HOME STAGING FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
PROGRAM SPECIFICS
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CREDENTIALS
Certificate of Completion
START TERM
March 17th
DURATION
3 weeks
SCHEDULE
Monday - Wednesday | 5 PM - 8:30 PM
TUITION
$1,500 USD
STAGING DREAM HOMES
STAGING DREAM HOMES
Teaching Methods
At Istituto Marangoni Miami, the Home Staging for Real Estate Professionals program emphasizes hands-on, practical learning guided by expert faculty. Through a combination of workshops, real-world staging projects, and personalized feedback, students will gain the tools needed to create market-ready interiors. Each session is designed to spark creativity and hone your technical skills while balancing professional application with creative exploration.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the program, participants will master the art of spatial planning, ensuring each space flows seamlessly and appeals to buyers. They will learn furniture arrangement techniques that highlight the best features of a property, using layout and design to maximize visual impact. Participants will apply color theory to enhance interior aesthetics and create inviting atmospheres that captivate potential buyers. They will also understand the psychology of design and how it influences buyer behavior, giving them a competitive edge in the market. Ultimately, participants will gain the confidence to stage homes effectively and complete a professional staging project to add to their portfolio.
Facilities and Resources
The program takes place in the heart of Miami’s Design District, surrounded by inspiration from leading design houses and luxury brands. Students will work in state-of-the-art facilities, including design studios, digital labs, and collaborative spaces. Resources include industry-standard software, a comprehensive design library, and opportunities to immerse themselves in Miami’s dynamic real estate and design scene.
How To Apply
Complete the online application form and submit your personal details. Upon applying, participants must pay the full tuition fee to secure their spot. Applicants are required to upload a valid ID and an updated resume. Once all materials are received, an email will be sent with further enrollment details, including orientation and preparation instructions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understand the Role of a Home Stager
Gain a comprehensive understanding of home staging, including the types of services offered, how to evaluate staging needs, and how to work effectively with real estate clients and homeowners.
Develop Core Staging Skills
Master essential techniques for space planning, sourcing, decorating, and staging both occupied and vacant homes. Learn how to create visually stunning interiors that maximize a property’s market appeal.
Launch a Home Staging Career
Acquire the skills needed to build a successful career in home staging, whether as an independent professional or as part of a team. Learn how to create a business plan, manage finances, and handle staffing needs to launch your career with confidence.
Create Effective Marketing Strategies
Learn proven marketing techniques to attract and retain clients. Gain insights into campaign planning, leveraging marketing tools, and networking within the real estate and design industries to build a thriving home staging business.
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FACULTY
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Dr. Lazo-Flores has been in the creative industry and higher education for over thirty years. She has been a design educator in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels of interior architecture, landscape architecture, furniture design, product and interface design, industrial design, and studio art programs in the US, Singapore, Japan, and the Philippines. She has professionally practiced for over ten years, covering luxury residential design, commercial offices, hospitality spaces, trade shows, and military buildings in various parts of the world. She received her Ph.D. in Design Science and Planning from Chiba University, Japan, with a Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship.
Teaching Areas: Research & Concept Development, Design for Sustainability and Interior Graphic Standards
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Dr. Thelma Lazo-Flores
Dean of Interior Design
After graduating from Texas A&M University with an architecture degree, Mr. Sukphisit held positions such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) / CAD manager, project manager, on-site BIM trainer, and college-level Revit and AutoCAD software instructor. Mr. Sukphisit is a Revit Certified Professional. His interests have been in new skills development (including BIM implementations, COBie deliverables, and laser scanning) and bringing those skills to his current position as Project Manager for Broward County and Adjunct Faculty at Istituto Marangoni Miami. Over his 20 years of architecture, engineering, and construction experience, Mr. Sukphisit has prepared many contract deliverables, which he strongly shares with students in his coursework.
Teaching Areas: Sensory and Experience Design
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Peck Sukphisit
Interior Design Professor
Ricardo Garcia is a talented graphic designer with an MA in Design and Media Management from Miami International University of Art and Design. His design expertise is multidisciplinary, and he excellently provides layout and design direction in diverse projects. He has worked on end-to-end brand creative, brand systems, social-digital experiences, brand campaigns, launches, and events for high-tech and digital brands.
