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Special Offer: Sign up today for our Professional Course ($247) and we’ll instantly upgrade you to our premium Advanced Course (normally costs $498).
- Ten units of training with lifetime access
- Access all our home staging forms, templates & contracts
- Fully online course with no time limits
- Quick and easy online exam (99% pass rate)
- Certified Staging Expert™ certification
- Trusted training provider since 2007
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- Last Updated: 30th October 2025
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The Home Staging Institute is a leading provider of online home staging certification since 2007.
Transform your passion for home decoration into a fulfilling career with our premier online home staging certification program.
- Ten units of training with lifetime access
- Access all our home staging forms, templates & contracts
- Fully online course with no time limits
- Quick and easy online exam (99% pass rate)
- Certified Staging Expert™ certification
- Trusted training provider since 2007
For over 18 years, we have been the top provider of home staging certification, guiding thousands to achieve their dreams of becoming a successful home stager.
Join us today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in home staging!
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Here's What You'll Learn in Our Advanced Course
Unit One - The Basics of Home Staging
- Discover the “deal breakers” that have no place in a staged home.
- Learn how to accentuate the positives and downplay the negatives of any house.
- We'll reveal how to trigger the key emotions buyers need to feel when looking at places.
Unit Two - Knowing What Changes to Make
- We let the cat out of the bag on #1 reason buyers actually invest into a home.
- Uncover the quick fixes that take minutes to do, but look like they took hours, to make a house beautiful.
- What is a vignette, why it’s important, and how to do one?
Unit Three - The Business of Home Staging
- The (simple) 8-step marketing process for creating a successful home staging business.
- Get guided as you put together a professional portfolio of “before and after shots”.
- The marketing do's and don'ts of networking with agents.
Unit Four - Fees and Client Meetings
- How to conduct a successful client meeting.
- Learn how much to charge for services.
- How to make good impressions with clients so you can “close them” easily.
Unit Five - More Home Staging Tips & Tricks
- Services you can offer as part of your home staging business.
- Four of the most common problems in a house and how to solve them.
- The list of home staging decorating do's and don’ts.
Unit Six - Frequently Asked Questions
- How to always be ready to meet your potential clients.
- How to price consultations, walkthroughs, and any other services you want to offer in your business.
- Learn the answer to the question, “Should I ever do my first staging for an agent for free?”
Unit Seven - Home Staging Psychology
- Learn how to keep your clients happy so that they’ll keep coming back to you, and recommend you to their friends and family.
- The #1 way to get potential buyers to want to give you money on the spot for the home you staged.
- The mistakes amateurs make and how to avoid them.
Unit Eight - Blogging
- Why blogging is a great way to make more income with your home staging business.
- The 4-step process to making money while you sleep with a home staging business blog.
- Step-by-step instructions for how to get hosting, a domain name, and set up your blog in just a few hours.
Unit Nine - Marketing Letters
- All the fill-in-the blank templates you could ever need to contact homeowners and realtors (we’ve done the work for you!)
- We've included letters you can send to homeowners and realtors.
- We've also included a handy invoice template.
Unit Ten - Marketing Tips
- How to make sure your prospective clients find your website and business.
- How to grow and scale FAST so you can quickly replace your 9-5 income with your home staging business.
- Hidden tricks to getting in touch (and on the good side) of agents.
Then You'll Take a Quick & Easy Online Exam
- 30 multi choice questions
- Short written answers analyzing online real estate listings
- Short written answers on home staging theory
- Submission of photos showcasing hands-on staging
- Two retries allowed
- No time limit
- 99% pass rate
And Earn Badges for Your Marketing...
Plus Free Access to Our Resource Bundle
Nothing gives you a deeper understanding of home staging than getting access to a pack of resources used by actual home staging companies.
We’ve spend over 100 hours creating these over the years, so getting your hands on them today, for free, is an absolute no-brainer.
- Contract template
- Wholesale Vendor Lists
- Home Staging Checklist
- Home Staging To-Do List
- Agent Contact Form
- Business Mileage Form
- Home Report Form
Join 6,000+ Students Who Have Turned Their Eye for Design into a Home Staging Career
Real stories. Real results. These students chose the Home Staging Institute to build their skills, boost their confidence, and launch their staging future – at their own pace, from anywhere.
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Course Summary
Who it’s aimed at
People who would like to offer their home staging services professionally and want immediate access to the Institute’s full range of information products
Typical student
Career-minded person who wants all their bases covered.
Length of course
Like the Professional course, the Advanced Course takes 20 hours to complete, but there is a further 20 hours worth of reading the various additional products.
Cost
Normally a $498 One-off payment. Available for you today at $247
How Our Certification Course Works
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- Sign up anytime - start immediately
- Choose one-time or monthly payment
- Lifetime access, no deadlines
Learn & Build Your Portfolio
- Complete short lessons and complete quizzes
- Apply what you learn with real-world assignments
- Get support from our expert team
Certify & Launch Your Career
- Take the exam when you're ready
- Earn your Certified Staging Expert™ diploma
- Use it to win clients and stand out online
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