If the home is empty, or furnished in a way that works against the architecture, full vacant staging gives you control of every room and every photo. If the home is already well furnished and the owners are living there, lived-in staging edits and supplements what is there for a lower cost.
Full vacant staging
We bring in everything: furniture, rugs, art, lighting, bedding, accessories and outdoor pieces, designed as one plan for the whole home. It is the right choice when:
- The home is empty, newly built or newly remodeled.
- The owners have moved and taken the furniture.
- The existing furniture is dated, too personal or the wrong scale for the rooms.
Full staging on a luxury home typically starts at $8,500. See vacant home staging.
Lived-in (occupied) staging
The owners stay in the home. We walk it with them, decide what stays, what is stored and what moves, and add select pieces where a room needs them. It is the right choice when:
- The home is already furnished at a high level.
- The owners need to live there through the sale.
- A second home is furnished for vacation use rather than for the market.
Lived-in staging typically starts at $3,400. See lived-in staging.
A middle path
Some homes are partly furnished: the owners have moved but left key pieces, or kept the primary suite set up. We can blend their furniture with ours so the home reads as one design.
Not sure which you need?
A design consultation is a flat $1,250, credited toward staging, and ends with a clear recommendation.
Quick answers
Is lived-in staging cheaper than vacant staging?
Usually. Lived-in staging works with the owner's furniture, so engagements typically begin at $3,400, compared with $8,500 for full vacant staging.
Can you mix the owner's furniture with staging furniture?
Yes. For partly furnished homes we blend the owner's best pieces with ours so the home reads as one design.
