Tara Bellucci

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.

The future is looking bright (and also neutral).

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.