Five ways to make your new home look bigger and more luxurious
Create Property Staging: In its first 18 months, the homes that they staged have sold for an average of 18% over asking price.
Our aim as a professional home staging company is always to make a home feel bigger, brighter and more expensive. The good news is that this comes down to technique, not budget. Here’s what we do for clients every day at Create Property
Staging: Scale is everything. Oversized furniture is the single biggest culprit in making a room feel small — one correctly-sized sofa will always beat two that don’t fit.
Layer your lighting. A single overhead light flattens a room; lamps and warm bulbs at different heights instantly add depth and a sense of hotel-style comfort.
Use mirrors deliberately, placed to reflect light or a view, not just a blank wall.
Keep surfaces minimal — luxury reads as calm, not full.
And commit to one or two quality pieces rather than filling every gap with clutter.
These are exactly the principles we apply when staging show homes and family homes for sale across Munster — small, deliberate choices that change how a space feels the moment you walk in.
Dara Carey is co-founder of Create Property Staging, Munster’s only standalone home staging company, based in Fermoy, Co Cork
