About Us
​At Staging 2 Sell It, we are a fully insured family-run home staging and design business that provides a wide range of services to clients in and around Central Iowa. Our services include Vacant or Occupied Staging, Photo Prep Consultations, Interior Design Services, Real Estate Photography, Curb Appeal, and Interior Painting.
We believe that success is a team effort. That's why we take the time get to know each and every one of our clients, so we can help them achieve their goals. Whether you need a consultation to get your home ready to list, staging to sell your home quickly and for top dollar, or a redesign to create beautiful and functional spaces, our expert design team has got you covered.
With our own inventory and an 8,000 square foot warehouse, we can stage the style of each and highlight its unique details. Based in Marshalltown, we proudly serve Ames, Ankeny, Bondurant, Boone, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Waverly, Waterloo, and other surrounding areas throughout Central Iowa.
About Us
Meet Alushia
Owner + Lead Designer, Staging 2 Sell It
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Alushia is the owner and lead stager at Staging 2 Sell It, where she turns “just another house” into “must-have home” with equal parts style, strategy, and sarcasm. Armed with a degree in interior design and a serious eye for detail, she got her start in Chicago designing model homes for a real estate developer—and learning how to make spaces shine on camera and in person. Her journey has taken her from big-city high-rises in Chicago to cozy Midwest neighborhoods in Kansas City, with a three-year detour to South Korea where she taught English, ate a lot of kimchi, and met her Kiwi husband, Blair.
Now calling Iowa home, Alushia leads the business her mom founded, officially taking the reins in April of 2025. While staging homes is their bread and butter, Staging 2 Sell It also takes on full-service interior design projects—helping homeowners and builders create spaces that are as functional as they are fabulous.
When she’s not rearranging furniture or talking paint colors, you’ll find her running downtown events as President of the Marshalltown Central Business District, planning her next trip to New Zealand, or snuggling up with her two rescue pups, Maddie and Daisy (and probably a glass of wine).
Meet Debra
Founder + Designer, Staging 2 Sell It
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Debra is the founder and original creative behind Staging 2 Sell It. With design degrees from Columbia College and the University of Colorado, she spent years flipping homes alongside her husband, David—refining her signature eye for design, flow, and the details that make a house feel like home.
In 2015, Debra launched Staging 2 Sell It to fill a growing need for home staging in Central Iowa. What started as a one-woman operation quickly grew into a successful mother-daughter business. In 2025, she officially sold the company to her daughter, Alushia, who now leads the business as owner and lead stager.
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Debra is continuing to work alongside Alushia through the end of 2025 as she transitions toward retirement—still bringing her expertise, style, and energy to select projects. Outside of staging, she’s likely spending time at the lake, putting the finishing touches on the 10-year renovation of her and David’s dream home.