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Digital Design and Intermediate Digital Design
read more
Ricardo Garcia
Interior Design Professor
Andrea is an architect and project manager with over fourteen years of experience in interior design and furnishings, especially in the kitchen and bath area. She works as a training specialist for one of the world’s largest kitchen manufacturers. Andrea received her Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela. She teaches AutoCAD for the Intensive Interior Design Program.
Teaching Areas: Interior Design Fundamentals
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Andrea Fernandez
Interior Design Professor
Ms. Mariam Elias is an educator, designer, and writer. In the last five years, she has served in various academic institutions locally and internationally, such as Florida International University, Istituto Marangoni Miami, Miami International University of Art and Design in Miami, and Coventry University in Cairo, Egypt. She has taught in graduate programs such as the MA in Design & Media Management and MFA in Visual Arts. She has also covered courses in disciplines such as Advertising, Graphic Design, and Interior Design.
Teaching Areas: History of Art, Design and Visual Culture
read more
Mariam Elias
Interior Design Professor
Michelle is a dedicated and results-oriented professional with over 11 years of broad-based experience in higher education – excelling in various teaching methods to encourage creativity and higher-order thinking among students. On top of her expertise in increasing student performance, syllabus development, and course planning, she has diverse and extensive experience in fashion education, branding, graphic design, and business. She has served in senior design management positions in the fashion and beauty industries. Her lesson planning and class organization expertise extends to her teaching of Business in Interior Design and Business of Luxury. She holds an MBA from Florida International University and a BA in Marketing from Barry University.
Teaching Areas: Business of Interior Design
read more
Michelle Pitter
Interior Design Professor
MEET OUR
FACULTY
All faculty
FACULTY
Dr. Lazo-Flores has been in the creative industry and higher education for over thirty years. She has been a design educator in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels of interior architecture, landscape architecture, furniture design, product and interface design, industrial design, and studio art programs in the US, Singapore, Japan, and the Philippines. She has professionally practiced for over ten years, covering luxury residential design, commercial offices, hospitality spaces, trade shows, and military buildings in various parts of the world. She received her Ph.D. in Design Science and Planning from Chiba University, Japan, with a Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship.
Teaching Areas: Research & Concept Development, Design for Sustainability and Interior Graphic Standards
read more
Dr. Thelma Lazo-Flores
Dean of Interior Design
After graduating from Texas A&M University with an architecture degree, Mr. Sukphisit held positions such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) / CAD manager, project manager, on-site BIM trainer, and college-level Revit and AutoCAD software instructor. Mr. Sukphisit is a Revit Certified Professional. His interests have been in new skills development (including BIM implementations, COBie deliverables, and laser scanning) and bringing those skills to his current position as Project Manager for Broward County and Adjunct Faculty at Istituto Marangoni Miami. Over his 20 years of architecture, engineering, and construction experience, Mr. Sukphisit has prepared many contract deliverables, which he strongly shares with students in his coursework.
Teaching Areas: Sensory and Experience Design
read more
Peck Sukphisit
Interior Design Professor
Ricardo Garcia is a talented graphic designer with an MA in Design and Media Management from Miami International University of Art and Design. His design expertise is multidisciplinary, and he excellently provides layout and design direction in diverse projects. He has worked on end-to-end brand creative, brand systems, social-digital experiences, brand campaigns, launches, and events for high-tech and digital brands.
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Digital Design and Intermediate Digital Design
read more
Ricardo Garcia
Interior Design Professor
Andrea is an architect and project manager with over fourteen years of experience in interior design and furnishings, especially in the kitchen and bath area. She works as a training specialist for one of the world’s largest kitchen manufacturers. Andrea received her Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela. She teaches AutoCAD for the Intensive Interior Design Program.
Teaching Areas: Interior Design Fundamentals
read more
Andrea Fernandez
Interior Design Professor
Ms. Mariam Elias is an educator, designer, and writer. In the last five years, she has served in various academic institutions locally and internationally, such as Florida International University, Istituto Marangoni Miami, Miami International University of Art and Design in Miami, and Coventry University in Cairo, Egypt. She has taught in graduate programs such as the MA in Design & Media Management and MFA in Visual Arts. She has also covered courses in disciplines such as Advertising, Graphic Design, and Interior Design.
