Can I be honest? You're over thinking this. Your porch is lovely and inviting and will be only one place your potential buyers visit - probably one of the shorter visits. I like you're idea about some wood in one of the large pots and then remove as much of the small stuff as you can. If the weather cooperates get a plant for the other large pot. What are you going to do if/when you get an offer right away?!

DLM2000, from your lips to god’s ears lol. My house is a bit different in that it’s on 12 acres so not a huge market for that! I’m competing with brand spanking new, super fancy houses. So my realtor told me to focus on staging the main floor. I’m looking at competing listings and it’s crazy how much money these people spend on living, not just staging! This house is up the road from me, on 5 acres grrrr.

See what I found on #Zillow!

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/940-Pleasant-Hollow-Trl-Alpharetta-GA-30004/35945050_zpid

If we get an offer right away, then we’re good. We’ve already bought the new cabin in the mountains and have moved a lot of our stuff up there.

Your porch is adorable as it is currently! Definitely should start your possible buyers off with a very positive reaction to your house. I deleted another comment as somehow I did not see your most recent post initially. Basically for others who might be interested make sure you research your competition thoroughly before you start your staging. You may not have to do nearly as much as you think. Of course, it all depends on your specific market.

I think all of your changes are positive and the pots under the table are fine. The addition of the pillows/throws gives it color & life and it now looks inviting.

So that house up the road from you has been on the market coming up on a year if I'm reading Zillow correctly. I'm with pinkmountain - visual overload (and a squirrely camera lens makes it worse) but there's a buyer for anything if it's priced right. Don't focus on what that house looks like or what they're doing to attract (?) a buyer - focus on making yours appealing to your buyer.

I agree that house makes me nuts, or at least the pics do!

I’m focusing seriously on the porch, family room, office and kitchen as I’ve been told those are the areas I can make an impression. When you step in the front door all are somewhat in view, so the first impression is what will be the focus. In the south, an outside seating area is of great interest of course.

I moved here when it was all family farms and longtime residents. Now I call it Stepford, every house is bigger and fancier than the last. Giant SUVs, diamond rings and yoga pants everywhere.