Virtual staging for agents, brokerages & builders

Your virtual staging and visual marketing department.

Bella is the visual marketing department for real estate professionals: virtual home staging services, 3D rendering, floor plans and photo editing, handled by real interior designers. Everything your listing needs to sell, MLS-ready in 24 to 48 hours, from $48 a photo.

Real designers, never AIMost work back in 24–48 hoursFull usage rightsRework or refund

“Bella is as good as I've seen.”

Craig C. Rowe · Inman
4.9 on Google · Trusted by real estate professionals across the US & Canada

Who we are

Real estate pros who make you look like one.

Bella isn't a software company. We're a virtual staging company run by interior designers and real estate professionals who have helped market and sell thousands of residential and commercial properties, so we know exactly what buyers in your market are looking for. We turn your listing photos and other real estate media into visuals that stand out, showing the full potential of the property and painting the picture buyers are searching for. You walk into every appointment with a property that already looks sold.

Win the listing

Show up with staged renders and a plan, and sellers choose you over the agent with an empty MLS photo.

Look like the expert

Every room composed by a designer who knows your market, so your sellers think you're a hero.

Sell it faster

Buyers feel at home in the first three photos, so the offers come sooner and the home moves.

Why it works

Virtual staging in your real estate marketing strategy

Listing photos do the first showing. Here's where virtually staged images earn their place in real estate marketing for agents, brokerages and builders.

What is virtual staging?

Virtual staging, also called digital staging or digital home staging, is a real estate marketing technique: a designer adds furniture and decor to photos of empty rooms, so buyers see how each space lives. It works best for vacant homes and online listings.

Win the first photos

97% of buyers use the internet in their home search, so your listing photos are the first showing. Empty rooms often look smaller on a phone screen; virtually staged images give them scale and purpose, designed to increase buyer interest before a buyer scrolls past.

Help buyers visualize the home

82% of buyers' agents say staging makes it easier for buyers to visualize a property as their future home, according to the National Association of Realtors. Virtually staged photos do that for empty rooms without renting furniture.

Use them everywhere

Full usage rights mean your staged images can go on the MLS, your website, brochures, online ads and social media, alongside the rest of your marketing tools.

One studio for multiple listings

Staging, floor plans, photo editing and 3D renders in one order, so growing your real estate business doesn't mean managing multiple vendors across multiple listings.

Quality without the premium

Every image is composed by a designer, from $48 a photo, so competitive pricing doesn't mean sacrificing quality.

How we do it

Better work, priced like it shouldn't be.

Physical staging$2,000–5,000a month · until it sells · the furniture goes back
Bella virtual staging$48a photo · paid once · yours for the whole listing

Home staging, virtual or physical, does one job: it shows buyers what a room is for. Bella is not a software company, and not an offshore desk. Our team has spent over ten years in the real estate industry and interior design — we know which rooms buyers decide in, which furniture reads on a small screen, and what a listing photo has to do in the three seconds it gets. Every image is composed by hand by a real person, a designer, never AI. What lets us price the way we do is not a cheaper product but a better process: we have engineered the entire process around the design work — intake, revisions, delivery — so the cost sits in the designer's eye rather than in overhead. Competitive pricing usually means a compromise somewhere. Ours does not.

Choosing a service

How our virtual staging services compare to AI virtual staging and physical staging

Real estate agents have three ways to fill an empty listing. Here's how they compare on realism, turnaround time and cost, and why most agents who try it pick virtual staging over physical staging.

Human virtual staging (Bella)

Human designers, not software: a professional interior designer places every piece of realistic furniture by hand, so scale, shadows and light match the room. Traditional virtual staging takes longer than an app, but it is how we deliver photorealistic results: MLS-ready virtually staged photos in 24–48 hours, from $48 a photo, with free revisions for two weeks.

AI-powered virtual staging apps

Virtual staging AI tools return an image in seconds for less money, and some let you resize furniture yourself. The catch is image quality: floating furniture, wrong scale and altered walls or windows, which can misrepresent the property to potential buyers.

Physical staging

Rented furniture looks great at an open house, but traditional staging can cost thousands of dollars a month, needs movers, and leaves the day the home sells.

Choosing between virtual staging companies

Compare before-and-after samples, turnaround time and the revision policy of every virtual staging company on your shortlist. Make sure you own the images, and ask for MLS disclosure guidance. Avoid anyone who offers to hide a property's flaws.

How many photos to stage

Most listings need 5–8 staged photos, one per room or angle: start with the living room, kitchen, dining room and primary bedroom. Send high resolution images if you have them. Volume discounts start at three photos.

What we do

Staged for how buyers in your market feel.

We're interior designers and real estate professionals who have helped market and sell thousands of listings. Using local buyer data, we design every room to trigger the feeling that sells, then deliver the full visual package in 24 to 48 hours.

