From Six Months on Market to Four Offers in One Week

When Genna reached out to Emily, here at The Staging Company, she was navigating a tough situation. Her clients had already purchased a new home and were shouldering two mortgage payments every month while their Adkins property sat unsold. The house had been listed for six months without gaining any movement, weighed down by an initial asking price that was too high and furnishings that made the rooms feel cramped and dated.

Previous feedback from buyers showed a clear disconnect between the home and how it presented on screen and in person. The bedrooms lacked staging entirely, and the existing furniture did little to showcase the actual size and flow of each room. Price corrections had been made, but the listing photos still told the wrong story.

“It's priced right now where it should have been five months ago.”

Genna let us know some of the positive feedback she'd been getting, too. The backyard was a consistent highlight during showings, and the layout worked well for families. But ultimately, buyers were scrolling past the listing before they ever got to those selling points. They were ready for a reset, and the budget was tight.

The Solution

We proposed a targeted approach that addressed both the visual and financial hurdles. Rather than staging every room, our team focused resources where they would move the needle most: the primary living spaces and the two unstaged bedrooms that had been a recurring concern in buyer feedback.

Genna and her client originally considered outdoor patio furniture, but after a strategy call with our team, they redirected that budget toward bedroom staging with full bed setups and accessories. The logic was straightforward: buyers needed to walk into those rooms and immediately understand the scale and livability of the space.

For the homeowner, the financial piece mattered just as much as the design. The Staging Company offered a pay-at-close option, which meant no out-of-pocket cost until the house actually sold. That flexibility got a committed yes.

The staging team, led by our stylist Delisa, brought in carefully chosen rugs, artwork, and accessories for key rooms, including a thoughtful refresh of the master bathroom that the client had specifically requested. The homeowners moved their furniture out, and The Staging Company moved in with pieces that let the home shine.

“I feel like it really did wonders. We're very excited...we're really hoping this will get us some good [results].”

The Results

The transformation spoke for itself. Within the first week after professional photos went live with the newly staged rooms, the listing pulled in four offers. One came in at full asking price. 

For a home that had gone stale on the market for half a year, that turnaround was significant. The staging helped unlock a sale that two mortgage payments a month had made increasingly urgent. More importantly, it gave buyers a reason to stop scrolling and start scheduling showings.

The majority of homes staged by The Staging Company go under contract within the first 46 days of the staging period. This one beat that benchmark by a wide margin.