Staging FAQs
Where is your business located and where do you operate?
We are based in Long Beach, California and just moved to a larger warehouse in Paramount, California. Typically we service within 30 miles of home. We do offer virtual consults for those outside of the region.
What services do you offer?
We specialize in vacant home staging, which includes curated furniture rental and styling to increase the value of your home sale. We also offer a design consultation service, which includes design and repair guidance to make your house market-ready, or if you’re not selling your home, ideas to redesign it.
What is the process to set up a staging?
Fill out the contact form HERE to get the process started! We’ll talk goals and details and then set up a property walk through for a pre-sale consultation.
Do you stage parts of an occupied home?
Yep, we can help with that! This service starts with a pre-sale consultation. We customize this service to meet your needs and budget, by providing supplementary furnishings to enhance and elevate, we can bring as little as art and accessories, to entire rooms worth of furnishings.
Do you offer partial staging?
While we are more than happy to accommodate partial stagings, any furniture to be left behind by the home owner to supplement the staging needs to be pre-approved with the Staging Design team during a pre-sale consultation. We do our best to accommodate supplemental furniture but sometimes we just can’t without compromising the look and style of your stage.
What do you use to hang artwork and decor?
We use nails. Many people ask if we use 3M’s. 3M’s do not cure after 30 days. They hold for a few days, then they will pull the paint and the drywall. They could also damage hardwood floors.
What is your pricing?
Vacant staging pricing varies based on the amount of inventory required, travel time, and labor involved for your property. Our 60-minute design consultation property walk through is the best place to start!
Does my home need to be cleaned before you stage it?
Yes! We can make this part easy. Let us know if you’d like your staging package to include professional cleaning.
How do you invoice?
We bill one package sum, to be paid in full by the staging date. Our staging packages include a 90 day furniture rental, as well as all labor involved in the staging process from pack/prep, moving, design, installation and styling, de-staging, and travel charges. After the 90 days we bill monthly additionally for the continued rental of the inventory base price only.
How much is due when I book my staging?
Once the staging agreement is signed, a 50% non-refundable deposit is due to reserve your inventory and our team’s design time. The remainder of the package balance is due by stage day.
Why can’t you stage my house this week?
Typically, we book out 2-4 weeks in advance. This means inventory is not available to accommodate a last minute stage. Please give us as much notice as possible!
Is it ok if photographers or real estate agents adjust your staging?
It’s not our favorite. This is why we can provide a fabulous real estate photographer for our clients that we work with directly. If any adjustments need to be made, we are on site during photography to make it happen.
What if we have a [insert random furniture item here] that needs moved?
Sorry, but we can’t move it. There is a liability involved. Please have all items removed from the home before we start staging, or we’ll stage around it.
If my home goes in contract, when do you destage it?
Please let us know when your house goes in contract or have your real estate agent reach out to us to let us know. We need to know as soon as the contingencies are removed from the sale so we can finalize furniture pick up and billing! Needless to say, it’s also really important that we remove our furniture before the home closes.
Who needs to be at the staging?
Just us! It’s much easier and faster for our team to have the home to themselves while they’re staging. Also, it is so much more fun to walk in once we’ve finished for the big reveal! Our clients typically just give us a lockbox code or let us in, and then we do the rest!
Where do you travel?
While we cover a large area of Southern California, we are located in Long Beach, California. Typically, we service within 30 miles of home.
When do you need to know if we want to commit to another month of staging?
We need to know 7 days in advance of your scheduled end of contract to plan accordingly.
Is there a cancellation policy?
If you need to make any changes, we need to know 3 business days before. If you cancel less than 3 business days before your staging, a $250 cancellation fee will be applied.
When are payments due?
We provide a 3-day grace period for payments. If a payment is made more than 3 days after it is due, a $50 per day fee will apply.
What’s your busiest time of year?
The spring and summer real estate market keeps us very busy. We really appreciate your patience during this time, and we always try to respond to calls, texts, and emails as soon as possible!
What time will you be at my home the day of staging?
It’s difficult to give an exact time as the details for each staging are unique! Typically we start in the morning but it would be best to have a lockbox (with a code, not a Supra) on the front door, so we are able to get in when we arrive. We also have our own lockboxes that we are able to put on your door in advance, if you’re able to put a spare key in it for us. We can help you set it up.
As a real estate agent, when should I schedule photos of the property?
If you choose not to work with our provided photographer, we highly recommend scheduling photos the day after staging is completed to allow ample time for our team to finish your staging without rush.
Ready to set up a staging?
Fill out the contact form HERE to get the process started! We’ll talk goals and details and then set up a property walk through for a pre-sale consultation.