Service
Virtual Renovation of Listing and Remodel Photos
Virtual renovation is the editing of photos of an existing room or house to show it remodeled, with new flooring, paint, cabinets, fixtures or siding, and our designers do it for listing agents, house flippers and remodeling contractors. Buyers see what a dated home could become and homeowners see their own room remodeled before they sign, with the first renovated photos in 3 to 5 business days, each delivered beside its original for disclosure; it extends our real estate virtual staging service to rooms where the finishes change, not only the furniture.
Built from
Your photos and list of changes
First photos
3 to 5 business days
Your photos and list of changes
Built from
3 to 5 business days
First photos
Fixed, within 12 hours
Quote
Two rounds included
Revisions
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What do you get with our virtual renovation service?
A virtual renovation order returns each photo with the chosen changes made in 3D, matched to the room's perspective and light, beside the original. This is 3D renovation, not a color filter: new cabinets, tile and flooring are modeled and rendered in 3ds Max with Corona or V-Ray, then set into your photo in Photoshop, so a new countertop catches the light from the room's own window. Walls, windows and the room's size stay as they are in the photo.
| Change | Example |
|---|---|
| Paint and flooring | Dated beige carpet and yellow walls to oak floor and white walls |
| Kitchen cabinets and counters | Oak cabinets and laminate to painted shaker cabinets and quartz |
| Bathroom | Tub and tile surround to a walk-in shower, new vanity and tile |
| Exterior siding, roof and paint | Vinyl siding and brown trim to painted board-and-batten and a metal roof |
| Full remodel with layout changes | Walls moved or a kitchen relocated; rendered as a new view from plans |
When a remodel moves walls, a photo of the old room no longer fits the new one, so we render the space from a plan instead, as an interior or exterior rendering. The quote says which applies before work starts.
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Virtual renovation before and after
The four pairs below show a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room and a house exterior, each one image with the 'Before' half beside the 'Virtual renovation' half, and the change list in the caption. They are concept work showing the method.
Why teams send us their drawings
Drawn by architects
Plans, sections and finish schedules are read the way they were drawn, so the first draft is close.
Priced before we start
A fixed quote within 12 hours of receiving your files. The quote you accept is the one you pay.
A clay draft first
Camera angles and massing are agreed on a plain model before materials go on, so the final has no surprises.
Yours to use anywhere
Full commercial rights and 4K JPG and PNG files for print, web and listings.
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Who orders virtual renovation?
Listing agents with dated homes, house flippers pitching to buyers or lenders, and remodeling contractors selling a job order virtual renovations. An agent selling a 1980s house shows buyers what the kitchen could be, so the listing competes with renovated homes nearby. A flipper shows a lender or a partner the finished product before buying materials. A contractor shows the homeowner their own room remodeled, which is the subject of the next section.
The disclosure rule is the same as for staging: a renovated photo shows what the home could be, not what it is, so it is labeled and shown with the original.
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3D remodel visualization for contractors
Remodeling contractors use a 3D remodel image to close the sale, because a client who sees their own room remodeled is saying yes to a picture, not to a quote and a sample board. The contractor photographs the room on the estimate visit, lists the finishes in the proposal, and sends the renovated photo with the price. If the client is choosing between two cabinet colors, two photos settle it.
For a kitchen being designed from scratch, with new layout and appliances, a kitchen rendering made from the plans is the better tool. When the remodel changes the layout of a whole floor, a floor plan to 3D conversion shows the new arrangement from above, room by room.
What clients said about our interior designer's work
I sent over our floor plans and a few reference photos, and they took it from there. What stood out was how little back-and-forth we needed. They understood the brief and got most things right on the first attempt. The final images were exactly what our marketing team needed.
Robert Hayes · United States
We were struggling to agree on finishes for a client's kitchen renovation. Having the different options rendered made the decision so much easier. It saved us from making what could have been a very expensive mistake. Money well spent.
Emily Carter · United Kingdom
Honestly, the first draft wasn't quite what I had pictured. I sent through my comments, and the revised version was spot on. I appreciated that they actually listened rather than rushing through the changes. Happy with how everything turned out.
Daniel Cooper · Australia
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What does virtual renovation do for a listing or a remodel sale?
Virtual renovation lets a buyer, lender or homeowner see the finished remodel on a photo of the real room, so the decision is made on a picture of the result instead of a sample board. Because each new finish is modeled and lit to match the room, the photo shows the remodel that is specified, not a guess, and it sits beside the original so nobody is misled.
| Who | What they show | What it does for them |
|---|---|---|
| Listing agent | A dated kitchen or bath with new finishes | The listing competes with renovated homes nearby |
| House flipper | The finished house before materials are bought | Lenders and partners see the product they are funding |
| Remodeling contractor | The client's own room, remodeled | The client says yes to a picture of the result |
| Homeowner | Two cabinet colors or two floors on the same photo | The choice is settled before anything is ordered |
An example. A flipper buys a 1970s ranch and has the kitchen, the bathroom, the living room, the primary bedroom and the front exterior shown renovated for the listing, so buyers see the finished house in the photos, each beside its original. Every service and its 3D render cost are listed on our pricing page.
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How long does virtual renovation take?
A virtual renovation photo comes back in 3 to 5 business days, or in 48 hours on request, subject to capacity.
| Stage | Time |
|---|---|
| Fixed quote | Within 12 hours of receiving the photos |
| First renovated photos | 3 to 5 business days |
| Rush delivery | 48 hours on request, subject to capacity |
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What do you need to send us?
Send the photo at full resolution and describe the changes, with product links or samples if you have them. The more exact the finish list, the closer the photo is to what will be built.
- 01Send the original photo at full resolution, with the camera level.
- 02List the changes: finishes, fixtures and anything to remove.
- 03Add product links, swatch photos or color codes for each finish.
- 04Name the target style, so the parts we choose for you match the rest.
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How do revisions work?
Revisions adjust finishes and fixtures per photo, with two rounds included in the fixed quote.
- 01Compare the renovated photo with the original and your finish list.
- 02Mark each finish or fixture to change, with a link or swatch for the new one.
- 03Receive the revised photo on the date given with the revision.
- 04Approve the final and download it with the original.
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What file formats do you deliver?
Renovated photos are returned as JPG and PNG at the full resolution of the photo you send, with the original under a matching file name. You get full commercial use, with no time or place limit.
| File | Use |
|---|---|
| Renovated JPG | Listings, proposals, email |
| Renovated PNG | Brochures, print and presentation boards |
| Original photo, matching name | Disclosure beside the renovated photo |
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Is AI remodel free to use?
Free AI remodel apps can restyle a photo, but they change walls and windows at random, so for a listing or a signed contract the design is modeled to the real room. An AI app does not know which wall is load-bearing, where the plumbing runs or which cabinet you priced; it paints a plausible kitchen, and the window may move a foot to the left. For a mood check that is fine. For a photo a buyer relies on, or a picture a homeowner signs a contract against, each finish has to be the one specified. Our comparison of AI rendering tools shows what they do well and where they drift.
Questions
Do I need to disclose a virtual renovation on a listing?
Yes. A renovated photo shows work that has not been done, so label it and show the original beside it. The NAR Code of Ethics requires a true picture in advertising, and California's AB 723, in force since January 1, 2026, requires a disclosure on digitally altered listing images and access to the unaltered original, as the San Diego MLS explains.
Get a quote for virtual renovation
Send the photos and the list of changes through the form and we reply with a fixed quote within 12 hours. We are a 3D rendering company with interior designers on our team, working remotely for agents, flippers and contractors in the US and worldwide. Virtual renovation is one of our 3D rendering services.