Australian Home Staging Conference Archives

August 2025

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

By admin|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 admin|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 admin|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 [...]

Why Skipping Staging Could Be Costing You Time and Money

By admin|2025-07-22T14:54:27+10:00July 30th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Why Skipping Staging Could Be Costing You Time and Money Plenty of sellers still see staging as a “nice to have.” Something to consider later - if the home doesn’t sell quickly or the agent suggests it. But after staging thousands of homes across South-East Queensland, we’ve seen what happens when it’s skipped - and it’s usually not great. Here’s why styling isn’t the cherry on top. It’s part of the selling strategy from day one. It’s a common mindset: staging is a bonus, not a baseline. And while we understand the instinct to wait and see, it [...]

Inside a 24 Hour Hotel Styling Project: What We Learned

By admin|2025-07-22T10:58:43+10:00July 22nd, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Inside a 24 Hour Hotel Styling Project: What We Learned In the world of styling, most jobs follow a familiar rhythm, until one doesn’t. Late on a Thursday, after office hours, we received multiple missed calls from a hotel team in Brisbane needing urgent help. A corporate visit was booked for the weekend at The Sebel Brisbane, part of the Accor Group, and they wanted to showcase one of their suites at its absolute best. The catch? They needed the hotel room styled and ready the very next day. We don’t usually take on work with just 12 [...]

Why Selling Your Home Means Letting Go (Just a Little)

By admin|2025-07-16T09:27:39+10:00July 16th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Why Selling Your Home Means Letting Go (Just a Little) The way we live in our homes is unique to us - it’s shaped by routines, memories, and all those little lived-in details that make it your home. And that’s exactly how it should be. But when it comes time to sell, the game changes. Suddenly, it’s not about showing how you live in the home; it’s about helping someone else imagine how they could live there. Because at the end of the day, you’re not just selling bricks and mortar - you’re selling the feeling of home. [...]

When the Styling Doesn’t Land; What Happens Next Matters Most

By admin|2025-07-11T11:06:25+10:00July 11th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

When the Styling Doesn’t Land What Happens Next Matters Most Not every property stage goes to plan. Even with experience, creativity and the best intentions, it’s still possible to miss the mark - and when that happens, the response can make or break the relationship. This is a real-world example of what can go wrong, what was done to make it right, and the takeaways for anyone working in or around property styling - and for sellers who want to understand what can happen behind the scenes. A developer engaged us to style two newly completed homes. There [...]

How Styling 47 Caravans Taught Us Some Big Lessons (and Why It Was Worth It)

By admin|2025-07-02T09:09:41+10:00July 2nd, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

How Styling 47 Caravans Taught Us Some Big Lessons (and Why It Was Worth It) When most people think of home staging, they picture beautiful bedrooms, styled living rooms, and coffee tables with just the right amount of decor. But recently, our team was asked to do something a little different - and it turned into one of the biggest (and most fun) challenges we’ve taken on yet. We were approached by Green RV Campers with a unique request: could we style 47 caravans for the Brisbane Caravan & Camping Show at the RNA Showgrounds? Beds, kitchenettes, single bunks, [...]

Why Home Staging Is a Marketing Strategy (Not Just a Styling Upgrade)

By admin|2025-06-25T09:34:48+10:00June 25th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Why Home Staging Is a Marketing Strategy (Not Just a Styling Upgrade) When people think of home staging, they think it’s about making a home look pretty. It’s not. It’s about making a home marketable. That might sound like semantics, but it’s a critical difference. Because when you treat staging like just an aesthetic touch-up, you miss the entire point: staging isn’t about taste - it’s about strategy. Staging is a tool to help buyers emotionally connect with your property. It’s part psychology, part design, and entirely focused on one thing: helping you sell faster and for more. Let’s [...]

Styling Trends Homeowners are Asking For

By admin|2025-06-18T11:55:48+10:00June 18th, 2025|Business of Staging, Home Staging General Interest|

Styling Trends Homeowners are Asking For More and more, homeowners are styling their spaces with potential buyers in mind. The trends we’re seeing aren’t just about looks - they reflect what buyers are actively asking for and responding to. Right now, it’s all about warmth, flow, and that instant feeling of calm when you step inside. Sellers and agents are leaning toward styles that feel lived-in, elevated, and intentional - spaces that tell a story rather than just tick aesthetic boxes. These choices aren’t just for the ‘gram - they help buyers connect emotionally with a home, and that [...]

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