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I am listing my house next week. I will, of course, get a professional agent and photographer. I am trying to "stage" myself. Your thoughts?? Too cluttered? 1800 sq ft w/3 bed, 3 bath, bsmt unfinished, bonus room.
I assume you are joking about "too cluttered." It looks positively sterile. I think you've got the first part of staging down--removing excess stuff, but now you need to add some color and decorative elements back in. If I'm being perfectly honest--it's just blah.
The rooms look fine. Yes, you can add a few decorative touches if you want, but having too little stuff out is always going to be better than too much. If you have a pretty bowl, you could put it on the counter in the bathroom. A couple of bright throw pillows for that sofa that your cute kid is on since he won't be one it for decoration in the professional photos. :-)
At this point, I wouldn't bother to hang artwork - you've either avoided making holes in the wall or you've patched and touched up any holes. No point in adding any now.
Make sure toilet seats are closed in photos. If you can borrow solid color towels and bedding for the kids rooms, that will photograph better (be less distracting to the eye).
Be sure the beds are made nice and tight for the photos, towels are straight, toilets seats down and kids step is moved out of view. I would also untie the curtains that are gathered in the middle and let them hang normally. The closets look great but you could use a few decorative touches like a pretty bowl on the coffee table, some flowers on a kitchen counter and such.
Be sure the beds are made nice and tight for the photos, towels are straight, toilets seats down and kids step is moved out of view. I would also untie the curtains that are gathered in the middle and let them hang normally. The closets look great but you could use a few decorative touches like a pretty bowl on the coffee table, some flowers on a kitchen counter and such.
This. Kitchen photos? A couple of houseplants would be a good idea.
I'm not a big fan of beds against the corner of the room even in kids room unless they fall out of bed a lot.
It's looks like the room with the fireplace is the living room and then the room with the child is a family room, if so that room hardly has any furniture and looks very big and barren.
You have one bathroom pictured twice, and there is no clutter.
Several of your photos seem to focus on the furnishings instead of the rooms. So look for architectural features like the fireplace, windows, perhaps hardwood floors, etc., and try for shots which show the size of the rooms rather than just one corner.
If you can add more even light, yet avoid glare, the pictures will be better. Sprucing things up a bit - you've received good suggestions here - would also be helpful.
Tidy up the child's bed and prop a big Teddy bear against the pillow - instant warmth and recognition that this bedroom would work well for a child. Focus on the fireplace - maybe a largish vase of flowers (artificial is fine for this purpose) on the hearth or mantel, or a pair on inexpensive matching candlesticks. Matching throw pillows on the sofa, nicely plumped, one at each end. If you don't have these "props" already, check out the thrift shops.
Good luck to you!
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