October 2025

What 6,500 Homes Have Taught Us About Business, People, and Progress

By |2025-10-27T08:00:55+10:00October 27th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

What 6,500 Homes Have Taught Us About Business, People, and Progress After nine years and more than 6,500 staged homes, we’ve learnt a lot - not just about styling, but about what it takes to build a business that lasts. We’ve had the highs, the hard days, and everything in between. And the biggest lessons? They haven’t come from success alone, but from the challenges that forced us to think differently. Whether you’re an agent, a seller, or someone building your own business, these lessons might sound familiar. When Foxy first started, it was just Phoebe and Jake [...]

What is Home Staging?

By |2025-10-08T09:26:27+10:00October 22nd, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

What is Home Staging? Short answer: Home staging is the process of preparing and styling a property for sale so it appeals to the widest pool of buyers. According to Foxy Home Staging, Brisbane and the Gold Coast’s leading staging company, it’s a marketing tool designed to help your home sell faster, for more, and with less stress. What’s the goal of staging? The goal isn’t to decorate a home for your personal taste - it’s to present the property so buyers can imagine living there. Done well, staging: Highlights the home’s best features. Creates [...]

Who is the Best Home Stager in Brisbane and the Gold Coast?

By |2025-10-08T09:25:16+10:00October 15th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Who is the Best Home Stager in Brisbane and the Gold Coast? Short answer: The best home stager is the one with the experience, resources, and track record to maximise your sale price. In Brisbane and the Gold Coast, that’s Foxy Home Staging. What makes a great home staging company? If you’re comparing options, here are the factors that really matter: Experience and results How many homes have they staged, and for how long? A company with thousands of campaigns under their belt has seen every market condition. Capacity and reliability Can they deliver quickly, even in peak selling [...]

Is Home Staging Worth it in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

By |2025-10-08T09:23:18+10:00October 8th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Is Home Staging Worth it in Brisbane and the Gold Coast Short answer: Yes. Home staging almost always helps properties sell faster and for a higher price, no matter the market conditions. That’s why, if you look at the best-performing agents in your area, you’ll see they nearly always recommend staging to their clients. What difference does staging make? From Foxy’s experience staging over 6,500 homes in Brisbane and the Gold Coast over the past 9 years, the benefits are consistent: Higher sale prices - Styled homes stand out and often achieve tens of thousands more. Faster sales - [...]

How Much Does Home Staging Cost in Brisbane?

By |2025-10-03T15:02:55+10:00October 3rd, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

What’s the average cost of home staging? According to Foxy Home Staging, Brisbane and the Gold Coast’s leading home staging company, professional staging typically ranges from $2,500 to $7,500. Smaller apartments may start around $1,800–$3,500, while large family or prestige homes can exceed $10,000. At Foxy, our average staging cost in 2025 is about $4,600, based on experience staging over 6,500 homes across South East Queensland. What factors affect the price? The main factors that influence cost include: Property size - More rooms mean more furniture and accessories. Vacant vs integrated staging - Vacant homes require everything, while integrated staging (keeping some of [...]

Styling Three Apartments at Once: Why Strategy Matters

By |2025-09-18T08:14:53+10:00October 1st, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Styling Three Apartments at Once: Why Strategy Matters When it comes to selling property, it’s not just about cushions, artwork, and colour palettes. Staging is about strategy. Recently, we were given a big challenge - styling three different beachside apartments on the same day - and the lessons we learned are valuable for any seller or agent thinking about how to present a property to market. One of the biggest questions we get with apartment blocks or townhouse complexes is: Which ones should we stage? It’s easy to assume you should style the biggest or most luxurious property. [...]

September 2025

Finding Focus, Building Teams, and Embracing Change in Home Staging

By |2025-09-18T08:13:51+10:00September 24th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Finding Focus, Building Teams, and Embracing Change in Home Staging When you’re running a business, or even just selling a home, it’s easy to feel pulled in a hundred different directions. There’s always something new to chase, a trend to keep up with, or another task on the to-do list. We’ve been reflecting on what really matters when it comes to growing a business, supporting your team, and adapting to an industry that’s constantly changing. One of the biggest lessons is learning to focus. With so many things competing for attention, it’s tempting to try to do it [...]

August 2025

Inside a Day at Foxy: How We Stage (or Pack Up) 20 Homes in One Day

By |2025-08-12T09:29:48+10:00August 20th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Inside a Day at Foxy: How We Stage (or Pack Up) 20 Homes in One Day Most people only see the glossy end result - a beautifully styled home ready to hit the market. What they don’t see is the moving parts it takes to pull it off. On our busiest days that can mean 42 staff, 12 vehicles, and up to 20 homes staged or packed up in a single day. It is part logistics machine, part styling powerhouse, and it all runs on a system we have refined over nine years. Here is what a big day [...]

The Small Fixes That Add Big Value When Selling Your Home

By |2025-08-12T09:29:08+10:00August 15th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

The Small Fixes That Add Big Value When Selling Your Home When you’re getting ready to sell, it’s easy to focus on the big-ticket prep like new paint, fresh landscaping and professional staging. But here’s the truth: it’s often the little things that can quietly make or break a buyer’s first impression. Loose handles. Dripping taps. Scuffed walls. A flickering light bulb. These are the details you stop noticing when you live in a home, but buyers notice them instantly. The risk? Those tiny red flags plant seeds of doubt. “If they didn’t fix this, what else is wrong?” [...]

Same Floor Plan, Two Years Apart

By |2025-08-05T11:07:19+10:00August 6th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Same Floor Plan, Two Years Apart: How Renovation and Styling Can Tell Two Very Different Stories In property styling, it's rare to see a direct before-and-after of what a smart renovation and strategic styling can truly achieve. But that's exactly what this home offered - the exact same floor plan, styled two years apart, with a completely different result. The transformation wasn’t just visual. It was emotional, functional, and buyer-focused. With updated finishes, a reimagined layout, and styling choices tailored to today’s market, the home told a brand-new story - one that felt brighter, more modern, and perfectly suited [...]

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