About Us

An Austin staging studio, built for Austin homes.

We're focused on one thing — making the listings we touch the best on the block.

A Highland-staged Austin living room — Paisano Trail install
Our Story

Real estate first. Design always.

Highland Property Staging was founded by Andy and Anya Cairns — Central Texas real estate investors who spend most days buying, renovating, and selling homes across greater Austin. Somewhere between the demo saws and the paint chips, we fell hard for the design side of the flip. The transformation. The styling. The moment a house stops feeling like a project and starts feeling like a home someone wants to live in.

Highland is what happens when you turn that obsession into a service. Because we work on our own listings, we know exactly what agents and sellers want out of a staging install — the right palette for the neighborhood, pieces that photograph well, and the details buyers actually notice on a walkthrough.

Anya is a licensed Central Texas realtor, so the workflow is built around the way real estate actually happens. Single-day installs. No walk-through required for standard vacants. No drag on your calendar or your seller's move-out timeline. We know your job — because it's ours too.

What We Believe

Five principles guide every project.

01 · Honest

Fixed pricing, no surprises.

Your quote is the price. No add-ons, no day-of "scope changes," no padded extension fees. Trust is the whole product.

02 · Local

Designed for Central Texas.

Our inventory, palette, and proportions are sourced and chosen for Austin homes — not pulled from a national catalog.

03 · Fast

Quote to install in under a week.

Listings can't afford to wait. We move on your timeline — even when that timeline is "yesterday."

04 · Restrained

Less is almost always more.

We edit before we add. A neutral, considered home photographs better than a busy one — and lets buyers project themselves into the space.

05 · Outcome-Focused

The metric is sale price.

Pretty is the means, not the end. We design for the offer your client wants to receive — not for our portfolio.

Featured Install

Paisano Trail — a recent Highland project.

Highland Property Staging install — Paisano living room

Living & Dining

Paisano · Full Vacant Stage

Open-concept living anchored by soft neutrals and abstract art on both ends. Furniture, art, rugs, and accessories — installed in a single day.

Highland Property Staging install — Paisano kitchen

Kitchen & Dining

Paisano · Full Vacant Stage

Warm wood cabinetry paired with a considered dining vignette — designed to photograph as bright and open as the room feels in person.

Highland Property Staging install — Paisano primary bedroom

Primary Bedroom

Paisano · Full Vacant Stage

The room buyers linger in the longest — styled to feel restful, aspirational, and lived-in without feeling occupied.

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Let's design your next listing.

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