Staging 101
How to to prepare your home for professional photography by homfoto
Handy tip: We will NOT photograph inside garage & most closets, so it is a good place to store excess items.
Kitchen:
- Clear counter tops of food, dish racks and cutting boards.
- Remove fridge magnets and other items off the fridge.
- Remove dish liquids, tea towels, soaps and plugs.
- Put away garbage bins, brooms, mops and cleaning products.
- Add a bowl of fresh fruit or a vase of fresh flowers to add color
Bathrooms:
- Clear
counter tops of toothbrushes, soaps, razorsand plugs. - Remove shampoos, soaps and cleaning products from showers.
- Remove rubbish bins, scales, bathmats
and laundry baskets. - Close toilet lids, remove toilet brush and spare toilet rolls.
- Put out fresh towels, folded and hung neatly on the rails
Bedrooms:
- Clear away clothes, shoes and laundry baskets.
- Remove books, tissue boxes and
jewellery from bedside tables. - Remove portable fans, heaters
and rubbish bins. - Tidy up study desks, remove excess toys and posters.
- Make your beds with your best bed linen and thickest pillows
General Interior Preparation:
- Remove
door mats , large rugs that hide flooring and pet bowls. - Clean windows, dust surfaces, vacuum or mop floors.
- Open curtains and blinds and turn off ceiling fans.
- Make sure all light bulbs are working and turn on all lights.
- Straighten tables and chairs, arrange cushions attractively
Outside the house:
- Remove vehicles from driveway and house front.
- Move trashcans so they are not visible from the street.
- Put away garden hoses, tools, toys and bikes.
- Remove pool toys, skimmers
and creepy crawly pool cleaners. - Contain pets in the garage or out of sight
Day of the shoot:
- Remove vehicles from driveway and house front.
- Turn off ceiling fans
- Move trashcans so they are not visible from the street.
- Put away garden hoses, tools, toys and bikes.
- Open window covers and turn blinds horizontal.
- Contain pets in the garage or out of sight.