A photo on a furniture website is a claim. The claim is "this is what we do." If the photo is from a stock library, copied from another vendor, or AI-generated, the claim is dishonest — even if the underlying work is real. This page is the policy that closes that gap.
Five rules we follow on every photo we publish
- 1. Owner-consent only on the gallery
Every install photo on the homepage / inspiration / blog galleries is from a real Wallbed by Design install with the property owner's written photo-release form on file. No stock images. No copied images from other vendors. No AI-generated images.
- 2. Signed release form before any publication
The release is a one-page document specifying: the customer's name, the install address, the date, which photos are released, where they may appear (this site / social media / press), and the right to revoke at any time. Customer keeps a copy. We file the original.
- 3. EXIF metadata scrubbed before web upload
Phone/camera EXIF often includes GPS coordinates, device serial number, original capture timestamp. We strip all EXIF on every published image to protect customer privacy. The image you see on this site has no embedded data that could identify the flat or owner.
- Confirm whether design drawings or a quotation are available and agree the scope and timing with the supplier.
- 5. Every photo on this site has provenance on internal record
We maintain an internal photo register: file path, capture date, install address (for our reference only, not published), customer name, release-form ID, finish description. If you ever wonder whether a specific photo is a real Wallbed by Design install — ask, and we'll show you the register entry on a showroom visit (with the address redacted unless the customer is one of our consented references).
What's NOT under this policy
- · The og:image at
/images/og-image.jpgis a brand-mark composite image used for social-share previews. It is generic by design — there's no claim of a specific install in it. - · Mechanism / hardware close-ups shown on materials-provenance pages may be product-shot images supplied by SBLM, Blum, Hilti, etc. as part of their reseller assets — these are not "install photos" but product photography licensed to us by the manufacturer.
- · Patent diagrams linked from materials-provenance are public-record images from USPTO / WIPO / Google Patents — not our photos.
How to verify any specific photo on this site
- Right-click → "Search image with Google" or "Save image as".
- Confirm whether design drawings or a quotation are available and agree the scope and timing with the supplier.
- If the image returns no other matches but you still want verification, walk into the showroom — we'll pull up the photo register entry for that file path and show you the chain of custody.
If you spot a stock photo on this site
Confirm whether design drawings or a quotation are available and agree the scope and timing with the supplier.
2025 reminder: the stock-photo placeholder issue we corrected after a buyer flagged it was caught exactly this way. The buyer who flagged it isn't a customer — and we still bought them a coffee. Same offer applies.