Photographer coming tomorrow. Have stunt pineapple, what else?

[Stuntavocado]

Going to sell 🏠. Photographer coming tomorrow morning

Cleaning and tidying all day yesterday. More today.

Going to get stunt pineapple.🍍And 💐

Should I get 🍇🍒🍈?

Also do you reckon the 🐕 And 🐈 Will help

Seriously I might post my own pics later for critique if anyone interested. I've namechanged so I don't out my other threads - regular poster on talk.

Defo put your photos up :-)

Pets won't help.... et rid of all pets and pet stuff from the rooms for photos.

Nice ironed bed linen? Beds staged like in hotel rooms?

Nice colour fluffy towels in the bathroom?

All surfaces clear of 'stuff'?

Please tell me the stunt pineapple is someone dressed as a pineapple doing crazy tricks in each pic????

Ooh, there's an idea. I second removing any sign of pets. Stunt watermelons a la Kardashians?

Fake washing up area? I like an artful display or lemons and limes on a wooden cake stand if possible too.
Definitely remove all traces of animals.

We went a bit OTT and got the dog a nice new clean bed and new water and food bowls - we also got him a hair cut to reduce hairs and make him look tidier

Put toilet lids down - pet hate

Move clutter - even if it's temp hidden in other room for picture.

Look at the pictures whilst they are there - if something doesn't look right take another one.

Turn the TVs off. Why do people have pictures taken with the TV on in every room?

Iron the bed linen and make sure any clutter under the beds is out of sight.

Kitchen - keep the work surfaces clear (other than the artfully arranged stunt pineapple) otherwise it hints at lack of storage. Take the kids pictures down from fridge etc.

Good matching towels in bathrooms, neatly folded.

Flowers outside the front of the house - in tubs / hanging baskets etc if nothing in the front garden / front yard.

Leave a few family things out otherwise it can look very stark (unless you have achieved zen and minimalist living).

My pet hate is crap under the bed when I look at houses. People often have a beautifully staged room with ironed bed linen and yet you can see loads of junk under the bed.

Definitely take some trial photos yourself and let us critique them

Every room to have a splash of colour - plant, cushion, table mat. Gives the photos a lift. Only leave out posh lifestyle clutter like little arrangements of ornaments. Do check photos. I retook the front of house one myself at later time of day. Pineapple is great though!

Tch. No dog asleep on bed 😉

Ironing pillows and getting the posh bed throws out.

Bowl of limes - check.
House selling bingo!

Yes and the ten year old's room is my biggest problem!

I can't help, just taking notes and hijacking a bit because I'm about to do this.

Should I remove rugs? Do they make a small room look smaller?

That's one epic-looking nap your dog's having, by the way.

Watching as our pics are happening next Monday and the place is a shit heap.

@Stuntavocado

The ten year olds room will come up a treat. Just bag everything currently on the floor and desk into some big ikea bags and move out of the way for the photos!!!

No personal pictures. Remove all clutter including all the toiletries in the bath!

Joining in the fun if that's ok as this'll be us next week!!

[harsh judgement approaching]
10yos room needs complete sweep.

Everything off floor.
Everything except books off bookshelves.
Leave out [squints] globe, dinosaur and giraffe on shelf above desk; pot of pens and lamp on desk. That is all.

(Just looking for pics of how DS's room looked affter similar treatment)

That's the 'before' pic of DCs room of course! No animals will be photographed!

For a dc bedroom that's pretty ship shape!! And I would buy the house if the dog was included in the asking price!!

[have also namechanged]
Here are DD's and DS's rooms dressed for sale. Be ruthless!

Iron your bedding!!!!! Un-ironed bedding looks awful on photos!

Soreen, I would say if you could get rid of the desks and the drawers it would make the rooms feel less cluttered and much bigger. Appreciate that isn't easy or practical though!

Those stickers all over his drawers are making me feel funny like I know they'll leave white tacky stuff if you take them off but they look really ugly on there! Sorry!

LadyP we sold the house (in 6 weeks, for the asking price) 18m ago, was just trying to find pics of what can emerge from carnage like the OP's

(As it happened the desks were vital - we sold to a family with teens who needed to see there was space for homework even in the tiny bedrooms)