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Getting your apartment ready for photos
A good photo shows where a table fits and how you reach the balcony. A few changes before the photographer arrives can make that much clearer.
Aneta SlivoňováReal estate agent · RE/MAX Apollo
Walk through the night before
Take a phone photo from each doorway. A small screen makes cables, a pile of mail or a drying rack by the window easier to spot. Set aside one box for things you’ll move during the shoot.
Give the room some space
Clear a section of kitchen countertop and leave a path around the dining table. Make the bed and put the laundry away. A favorite plant or book can stay where it belongs.
Think about light and privacy
Tell the photographer when the main room gets daylight. Open the blinds, clean the mirror and put away personal photos, letters or documents you don’t want to publish.
Photograph the practical details
Does the balcony open off the kitchen? Can you store a bike in the storage unit? Ask for a few shots that answer questions a photograph of the sofa won’t.