Cheers to a great 2024, and looking forward to an even better 2025. Thank you to everyone who has made this year – and the years before it – so memorable for me. Happy New Year!

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I just want to take a moment to thank my clients – many of whom have become friends! – for helping me achieve an Emerald Elite Award at Better Homes and Gardens.
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I just want to take a moment to thank my clients – many of whom have become friends! – for helping me achieve an Emerald Elite Award at Better Homes and Gardens. Our parent company gives out awards based on how successful each realtor is in a given year. I am proud to receive this award for 2023.
My colleagues and support staff have also been instrumental in my success, as has Better Homes and Gardens. I love working in the East Bay and helping everyone buy or sell homes here. It is worth all the long hours and hard work to have educated and happy clients who know they are well-represented.
Cheers to my clients, to being a trusted advisor, and to more success in 2024!
Zillow’s research team analyzed more than 300 design styles and home feature keywords in for-sale listing descriptions and compared them to a year ago to develop a prediction on six home trends for 2024. Here are the results:
1. Brutalism
Brutalism interiors describe a rough surfaces and utilitarian feel, mixing materials like wood, iron, and brass with plants. In the 1950s, brutalism was commonplace, though homes then were definitely more stark and gloomy than this new wave.
2. Sensory gardens
Sensory gardens are designed to do exactly what they sound like: engage all five senses and help you connect with nature. Many think they have therapeutic benefits, which makes them an obvious fit for being in a personal space. Typically, you might find plants like lavender or water features like a trickling stream in a home’s sensory garden.
3. Cold plunge pools
Hot tubs are so last year. I have seen my fair share of cold plunge pools going into homes in the last 12 months, and I agree with Zillow that this trend will remain hot (ironically). Cold plunges allegedly reduce inflammation and improve circulation, so it’s a big thing in home wellness spaces these days.
4. Pickleball courts
This will surprise nobody, given the pickleball fervor that has swept the nation! I have seen this in high demand, too (and would like one for my home, too, if I could!). More reasonably, home buyers are looking for neighborhoods with pickleball courts listed as a nearby amenity, much like they might have looked for tennis courts in the past.
5. Murano glass chandeliers
Homebuyers are trying to add some big personality to their houses through unique decor choices. Murano glass chandeliers – named for where they are handcrafted (Murano, Italy) – have been around for centuries and their quirkiness and intracy are enticing homebuyers across the country.
6. Murals
Finally, hand-painted murals are speaking to homebuyers who want to make a statement in one or more rooms of their house. Murals can be super personalized to a home owner or their home and are a fun offshoot of typical wallpaper or paint.
My stager Ashley Provost has also shared some design trends for 2024. Wallpaper is making a come back, along with accent walls. Curved furniture and arches will also be in. Grey is out, natural wood floors are in. Then there is color – Pantone’s color of the year is Peach Fuzz – oh no … however I have heard blue is a hot color from our namesake BHG Magazine, but I am seeing a lot of fern/moss in clothings. Color is such a personal thing and hard to stay on trend because it seems to change every year, although grey stayed with us for a long while.
Okay, I know I’m a few days early. But I wanted to reflect on a great 2023 and look forward to what will, hopefully, be an even better 2024. To all my clients, friends, and followers I hope you have a wonderful New Year’s holiday and enter 2024 optimistic, grateful, and happy. The best is yet to come!