30 Home Stagers Driving the Industry Forward in 2023
We take a look at 30 of the country’s leading home stagers who are spearheading this sector of the real estate market in 2023.
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Home staging is a huge player in the real estate industry. Setting the stage for making your home as appealing as possible is an art in and of itself. It requires a special level of interior design expertise to be carried out successfully.
When it comes to home staging, questions often arise as to the cost vs benefits. The average cost to stage a home averages between $1,000 and $3,000. As for the benefits, reports from the National Association of Realtors, and statistics shared by The Zebra found the following:
49%
of realtors believe that home staging increases the dollar value offered on homes.
8-10%
return on investment from home staging.
44%
of real estate agents found that home staging has an effect on most buyers.
85%
of homes staged were sold for 5% to 23% above the listing price.
73%
less time on the market is what a staged home spends compared to a non-staged home.
96%
of realtors say that staging positively influences a buyer’s decision making.
This impact of staging a home shows the prevalence of this sector. That’s why we’ve celebrated esteemed professionals in this industry and named 30 home stagers whose knowledge and experience are influencing and driving the industry forward in 2023. Below you can scroll through the selected experts whose design expertise will continue to boost the real estate industry, bring the best out of home interiors, and allow buyers to picture their dream home.
1 of 30
Alice Decker
Decker8 Designs
Alice is the Owner of Decker 8 Designs. A passionate designer, with a Masters in Interior Architecture and Product Design, Alice stages homes across Oklahoma territory. Her company offers an array of design and staging services, which are shared on their Instagram profile @decker8designs.
4 of 30
Anthea Click
Fresh Perspectives
Anthea is the President and Co-Founder of FP Staging and Design. A former realtor, she lends a unique perspective to staging homes, helping people find buyers for luxury homes.
7 of 30
Elisha Ryan Niebuhr
Modern Interior Staging Company
Elisha is the Owner of the Modern Interior Staging Company and with a mind for design and business, she and her team come up with strategic staging plans to support realtors and home sellers in Colorado Springs.
10 of 30
Jane Tucker
Jane Tucker Interiors
Jane from Jane Tucker Interiors has the analytical skills to offer her clients a strategic home staging process, home styling consultation or complete room redesign, all while putting her clients’ wishes in focus.
13 of 30
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging
Karen is the Chief Staging Officer at Home Star Staging. Karen is constantly at the forefront of interior design, aiming to reduce the time it takes to sell a home through home staging.
16 of 30
Kristie Barnett
The Decorologist
Kristie is the Founder of The Decorologist, a publication on home design and interiors. Kristie is also an Interior Designer and Paint Color Consultant in Nashville, TN.
19 of 30
Maria Pappas & Kamilla Romankowski
SWAY Staging + Design
Maria and Kamilla of SWAY Staging + Design are best friends and business partners. With their business marketing backgrounds they successfully market properties in person and online. Their firm offers vacant home staging and vacation rental styling.
22 of 30
Minol Shamreen
Studio M Designs
Minol is the Founder and Creative Director of Studio M Designs, a firm based in the Greater Austin Metro area in Texas. Through her work she enjoys bringing her client’s personality to light. The firm offers services in home staging, interior design and for home builders.
25 of 30
Robin DeCapua
Madison Modern Home
Robin is the Owner of Madison Modern Home. The L.A.-based firm specializes in bringing color and energy to places that still feel like homes, while being inspired on what type of house they are doing the staging or designing for and following trends that are meant to stay.
28 of 30
Terry Mainord
Terry Mainord Design
Terry’s years of experience in prop styling have equipped her with the skills to successfully stage and decorate homes in Brooklyn, NY. Her firm, Terry Mainord Design, has received several awards, including two International Home Staging Awards in the year 2022.
2 of 30
Amy Keeley & Kristen Brown
Salt + Pine Home Staging
Amy and Kristen are the Co-Founders of Salt + Pine Home Staging. They stage in all of Rhode Island, South Eastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut and have with their transitional style won five home staging awards in the last two years.
5 of 30
Birgit Anich
BA Staging & Interiors
Birgit is the Founder and Principal Designer at BA Staging and Interiors. Birgit leads a premier styling company whose focus is providing homes with a modern lifestyle appearance to help them sell faster and for more money.
8 of 30
Gina Gailing
Big Style Staging
Gina is an accredited home stager, certified interior decorator, company Owner and Creative Director of Big Style Staging. With the help of their large warehouse and good knowledge of current trends, the firm was able to win multiple home staging awards in recent years.
