🛋️ Virtual Staging Actor

🚀 Transform any empty room into a professionally staged space in minutes. Upload a photo, describe your vision, and receive a polished staging render ready for listings, marketing, or client presentations. No interior designer, no 3D studio, no delays.

The Virtual Staging Actor enhances your design brief with an AI-powered prompt studio, renders stunning staged scenes with the Nano Banana image engine, and delivers professional results ready for listings and marketing. Perfect for real estate professionals, interior designers, staging companies, short-term rental hosts, and marketing agencies that need consistent, high-quality visuals at scale.

Target Audience: Real estate agents, staging companies, interior design studios, short-term rental hosts, property managers, content marketers
Primary Use Cases: Listing refresh, concept boards, renovation previews, before/after campaigns, client presentations

---

🎯 What Does the Virtual Staging Actor Do?

This actor takes an empty room photo and your design vision, then returns:

✅ Professional renders ready for MLS, brochures, or social media
✅ Reference image matching to use exact furniture pieces or decor items you provide
✅ Enhanced staging prompts that respect the room's architecture, perspective, and lighting
✅ Before/after URLs and instant Apify datasets ready for CSV/Excel/JSON export
✅ Output formats in PNG, JPEG, or WebP
✅ Items added list showing exactly what furniture and decor was placed in the room

💡 Business Value: Slash turnaround times on creative deliverables, keep every listing on-brand, and reduce the cost of physical staging or custom 3D work.

---

📸 Example: Before & After

See the transformation in action:

Original Room:

Staged Room:

---

📥 Input

Launch the actor in Apify and complete the simple form:

• Room image: Upload your room photo or paste a direct HTTPS link (PNG/JPG/WebP up to 15 MB).
• Staging brief: Describe exactly what you want to add (e.g., "Add a light-toned sectional facing the window, a round wood coffee table, a slim media console with framed TV, a floor lamp, and a textured rug with greenery.").
• Reference images (optional): Upload photos of specific furniture pieces or decor items you want to use exactly as shown. When you mention "this sofa" or "this table" in your brief, the actor will use the exact items from your reference images.
• AI temperature (optional): Control how closely the render follows your original photo. Values near 0 stay true to the base photo; values near 1 allow more creative interpretation. Leave blank to use the balanced default (0.55).

Here's what the filled-out input form looks like:

{
  "roomImage": "https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/cc/22/31/cc22314cd8d1858fed04591907b2c754.jpg",
  "stagingBrief": "Add a light-toned sectional facing the window, a round wood coffee table, a slim media console with framed TV, a floor lamp, and a textured rug with greenery.",
  "referenceImages": [],
  "aiTemperature": 0.55
}

Pro Tip: 💡 When using reference images, mention them in your staging brief (e.g., "Place this sofa in the corner" or "Use this table in the center") and the actor will use those exact pieces in your render.

---

📤 Output

After the Actor finishes its run, you'll get a dataset with your staging results. You can download those results as an Excel, HTML, XML, JSON, and CSV document.

Here's an example of staging data you'll get:

{
  "stagedImageUrl": "stored://staged-room-1763409726905-1.png",
  "originalImageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/cc/22/31/cc22314cd8d1858fed04591907b2c754.jpg",
  "focalPoints": [
    "Light-toned sectional facing the window",
    "Round wood coffee table",
    "Slim media console with framed TV",
    "Textured rug under the seating area",
    "Greenery accents"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2025-11-17T20:02:06.914Z"
}

What You Get:

• Staged image URL: Your finished render ready for listings and marketing
• Original image URL: The before photo for before/after comparisons
• Items added: List of furniture and decor elements that were added to the room
• Created at: Timestamp of when the staging was generated

Download Options: Export the Apify dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, HTML, or call it via API.

---

⚡ Why Choose the Virtual Staging Actor?

• 🎯 Visual consistency: Keeps perspective and architecture intact, with no uncanny results.
• ⚡ Rapid turnaround: ~5 minutes from upload to finished render.
• 💸 Cost savings: Replace physical staging/photo shoots with repeatable automation.
• 📋 Items added list: Clear summary of what furniture and decor was added to each room.
• 🧠 Creative control: Dial in how closely the render follows your original photo via AI temperature.
• 🖼️ Exact furniture matching: Use reference images to place specific furniture pieces exactly as you want them.