A room staged by Bella Virtual Staging The same room empty, before staging Before After
Concord Pacific · Concord Gardens · Richmond, BC
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Concord Gardens is a master-planned community by Concord Pacific in Richmond, BC. Bella staged a full home here: the kitchen, living and dining, and every bedroom. We furnished the empty rooms so buyers could feel the lifestyle before a single piece of furniture arrived.

Our team

Virtual staging services & real estate marketing specialists in your corner.

One studio designs and delivers everything below — the full visual package that makes your residential and commercial properties stand out from the competition and stops potential buyers mid-scroll.

A modern luxury home at dusk, warm windows glowing over a reflecting pool

Virtual staging

Virtual furniture staging for vacant homes and empty rooms, by real interior designers, in furniture styles matched to the home and your target buyer.

Furniture removal

We digitally remove existing furniture from occupied or cluttered rooms, then restage them with new furniture. Included free with virtual staging.

Virtual renovation

Update dated flooring, wall color, countertops, cabinets and fixtures digitally, so a home that needs work shows its potential before staging.

3D floor plans

Furnished, to-scale layouts buyers can actually walk.

Day-to-dusk edits

Turn a flat daytime exterior into a warm twilight hero shot.

Virtual tours & 360°

Walkable 360° tours with every room virtually staged. We furnish the empty spaces, then stitch them into one immersive walkthrough.

3D renders

Photoreal interiors and exteriors from plans, before you build.

Image enhancement & sky swaps

Sky replacement, item removal, and general image enhancement.

The virtual staging process

How a virtual staging project works, from upload to MLS

Step 1

Order & upload

Choose how many photos you need and place your order. You get an upload link with our Look Book, so you can send your listing photos right away or whenever you're ready.

Step 2

Pick a furniture style

Choose from multiple furniture styles in the Look Book, or tell us your target buyer and a designer picks the style that fits the property.

Step 3

A designer stages every room

A real interior designer places the virtual furniture by hand, and digitally removes existing furniture first if the room is occupied. No drag-and-drop editor, no AI.

Step 4

Approve & download in 24–48 hours

Download MLS-ready virtually staged images in 24 to 48 hours. Revisions are unlimited and free for two weeks, and if it's still not right we rework it or refund it.

Furniture styles

Multiple furniture styles, from starter condos to luxury listings

Every style works in any room, from the living room and dining room to the primary bedroom. Different buyers respond to different furniture styles, so pick one from our Look Book or let a designer match it to the buyers your listing needs to attract.

Contemporary

Neutral, clean-lined stylish furniture that suits almost any property and lets buyers picture their own things.

Modern Farmhouse

Warm wood, soft textiles and relaxed pieces for suburban family homes.

Scandinavian

Pale woods and uncluttered rooms that make small condos and apartments feel bigger.

Coastal

Light blues and natural fibres for waterfront and vacation homes.

Mid-Century Modern

Walnut tones and classic silhouettes for urban buyers and period homes.

Traditional & Transitional

Classic pieces for luxury listings and established neighbourhoods, or a transitional mix of old and new.

Completed jobs

Real listings. Real outcomes.

Scroll through recent projects — see each room before and after, who it was for, and exactly what we made.

Den & family room, staged Den & family room, before stagingSold · 9 daysHover for before
Real estate agent · Lodge estate

Den & family room

Virtual staging3D floor plan
Built from the plans, staged Built from the plans, before stagingPre-sold from rendersHover for before
Home builder · Pre-construction

Built from the plans

3D rendering
120 Bayview Ave, staged 120 Bayview Ave, before stagingSold · 21 daysHover for before
Real estate agent · Toronto

120 Bayview Ave

Virtual stagingFloor planHouse tour
289 Drake St, staged 289 Drake St, before stagingLeased · 30 daysHover for before
Brokerage · Vancouver

289 Drake St

Virtual staging360° tour
Twilight exterior, staged Twilight exterior, before stagingPre-sold from rendersHover for before
Home builder · Model home

Twilight exterior

Day-to-dusk3D render
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In the press

Reporters have been checking our work since 2020.

Fortune, CBC News, The Globe and Mail, Inman, Storeys and the Miami Herald have all looked at what we make. Every link below goes to the original coverage.

Also covered by Yahoo Finance · Real Estate Magazine · Geek Estate · ValiantCEO · Vancouver Awesome · Bob Vila — and winner of Best of Houzz 2021
From the agents who list with us

Staged in 48 hours. Sold in days.

“My favorite virtual stagers. Bella did a fabulous job. We got an offer in 4 days and closed in 2 weeks. My seller is super happy and so am I.”

Beverly BahmAgent · Chicago, IL

“I am so pleased with your services. The virtual staging was awesome. We sold my listing in 8 days with multiple offers.”

Joe BenvenutoAgent · San Francisco, CA

“The quality is impeccable. Their furniture is so realistic it does the trick every single time. We highly recommend Bella and will keep using them.”

