Designer and Stager Receiving in Colorado Springs

Most of the timing is set by the house or the space. Paint, flooring, and any window treatments should be finished before install day, and for a listing, the photographer's appointment sets the deadline. We ask for the access plan in writing: lockbox or key, garage or front door, HOA or building move hours, elevator reservation for a condo, and parking for a box truck. Condo buildings downtown and in the Denver metro often want a certificate of insurance before an elevator is reserved.

Vendor windows are the other variable. A retailer delivery might be promised for a four-hour block, while a will-call pickup has a fixed time. We build the day around those windows and tell you if two of them cannot both work. If a vendor misses the window, we place what has arrived and set a return visit for the rest, rather than leave anything behind at the property.

Staged homes and finished client homes are clean spaces, so floor protection runs from the entry to every room we use, door jambs and stair rails are padded, and every piece is carried rather than rolled across finished floors. Pieces arrive wrapped, and they are unwrapped where they will stand.

Every carton is checked on arrival while the vendor's driver is still there. A crushed corner, a wet box, or a torn sofa wrap is photographed and noted on the delivery receipt, and you decide whether to accept the piece or refuse it. After unboxing, each piece is looked over again before placement, and any damage is photographed and sent to you so you can file with the vendor. At the end of the day, we walk the rooms with you against the plan and haul away the cartons, foam, and plastic.