Chicago homes
Chicago listings range from vintage condos in courtyard buildings, two-flats and greystones to new condos near downtown and single-family homes across the city and suburbs. Vintage units often have separate, narrower rooms with original trim, where staging has to show that a full-size sofa or a queen bed still fits. Newer condos have open plans, where staging shows how one long room divides into living, dining and kitchen areas.
Condo buyers tend to compare many similar units online, so a clean, consistent set of staged photos helps a listing stand out from the ones beside it. For new buildings, interior renders can show finished units before the floors are complete.
How a Chicago job runs
- You send the photos or plans, the rooms and the style you want.
- We confirm scope and send a written quote with a delivery date.
- We return a first draft of each room for your comments.
- We make your changes and deliver final images sized for the MLS, print and social posts.
All of this happens by email and shared folders, with calls booked in Central time. We have no office in Chicago and don't need to visit the property. Good photos from your photographer are all we need for staging.
Tell buyers when a photo is staged. A virtually staged photo shows furniture that won't be in the house. Label staged photos as staged, keep the original empty photo, and check your MLS rules before you upload. Many listing services and brokerages have their own requirements for this.
What you can order
Virtual staging
Furniture and decor added to empty listing photos, room by room.
Interior renders
Photoreal rooms for homes that are still on paper or under construction.
Walkthrough and 360 stills
Sequences of views and panoramas that show how rooms connect.
Questions
Can you stage a vintage condo without changing its character?
Yes. Staging adds furniture only. Trim, radiators, floors and windows stay as photographed.
Do you work with developers on new condo buildings?
Yes. Interior renders from plans work for units that aren't built yet. See interior renders.
Ask for a quote
Cost depends on the number of rooms or views, whether we work from photos or build from plans, and how many revision rounds you need. Every job gets a written quote before work starts.