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How to Stage Your Home for Zoom

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With every Zoom or Skype we do these days, we’re getting a glimpse into how people live. Some spaces are blank and others are full, really full. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports on staging your Zoom call, so both you and the other watchful eyes reap the benefits.

With every Zoom or Skype we do these days, we're getting a glimpse into how people live.

Some backdrops are blank, while others are full. Really full.

Red House Staging stages homes for sale and turns them into a buyers dream.

If they can stage a house, surely they can stage a Zoom right?

“I think I want my coworker to look at me with my Zoom calls and say, 'Oh, wow! I think Syd's apartment is really cute. It's kind of how I would expect her personal space to look,'” Red House Staging Senior Project Manager Sydney Gaskins said.

Gaskins said a professional looking Zoom call should be in a common space like your kitchen, living or dining room.

Don't Zoom in your bedroom. Just don’t.

A candle sits atop books on a desk.
Red House Staging

To give the right look, Gaskins says it boils down to a handful of simple things:

  • bright pillows
  • stack of books
  • plants
  • candles  
  • artwork

“Trying to keep my mess as organized as possible makes my work head a little more clear as well," Gaskins said.

No one’s space is clean all the time, but that  doesn't mean your coworkers need to see a mess.

A well-staged Zoom can not only make you look more professional, it can help you feel that way, too. 

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