Home sale guide
Selling a Home With Wallpaper: Keep It, Remove It or Update It?
If your wallpaper is dated, damaged or very personal, removing it and painting usually helps a home sell, because buyers see the work ahead rather than the room. Fresh, well-installed wallpaper in a dining room or powder room can stay and even help photos. The key is condition: peeling seams and faded patterns are what put buyers off.
In short
- Dated or damaged paper: remove and paint before listing photos.
- Fresh, neutral or designer paper in a small room can stay.
- Never paint over peeling wallpaper; it shows in photos and inspections.
- Book removal early; repairs and drying take time.
Keep, remove or update?
| Situation | Usually best |
|---|---|
| 1980s–90s borders, faded or peeling paper | Remove, repair, paint |
| Recent, well-installed paper in a powder or dining room | Keep |
| Very bold or themed kids' room paper | Remove or replace with paint |
| Grasscloth in good condition | Usually keep |
| Seams lifting or stained areas | Repair or remove; never leave visible damage |
Plan the timing
- Book removal two to three weeks before listing photos.
- Allow a day per room for removal and another for repairs and primer.
- Paint after the walls are fully dry.
- Schedule photos once the rooms are reset.
Why not just paint over it?
Seams and edges show through paint, especially in listing photos with bright light, and painted paper can bubble. Buyers and inspectors notice. Removing it gives a clean wall. See wallpaper removal cost in Gwinnett.
Where we work: neighborhoods and ZIP codes
We help sellers remove or refresh wallpaper before listing in Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell, East Cobb and Alpharetta.
North Atlanta: Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Midtown
- 30305 Buckhead
- 30327 Buckhead / Tuxedo Park
- 30342 Buckhead / Sandy Springs
- 30328 Sandy Springs
- 30350 Sandy Springs / Dunwoody
- 30338 Dunwoody
- 30319 Brookhaven
- 30324 Brookhaven / Lindbergh
- 30329 North Druid Hills
- 30341 Chamblee / Brookhaven
- 30339 Vinings / Cumberland
- 30309 Midtown / Ansley Park
- 30318 West Midtown / Westside
Roswell and East Cobb
- 30075 Roswell
- 30076 Roswell
- 30077 Roswell
- 30062 Marietta / East Cobb
- 30066 Marietta / East Cobb
- 30068 Marietta / East Cobb
Alpharetta, Milton and Johns Creek
- 30004 Alpharetta / Milton
- 30005 Alpharetta
- 30009 Alpharetta
- 30022 Alpharetta / Johns Creek
- 30024 Suwanee / Johns Creek
- 30097 Johns Creek / Duluth
Also serving: Gwinnett County; Cumming; Woodstock, Canton and Hall County. Not sure we cover your street? Send your ZIP code with a quote request.
About WallPros. WallPros LLC is a wallpaper installation company based in Grayson, Georgia, serving Gwinnett County, North Atlanta, Alpharetta, Roswell, East Cobb, Cumming and the rest of Metro Atlanta for 10 years. We install, remove and prepare walls for homeowners, interior designers and builders.
FAQ
Common questions
Does wallpaper lower home value?
Dated or damaged wallpaper can make a home look like a project. Fresh, tasteful paper in the right room usually does not hurt.
How long does it take to remove wallpaper before selling?
About a day per room for removal, plus repairs and painting.
Should I replace wallpaper before selling?
Usually paint is the safer choice for resale; new wallpaper is a personal choice.