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Before and After Photos for My Staged New Listing

By Margaret Woda

Real Estate Agent with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.

June 28, 2011 04:21 PM

A combination of staging and professional photos combined to make my new listing look its best for the brochure photos.

On the left, "before"... on the right, "after"... While the "before" photos were before staging, it was after the seller did some initial de-cluttering. These sellers were awesome, doing everything asked of them from the day of my first appointment with them, and for two weeks of hard-core home sale preparations between then and staging.

Bedroom bedroom - after Bedroom 3

Family Room - Before Family Room After Family Room

dining room before dining room after Dining Room

kitchen before kitchen after Kitchen

living room before living room after Living Room

den before Den After Den

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Michael Kitsch

Coldwell Banker - Katy, TX

Wow! Great before and after photos. Very impressive. Really makes a difference, doesn't it!

Jun 28, 2011 04:31 PM

Marjorie Taylor

Florida Homes Realty and Mortgage - Saint Augustine, FL

New Homes in St. Augustine Florida

Thank GOD you got rid of that chair in the Living Room -- great job in staging this home

Jun 28, 2011 04:31 PM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Cheryl, it does! The seller de-cluttered a lot before the stager even arrived, but the stager really put them to work. She deserves a lot of credit for making a lot of good things happen at this home. Now... would someone please send a buyer? LOL. I think the photos help, too, don't you?

Marjorie - This home was full of unique items from around the world, each with its own story. That chair is now in the sun-room, in a more casual environment.

Jun 28, 2011 04:40 PM

Scott Hayes

(512) 786-8300 - Austin, TX

Realty Austin, Broker Associate

Margaret

I think the biggest difference was in the den. Looks much better in my opinion.

Jun 28, 2011 04:45 PM

Steve Stenros

Poway,La Jolla,Del Mar,Mira Mesa,Carlsbad,Escondido,Temecula - San Diego, CA

CREIA MCI, ICC, ACI Home Inspector,San Diego

Wow, Margaret, good job! Enough can't be said for uncluttered countertops! Actually, I see a lot less clutter in all the "after" photos!

Jun 28, 2011 05:54 PM

John Michailidis

Real Property Management of Sarasota & Manatee - Sarasota, FL

Real Property Management of Sarasota & M

The professional photos certainly do look better than the first!

Jun 28, 2011 05:58 PM

Mike Jones

SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ

Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Margaret,

Staging works! No doubt about it.

Mike in Tucson

Jun 28, 2011 06:14 PM

Cindy Jones

Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA

Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

No doubt the before and after photos show the difference. Even photos that are done well can make a world of difference without staging. To many dark and I doubt have a clue what room it is photos, in the MLS.

Jun 29, 2011 05:37 AM

Marilyn Boudreaux

Marilyn Boudreaux, Century 21 Bono Realty - Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles LA Century 21 Realtor

what a difference moving the furniture around makes, it certainly shows better in the pictures so I can imagine that it is also more spacious in person! Good for you that you had a willing seller open to staging :)

Jun 29, 2011 06:22 AM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Scott, the stager moved that big desk to be square with the walls, and it did make a difference. It's not as user-friendly for the owner, but he was a good sport.

Steve, the seller had worked very hard to de-clutter, even before the "before" photos - they worked dawn til dusk for days. Beautiful things on display, but not conducive to selling their home because they would be so distracting.

SaraMana Properties - They do - and I was pretty proud of those first photos.

Jun 30, 2011 12:30 AM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Mike - I wouldn't have had the nerve to ask the sellers to do as much as the stager did. She was merciless! But she got results.

Cindy - So true. The first photos were taken with an auxiliary flash attached to the camera, so I thought that was enough. Obviously I was wrong.

Marilyn - Lots of furniture re-arranging, and I do think it makes the home more buyer-friendly.

Jun 30, 2011 12:32 AM

N N

Hunt Valley, MD

Light, light, light! So much more of an open feel. I can see clients will have a much simpler time envisioning their own furniture. Well done!

Jul 06, 2011 08:40 AM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

Hillary - Light... and a wide-angle lens. Together, they really make a difference, don't they?

Jul 06, 2011 02:44 PM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

It goes to show what having the right team can do...it's so important that the seller is on board with the changes and has the right professionals to guide them. Hope you find a buyer really soon!

Jul 08, 2011 03:14 AM

Thom Abbott

MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA

Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

Staging works.

If only I had the sellers willing to spend that money, and they would understand what they would get in return.

I've got to master that one still.

Great article and hope you have a Happy Seller and a New buyer soon!