Small Business Highlights

Walk into a well-staged home, and something intangible happens. The walls feel warmer. The rooms feel purposeful. You can imagine family photos on the shelves, dinners around the table, and sunlight pouring through windows on a Sunday morning. It’s not magic — but it is intentional. And in Marshalltown, that transformation has a name: Staging 2 Sell It.

On any given Friday night in Marshalltown, a small crowd gathers inside Artemis Tavern. Dice clatter against tabletops, trading cards shuffle in eager hands, and laughter fills the air as players — some friends, some strangers — lean over shared games and shared stories. But this isn’t just a shop. It’s a dream decades in the making, built from childhood memories, a beloved teacher’s kindness, and one man’s mission to “be the light this world needs.”