Rachel is thorough and creative. A quick survey of our apartment and a few photos, Rachel had a concrete idea on how to stage and ready our empty apartment for sale. She does the whole job - cleaning (if needed), painting, and setting the furniture. She worked swiftly with her team, and with our sometimes difficult condo management team with ease and grace. She fit us into her busy schedule to let us get going quickly to list and was very quick to remove the furniture after getting a contract the first week. She and her team are careful and respectful of the common areas and also of our unit. Thank you! read more

Background: I currently live in Los Angeles and decided to sell my condo in the Bucktown/Wicker Park community. I decided to stage my condo to make it sell quicker and my realtor stumbled on Rachel, who is the owner of Staging Sells. I obviously never had a chance to meet her since I live in Los Angeles, but had a quick conversation over the phone with her. Immediately she began to talk about her background. Apparently 17 years as an interior designer. Her resume on the surface seems legit, but don't be fooled. Payment: I found it odd that she requested ALL the payment upfront. Not even half now, half later. This is how she works. She initially wanted to charge me $2,500 to stage a 2br 2ba condo. We agreed to $1700 as the final price. This $1700 included fake plants, cheap furniture, air mattresses, and zero decoration/staging in the bedrooms & bathrooms. What is Staging? Staging allows potential home owners to get a feel for the layout and helps them envision how they can potentially layout their new home, right? Well, this is probably exactly the opposite of what Rachel and her 17 years of experience did. 1) The living room is the most important. Rachel staged it as if it was a lounge of a dentist office. She included cheap, stiff, uncomfortable white couches that were meant to be in an office. 2) The direction the couches were facing was the kitchen, what the fuck? 3) The couches didn't even face the TV. She claims that you can "lay down" on the couch and watch TV. If you ever have guests over, you might as well throw that TV out the window. 4) When was the last time you saw a Canopy style bed in a master bedroom that's small? Apparently Rachel thought it was a bright idea to include one. Not only does it make the existing space look small, but canopy style beds are meant for single family homes. 5) Bathrooms: nothing in there, it's completely empty. No towels, no rugs...we couldn't even use pictures because it looked so barren. Communication: Hard to get a hold of her. She's pretty stubborn when it comes to the layout and design. I kindly asked Rachel to re-arrange add/remove some furniture so we can relist the property. She wanted $500 bucks for this b/c she claims she needs to hire movers. I don't think it costs $500 to remove this cheap furniture...this is highway robbery. As an interior designer, I'd imagine she would have some sense of professional obligation to fulfill the needs and goals of the client. I trusted her by paying upfront that she would make appropriate modifications and work in my best interest. She failed miserably. She is a crook that gives zero fucks about her clients. She hoards cheap furniture and actually has zero sense on interior design. read more

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We recently sold our home in Oak Park. We knew we would need to stage it because our furniture and decor were seriously lacking, especially for a large, higher-priced home. We chose this company because we had heard good things, and heard it was a little more affordable than others. Since we would be showing the house while living there, we needed a lot of help figuring out how to stage. Rachael helped us figure out what to keep and what to remove, and brought in a lot of nice furniture and decor that made the interior of the house look dramatically better. Our home received an offer after only two days on the market. We highly recommend using Staging Sells for your home staging needs! read more

Staging-Sells - Interior Design Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Fantastic! Rachel knocked it out of the park! Her furniture look great and we had two offers within a week! Many people (including other realtors) at the open house had positive things to say about the furniture. Rachel is very easy to work with and makes you feel comfortable. She also worked great with our realtor (they really felt like a team with our best interest in mind) Also her prices were very reasonable which included professional pictures. The professional photography came out a little dark so we went with our iPhone photos (but the photos were just added in, so we did not mind) I highly recommend Rachel! her understanding of space and easy to get along with nature make it a no brained for anyone to choose her! read more

Rachel was FANTASTIC to work with and I would highly recommend her services. She deep cleaned a home I was selling and went above and beyond. Then she staged the home, and the photos and showing experience turned out much better than expected. Her pricing was reasonable and she was easy to get ahold of. Thanks Rachel! read more

