diff --git a/examples/mother.py b/examples/mother.py
index fa28bfb35b..4fd0c3eda5 100644
--- a/examples/mother.py
+++ b/examples/mother.py
@@ -83,11 +83,13 @@ async def on_input(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
         await chat_view.mount(Prompt(event.value))
         await chat_view.mount(response := Response())
         response.anchor()
+
         self.send_prompt(event.value, response)
 
     @work(thread=True)
     def send_prompt(self, prompt: str, response: Response) -> None:
         """Get the response in a thread."""
+
         response_content = ""
         llm_response = self.model.prompt(prompt, system=SYSTEM)
         for chunk in llm_response:
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
index bbfcec7c87..f4fc9199b2 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
@@ -745,10 +745,10 @@ def __set__(
         _rich_traceback_omit = True
         if offset is None:
             if obj.clear_rule(self.name):
-                obj.refresh(layout=True)
+                obj.refresh(layout=True, repaint=False)
         elif isinstance(offset, ScalarOffset):
             if obj.set_rule(self.name, offset):
-                obj.refresh(layout=True)
+                obj.refresh(layout=True, repaint=False)
         else:
             x, y = offset
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ def __set__(
             _offset = ScalarOffset(scalar_x, scalar_y)
 
             if obj.set_rule(self.name, _offset):
-                obj.refresh(layout=True)
+                obj.refresh(layout=True, repaint=False)
 
 
 class StringEnumProperty(Generic[EnumType]):
diff --git a/src/textual/css/styles.py b/src/textual/css/styles.py
index 668042a592..fd6fe43c2d 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/styles.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/styles.py
@@ -238,9 +238,7 @@ class StylesBase:
 
     node: DOMNode | None = None
 
-    display = StringEnumProperty(
-        VALID_DISPLAY, "block", layout=True, refresh_parent=True, refresh_children=True
-    )
+    display = StringEnumProperty(VALID_DISPLAY, "block", layout=True)
     """Set the display of the widget, defining how it's rendered.
 
     Valid values are "block" or "none".
@@ -253,9 +251,7 @@ class StylesBase:
         StyleValueError: If an invalid display is specified.
     """
 
-    visibility = StringEnumProperty(
-        VALID_VISIBILITY, "visible", layout=True, refresh_parent=True
-    )
+    visibility = StringEnumProperty(VALID_VISIBILITY, "visible", layout=True)
     """Set the visibility of the widget.
     
     Valid values are "visible" or "hidden".
@@ -281,6 +277,7 @@ class StylesBase:
     """
 
     auto_color = BooleanProperty(default=False)
+    """Enable automatic picking of best contrasting color."""
     color = ColorProperty(Color(255, 255, 255))
     """Set the foreground (text) color of the widget.
     Supports `Color` objects but also strings e.g. "red" or "#ff0000".
@@ -326,7 +323,9 @@ class StylesBase:
     """Set the left border of the widget e.g. ("rounded", "green") or "none"."""
 
     border_title_align = StringEnumProperty(VALID_ALIGN_HORIZONTAL, "left")
+    """The alignment of the border title text."""
     border_subtitle_align = StringEnumProperty(VALID_ALIGN_HORIZONTAL, "right")
+    """The alignment of the border subtitle text."""
 
     outline = BorderProperty(layout=False)
     """Set the outline of the widget e.g. ("rounded", "green") or "none".
@@ -342,8 +341,10 @@ class StylesBase:
     """Set the left outline of the widget e.g. ("rounded", "green") or "none"."""
 
     keyline = KeylineProperty()
+    """Keyline parameters."""
 
     box_sizing = StringEnumProperty(VALID_BOX_SIZING, "border-box", layout=True)
+    """Box sizing method ("border-box" or "conetnt-box")"""
     width = ScalarProperty(percent_unit=Unit.WIDTH)
     """Set the width of the widget."""
     height = ScalarProperty(percent_unit=Unit.HEIGHT)
@@ -632,7 +633,12 @@ def get_rule(self, rule_name: str, default: object = None) -> object:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def refresh(
-        self, *, layout: bool = False, children: bool = False, parent: bool = False
+        self,
+        *,
+        layout: bool = False,
+        children: bool = False,
+        parent: bool = False,
+        repaint: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """Mark the styles as requiring a refresh.
 
@@ -640,6 +646,7 @@ def refresh(
             layout: Also require a layout.
             children: Also refresh children.
             parent: Also refresh the parent.
+            repaint: Repaint the widgets.
         """
 
     def reset(self) -> None:
@@ -850,17 +857,22 @@ def set_rule(self, rule: str, value: object | None) -> bool:
         return changed
 
     def refresh(
-        self, *, layout: bool = False, children: bool = False, parent: bool = False
+        self,
+        *,
+        layout: bool = False,
+        children: bool = False,
+        parent: bool = False,
+        repaint=True,
     ) -> None:
         node = self.node
         if node is None or not node._is_mounted:
             return
         if parent and node._parent is not None:
-            node._parent.refresh()
+            node._parent.refresh(repaint=repaint)
         node.refresh(layout=layout)
         if children:
             for child in node.walk_children(with_self=False, reverse=True):
-                child.refresh(layout=layout)
+                child.refresh(layout=layout, repaint=repaint)
 
     def reset(self) -> None:
         """Reset the rules to initial state."""
@@ -1334,9 +1346,16 @@ def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
                 yield rule_name, getattr(self, rule_name)
 
     def refresh(
-        self, *, layout: bool = False, children: bool = False, parent: bool = False
+        self,
+        *,
+        layout: bool = False,
+        children: bool = False,
+        parent: bool = False,
+        repaint: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
-        self._inline_styles.refresh(layout=layout, children=children, parent=parent)
+        self._inline_styles.refresh(
+            layout=layout, children=children, parent=parent, repaint=repaint
+        )
 
     def merge(self, other: StylesBase) -> None:
         """Merge values from another Styles.