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Preparing Your Home For Luxury Photos



Please have your home fully prepared before the photographer arrives





Exterior



NECESSARY

  • Remove all vehicles from driveways and your yard. (also includes: RVs, bikes, trailers, etc.)
  • Close all exterior doors, including garage doors. Remove all garbage and recycling containers from sight.
  • Remove seasonal decorations and put away miscellaneous items such as garden hoses or other yard tools.
  • Mow the lawn, remove or trim overgrown shrubs, rake leaves or remove snow from driveway/walkways (seasonal.)
  • Remove old or broken outdoor furniture.


SUGGESTED

  • Edge and mulch your beds. "Dress" the front door area with a wreath or potted flowers.
  • Spruce up landscaping and plant flowers (in season.)


Kitchen



NECESSARY

  • Remove magnets and all other items on the refrigerator surface and items stored on top of the refrigerator.
  • Clear as much as possible off the kitchen counters, including toasters, coffee makers, cutlery blocks, dish towels, other “gadgets.”
  • Remove storage items on top of cabinets. Put the cleaning sponges, detergent, and garbage can out of sight.
  • Remove items from sink, clean stove top, wipe down all surfaces, especially reflective or glass surfaces.


SUGGESTED

  • Fresh bowl of fruit


Bathroom



NECESSARY

  • Remove all “fluff” - i.e., rugs, toilet tank covers, and seat covers.
  • Neatly fold your best towels on towel bars. Make sure your tub area is sparkling clean. Remove robes hanging on doors.
  • Follow the 3-items rule for vanity top (decorative.) Clean bathroom mirrors, remove plungers and toilet scrubbers.
  • Remove shampoo, conditioners, lotions, soap dispensers, toothbrushes, and other personal grooming products.
  • Close the toilet lid and remove all items from top of the toilet tank.


Bedroom



NECESSARY

  • Very neatly make your beds and confirm that nothing shows under the bed (such as under bed storage containers or electric cords for bedside lamps).
  • Remove stuffed animals and toys.
  • Follow the 3-items rule for bedside tables and dresser tops (decorative).
  • Remove tissue boxes, books, and other personal items from nightstands.

SUGGESTED

  • If possible, remove your children’s names from walls and other visible locations.


Living Spaces



NECESSARY

  • Remove excess clutter from furniture.
  • Remove all toys, dog beds, etc.
  • Turn off the TV. If TV is located in a cabinet, close the door.
  • Remove overgrown or dying plants.

SUGGESTED

  • Put photos, memorabilia, and collections out of sight.


Dining



NECESSARY

  • Clear clutter from the dining table.
  • Remove high chairs and booster seats.
  • Straighten chairs and put excess chairs out of sight.
  • Remove items from the top of china cabinet.


SUGGESTED

  • Have a nice centerpiece or vase of fresh flowers on dining room table.
  • Follow the 3-items rule for buffet or sideboard (decorative.)


Examples





Exterior



Kitchen



Bathroom



Bedroom



Living Spaces



DIning Room





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