On a ledge in the stairwell, Elizabeth Polansky, owner of The Styled Home, removes non- functioning blinds to let in more natural light – all part of the pre-photo staging process at 35 Buttonwood Lane in Portland last week.

Artwork, vases, and a plant from elsewhere in the home were employed to enhance the foyer.

Polansky, right, and Holly McQuinn escort an outdated television from the premises.

Holly McQuinn of The Styled Home hangs a picture in the foyer, to provide a focal point.

The living room before it was staged.

McQuinn, left, and Polansky help a coffee table section to a new spot in the living room.

The living room post-staging. The previously hidden fireplace is revealed.

Jill Butler, left, marketing manager at Dambrie Garon Real Estate at Keller Williams, helps Polansky move a chair from the living room to a downstairs bedroom.

Polansky removes a silk ficus from the master bath, and McQuinn folds fresh towels. The dusty ficus went to the storage room.

"Does this look crooked?" McQuinn, left, and Polansky re-arrange pictures on the wall of the lower-level great room. After removing two of the original five, they adjusted the height and spacing of those remaining.

The master bedroom pre-staging.

Polansky flips bedding to achieve a more neutral shade in the master bedroom.

The master bedroom at 35 Buttonwood after staging. Window treatments and fabric draped over the stools were removed. "I typically take off all window treatments," Polansky said.

Polansky carefully removes a vase from the dining room shelving to use elsewhere in the home. "We 'shop' in closets and cabinets and everywhere to re-purpose furnishings," Polansky said.

The dining room after being staged.

The home at 35 Buttonwood Lane in the Stroudwater neighborhood of Portland.