We worked with STAGING-SELLS not only for the staging of our home in South Holland, IL (which sold in 1 week!!!), but also through their "Staging for Living" interior design service to help decorate and furnish our new home that we purchased in Aurora, IL. Moving from a 1970s Contemporary home to a 1914 Four-Square Traditional home, we needed all new design/furniture. What seemed like an overwhelming/daunting task at the start, Rachel made the process very straightforward, from the initial consultation through design and layout to selection of pieces. What really struck me was her ability to listen to how we wanted our new home to "feel," and translate that into practical design solutions. She was even able to help us locate both old and new pieces that blended seamlessly together at a price we could afford. STAGING-SELLS had so many connections through their staging business, we were able to get some great deals! I highly recommend using them to help sell your old home more quickly and/or to create the new home of your dreams - we have ours now thanks to STAGING-SELLS!!! read more

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Rachael has staged several properties for my clients. Her prices are unbeatable because she owns several different styles of her own furniture. She designs the staging around the style of the property together with the client's wishes. Unlike most staging companies, Rachael does not place a time limit on the contract. Just one flat fee. She is punctual and speedy. After trying a few other stagers, I would highly recommend Staging Sells. read more

Rachael is a champion. She is the best around and goes above and beyond for absolutely everything. She offers the best service for staging at the best prices to help her clients make the most profit possible because she is a part of the team! She even improves things beyond the scope of services because she is the type of person who requires success. If you want to win, sell your home fast, or simply work with the best, work with Rachael! Thank you so much, we couldn't be happier. read more

I recently worked with Rachel of Staging-Sells to stage my home in order to sell it. Received an offer on the house in less than a week! I cannot say enough good things about her. She did an amazing job. She is very professional and talented. Received several compliments on the home and how it was decorated after Staging Sells updated it. The furniture, design and decor gave the house a more light, airy, cozy and inviting feeling. I highly recommend Staging Sells. You will not be disappointed! read more

Words can't describe how terrible of an experience I had with Rachel. I first contacted Rachel after reviewing her Yelp reviews. Immediately when I called her, she offered to stop by and check out my home. We decided to do a lot of home repairs and she advised me to choose a certain paint color that was way too dark for my home. We thought to ourselves that she was the "expert" so we agreed with her judgment. When the paint was finished, I was about to shoot myself in the head. It was way too dark and didn't match with flow of the home. But it gets worse. When she brought in furniture, her delivery guys made a mess. Her communication is poor and never responds to text messages. The layout she chose didn't make any sense at all. She's super stubborn and thinks she's right all the time. Rachel requires 100% of the payment upfront. This was a HUGE mistake. I should've known better. If you're considering paying her, do NOT pay her up front. Pay her after the job is done. I completely wasted over $2000 with her. She is a crook. She takes money up front and then delivers SUBPAR results to claim her "work is finished". For the love of god, avoid her and this company. Her furniture is outdated and she has no idea what she's doing. read more

Rachel and her team are great! Rachel was able to come in and stage our home to fit within my budget. She worked with furniture pieces that I had to decrease the costs. She also didn't come in all crazy with wanting to do a full repaint (when we just did - but the other designer wanted white walls). After she finished her staging, we had a contract in less than 2 weeks. This was after our home was on the market for 5 months with no serious offers. Def. give Rachel a call and give her a chance to sell herself. She is a great choice! read more

I recently sold my condo that was staged by Rachael at Staging-Sells. It sold in about 6 weeks and there were two offers. It was an older unit that I had tried to sell multiple times in the past, but I there was never any interest. I was very apprehensive on using a staging service, but it really made an impact. Staging-Sells came out promptly for a consultation and staged my condo within 2 days. The furniture gave the unit a more modern, lived in and warm look. They even replaced an old light fixture and installed blinds. I requested a few changes and she was very responsive and accommodating. I was so thrilled to sell the condo and I am still shocked at how fast it moved. I'm fairly certain the furniture staging helped sell the condo. It was definitely worth the price. read more

Rachael was great to work with. After trying to reach the stager my realtor recommended to help us list our empty condo with no success, I reached out to Rachael based on Yelp reviews. She responded right away to my email, and met me the next day to provide a quote. Prior to listing, we had the unit painted and refinished the floor. She checked in with me on timing throughout that process, so she was all set and ready to move the furniture in as soon as the work was complete. The furniture she selected was great. My realtor heard lots of good feedback on the staging, and asked for her contact info to use going forward. The night before our closing, Rachael moved everything out and the condo was in great condition for the buyer's final walk though. I would definitely hire Rachael again. read more

I worked with Staging-sells to help sell my house.  Before we had gotten it staged, we had it on the market for a month with little interest.  Once we got it staged, we got two offers on it within a week and sold it within a month!  The buyers liked the furniture so much that they wanted to buy it. Staging-sells are very courteous and responsive.  I would highly recommend them to anyone trying to sell their house. read more