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Free Home Staging Contract Template

A home staging contract covers the staging scope, payment schedule, change control, ownership, portfolio use, care and damage, and how the work ends.

Home Staging Contract template preview

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October 2026

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The listing needs to read clean in photos and still feel like a real home in person, but the same choices can either lift the light and materials or land like a showroom. This home staging contract puts the practical bits in writing, so access, install, collection, and timing don’t get argued about the week the photographer and broker turn up.

The contract opens with what gets planned and installed, then spells out What’s included and what needs to be ready on site before install day. Payment keeps the booking deposit and the final balance clear, Changes explains what counts as a revision versus extra work, and the later sections cover who owns the plan versus the staging inventory, portfolio photos, and what happens if something gets scuffed or broken during viewings. Sea-glass green accents sit under Playfair Display headings with Roboto body text, so the callouts stay crisp without fighting neutral interiors.

  • We’ll plan the rooms, bring in Frames the goal of the staging and ties the schedule to photography and viewings, so the job starts with the outcome and the logistics.
  • What’s included Defines the staging work as one project and covers access, building logistics, and what needs to stay on during the staging period.
  • Payment Sets a 25% booking payment on signing, then puts the remaining 75% due at handover, with invoicing in USD and 14-day terms.
  • Changes Allows one round of revisions after the walk-through, then prices later changes with written approval before the work goes ahead.
  • Ending the project Covers early termination, what gets paid for work completed, how collection is scheduled, and includes the signature block.

Once the contract is in your workspace, you replace names, dates, and rates with your own terms, then send it to the client to sign online. The signed copy sits with the job, along with the same wording you’ll point back to if access shifts, the staging period gets extended, or the listing needs to be kept private.

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What to include in a home staging contract

PartWhat it covers

We’ll plan the rooms, bring in

Opens with how planning, install, and collection run, and ties the work to being ready for photography and viewings.

What’s included

Defines what the staging service covers and what access and utilities need to be in place before install day.

Payment

Spells out the booking payment, the final balance due at handover, and what happens if an invoice goes past due.

Changes

Explains the included revision round, then sets the rules for extra rooms, swaps, extensions, and rescheduling fees.

Who owns what

Separates what the client owns after final payment from what stays with the stager, including furniture and working files.

Portfolio use

Covers permission to photograph and share the work, how privacy requests work, and what won’t be photographed in occupied homes.

Care and damage

Defines normal wear versus damage, how replacement costs get agreed, and what delays the stager isn’t responsible for.

Ending the project

Covers notice, final charges, collection logistics, and includes the Signature section for acceptance.

Who it is for

Home stagers and interior stylists taking on listing staging for real estate agents, brokers, and sellers who need dates, access, and liability agreed in writing.

The contract in full

We’ll plan the rooms, bring in the staging pieces, install, and then collect everything on the agreed date. We’ll keep this practical and schedule-led, because the aim is simple: the home needs to read clean on camera and feel right in person, in time for photography and viewings. The terms below explain how we’ll run the project with you, from access and install through to de-stage.

What’s included

We’ll deliver the home staging services in the accepted proposal as one project, using the dates, access plan, and staging period we agree in writing. This covers our walk-through planning, the install build-out, and the collection, with a focus on choices that suit the home’s light and materials so it doesn’t land like a showroom.

Your deliverables are listed under this section. We’ll also confirm a key handover and access plan before we lock the install day, including lift access and any building booking needed. You’ll keep heat and power on during the staging period, and if we need water for styling you’ll make sure it’s on and accessible.

* Room-by-room staging plan * Declutter and move-out list * Furniture and styling pull list * Full staging installation * Viewing-ready reset notes * De-stage and collection

Payment

To book home staging, we take 25% of the total price when you sign the proposal. That booking payment reserves our dates and starts the planning work, including the room-by-room edit and our furniture pull.

The remaining 75% is due when the finished work is handed over, meaning the install is complete and the home is ready for photography and viewings on the agreed brief. We invoice in USD. Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date.

If a payment goes past due, we’ll contact you straight away and pause any further work, including install or a scheduled revisit, until the account is brought up to date.

