Luxury Occupied Staging Project of the Year, Canada™

NEW Category FOR 2026: Submissions must represent properties positioned within the top 20 percent of listing prices in their local market.

Set your work apart by entering the Luxury Occupied Project of the Year, Canada™ award, presented by the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®).

This category recognizes professional home stagers who specialize in luxury occupied properties and understand how to navigate high value listings with discretion, precision, and strategic intent. These projects require thoughtful collaboration with homeowners, elevated styling decisions, and an ability to refine lived in environments while preserving architectural integrity and market positioning.

Luxury occupied staging demands a careful balance of restraint, sophistication, and buyer psychology. Entries in this category demonstrate how intentional design choices enhance scale, highlight premium features, and strengthen buyer confidence at the top end of the market.

Submitting your work places your project on a national stage, where it will be evaluated by peers within the home staging industry. Top entries may be featured in curated case study content highlighting the staging strategy, market context, and measurable impact, extending visibility beyond the awards season.

If you stage luxury occupied homes and understand how to elevate high value listings without compromising authenticity, this category was created for you. Submit a project that reflects your standards, your process, and your ability to deliver excellence at the highest level of the profession.

Your work speaks to discerning buyers.
Now let it speak to the industry.

Entry Fee:

$70 USD each entry

Submissions Guidelines:

• Submissions must represent the top 20% of the listing price in your market.
• This category is for a luxury occupied listing.

• BEFORE PHOTO REQUIREMENTS – 2026 UPDATE

  For the 2026 Awards year, the Home Staging Industry Awards will allow before photos that include construction items, debris, or existing contents when they reflect the home’s actual pre-staging condition.

  This change ensures entries reflect the realities of the staging profession and allows judges to more fully appreciate the transformation and problem-solving expertise demonstrated in each project.

• Submissions primarily using the client’s existing furniture are eligible. Use of a combination of rented, borrowed or purchased furniture is permitted. 
• Submissions may include accessories and artwork that are either provided by the stager or purchased by the client.  
• The after photo does not have to have the same furniture as the before photo because this is not reflective of real life staging situations.

Submissions Will Be Judged On The Following:

• Focal point or architectural feature highlighted
• Furniture layout, scale and flow
• Well balanced color palette
• Use of accessories in size, scale, color and style
• Overall cohesiveness of the staging

Applicants Will Submit: 

• One before and after photo set containing your best work completed during the last twelve months. 
• Company name, location, designations, and website URL.
• Photo of yourself (jpg)
• Company logo (jpg)
• To be eligible for consideration for a possible case study feature story on top ten winners please add the project details. You will not be judged by this information.
  • Number of rooms staged
  • Total cost to stage (including rental fees for the initial term of your contract)
  • What were the days on market
  • If sold for over list price, how much over list did it sell?