Earlier in my career as a designer, I also staged many homes.  Here are a few comments that are intended to move the staging industry forward.  The use of artifical plants is in my view a huge mistake.  I understand the challenges to live plants but they work to create a feeling of aliveness within the home.  Also, the stager placed a contemporary dining table and chairs in a dining room with a very traditional chandelier.  This sends mixed signals to the visitor.  The placement the round large compact-style mirror over the fireplace does not achieve the desired result, especially in SF, and from a Feng Shui perspective would be better positioned to see from the front door.  The lack of rugs throughout, except in the LR, makes the house feel less like a home and empty.  Using a card table with a table cloth feels insubstantial and makeshift.  Upstairs, angling beds is common in certain situations but angling twin sized beds makes the room feel imbalanced and empty.

What I most noticed is the lack of full preparation of the home.  For example only certain rooms were painted and the deck off the kitchen needed treatment.  I understand this is not necessarily the stagers responsibility, rather the real estate agents needed to address that with the owner prior to staging. 

I would not recommend the stager use these before and after photos to promotes their business as it does not overall sufficiently compliment the stagers talent.