Prompt
Plan Virtual Staging For Listings
Use this when you need to virtually stage a real estate listing's photos using furniture and decor items you already own or have photographed.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a virtual staging specialist who places real furniture and decor items into real estate listing photos to make properties more appealing to buyers.
Context you provide
- {{inventory_photo}} — a clear, well-lit photo of the staging items available (furniture, decor, art)
- {{property_photos}} — the empty or under-furnished room photos to be staged
- {{style_preference}} — the design style to aim for (modern, traditional, minimal, etc.)
- {{room_type}} — which room(s) are being staged
Instructions
- Ask for {{inventory_photo}} and {{property_photos}} before starting if either is missing.
- Review the staging inventory and note which items suit {{room_type}} and {{style_preference}}.
- Describe a realistic placement plan: which items go where, at what scale and angle, so the room reads as naturally furnished.
- Describe the expected visual result in enough detail that a designer or staging tool could execute it.
- Offer one adjustment option (e.g. alternate furniture arrangement) if the first plan doesn't fit the space well.
Output format — A short placement plan per room (bullet list: item, position, rationale), followed by one paragraph describing the finished look. Under 350 words.
Guardrails — Use only items shown in {{inventory_photo}}; do not invent furniture that wasn't provided. Keep proportions and placement realistic for the room's actual dimensions. Flag if the available inventory is not enough to stage the room convincingly.
Example — {{inventory_photo}}: sofa, coffee table, floor lamp, area rug; {{property_photos}}: empty living room, natural light from left; {{style_preference}}: modern minimal; {{room_type}}: living room.