11 of 30
Jason Saft
Staged To Sell Home
Jason Saft, known for his innovative approach to real estate sales campaigns, founded the boutique staging firm Staged To Sell Home, based in NYC and Brooklyn. They manage to beautifully transform homes and get offers for previously unsuccessfully listed properties.
14 of 30
Katie Myhre-Daeger
Gladeye Design Studio
Based in Madison and surrounding areas, Katie offers home staging and redesign services, using her creative style for realistic solutions. She founded Gladeye Design Studio in 2018 and specializes in occupied home staging.
17 of 30
Lisa Basham
Helpful Home Staging & Design
Lisa is the CEO and Founder of Helpful Home Staging & Design. Lisa’s mission is to stage homes that are customized and unique for each property, while constantly being aware of what homebuyers want.
20 of 30
Melinda Christman
Olive & Opal Interiors
Co-Founder of Olive & Opal Interiors, Melinda, is a Lead Stager of the firm and, in addition, manages their social media and website platforms. The firm offers a wide variety of services in the central St. Louis area, including home staging, design & styling, and business consultations.
23 of 30
Monica Murphy
Preferred Staging
Monica, Owner of Preferred Staging, is based with her company in the Washington D.C. area. She has 15 years of experience in the field of home staging and has won several awards for her work. The firm has been recognized as one of the top national staging companies.
26 of 30
Sarah Bowman
Sarah Bowman Spaces
Sarah, Entrepreneur of Sarah Bowman Spaces, was awarded the Best Redesigner of the Year award by RESA 2022. Her services include Staging, Styling and Redesigning in Atlanta, Georgia, which she approaches with the mindset that staging is powerful visual marketing.
29 of 30
Todd McAllister
On Stage
Todd is the Founder of OnStage, a firm offering vacant, occupied and redesign home staging, as well as furniture procurement. The firm is based in Seattle and Portland and offers their services in different design styles ranging from eclectic and modern to traditional and transitional.
3 of 30
Amy Nelson
Home Transformations Staging and Redesign
Amy from Home Transformations Staging and Redesign, located North of Pittsburgh, is a specialist in her field. She offers vacant, redesign and occupied services, all while keeping in mind the psychology of space and color.
6 of 30
Denise Roberts
Love Ding
Denise, or Ding, has a passion to make people feel comfortable and inspired in their homes. She achieves this with the help of her company Love Ding Home Staging & Interiors, a modern design firm based in Austin, Texas.
9 of 30
Helen Bartlett
Refined Interior Staging Solutions
Helen is a Home Stager and Stylist with Refined Interior Staging Solutions. Helen offers expert insights into luxury home design and focuses on the architecture of the home when styling to get the most impact.
12 of 30
Jennifer McCloskey
All About the Wow
Jennifer is Founder of the staging and styling firm All About the Wow. They stage occupied or vacant properties in South Florida and the Caribbean with the aim to maximize their value. Their services include home staging, turnkey furniture and landscaping & improvements.
15 of 30
Kerrie Reid
Elite Design & Home Staging
Kerrie is the Owner of Elite Design & Home Staging. Having traveled to over 55 countries, she prides herself on her timeless and innovative designs. Her vacation home staging skills have won her several awards.
18 of 30
Margie Kaercher
Hearth and Honey Homes
Margie is Founder and Lead Designer of Hearth and Honey Homes, based in Florida. She offers to help with the interior design of new build and renovation projects, redesign of houses and setting up vacation rentals.
21 of 30
Meridith Baer
Meridith Baer Home
Meridith Baer Home is, with 25 years of experience in designing interiors, an expert in the field. They furnish more than 150 listings a month and have offices in L.A., San Francisco, NY, The Hamptons and Miami. Meredith is Founder of the firm and star of the HGTV premiered Staged to Perfection docuseries.
24 of 30
Rita Oliva
Olive Leaf Staging
Oliva is the Owner and Lead Stager of Olive Leaf Staging. Her home staging company is located in the Greater Tampa Bay Area and prides itself on providing trendy and effective staging, redesign, renovation design and more.
27 of 30
Tamra Pfeifer
Set the Stage Interiors
Tamra is the Owner of Set the Stage Interiors, based in the DFW area. The firm offers home staging, redesign, interior decorating and holiday decorating services, always with the goal in mind that people should be in love with their homes.
