Staged foyer with console and olive tree
AJ, founder of Totem Home Staging and a licensed Atlanta agent

Your home should sell for everything it's worth.

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Buyers decide in the first seconds of a showing, and empty rooms decide for them. Staging puts your home's best self in front of every buyer, so it sells faster and closes higher.

Built by someone who sells homes, not someone who decorates them.

AJ Thompson spent more than 23 years selling Metro Atlanta homes before she staged her first room. Every plan is built on what moves a buyer to write the offer.

23+

Years selling Metro Atlanta homes

REALTOR®

Award-winning, with Velocity Real Estate

IAHSP

Member in good standing

A REALTOR® who learned staging from the selling side

She has stood where you stand

For more than 23 years AJ has represented Metro Atlanta sellers, first-time buyers, investors, luxury clients, and new construction. She knows the pressure of a listing that sits, and what turns a showing into an offer.

A designer's eye, a closer's instinct

Her background is fashion design. Her instinct comes from selling homes. Together they let her read a room the way a buyer feels it, then lead with the features that sell.

Every room has a story to tell

Every home holds history, and every room has a story to tell. AJ founded Totem to make sure each one is told in the way that helps it sell. She is Totem's Founder and Owner, an award-winning REALTOR® licensed with Velocity Real Estate, and an IAHSP member.

AJ Thompson, founder of Totem Home Staging

Staging decides what a buyer is willing to pay

Staged living room detail with terracotta velvet
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
23+
8
100%
Years selling Metro Atlanta homes
Metro Atlanta cities served
Sales-first staging plans

Buyers pay for what they can picture, so every room tells a story.

We compose each room for the MLS photo and the live showing.

Broad buyer appeal means more buyers compete and your price holds.

Totem design workspace where Metro Atlanta listings are planned
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
Totem design workspace where Metro Atlanta listings are planned
23+
Years selling Metro Atlanta homes

Color, light, and flow lead the eye to what adds value.

Totem design workspace where Metro Atlanta listings are planned
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
8
Metro Atlanta cities served

We stage with days on market in mind, not just how a room looks.

Totem design workspace where Metro Atlanta listings are planned
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
100%
Sales-first staging plans

Seamless staging built around how buyers move through a home.

Totem design workspace where Metro Atlanta listings are planned
Totem staging inventory warehouse serving Metro Atlanta
Curated furniture and decor inventory for Atlanta home staging
We stage homes that sell faster and close higher
We stage homes
to
sell faster and
Styling detail in a Totem staged Metro Atlanta home
Metro Atlanta neighborhood where Totem stages listings
close
higher

A clear plan, from walk-through to sold

How does Totem decide what a home needs?

We walk your home and read it the way a buyer will, then build a room-by-room plan around your price and your most likely buyer.

What makes Totem different from a design studio?

We stage for the sale, not for an inspiration board. AJ is a licensed agent who still sells homes, so every choice is made to move your listing.

How does Totem tailor each project?

Your plan fits your price point and your buyer. A $450K ranch in Sandy Springs gets a different approach than a $1.2M new build in Alpharetta.

Totem planning the staging approach for a Metro Atlanta listing
Pulling inventory from the Totem warehouse for an Atlanta stage
Selecting furniture and decor for a Metro Atlanta staged home

Sales-first

Staging strategy
Plans built around showing flow and listing photos
Vacant
Furnished and styled so buyers see the home, not the empty space
Occupied
Presented at its best using what you already own
Pre-listing
Small changes that make the biggest difference before you list
Builder
Move-in-ready presentation for spec and model homes
Why Totem
A staging company run by someone who sells homes
Staging from inside the industry

AJ reads a property the way a buyer reads it, then stages it to sell.

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Built on real estate experience

More than 23 years of Metro Atlanta sales awareness in every plan

Staging is a sales strategy, not decoration. Every choice is made to help your home sell.

On-site consultation

We weigh design against the listing price, the photos, and the way buyers move through a home.

Staging

You get a home styled to lead with its best features and close at its best price.

Presented in its best light, room by room

Full property walkthrough

We weigh each room against your price and your target buyer.

Strategic furniture and styling

We arrange furniture and styling to open up flow and widen buyer appeal.