{"id":12716,"date":"2023-11-30T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=12716"},"modified":"2023-12-01T10:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:20:17","slug":"professional-home-staging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/professional-home-staging\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Get Professional Home Staging or Do It Yourself?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While professional home staging may seem easy, experts such as Peter Sollecito, a top-selling real estate agent in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, have a word of caution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to know how to tie a room together,\u201d he says. Sollecito regularly advises clients on their staging options in his market.<\/p>\n<p>The eye of a professional can bring your home staging to the next level, but the amount of help you need will depend on neighborhood trends, your budget, and how much time you have to dedicate to the project.<\/p>\n<p>Pro staging costs anywhere from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-staging-cost\/\">$1,500 for smaller homes to $10,000 for luxury homes<\/a>. Your options range from a one-time consultation to total oversight \u2014 we\u2019ve developed a guide so you can decide whether you can go it alone or call in reinforcements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"section--1\" data-toc-header=\"Can you set aside personal preferences and stage for the masses?\" data-toc-type=\"head\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Find an Agent Who Can Help You Stage Your Home<\/h3>\n                        <p>An experienced agent will understand the value of staging, provide DIY tips, and refer you to the best staging experts in your market. HomeLight can connect you with a top-performing agent near you.<\/p>\n        \n                <div class=\"widget-element--buttons\">\n            <a data-type=\"In Content CTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/seller?#\/qaas=0\/\" class=\"cta-click-track widget-element--button\">Find an Agent<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Can you set aside personal preferences and stage for the masses?<\/h2>\n<p>Every homeowner has their own design style. If your home\u2019s d\u00e9cor looks like the interiors you see on HGTV or the DIY network, you may only need to do some tweaking or simplifying to stage your home for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eye of a professional can bring that \u201cX\u201d factor to the table that takes your home from run of the mill to Elle Decor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":39403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321,240],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attract-buyers","category-staging"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Should You Get Professional 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