Staging, priced in the open.
A home staged at this level photographs better, sells faster and at a higher price, and the furniture is an investment that conveys with the property at sale.
The base scope
Every engagement covers the rooms a buyer reads first, with the full editorial media set. Bedrooms are added on top.
- Entryway
- Hallway
- Kitchen styling
- Dining area
- Living room
- Powder bath
Apartments also include the balconies; villas also include the outdoor areas.
The work
- Staging strategy and design direction tied to the listing and the target buyer.
- A sourcing strategy and a full purchasing list with specifications.
- Full procurement: vendor coordination, order placement, movers, delivery and returns, all managed by the studio.
- Professional installation and final styling, the home left photograph-ready and ready for an open house.
- Full styling with fresh flowers and the additional styling pieces the shoot needs, provided by the studio.
- Those styling pieces are lent to you for two weeks, covering the photoshoot and the open house.
- Professional cleaning before and after the install.
The media set, included
- Editorial photography of every staged room and key detail.
- A short video tour cut for social and the listing portals.
- A broker-ready digital file: stills, video and floor-plan composites.
Two tiers, because a villa room is not an apartment room. Each tier is a base presentation plus a fixed rate for every bedroom, with its bath. Final figures are confirmed after a site visit.
The base covers the common rooms, the balconies and the full media set. Each bedroom, with its bath, is added on top.
The same common rooms at villa scale, with the outdoor areas included and more layered styling in every room.
The furniture allowance is the client's own investment, billed at cost, and it conveys with the property at sale, so the spend is recovered. All prices inclusive of VAT where applicable.
The furniture itself is the client's own investment, billed at cost and conveying with the property at sale. Everything around it, the sourcing, vendor coordination, order placement, movers, delivery, returns and storage, is included in the staging fee. There is no markup and no management fee.
The staging sprint. Two to six weeks, sign to handover.
A paid two-hour working consultation on site, where the scope and the exact fee are confirmed.
A staging strategy tied to the listing and the likely buyer, with a purchasing list.
Selections approved, then sourced, ordered and coordinated through the studio's vendor network.
Delivery, install and supervision inside the agreed window.
Florals, final styling, then editorial photography and the video tour.
A 15% referral fee for brokers who stage with us.
Studio Sakaia pays a 15% referral fee to real estate brokers who introduce a staging engagement that proceeds. A staged listing photographs better, sells faster and at a higher price, so the work pays back the broker as much as the seller.
The consultation
Every engagement opens with a paid two-hour consultation on site, AED 4,400, inclusive of VAT, paid in advance. It is a working session, so someone who can make decisions needs to be available to work with us. The scope and the exact fee are confirmed from that visit.
Payment schedule
What sits outside the fee
- The furniture itself; the client's own investment, billed at cost and conveying with the property at sale.
- Vendor costs, building-management fees, NOCs, lift deposits and access charges.
- Renovation or fixed works.
Anything beyond the listed scope is a change order, quoted before any work begins. Figures are confirmed after the site visit. Proposals are valid for 14 days.
How much does property staging cost in Dubai?
Studio Sakaia stages apartments and townhouses from AED 38,500 for the common rooms (entryway, hallway, kitchen, dining, living, powder bath and the balconies), plus AED 8,800 for each bedroom with its bath. Villas start at AED 66,000, with the outdoor areas included, plus AED 15,400 per bedroom. As worked examples, a three-bedroom apartment is AED 64,900 and a five-bedroom villa is AED 143,000. The fee includes the full procurement and a full editorial media set. Furniture is a separate, client-paid investment, billed at cost, that conveys with the property at sale.
What is included in the staging fee?
Design direction, a sourcing strategy and a full purchasing list, full procurement (vendor coordination, order placement, movers, delivery and returns), professional installation and final styling, full styling with fresh flowers and the styling pieces the shoot needs, professional cleaning before and after, and a complete editorial media set: photography of every staged room, a video tour, and a broker-ready digital file. The home is left photograph-ready and ready for an open house, and the styling pieces are lent for two weeks to cover the shoot and the open house.
Is the furniture included in the staging fee?
No. The furniture itself is the client's own investment, billed at cost, and it conveys with the property at sale. Everything around it, the sourcing, vendor coordination, order placement, movers, delivery and returns, is included in the staging fee; there is no markup and no management fee. A typical furniture allowance is AED 60,000 to 120,000 for an apartment and AED 120,000 to 180,000 for a villa.
Do you work with real estate brokers?
Yes. Studio Sakaia pays a 15% referral fee to real estate brokers who introduce a staging engagement that proceeds. A staged listing photographs better, sells faster and at a higher price, so the staging works for the broker as much as for the seller.
What if the property needs work outside the listed scope?
Anything beyond the listed rooms and the agreed scope is handled as a change order and quoted before any work begins. Final figures are always confirmed after a site visit, and all prices are inclusive of VAT where applicable.
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