Tara Bellucci

As we prepare to enter a new decade, one paint brand is looking back to a century another. Today, Sherwin-Williams announced its 2020 Color of the Year, and it’s a shade that’s inspired by Art Deco and the roaring ’20s, as well as nature. Any guesses?Meet Naval SW 6244, a rich navy hue that “strikes…

For roughly 48 hours earlier this week, my bathtub was occupied by wet tissue paper-covered slipcovers. When we began planning for tie-dye week a few months ago, I casually offered to tie-dye my sofa. I bought this three-section IKEA SODERHAMN a few years ago, mostly because it’s one of the only tru…

2020 hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. You’re probably spending more time at home, and if you’ve contemplated making your space feel more comforting and soothing, you’re not alone. Today, Sherwin-Williams announced its 2021 Color of the Year, and the hue is a blend of nostalgia with the desire for sanctuary. Any guesses?

2020 has hardly been a predictable year, but at least one thing remains the same: Oprah and her highly anticipated Favorite Things list. The media mogul has once again partnered with Amazon to curate a selection of gifts for the holiday season, but this year there’s a helpful way to filter the OWN creator’s picks. For 2020, the list can be easily filtered by a number of categories, like home, artsy, and under $50, but also by Black-owned, women-owned, and small businesses.

Talk about a one stop shop. Target announced Tuesday morning that starting in 2021, over 100 locations will have Ulta Beauty stores within Target. Each “shop-in-shop” Ulta Beauty at Target will be around 1,000 square feet placed near the existing beauty section, and mirror Ulta’s retail layout that allows for discovery and display of familiar and emerging prestige brands, according to a press release.

It was one year ago this week at the 2019 American Music Awards that Lizzo delighted on the red carpet with the teeniest tiniest Valentino purse; during her Vogue 73 Questions video, she showed off a larger version of the memorable accessory. But there’s a new mini bag on the scene, from none other…

It’s 2020, and “normal” rules of when to start listening to Christmas music or decorating for the winter holidays have gone completely out the window. Therefore, you also have full permission to finish all of your holiday shopping before you sit down for Thanksgiving. Luckily, Target is making that super easy, as its Black Friday deals are already live.

Sad news from Sweden today: IKEA has announced that after 70 years of releasing its popular catalog, that the recently released 2021 digital catalog will be its last. “For both customers and co-workers, the IKEA Catalog is a publication that brings a lot of emotions, memories and joy,” says Konrad Grüss, Managing Director, Inter IKEA Systems B.V. ​, in a press release.

If you could use a little more happiness in your day-to-day, then Yankee Candle has some good news. The brand just announced its fourth annual Scent of the Year, and this one is meant to inspire.The 2022 scent is called Inspire, and the team created it to embody ikigai, the Japanese philosophy for l…

Americans are bad at taking time off. If you’re one of the lucky workers that does get paid vacation days, you’re likely not using them all (only 23 percent do, according to a 2017 Glassdoor study). So here is a gentle reminder from Emmy award winning actor and creator of “Searching for Italy”, Stan…

GLIDDEN became the latest paint brand to announce a 2023 Color of the Year, and if you’re looking for a hue that can stand the test of time and work in a lot of different applications, this one might be for you. In fact, much like 2015 internet sensation The Dress, the team’s color experts can’t agree on what color it actually is. “The past two years have shed a new light on the importance of serenity and little moments,” said Ashley McCollum, Glidden color expert.

New year, new you? More like, new year, new hues. Dunn-Edwards is the latest paint brand to announce its 2023 color of the year and this one might have you busting out the rose-colored glasses. Part of its Life in Poetry palette, Dunn-Edwards has chosen Terra Rosa as its 2023 color of the year. The scorched-earth, approachable hue with rosy pink tones and a touch of terracotta can work as a neutral background or as an accent color.

Winter is peak candle season, with tons of seasonal scents to choose from and an actual reason to light them (darkness! At 4 p.m.! *sobs in front of a SAD lamp*). Since there’s pretty much no limit to the number of winter/holiday candles out there, I yet again made it my personal mission to bring you the best of the best. I reached out to a variety of candle brands all across the price spectrum, from big retailers to small batch producers.

If it’s not clear by now, there’s no going back to what life was like before the pandemic. As the world continues to move forward in this new reality, the folks at Pantone are looking toward a hue that speaks to this new vision of the future. For 2023’s Color of the Year, the experts say it’s an unconventional shade for an unconventional time, and for Pantone specifically, it’s a color that they haven’t featured in over a decade.

IKEA has been around since the 1940s, and if you think you know everything there is to know about the Swedish furniture giant, well, maybe you do. But while scrolling TikTok recently, I came across a delightful video about how IKEA chooses its product names, and I learned something new. TikTok user @dougiesharpe posted a video from inside an IKEA warehouse explaining the company’s naming conventions.

While that stocked fridge is a sign you were a responsible adult and went grocery shopping instead of ordering takeout every night, it can also sometimes be trouble. Like when you don’t know what’s tucked way in the back, until a mysterious smell greets you and it’s too late. Thankfully, IKEA has just the product to prevent that from happening.

Who couldn’t use a little more child-like joy in their everyday lives? Yankee Candle just announced it’s fifth annual Scent of the Year, and this one is meant to bring the nostalgia. Yankee Candle’s 2023 scent is Wonder, a combination of white florals, fruits, and clean top notes with a warm, comforting amber base that’s meant to evoke optimism, joy, and gratitude in the everyday.

Reservations are open!

Bath & Body Works recently sent me 24 of their new and returning fall scents, and I made it my job to rank them and share the best of the best of the season.

Kendall Jenner recently bought a Hollywood Hills home formerly owned by Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, and the famous model has been doing some decorating. Jenner updated her app this week with the details, sharing that almost all of the pieces in her new living room are from Restoration Hardware, with one exception—the $52,000 Boa sofa, designed by the Campana brothers. We are definitely fans of a funky sofa, but wondered: just how many other sofas could $52,000 buy? We did the math.