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Virtual staging from a floor plan: listing renders without photos

Yes, you can virtually stage a home from its floor plan alone, with no photos of empty rooms: upload the plan and Roomsee renders a photoreal, furnished image of every room, with walls, windows and doors where the plan puts them. One style for the whole home costs $29.99 and takes about 20 minutes. In a listing, label every render as virtually staged, for example “Virtually staged — artist’s impression”.

For: listing agents, builders’ marketing teams and sellers of empty homes · Updated · By the Roomsee team
Black-and-white floor plan of a one-story home: three bedrooms, two baths, a walk-in closet, an office, a laundry, and an open kitchen, dining, great room and foyer, with room sizes in feet and inches The great room as a furnished photo: two windows on the left wall, a TV on a low wood console on the far wall, the door to the right of it, a curved sofa, an armchair and a floor lamp
A real run, no photos of the home used. Left: the floor plan we uploaded. Right: the great room as we delivered it. Both windows and the door are on the walls the plan gives them, though they sit a little higher than in our 3D model. In a listing, this image needs a label such as “Virtually staged — artist’s impression”.

How is this different from photo-based virtual staging?

Photo-based virtual staging starts with photos of empty rooms. Someone shoots the home, and furniture is added to each photo, usually at a price per photo. It needs rooms that are finished and empty. Staging from a floor plan starts with the drawing: we build a grey 3D model of every room and render each room over it, so you can stage a home before it is built, or before anyone has photographed it.

Photo-based virtual stagingStaging from a floor plan (Roomsee)
What you start withPhotos of the empty roomsThe floor plan (JPG, PNG or PDF)
Works before the home is builtNoYes
Floors, finishes, light, window viewsReal, from the photo; only the furniture is addedA suggestion in the style you pick, not the real ones
Rooms coveredThe rooms you photographEvery room we find on the plan
How it is pricedUsually per photoPer home: $29.99 for one style
Label in a listingYes, as virtually stagedYes, as virtually staged or an artist’s impression

If the home is built and empty, also weigh real staging. We compare the costs in virtual staging vs real staging cost.

How do you use floor-plan renders in a listing, on the MLS and on social media?

  • Label every render. Put the label on the image or right next to it: “Virtually staged — artist’s impression”. For a home that is not built yet, add that too, for example “Rendered from the floor plan — home not yet built”.
  • Know your state’s rule. In California, AB 723 requires a disclosure for digitally altered listing images. We explain what it asks for in virtual staging a home that isn’t built yet: AB 723 and MLS rules for renderings.
  • Check your MLS. MLS rules vary: some limit what can go in the photo slots or how a label must look. Read yours before you upload.
  • Keep the label on social media. Use the same words in the post caption, and don’t crop a label off the image.
  • Show the plan next to the renders. Buyers can see what the drawing fixes (walls, windows, doors) and what is only a suggestion (furniture, finishes).

This is general information, not legal advice. Which images to make and where each one goes: how to market a new-construction listing with renders.

What do you get for one home?

  • A render of every room we find on the plan, in the style you pick. An open kitchen, dining and living area is split into zones, and each zone gets its own render.
  • A 3D view of the home that you and your clients can turn in the browser.
  • A Download photo button on every render, for the MLS, the listing page and social media.
  • 9 extra renders to re-render or edit any image.
  • A link to share the album. Whoever opens it does not need to sign up.
PlanPrice (USD, one-time)What you get
1 style$29.99Your full album + 9 extra renders
3 styles$59.993 full albums of the home to compare + 9 extra renders
5 styles$79.995 full albums of the home to compare + 9 extra renders

It takes about 20 minutes from upload; a bigger home takes longer (our 4-bedroom ranch took about 32 minutes). There is no 3D or CAD file to download, and the renders don’t name products or stores.

Another home from the same kind of run

Floor plan of a one-story ranch: master suite with sitting room, master bath, two walk-in closets, bedrooms 2, 3 and 4, a hall bath, an open great room, foyer, dining, kitchen and hearth room, a laundry, a two-car garage and two covered porches, with sizes in feet and inches The garage as a furnished photo: a wood side door on the far wall, a workbench with a pegboard of tools and a metal shelf with storage bins, two garage doors on the right wall, a grey car and strip lights on the ceiling
Left: the ranch plan we uploaded. Right: its two-car garage. The side door and both garage doors stay where the plan puts them; the workbench, shelves and car are added by the render.

What are the limits?

  • It is a rendering, not a photo. Never present it as a photo of the actual home.
  • Finishes are not the builder’s spec. Floors, cabinets, fixtures and colors are a suggestion in the chosen style. If the builder has fixed selections, say in the caption that finishes may differ.
  • Light and views are invented. What you see through a window is not the real view from the lot.
  • The 3D model follows what we read on the plan. An unclear plan can give a wrong room, which is why you check the room list before rendering. In our ranch run, the model closed an open porch with walls, and its render reads as an enclosed room.

How the plan becomes a 3D model and a render, step by step: floor plan to 3D render.

FAQ

Do I need photos of the empty rooms?

No. The floor plan is the only thing you upload: a JPG, PNG or PDF, and from a PDF we read the first page. That is why it works for a home that is not built yet.

How should I label the renders in my listing?

Put a clear label on each image or right next to it, such as “Virtually staged — artist’s impression”. For a home that is not built yet, say that too. Rules differ by state and by MLS; in California, AB 723 requires a disclosure for digitally altered listing images. This is general information, not legal advice.

Can I show the same home in more than one style?

Yes. The 3-style plan ($59.99) and the 5-style plan ($79.99) give you a full album of the home in each style, plus 9 extra renders.

Can I download the renders for the MLS and social media?

Yes. Every render in the album has a Download photo button. There is no 3D or CAD file to download.

The home is built and empty. Should I stage it from the floor plan?

You can, but the renders show suggested finishes and light, not the real rooms. If you can take photos of the empty rooms, photo-based virtual staging keeps the real floors, windows and light.

Stage a listing from its floor plan

One style for every room: $29.99, one-time. About 20 minutes from upload.

Upload your floor plan