When it comes to staging, furniture scale and placement is everything.  

In a world of oversized, mega couches, it is often that I come across a home with furniture that is too large or plentiful.  I can empathize with the homeowner, recognizing their concern that every person, at the party they may throw once a year, have spacious and comfortable seating; however, the reality of life is that parties are infrequent and when there is one, most people stand (unless it is a mom's bookclub, and since there is wine involved, we - ah, ahem, they - are just happy to be kidless, with other adults, and are thrilled to sit on ANYTHING).