Home Staging for Photography: Setting the Scene for Amazing Shots

Are you ready to transform your property into an enchanting visual masterpiece? Home staging for photography can work wonders in showcasing your home's true potential and attracting the right buyers. To ensure you capture the essence of your space through stunning photographs, meticulous preparation is key. In this section, we'll guide you through a comprehensive preparation list that will help you create the perfect setting for your home staging photo shoot. Follow these tips, and you'll be amazed at how your home comes to life through the camera lens!

Interior

• Remove all usual clutter

• Turn all overhead lights and lamps ON

• Replace all burned out light bulbs

• Use bulbs of the same color temperature

• Turn all ceiling fans OFF

• Turn all TVs and screens OFF

• Open blinds to let in outside light

• Make all beds in bedrooms

• Place all shoes/jackets in closets

• Remove all clothes from the door hangers

• Remove seasonal or holiday decorations

Exterior

• Remove usual clutter, toys, sports balls, basketball goals, soccer goals, etc.

• Remove cars from driveway and front of home

• Clean up landscaping (mow, trim shrubs, clear leaves)

• Remove empty planters, trash cans, water hoses

• Tidy up outdoor tables/chairs/cushions

• Remove pool vacuum/cleaner hose

• Hide pool cleaning supplies

• Turn on pool fountains/water features

• Remove grill cover

Kitchen

• Clear countertops (supplies, mail, large kitchen applieances)

• Clear refrigerator of magnets, papers, photos, etc.

• Remove dishes from sink

• Straighten all chairs in dining room and space them evenly

• Remove child seats/booster chairs

• Extra: Display bowl with fruit on counter

• Extra: Set the dinner table for dinner

• Extra: Add vase of flowers

Bathroom

• Clear countertops completely. No soap, toothbrushes, medications, deodorant, etc.

• Put toilet seats down

• Remove shampoo, soap, loofahs, etc. from showers and tubs

• Remove dirty towels - leave only few new, unused towels

• Remove toilet paper or add fresh roll

• Remove floor mats, toilet brush, trashcans

• Replace all blown out bulbs

• Clean mirrors

• Extra: Add little decorations like vase with flowers

Bedroom

• Make all beds

• Ensure lamps are working / replace bulbs

• Arrange pillows

• Remove things like magazines, TV remotes, tissue boxes etc

• Remove things that are under the bed, they can be visible in photos

• Remove cables, phone chargers

Pets

• Remove or hide bowls, beds, toys, litter boxes

• Clear back yard of pet waste/toys

For best results, you can also

• Replace all yellow bulbs with white ones

• Use landscape / nature screen saver on TVs

• Remove personal photographs (or replace with general landscape/object photographs)

• Remove small floor rugs to reveal actual flooring (kitchen, bathroom)

• Clean windows (especially important for houses where the views have to be emphasised)

Right before the shoot

• Open blinds

• Turn ON all the lights

• Turn OFF all the fans

• Move vehicles from driveway and the visible sight

• Put pets away from the living areas