Brentwood Staging Course Earns RESA Accreditation

Decorologist Staging Class

The Expert Psychological StagerTM course is one of only four training programs to have earned accreditation from the trade association for professional home stagers.

Owned by local Nashvillian, Kristie Barnett of The Decorologist®, the three-day Expert Psychological StagerTM course was recently approved for RESA® accreditation. RESA® is a non-profit trade association for home stagers and the accrediting agency for the home staging industry. Accredited training providers have been reviewed in all areas and meet or exceed accreditation standards.

Barnett has trained over 150 stagers since 2014. Psychological StagingTM is a unique scientific system of real estate staging that focuses on the psychological processes of buyer and seller. Based on the science of visual perception and emotional attachment, its application maximizes the selling potential for properties in a way that benefits sellers and real estate professionals. This systematic and effective staging method provides the most highly-specific training in furniture/décor arrangement and paint color in the home staging industry, and has made Kristie Barnett of The Decorologist® one of the most well-known staging experts in the country. The EPSTM course includes lecture, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and real life staging experience in a listed home. In addition, it includes ongoing mentoring, support, and referrals after graduation.

“I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in understanding the science behind and importance of home staging, learning proven strategies for making a lasting first impression, appealing to the maximum number of home buyers, and starting up your own home staging business,” writes Cynthia Gallentine, EPSTM. “First class in every way, exceptionally practical and fun!”

Barnett has written 1,100+ articles and a top-selling book on home staging, ​Psychological Staging: Home Staging Secrets of The Decorologist​. Barnett currently serves as the Tennessee State President of RESA® and served as a Regional Vice President from 2015-2017. She was named 2017 Redesigner of the Year and developed the Psychological StagingTM Paint Color Toolkit, which won the 2016 Innovative Product of the Year award. As The Decorologist, Barnett has been awarded multiple Top 10 Stager awards and was the North American Occupied Stager of the Year in 2013. “Training and mentoring home stagers has been so rewarding, and it is wonderful to watch my graduates create successful businesses of their own.” Barnett says. “I am so proud that our training program has been able to earn this status.”

The course takes place at F&M Mortgage, 10 Cadillac Drive, Brentwood, TN from March 1-3, 2018. For details, email ​[email protected]​ or visit The Decorologist website.