RESA® Home Staging Industry Awards®

Rising Star Occupied Staging Project of the Year United States™

If you’re new to home staging, with less than two years in the business, the Rising Star Occupied Staging Project of the Year, United States™ award is your chance to shine.

For a $70 entry fee, highlight your skill in transforming lived-in spaces using existing, rented, or purchased items to appeal to buyers. Your work will be judged on its ability to enhance a home’s appeal.

Submit your best before and after photos from the past year, along with your company details, for a chance to gain recognition and kickstart your career in the home staging industry. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your emerging talent and make a mark.

read the general rules and guidelines

Rising Star Occupied Staging Project of the Year, United States™ is a category for home staging companies that have been in business for less than two years as of the date of entry.

Entry Fee:

  • $70.00 each entry

Submissions Guidelines:

  • 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.
    • Square footage
    • 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?
Photo credit: 2024 Rising Star Occupied Staging Project of the Year, North America™ – Nestiny Design, Toronto, Ontario CAN