She
tours the house and takes pho-
tos.
For an occupied home, she
starts on the outside.
“Curb appeal is number
one,” she said. “People judge
a home before they even go
in. You want it to be welcom-
ing.”
Her visit will usually last
an hour or two; she will make
a list of recommendations to
the homeowner to make the
house more attractive to a
buyer. Her evaluation costs
approximately $200.
“It’s very cost-effective if
they do everything I suggest; I
KARINA WILLIAMS/INSIDE LINCOLN
try to tell them what’s positive
about the home, I try to be
sensitive to their needs,” she
explained. “Selling a home is
very stressful. If they become
defensive, then they’re not
going to do the things that
need to be done.”
Nelson said there are many
options for the homeowner
whose house is dated or, well,
quirky.
“You can neutralize bad
taste,” she said. “You can
paint over it or store it or
throw a cover over it.”
One common mistake, she
said, is an unfortunate color
choice.
“Sometimes, people get
crazy with paint or wallpa-
per,” she said. “Wallpaper’s a
big no-no – borders, that kind
of stuff.”
Nelson keeps a page of
current trends in color in her
interior design binder. Right
now, she said, neutrals are
popular – creams, off-whites
and taupes.
She leads her clients
through color theory, explain-
ing the differences between
warm and cool colors.
“I tell people never to mix
them, because it’s difficult to
do well,” she explained.
NELSON/page 14

SOME COMMON-SENSE DIY TIPS FOR STAGING YOUR HOUSE

■ Clean your house. A
filthy bathroom is the worst,
second only to a dirty
kitchen.
■ Let the light in. Wash
your windows, because dirty
windows keep out light. And
open the shades. Basically,
people like light, so if your
rooms have dark colors, you
might want to consider
repainting them.
■ De-clutter your house.
Clutter makes your house
look small and unloved.
■ Take a whiff. If your
house has an odor, that’s a
huge turnoff. Make it smell
nice.
■ Fix up the bathroom. First
of all, make sure it’s clean.
Then, see how you can
spruce it up. At the very
least, re-caulk any areas
that are falling apart.
■ Examine your front door.
That’s the first thing people
will see. Does it need a coat
of fresh paint?
■ Send your pets to grand-
ma’s house. A barking dog
is unwelcoming. Plus, people
might be allergic to your
pets.
■ Eliminate any and all
clutter. Trim back overgrown
bushes, and generally do a
thorough clean-up.
■ A fresh coat of paint
goes a long, long way to
making a house look good.
Be careful not to pick too
strong of a color.
■ Eliminate any negatives
like oil stains on the drive-
way, an old TV antenna on
the roof, etc.
■ Putting out some flowers
in a pot on the front porch
and a new doormat can cre- KARINA WILLIAMS/INSIDE LINCOLN
Jill Nelson’s front door, painted a bright shiny red and
ate an inviting feeling. accented with pots of blooming flowers, is a perfect
example of curb appeal.

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GREEN
continued from page 2
going to use, rather than have
it end up in the landfill,” she
said. “Building materials or
flooring can be taken to
ReStore (the salvage store run
by Habitat for Humanity).
“If you can reuse any of
your furniture, that’s a budget-
saver – and it’s more green.”
Brown cautions against
buying new stuff just because
it’s eco-friendly.
“Yeah, it’s green, but is it
necessary to buy it in the first
place?” she said. “Or do you
have something you can
reuse? Just stop and think
before you make a purchase.”
That concept of mindful
living is something Brown
strives to bring to her own life
and work.
“Part of what is driving me
is doing as much as I can
locally,” she said.
“I don’t want to buy some-
thing in New York and have to
NELSON
continued from page 12
“Right now, warm palettes
are very in.”
One of the hardest lessons
for homesellers to learn,
Nelson said, is that you cannot
market a home in the same
way that you live in it.
“Once people start looking
at your things, they’ve
stopped looking at your
house,” she said. “You want to
create an environment so that
the buyer can envision how
their things will look in the
house.”
Plus, Nelson said, that stuff
is taking up valuable real
estate.
“People are buying as
much space as they can get
for the dollar,” she explained.
“Clutter makes a house feel
smaller.”
Conversely, she added, a
vacant home can also feel
small without objects to lend
a sense of proportion. Anyone
who has gutted a space knows
what she is talking about – the
empty room magically
shrinks.
She charges for the actual
staging and the monthly rental
on the items she might bring
14 Inside Lincoln | August 2008
have it transported across the
country.” HOUSE
While she does buy in the continued from page 4
Bay Area, she said, she uses a A
delivery company that uses recycled
biofuels. vintage “Not everyone is going to
Brown also said that con- cabinet do the same things, and
sumers longing to go green can everyone has different priori-
can choose how far they want bring ties,” said Scott Blunk, presi-
rustic dent of GreenBuilt
to take it – for instance, they style to Construction.
can go “light green,” she said. a green
“Not everybody is going to Because the scope of
home.
go to the extreme,” she said. “green” building is so wide,
Faced with a choice COURTESY he recommends that con-
PHOTO/
between doing nothing ands INSIDE
sumers prioritize their top
going all out, she recom- LINCOLN three categories.
mends steering a middle Blunk said that there is a
course. myriad of different eco-
“There are small changes friendly insulation materials
you can make, then think consumers can use, including
about what are the next recycled products such as cel-
steps,” she said. “Some think lulose (ground up newspapers
it’s a matter of giving things that have been treated) and
up, but being green doesn’t even recycled blue jeans.
have to be negative.” “Find someone who can
Contact Marie Brown at help you do the process and
240-3724 or by e-mail at feel good about what you’re
marie@eco-chicdesign.com. doing,” he said. “Celebrate
For more information, go what you can do and don’t
online at www.eco-chic lament on what you can’t do.”
design.com. Don’t be discouraged by
costs and options.
“We all can’t have the per-
fectly green home because it
in – $100 to $200 a month for Roseville. guishable from a permanent
accessories is her minimum. She said that “vignette piece of furniture.
would be way too expensive,”
Blunk said. “There is no pin-
“If the house is bare, I can staging” is an economical Jill Nelson can be reached nacle of ‘green’ — it’s kind of
bring in plants or art to make alternative for an empty at 212-0574. For more infor- never-ending. Do what you
it more interesting, from my house. mation, go online at can, be proud of that and con-
personal inventory,” she said. “I bring in small groupings www.stagedbydesign.com. gratulate yourself.”
“I have about three houses that represent the primary liv-
worth of stuff. I keep it at my ing areas of the house,” she
house … I have stuff every- said. “The cost is about a
where. Coffee tables, lamps, third of a full furnish.”
small pieces of furniture – She uses a couple of tricks
tons of that kind of thing.” of the trade to put together her
Nelson draws the line at vignettes, almost like stage
what she calls “hard-core” design. One of these is a
furniture – anything she can’t blow-up bed on an accordion
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