My job as an interior stylist: ‘We staged a property a few years ago and it went for €100k over the asking price’

Interior stylist Claire Callanan works alongside estate agents to prepare homes for sale and says staging helps a property sell faster and for the highest possible price Claire Callanan pictured at one of her ongoing projects in Dalkey, Dublin. Photo: Frank McGrath “I worked as a buyer for an Irish retailer for over seven years so I’ve always been interested in fashion, interiors and style and I’ve always been creative. One of my friends is an estate agent and four years ago he asked me to give him a hand with a couple of small apartments he was selling.

I was basically just dressing the beds, adding some soft furnishings and giving them a bit of zhuzh. I enjoyed the work and realised I liked turning properties around. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.