30 of 30
Yahaira Familia
The Styled Property
Yahaira is Founder and Stylist of the interior design studio The Styled Property. She has 12 years of experience in interior design business and uses this know-how to create thoughtful spaces in Joshua Tree/Palm Springs.
1 of 30
Alice Decker
Decker8 Designs
Alice is the Owner of Decker 8 Designs. A passionate designer, with a Masters in Interior Architecture and Product Design, Alice stages homes across Oklahoma territory. Her company offers an array of design and staging services, which are shared on their Instagram profile @decker8designs.
2 of 30
Amy Keeley & Kristen Brown
Salt + Pine Home Staging
Amy and Kristen are the Co-Founders of Salt + Pine Home Staging. They stage in all of Rhode Island, South Eastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut and have with their transitional style won five home staging awards in the last two years.
3 of 30
Amy from Home Transformations Staging and Redesign, located North of Pittsburg, is a specialist in her field. She offers vacant, redesign and occupied services, and the latter even from remote, all while keeping in mind the psychology of space and color.
4 of 30
Anthea Click
Fresh Perspectives
Anthea is the President and Co-Founder of FP Staging and Design. A former realtor, she lends a unique perspective to staging homes, helping people find buyers for luxury homes.
5 of 30
Birgit Anich
BA Staging & Interiors
Birgit is the Founder and Principal Designer at BA Staging and Interiors. Birgit leads a premier styling company whose focus is providing homes with a modern lifestyle appearance to help them sell faster and for more money.
6 of 30
Denise Roberts
Love Ding
Denise, or Ding, has a passion to make people feel comfortable and inspired in their homes. She achieves this with the help of her company Love Ding Home Staging & Interiors, a modern design firm based in Austin, Texas.
7 of 30
Elisha Ryan Niebuhr
Modern Interior Staging Company
Elisha is the Owner of the Modern Interior Staging Company and with a mind for design and business, she and her team come up with strategic staging plans to support realtors and home sellers in Colorado Springs.
8 of 30
Gina Gailing
Big Style Staging
Gina is an accredited home stager, certified interior decorator, company Owner and Creative Director of Big Style Staging. With the help of their large warehouse and good knowledge of current trends, the firm was able to win multiple home staging awards in recent years.
9 of 30
Helen Bartlett
Refined Interior Staging Solutions
Helen is a Home Stager and Stylist with Refined Interior Staging Solutions. Helen offers expert insights into luxury home design and focuses on the architecture of the home when styling to get the most impact.
10 of 30
Jane Tucker
Jane Tucker Interiors
Jane from Jane Tucker Interiors has the analytical skills to offer her clients a strategic home staging process, home styling consultation or complete room redesign, all while putting her clients’ wishes in focus.
11 of 30
Jason Saft
Staged To Sell Home
Jason Saft, known for his innovative approach to real estate sales campaigns, founded the boutique staging firm Staged To Sell Home, based in NYC and Brooklyn. They manage to beautifully transform homes and get offers for previously unsuccessfully listed properties.
12 of 30
Jennifer McCloskey
All About the Wow
Jennifer is Founder of the staging and styling firm All About the Wow. They stage occupied or vacant properties in South Florida and the Caribbean with the aim to maximize their value. Their services include home staging, turnkey furniture and landscaping & improvements.
13 of 30
Karen Otto
Home Star Staging
Karen is the Chief Staging Officer at Home Star Staging. Karen is constantly at the forefront of interior design, aiming to reduce the time it takes to sell a home through home staging.
14 of 30
Katie Myhre-Daeger
Gladeye Design Studio
Based in Madison and surrounding areas, Katie offers home staging and redesign services, using her creative style for realistic solutions. She founded Gladeye Design Studio in 2018 and specializes in occupied home staging.
15 of 30
Kerrie Reid
Elite Design & Home Staging
Kerrie is the Owner of Elite Design & Home Staging, based in Pittsburgh. Having traveled to over 55 countries, she prides herself on her timeless and innovative designs. Her Vacation Home Staging skills have won her several awards and qualify her to offer a training program and author a book.
16 of 30
Kristie Barnett
The Decorologist
Kristie is the Founder of The Decorologist, a publication on home design and interiors. Kristie is also an Interior Designer and Paint Color Consultant in Nashville, TN.
