I used Red House's Stage 2 Go package (https://redhousestaging.com/stage-2-go/). The team from start to finish was excellent! I only had a week to plan and most other companies didn't even respond to my inquiries. (Or others that did, said they wouldn't show me what I was going to get, saying I had to 'trust' their design skills.) Red House staff member, Shari, wrote back immediately to me and sent me all the info in an email that I needed to decide. When I explained the tight hallways, she sent me the dimensions of the furniture. She even made calls to find out if the sofa feet could come off to help get it up the stairs.
The Stage 2 Go package is simple and I complemented it with things I got at Goodwill and that I purchased for my deck and bathroom (which was fine because I wanted to keep the new towels and shower curtain anyway!) The Stage 2 Go package also came with small things like a few nice artificial plants and things to put on kitchen counters.
A few of the wood furniture items were a little bit scratched and the sofa feet were marked up. I think the company could do small things to repaint or re-stain some items (I quickly added touch up paint to the black sofa feet myself). Overall, this was very minor. The rugs and art were in great condition and the sofa and bed looked really nice and the sofa was very comfortable which is important for visitors who sit down to discuss the purchase!
De-staging was a little tricky as they want 7 business day's notice and my closing went faster than that. I gave them preliminary notice to get on the books (before I was 100% the sale would go through) and this worked out well.
Lastly, their workers are very, very nice, hardworking and professional. I mentioned to them we had just repainted all the walls, including the hallways in the stairway (very common for a sale) and they were ultra-careful. They didn't leave one mark at all on the walls. I saw some prior reviews where this was an issue and it appears the company has really worked on addressing this.
Overall, I am grateful for the fast and easy process from Red House for the Stage 2 Go package - and the great price! I easily saved a $1,000 by going with the pre-prepared package and doing my deck and bathroom myself.
You can see photos of the staging furniture here:
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