Natasha Reneau JonesAgent · Long Beach, CA
A modern home at dusk, sold after virtual staging
The outcome

Hundreds of millions in listings sold.

Staged by Bella designers for agents, brokerages, and home builders across the United States and Canada.

Compliance

Virtual staging real estate agents can list without risking their license.

Built to MLS specifications

Correct dimensions and file standards, so there is no re-exporting on your end.

AB 723-compliant

California's AB 723 requires virtually staged listing photos to be disclosed, with access to the original images. We build that disclosure standard into the order, not bolted on afterward.

We never invent the property

Staged photos never add windows, move walls or invent square footage, so you are never misleading buyers. Layout changes are made only on request, as a disclosed virtual renovation.

Disclosure guidance included

We tell you exactly what to note on the listing, and we always recommend you do. Honest advertising is what NAR's Code of Ethics expects, and transparency builds trust with buyers.

Questions

Virtual staging services: what agents ask before they order.

How much does virtual staging cost per image?

Virtual staging is $48 per image, with automatic volume discounts: 5% off 3 or more photos, 10% off 6 or more, 15% off 11 or more and 20% off 21 or more. Furniture removal is included free. The same discounts apply to virtual renovation, photo editing, floor plans, 3D rendering and 360° tours in the same order. No subscription, no minimum, no monthly rental.

How does virtual staging for real estate photos work?

You send the listing photos you already have. A designer removes existing furniture if needed, then furnishes each room digitally in the style you pick, matching scale, light and shadows to the photo. Nothing is delivered or installed, and the staged images come back ready for the MLS, your website and social media in 24 to 48 hours.

Is virtual staging worth it?

For most vacant homes, yes. 97% of buyers use the internet in their home search, and 82% of buyers' agents say staging makes it easier for buyers to visualize a property as their future home, according to the National Association of Realtors. Virtual staging gives your listing photos that effect for a one-time cost per photo, while physical staging runs thousands of dollars a month.

Can I use these photos on the MLS?

Yes. Every image is built to MLS specifications and AB 723 disclosure standards. We always recommend disclosing that photos were virtually staged on your public listing and marketing materials, and we tell you exactly what to note. Check your local real estate board for any additional requirements.

Is virtual staging legal, or is it misleading buyers?

Virtual staging is legal when it is disclosed and doesn't misrepresent the property. Label virtually staged photos on the listing, keep the original images available, and never alter walls, windows or views. In California, AB 723 makes that disclosure a legal requirement. Every Bella order comes with disclosure guidance.

Is this AI virtual staging?

No. That is the entire point. Every Bella image is composed by hand by a professional interior designer using Photoshop, 3D Max, Corona, and our own internal tools. We do not use AI staging or templates, because they misrepresent properties and produce the same room on every listing in your market.

How is virtual staging different from traditional home staging?

Traditional home staging rents real furniture into the property and can cost thousands of dollars a month for as long as it's on the market. Virtual staging means adding furniture digitally to your listing photos, so there are no movers and no monthly rental, and the staged images are yours for the whole listing. We always recommend disclosing virtually staged photos on the listing.

How fast do I get my photos back?

A quick turnaround: 24 to 48 hours from the moment you upload, not the one to two weeks it typically takes to schedule a physical stage.

What if I don't like the result?

You get unlimited revisions for two weeks after delivery. If it is still not right, we rework it or refund it. You are not stuck with an image you cannot use.

The room isn't empty. Can you still stage it?

Yes. Furniture removal is included: we digitally clear cluttered, tenant-occupied, or mid-renovation rooms before staging them. Send us what you have.

What furniture styles can I choose?

Pick a style from our Look Book, including contemporary, modern farmhouse, Scandinavian, coastal, mid-century modern, and traditional or transitional. Or tell us who you're selling to and a designer chooses furniture styles for your target buyer.

How many photos should I virtually stage?

One per room or angle you want buyers to see furnished. Most listings need 5–8 staged photos, starting with the living room, kitchen, dining room and primary bedroom.

Can I try Bella's virtual staging for free?

Yes. Real estate professionals can claim a $40 voucher on our free sample page to try Bella virtual staging risk-free. Eligibility is subject to Bella's approval.

Do you work with real estate photographers?

Yes. A real estate photographer can add our virtual staging, item removal, day-to-dusk and sky swaps to any shoot as a white-label service, with your brand on every file and the same 24 to 48 hour turnaround.

Where do you work?

Most of our work is with agents, brokerages, and builders across the United States and Canada, and we take listings internationally on request.

A high-rise bedroom after virtual staging by a Bella interior designer
Your next listing

Stand out from the competition.

While other listings show empty rooms, yours shows a home — designer-composed, MLS-ready staged images back in 24 to 48 hours.

Unlimited revisions for two weeks · Don't love it? We rework it or refund it.