Teaching Areas: History of Art, Design and Visual Culture
read more
Mariam Elias
Interior Design Professor
Michelle is a dedicated and results-oriented professional with over 11 years of broad-based experience in higher education – excelling in various teaching methods to encourage creativity and higher-order thinking among students. On top of her expertise in increasing student performance, syllabus development, and course planning, she has diverse and extensive experience in fashion education, branding, graphic design, and business. She has served in senior design management positions in the fashion and beauty industries. Her lesson planning and class organization expertise extends to her teaching of Business in Interior Design and Business of Luxury. She holds an MBA from Florida International University and a BA in Marketing from Barry University.
Teaching Areas: Business of Interior Design
read more
Michelle Pitter
Interior Design Professor
MEET OUR
FACULTY
All faculty
FACULTY
Dr. Lazo-Flores has been in the creative industry and higher education for over thirty years. She has been a design educator in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels of interior architecture, landscape architecture, furniture design, product and interface design, industrial design, and studio art programs in the US, Singapore, Japan, and the Philippines. She has professionally practiced for over ten years, covering luxury residential design, commercial offices, hospitality spaces, trade shows, and military buildings in various parts of the world. She received her Ph.D. in Design Science and Planning from Chiba University, Japan, with a Japanese Ministry of Education scholarship.
Teaching Areas: Research & Concept Development, Design for Sustainability and Interior Graphic Standards
read more
Dr. Thelma Lazo-Flores
Dean of Interior Design
After graduating from Texas A&M University with an architecture degree, Mr. Sukphisit held positions such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) / CAD manager, project manager, on-site BIM trainer, and college-level Revit and AutoCAD software instructor. Mr. Sukphisit is a Revit Certified Professional. His interests have been in new skills development (including BIM implementations, COBie deliverables, and laser scanning) and bringing those skills to his current position as Project Manager for Broward County and Adjunct Faculty at Istituto Marangoni Miami. Over his 20 years of architecture, engineering, and construction experience, Mr. Sukphisit has prepared many contract deliverables, which he strongly shares with students in his coursework.
Teaching Areas: Sensory and Experience Design
read more
Peck Sukphisit
Interior Design Professor
Ricardo Garcia is a talented graphic designer with an MA in Design and Media Management from Miami International University of Art and Design. His design expertise is multidisciplinary, and he excellently provides layout and design direction in diverse projects. He has worked on end-to-end brand creative, brand systems, social-digital experiences, brand campaigns, launches, and events for high-tech and digital brands.
Teaching Areas: Introduction to Digital Design and Intermediate Digital Design
read more
Ricardo Garcia
Interior Design Professor
Andrea is an architect and project manager with over fourteen years of experience in interior design and furnishings, especially in the kitchen and bath area. She works as a training specialist for one of the world’s largest kitchen manufacturers. Andrea received her Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela. She teaches AutoCAD for the Intensive Interior Design Program.
Teaching Areas: Interior Design Fundamentals
read more
Andrea Fernandez
Interior Design Professor
Ms. Mariam Elias is an educator, designer, and writer. In the last five years, she has served in various academic institutions locally and internationally, such as Florida International University, Istituto Marangoni Miami, Miami International University of Art and Design in Miami, and Coventry University in Cairo, Egypt. She has taught in graduate programs such as the MA in Design & Media Management and MFA in Visual Arts. She has also covered courses in disciplines such as Advertising, Graphic Design, and Interior Design.
Teaching Areas: History of Art, Design and Visual Culture
read more
Mariam Elias
Interior Design Professor
Michelle is a dedicated and results-oriented professional with over 11 years of broad-based experience in higher education – excelling in various teaching methods to encourage creativity and higher-order thinking among students. On top of her expertise in increasing student performance, syllabus development, and course planning, she has diverse and extensive experience in fashion education, branding, graphic design, and business. She has served in senior design management positions in the fashion and beauty industries. Her lesson planning and class organization expertise extends to her teaching of Business in Interior Design and Business of Luxury. She holds an MBA from Florida International University and a BA in Marketing from Barry University.
Teaching Areas: Business of Interior Design
read more
Michelle Pitter
Interior Design Professor
COST OF ATTENDANCE
| Program Name | Cost |
| Home Staging for Real Estate Agents | $1,000 |
| Program Name | Cost |
| Home Staging for Real Estate Agents | $1,000 |
The tuition for the Home Staging for Real Estate Professionals program is $1,500 USD, payable upon application. Due to limited spots available, we encourage early payment to guarantee your place in this program.