Time Savings: Cut 10 to 15 labor hours per property.
Efficiency: Refresh dozens of listings per week without hiring additional designers.

---

🚀 How to Use

1. Sign Up: Create a free account w/ $5 credit (≈2 minutes).
2. Open the Actor: Search "Virtual Staging Actor" inside Apify.
3. Set Input: Upload the room photo, describe your additions, add reference images (optional), and (optionally) adjust AI temperature.
4. Run It: Click Start. Renders typically finish in 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Download Data: Fetch the render and dataset as CSV/Excel/JSON or plug it into APIs/webhooks.

Total Time: ~5 minutes per property.
No Technical Skills Required: Point-and-click interface with helper text.

---

💼 Business Use Cases

Real Estate Brokerages

• Refresh stale listings each week.
• Give sellers before/after visuals to secure approvals.
• Offer premium clients multiple concepts effortlessly.

Interior Designers & Staging Studios

• Produce concept boards without external render farms.
• Present virtual options before sourcing furniture.
• Iterate quickly with remote client feedback.

Short-Term Rental Hosts

• Launch seasonal looks or themed packages on Airbnb/VRBO.
• Preview upgrades before committing budget.
• Keep marketing feeds fresh with consistent visuals.

Developers & Property Managers

• Visualize units before showrooms exist.
• Equip sales/leasing teams with marketing kits the same day.
• Align investors with a clear view of finishes and layouts.

---

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need both an upload and a URL for the room image?
A: No. Use whichever is easier. The upload takes priority if both are provided.

Q: How do I control how closely it follows the original photo?
A: Set the "AI temperature." Values near 0 stay true to the base photo; values near 1 allow bold reinterpretations. Leaving it empty uses our balanced default (0.55).

Q: How many renders per run?
A: One render per run to keep costs predictable. Duplicate the run with different briefs to explore alternates.

Q: Can I use specific furniture pieces I already have?
A: Yes! Upload reference images of your furniture pieces, then mention them in your staging brief (e.g., "Place this sofa in the corner"). The actor will use those exact pieces in your render.

Q: Are the outputs safe for commercial use?
A: The actor preserves architecture and maintains realistic proportions, but always review final renders for your brand and compliance standards.

Q: What image formats are supported?
A: Room images and reference images support PNG, JPG, and WebP formats up to 15 MB.

---

🔗 Integrate Virtual Staging Actor with Any App

Connect the actor to your automation stack via Apify integrations:

• Make: Drop renders into marketing workflows.
• Zapier: Notify Slack, Gmail, HubSpot, etc.
• Slack: Share before/after previews with teams.
• Airbyte: Sync datasets to warehouses/BI tools.
• Google Drive: Auto-archive high-res renders.
• GitHub: Version prompt configs or datasets.

Prefer webhooks? Trigger any downstream automation the moment a run completes.

---

🔗 Recommended Actors

Build a complete real-estate intelligence stack with these ParseForge actors:

Actor	Description	Link
Auction.com Property Scraper	Capture foreclosure and auction listings from Auction.com	https://apify.com/parseforge/auction-com-property-scraper
BizBuySell Scraper (Pay Per Event)	Monitor business-for-sale listings for comps and pipeline targeting	https://apify.com/parseforge/bizbuysell-scraper-pay-per-event
James Edition Real Estate Scraper	Track luxury property inventory worldwide	https://apify.com/parseforge/james-edition-real-estate-scraper
duPont Registry Scraper	Collect premium real estate and exotic vehicle listings	https://apify.com/parseforge/dupont-registry-scraper
Greatschools Scraper	Enrich market research with nearby school insights	https://apify.com/parseforge/greatschools-scraper

Pro Tip: 💡 Explore the full catalog at apify.com/parseforge to complete your toolkit.

---

Need Help? We're here to help you get the most value from this actor. Reach out via Apify support or open an issue in the repository. Happy staging!

---

⚠️ Disclaimer: This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any marketplace or staging brand mentioned. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.