17 of 30
Lisa Basham
Helpful Home Staging & Design
Lisa is the CEO and Founder of Helpful Home Staging & Design. Lisa’s mission is to stage homes that are customized and unique for each property, while constantly being aware of what homebuyers want.
18 of 30
Margie Kaercher
Hearth and Honey Homes
Margie is Founder and Lead Designer of Hearth and Honey Homes, based in Florida. She offers to help with the interior design of new build and renovation projects, redesign of houses and setting up vacation rentals.
19 of 30
Maria Pappas & Kamilla Romankowski
SWAY Staging + Design
Maria and Kamilla of SWAY Staging + Design are best friends and business partners. With their business marketing backgrounds they successfully market properties in person and online. Their firm offers vacant home staging and vacation rental styling.
20 of 30
Melinda Christman
Olive & Opal Interiors
Co-Founder of Olive & Opal Interiors, Melinda, is a Lead Stager of the firm and, in addition, manages their social media and website platforms. The firm offers a wide variety of services in the central St. Louis area, including home staging, design & styling, and business consultations.
21 of 30
Meridith Baer
Meridith Baer Home
Meridith Baer Home is, with 25 years of experience in designing interiors, an expert in the field. They furnish more than 150 listings a month and have offices in L.A., San Francisco, NY, The Hamptons and Miami. Meredith is Founder of the firm and star of the HGTV premiered Staged to Perfection docuseries.
22 of 30
Minol Shamreen
Studio M Designs
Minol is the Founder and Creative Director of Studio M Designs, a firm based in the Greater Austin Metro area in Texas. Through her work she enjoys bringing her client’s personality to light. The firm offers services in home staging, interior design and for home builders.
23 of 30
Monica Murphy
Preferred Staging
Monica, Owner of Preferred Staging, is based with her company in the Washington D.C. area. She has 15 years of experience in the field of home staging and has won several awards for her work. The firm has been recognized as one of the top national staging companies.
24 of 30
Rita Oliva
Olive Leaf Staging
Oliva is the Owner and Lead Stager of Olive Leaf Staging. Her home staging company is located in the Greater Tampa Bay Area and prides itself on providing trendy and effective staging, redesign, renovation design and more.
25 of 30
Robin DeCapua
Madison Modern Home
Robin is the Owner of Madison Modern Home. The L.A.-based firm specializes in bringing color and energy to places that still feel like homes, while being inspired on what type of house they are doing the staging or designing for and following trends that are meant to stay.
26 of 30
Sarah Bowman
Sarah Bowman Spaces
Sarah, Entrepreneur of Sarah Bowman Spaces, was awarded the Best Redesigner of the Year award by RESA 2022. Her services include Staging, Styling and Redesigning in Atlanta, Georgia, which she approaches with the mindset that staging is powerful visual marketing.
27 of 30
Tamra Pfeifer
Set the Stage Interiors
Tamra is the Owner of Set the Stage Interiors, based in the DFW area. The firm offers home staging, redesign, interior decorating and holiday decorating services, always with the goal in mind that people should be in love with their homes.
28 of 30
Terry Mainord
Terry Mainord Design
Terry’s years of experience in prop styling have equipped her with the skills to successfully stage and decorate homes in Brooklyn, NY. Her firm, Terry Mainord Design, has received several awards, including two International Home Staging Awards in the year 2022.
29 of 30
Todd McAllister
On Stage
Todd is the Founder of OnStage, a firm offering vacant, occupied and redesign home staging, as well as furniture procurement. The firm is based in Seattle and Portland and offers their services in different design styles ranging from eclectic and modern to traditional and transitional.
30 of 30
Yahaira Familia
The Styled Property
Yahaira is Founder and Stylist of the interior design studio The Styled Property. She has 12 years of experience in interior design business and uses this know-how to create thoughtful spaces in Joshua Tree/Palm Springs.
Methodology
Data statistics used in this article were taken from the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Staging Report 2021 and curated statistics on the benefits of home staging from The Zebra.
Fixr.com extensively researched home-stagers currently working in the industry in the US and selected the 30 in this list based on their industry authority, recognition through awards, and their media and social media presence. Many have appeared in exclusive features in top publications, highlighting their projects.
About The Author
Adam Graham
Adam Graham is an industry analyst at Fixr.com. He analyzes and writes about the real estate and home construction industries, covering a range of associated topics. He has been featured in publications such as Better Homes and Gardens and The Boston Globe, and written for various outlets including the National Association of Realtors, and Insurance News Net Magazine.