A Tongue-in-Cheek Look At Bedroom Decor Trends That’ll Make Selling an Outdated Home Easier in 2024

Every year interior designers lay down the law for what’s in and what’s out when it comes to home decor for the coming year.

Let’s be real, though… How many people actually follow their advice?! It’s not like most people have the time or money to update their home on a yearly basis! Which is probably why many people update their home when they first move into it, and let it ride for decades to come.

But if you’re considering selling your home in 2024, you might be thinking about doing some updates and wondering what’ll be trendy and appealing to buyers.

Fortunately for you, according to the list of 2024 bedroom decor trends Business Insider recently published, you might be able to look like you’re trend-conscious, even if you haven’t updated in years. Here’s a humorous look at 4 bedroom decor trends, and how to use them to your advantage if you plan on selling in the coming year:

1) Skirting the Issue of Clutter

Bed skirts haven’t been “in” for quite some time, which is a shame, because they’re a great way to hide stuff under your bed! Luckily they’re back in style for 2024, so if you’ve been rocking the dust ruffle for the past few decades, now it can double as a trendy look and a great way to store any clutter you want to hide from potential buyers who’ll be sizing up how much storage space you have in your closets.

2) No Stripping Needed

If you’ve been meaning to strip the wallpaper off your bedroom walls since the day you bought your house, but never found the time or energy to do it, 2024 is the year to sell your house! Interior designers have officially proclaimed that fully wallpapered bedrooms will “add a lot of personality” to your boudoir.

3) Get Your Kid’s Art Framed

“Locally crafted artwork” is also all the rage for 2024. So if you have a box full of your kid’s artwork from school that’s been taking up precious space in your bedroom closet saving it for some special moment in time, grab a few pieces of it, get them framed, and hang ‘em over your headboard. Voila, it doesn’t get more locally crafted than that!

Pro tip: If you don’t have kids of your own, just ask any parents you know and they’ll be glad to offload some of the treasured masterpieces their kids have brought home over the years.

4) Do Not Dry Clean

Got a coffee or wine stained comforter on your bed that you’ve been using for years? No worries! According to experts, patterned bedding will be all the rage. Rather than buy new stuff, or send your existing one out to the dry cleaners, just call yours “patterned.” If it isn’t patterned enough, treat yourself to breakfast in bed and go nuts with the syrup.