For home stagers
Staging is a rental. Your proposal should say when it ends.
Staging work usually comes through a listing agent: a walkthrough, photos, a quote for the rooms that matter most, and a deadline driven by the photographer and the listing date. The seller pays, the agent influences, and the inventory stays in the house until it sells — which could be three weeks or three months. If the extension terms and damage responsibilities are vague, the end of the job is the hardest part.
ApeiroCraft sends the staging proposal as a link to the seller and the agent, with the rooms staged, the initial rental period, the extension fee and the de-stage terms. You see when it's opened and reopened, the seller signs in the browser, and the design and first-period fee is invoiced from the accepted proposal.
Where staging jobs get complicated.
Two audiences, one quote
The agent wants it done before photos; the seller wants to know what they're paying. When the quote goes to one and is forwarded to the other, you can't tell whether the person paying has seen it.
The listing that doesn't sell
The initial period ends and the house is still on the market. If the monthly extension and the notice for de-staging weren't agreed, you're negotiating while your inventory sits unavailable.
Damage and access
A scratched table, a missing cushion, a lockbox code that changed. Without terms for damage, loss and access, every one is a small dispute with a seller who is already stressed.
From walkthrough to de-stage, on one record.
Rooms and inventory, listed
Write each room to be staged and the level of staging as its own section, so the seller signs for exactly what goes in — and the agent can see it matches the listing plan.
See whether it has been opened
The link records each open and re-open. If it was opened once and then left while the listing date gets closer, a direct note to the seller — not just the agent — is worth sending.
Signed before install day
The seller signs in the browser. The signature records name, email, IP address and a UTC timestamp, and the signed rental terms can't be altered.
Initial fee, then extensions
Convert the accepted proposal to the first invoice in one click and send with your payment link. Raise extension invoices against the same client record each month the house stays listed.
What a home staging proposal has to include.
Staging is part design service, part furniture rental. A good proposal covers both.
Rooms and staging level
If it's left vague
The seller expects the whole house staged when you quoted the main living areas.
With ApeiroCraft
List each room and whether it's fully staged, accessorised only, or not included.
Rental period and extensions
If it's left vague
The house sits on the market and nobody agreed what the next month costs.
With ApeiroCraft
State the initial period, the fee for each extension, and how extensions are billed.
De-stage notice
If it's left vague
You're told to collect everything tomorrow because the buyer's survey is booked.
With ApeiroCraft
Give the notice you need for de-staging and any charge for short-notice removal.
Damage, loss and insurance
If it's left vague
Damaged or missing items lead to an argument over who pays.
With ApeiroCraft
Say who is responsible for damage or loss while items are in the property and how it's charged.
Access and occupied homes
If it's left vague
Occupants use staged furniture, or access arrangements change without notice.
With ApeiroCraft
State access arrangements and, for occupied homes, which items are display-only.
- Extension invoices against the same client record, in the currency you set.
- Pipeline view of every staged property and its listing status.
- Notes per property for lockbox codes, agent contacts and inventory lists.
Common questions.
How do home stagers usually price their work?
Common structures are a design or consultation fee plus a rental fee for an initial period, a package price by property size or number of rooms, and a monthly extension fee once the initial period ends. Consultations for occupied homes are often a flat fee. ApeiroCraft holds the structure; it doesn't set prices.
What does a vacant-home staging proposal look like?
A note on the property and listing date; living room, kitchen-diner and main bedroom fully staged, two bedrooms accessorised; install two days before photos; an initial rental period with a monthly extension fee; de-staging with a set amount of notice; damage and loss terms; payment of the design and first-period fee before install. You see it opened the same afternoon and three more times that week; the seller signs, and you invoice from the accepted proposal.
When is ApeiroCraft the wrong tool for a stager?
It has no inventory management, item tracking by property, warehouse system, or automated recurring billing for extensions. Stagers with large inventories usually need a dedicated system for that. ApeiroCraft covers the proposal, the seller's signature, invoices and the client and agent record.
Who should sign — the agent or the seller?
Usually the person paying, which is normally the seller. Write their name as the client and share the link with the agent too. The signature records who signed, so there's no doubt later.
Can I keep a relationship record for each listing agent?
Yes. Agents can be contacts in the CRM, with notes on their preferences and past properties. The pipeline shows which of their listings are in progress.
Agree the extension before the listing goes live.
Write your rental and de-stage terms once and send them with every staging proposal.
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