In short
- A brief has five parts: room type, design style, key pieces, materials and finishes, and constraints.
- Specific nouns beat adjectives: "walnut dining table with six tan leather chairs" works better than "nice dining set".
- Say what to leave alone: windows, doors, flooring and anything structural.
- Short briefs of two or three sentences outperform long ones.
- The model interprets rather than obeys, so review every render and re-run on the same seed if one strays.
Most disappointing staged images come from a vague request, not a weak tool. The room type and the style set the direction; the brief fills in the detail. A good one takes thirty seconds to write.
The five parts of a brief
- Room type: living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, home office, bathroom.
- Style: Modern Minimal, Scandinavian, Industrial Loft, Mid-Century, Boho Chic, Rustic Cabin.
- Key pieces: the two or three items that define the room.
- Materials and finishes: timber, leather, linen, stone, metal, and the colour of each.
- Constraints: what must not change, and what to avoid.
Worked examples
- Living room, Modern Luxe: "A cognac leather sofa facing the window, a travertine coffee table, a cream wool rug, one floor lamp. Keep the windows and floor as they are."
- Dining room, Mid-Century: "A walnut dining table with six chairs with tan leather seats, a low walnut sideboard, three globe pendants. Do not change the walls."
- Home office: "A walnut desk, a black leather executive chair, built-in bookshelves with books, a green-shaded desk lamp."
- Bedroom, Japandi: "A low oak platform bed with linen bedding, round bedside tables, paper lantern lights, a saddle leather bench at the foot of the bed."
What to avoid
- Brand names and exact product models; describe the piece instead.
- Asking for structural change. Furnishing is staging; changing walls, windows or floors is not.
- Overloading the room. Three or four well-chosen pieces beat twelve.
- Contradictions, such as "minimal" and "maximalist" in one note.
Review, then iterate
Compare each render with the original. Check that doors, windows and floor edges are where they were, that furniture is the right scale, and that materials look real. If a frame strays, re-run it on the same seed so the set stays consistent. The multi-angle staging guide explains why.