Pre-sale decorating planned around the photos, then the viewers
Most buyers scroll online first. Strong purple or patchy ceilings can shrink your shortlist clicks before anyone parks outside. This service lines up with your agent on which rooms appear in the lead images, finishes those first within budget, then treats secondary rooms as optional add-ons so you are not over-improving spaces that never make the ad.
Sale-focused scope building blocks
Vendor prep often focuses on:
- Living, kitchen, and main bedroom walls where the lens spends the most time
- Ceilings washed or recoated where stains or roller ghosts read on camera
- Door frames and skirting sharpened at openings that appear in hallway shots
- A written must-do versus nice-to-have list so spend tracks expected sale benefit
Vendors who get the most from pre-listing paint
- Vendors two to four weeks ahead of photography
- Executors clearing a family home for market
- Developers refreshing a show unit before a relaunch
Markets where vendor prep is booked often
Why sale prep is a different brief to “redecorate for us”
The audience is a stranger with ten other tabs open. Choices favour broad appeal, even light, and surfaces that survive zoomed-in portal photos.
- Sheen and colour checked under daylight and typical evening bulbs
- Final look-over timed so the photographer is not shooting soft last coats
- Furniture placement discussed so large pieces do not hide fresh work unintentionally
What moves vendor prep quotes
- How many brochure rooms need full repaint versus smart localised repair
- Whether ceilings in those rooms need work to match the new wall tone
- Deadline pressure between instruction and launch date
- Occupied homes with slower room clearance versus empty access
Brochure rooms, then the rest
Brochure rooms close first, hall and entrance next if budget remains, then peripheral bedrooms or studies unless the agent marks them as key.
Vendor prep geography
Vendor work from south Dublin coastal suburbs through inland Wicklow and across the metro where viewings and photo slots need flexible diary management.
Selling your home - paint timing
Our agent wants “light grey” - can you match a swatch?
Yes. We can work from a named code or a physical chip so the online render matches the viewing day.
Should we paint before or after the BER assessor visits?
That depends on your property and assessor workflow - this is general guidance only, not SEAI/BER advice. Confirm timing with your BER assessor and estate agent; cosmetic decoration is often scheduled after structural work is documented, but your professional advisers should decide.
We are still living there - can viewers come mid-job?
Not ideal. Programmes aim to hand brochure rooms complete before the first public slot; if overlap is unavoidable, it is agreed explicitly.
Gallery
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Who we are
Background on Shannon Bradley Interiors, how jobs are run, and what to expect from first message to handover.
Contact
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Other services
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