When to employ the services of an Interior Designer vs Home Stager
The question is whether you are selling your home or going to be living in the home yourself.
If you are going to continue to live in the home yourself, then an Interior Designer is the correct professional to employ.
On the other hand, if you are preparing your home for sale, a home owner should employ the services of an experienced and qualified home stager.

Home staging is all about preparing your house in order to appeal to as many buyers as possible during a real estate marketing campaign. Professional real estate photography of a correctly staged home will bring more buyers to open homes who may be interested in purchasing your property. This will make the job easier for the real estate sales person who is marketing and selling your property.

When employing the services of an Interior Designer – your home’s interior is designed to suit your own taste and living conditions.

On the other hand, a qualified and experienced home stager should not take your personal preferences into consideration, but rather use their knowledge and experience to stage the property to appeal to as many buyers as possible.
The qualified and experienced home stager understands the market, buyer types who may be interested in purchasing the home (e.g first home buyers or large families), location and socio economic area, and stage the home accordingly.