Changes

One round of revisions is included for the staging plan after the walk-through. In practice, that means you send us one consolidated set of notes on the plan and lists, and we’ll adjust the direction once so it fits the listing strategy and what will photograph best.

After that, or once we’re into install week, changes are treated as extra work. If you want to add rooms, switch an occupied home to vacant staging, swap key pieces, or extend the staging period past the agreed collection date, we’ll price the change and get your written approval before we do it.

If access or move-out isn’t ready on time and we have to reschedule, the next available install date may require an extra trip fee.

Who owns what

Once the final payment is made, the finished staging plan and the checklists we created for your project are yours to use for selling and marketing the home. You can share them with the seller, your photographer, and your team.

Our staging furniture, art, and soft goods always stay ours. We’re renting them to you for the agreed staging period, and they leave with us at collection. The same goes for our internal tools: templates, sourcing notes, and our way of working. If you ask for copies of working documents during the project, we’re happy to share what you need to keep the job moving, but our behind-the-scenes files stay with us.

Portfolio use

We may photograph the finished home staging and use those images in our portfolio, on our site, and on our social channels. We keep it tasteful and project-focused: we’re showing the spaces and the styling, not personal details.

If you need the project kept private, tell us in writing before install day and we won’t post it. If the home is occupied, we will not photograph personal items, paperwork, family photos, or anything that could identify the seller. If the listing needs to go live first, we can hold posts until the listing is public, as long as you tell us the timing you prefer.

Care and damage

We’ll treat the home carefully and we do a condition check at install and again at collection. Normal scuffs from foot traffic happen during viewings. We won’t treat normal wear as damage.

If one of our staging items is damaged beyond normal wear while it’s in the home, we’ll document it and agree the replacement cost with you before anything is billed. You’re responsible for loss or damage caused by movers, cleaners, pets, children, guests, or viewers during open homes and private showings.

We’re not responsible for delays caused by missing access, building restrictions we weren’t told about, utilities being off, or the seller not completing the move-out list before install day.

Ending the project

If you need to end the project, or if we do, we’ll agree the notice period with you in writing and confirm what happens to the dates and access. We’ll always aim to be fair and keep the listing schedule in mind.

You’ll pay for the work we’ve completed up to the end date, plus any booked delivery or collection costs we can’t cancel. If we’ve already installed, we’ll schedule a collection and remove our items as soon as access allows.

When the account is paid up to date, we’ll hand over whatever finished plan documents and notes we’ve produced so far. Any booked but unused staging days end when our items are collected.

Signature

Legal Notice: Please consult legal advice and carefully review the content of this contract template before implementing this template in your business.

Questions about this contract template

What should a home staging contract include?

A home staging contract typically covers what’s included in the staging work, how access and install are handled, the payment schedule, and what happens if the scope changes. This one also covers ownership, portfolio use, care and damage, and how the project ends.

How much deposit do home stagers usually take?

Deposit amounts vary, but this contract sets the booking payment at 25% of the total price when the client signs. The remaining 75% is due when the install is complete and the home is handed over ready for photography and viewings.

What happens if the client wants changes after the staging plan is agreed?

This contract includes one round of revisions after the walk-through, based on one consolidated set of notes. Later changes, or changes during install week, get treated as extra work and priced with written approval before anything goes ahead.

Who pays for damage to staging furniture during viewings?

This contract treats normal wear as expected, but puts responsibility for loss or damage beyond normal wear on the client when it’s caused by movers, cleaners, pets, children, guests, or viewers. Replacement costs get documented and agreed before anything is billed.

Can a home stager use photos of the staged home in a portfolio?

This contract allows portfolio use of photos of the finished staging, with a privacy option if the client requests it in writing before install day. The terms also say personal and identifying items won’t be photographed in occupied homes.

What if access isn’t ready on install day?

This contract says delays caused by missing access, building restrictions that weren’t disclosed, utilities being off, or the seller not completing move-out preparations aren’t the stager’s responsibility. If rescheduling is needed, the next available install date may require an extra trip fee.

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