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How I Turned Viral Dubai Chocolate Into a Focaccia Donut

How I Turned Viral Dubai Chocolate Into a Focaccia Donut Crispy. Chewy. Creamy. Chocolaty. These Dubai Chocolate–inspired focaccia donut bars are a bold fusion of two viral food trends: the ultra-airy focaccia donut and the luxurious pistachio-and-kataifi-stuffed Dubai chocolate bar. And yes—they’re just as decadent as they sound. If you love experimental baking, Middle Eastern flavors, or…

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Deck the Halls with Gothic Rococo: An Opulent Christmas | DIY Christmas Decor

Deck the Halls with Gothic Rococo: An Opulent Christmas | DIY Christmas Decor Today, we’re diving into the 2024 holiday season with DIYs inspired by our Goth Rococo color theme. If you missed our Jumpstart Christmas 2024 color themes, you can learn more about them here. To recap, Goth Rococo blends the ornate, elegant femininity of Rococo with the moody allure of Gothic and Victorian…

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Jumpstart Christmas 2024: 3 Beautiful Color Trends to Enchant your Home

Jumpstart Christmas 2024: 3 Beautiful Color Trends to Enchant your Home Christmas is less than 100 days away, and enchantment makers are already hard at work. Let’s jumpstart the holiday season with stunning color themes to inspire your holiday décor! In the coming weeks, we will be sharing DIYs, Food, vignettes, and gifts within these themes and we hope you’ll follow along. Watch the video…

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Nostalgic Y2K, Homegrown Food, DIYs, and More: Explore Our Q2 Magazine

Nostalgic Y2K, Homegrown Food, DIYs, and More: Explore Our Q2 Magazine Happy July, Uttori Zoku! We hope you’ve been having a great summer so far. We’re excited to make it even better with the latest edition of Uttori Life Magazine. This quarter is all about reminiscing on nostalgia and bringing the outdoors in. What’s Inside? This edition is packed with summer fun: Y2G: Nostalgia Grows…

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Borderless: Embracing Third Culture Cuisine with Kolache and New York Rolls

One 2024’s most exciting food trend is the explosion of global flavors—think Spanish ham flavored chips and the rise of Asian flavors like sesame, ube, and milk tea. But what’s really capturing our culinary imagination is the evolution of fusion foods, driven by the rise in third culture identities. Today, we’re embracing this global flavor trend with some delicious third culture food mashups.…

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Exciting News: Our Quarter 1 Magazine is Here!

Exciting News: Our Quarter 1 Magazine is Here! Hello, Uttori Zoku! We’re excited to share that the latest edition of Uttori Life Magazine is now ready for your reading pleasure! This year, we’re thrilled to introduce a quarterly publication schedule, starting with our fashion-forward Q1 issue. What’s Inside? This edition is a full of 2024’s most anticipated fashion and lifestyle…

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Which Design Style Should You Try Based on Your Enneagram?

ApartmentGuide recently invited me to share my thoughts on interior styles and how they correspond to enneagram personalities. For those curious about how different Enneagram types might inspire distinct interior styles, I encourage you to explore the linked article for a comprehensive overview. Check out the recent ApartmentGuide article we were featured in: The Enneagram is a system that…

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Make A French Cookie Flight for the Holidays

Make A French Cookie Flight for the Holidays Today we’re making a French cookie flight as well as some lovely sage and lavender tea. We featured this cookie flight in our How to Decorate For A French Provincial Christmas article, and now we’re going to show you how to make this beautiful cookie flight for the holidays or any occasion beyond. Read on for the recipes, or watch the video…

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7 French Provincial Christmas DIYs You Need to Make Today

7 French Provincial Christmas DIYs We’re getting ready for the holiday season with 7 French Provincial inspired Christmas DIYs. Back in July we presented four Always Uttori color stories with corresponding aesthetics. Today we’re covering DIYs inspired by the Lavender and Seafoam green color story we shared in that article/video. We chose a French provincial or old world décor style to inform…

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How to Decorate For A French Provincial Christmas

How to Decorate For A French Provincial Christmas The holidays are underwear and it’s time to start decorating for Christmas. Over the next few weeks we will be presenting Christmas decoration themes inspired by the color stories we presented back in July. Our first theme is a French provincial or old world Christmas with a lavender and seafoam green color story. If you’d like a reminder on the…

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Uttori Eats: How to Make Lemon Granita, Lemon Ice Cream, and Indulgent Lemon Meringue Sundae

How to Make Lemon Granita, Lemon Ice Cream, and Indulgent Lemon Meringue Sundae Today I’m sharing three decadent end of summer treats that are sure to help you beat the heat! We’re starting with a sweet and smooth lemon granita, followed by a rich and creamy lemon ice cream, and then we’re going to top it all off with an indulgent, but oh so worth it lemon meringue ice cream sundae. Lemon…

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4 Need to Know Color Trends for Christmas 2023

4 Need to Know Color Trends for Christmas 2023 It’s already the end of July, and you know what that means? Christmas is just around the corner. So, why not get a jumpstart on the holidays by dipping your toes into the Christmas spirt? If you’re ready to get your Christmas craft on, check out our Teddy Bear Holiday Wreath, but if you want the ultimate Christmas color inspiration, then read…

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Make this Adorable Teddy Bear Holiday Wreath for Under $15

Make this Adorable Teddy Bear Holiday Wreath for Under $15 Today we’re celebrating Christmas in July. For those who like to plan ahead, there is no better time than now to start thinking about Christmas 2023, so I’m sharing a quick wreath to get you started with your Holiday décor. If you want to get some Christmas 2023 color inspiration, then check out our 4 Need to Know Color Trends for…

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Make These DIY Seashell Home Décor Projects Now!

4 DIY Seashell Home Décor Projects It’s the height of summer and if you’ve taken a vacation or are planning on taking a vacation to a beachy location, chances are, you’ll come across seashells. The question is, what to do with them? That’s the problem we’re tackling today. We’re making 4 seashell home décor projects as part of the mermaidcore and siren trend that has taken over this summer in…

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Thrift With Me | Summer 2023 Home Decor/Fashion + Haul

Come thrift with me today as I explore local thrift stores, Goodwill, Savers, and Dollar Tree!

Shopping Local Thrift Stores Come thrift with me today as I explore local thrift stores, Goodwill, Savers, and Dollar Tree! I found a lot of cool things that I will be using in upcoming blog and YouTube content, so I’m excited to share what I found as well as a few sneak peaks into upcoming projects. Watch Below!

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Blue Ocean and Sea Foam Chia Seed Pudding

Blue Ocean and Sea Foam Chia Seed Pudding Sweet, salty, vanilla-y, and ocean blue, this Blue Ocean and Sea Foam Chia Seed Pudding is the perfect way to bring some mermaid fun to Mer-May. This month on the Always Uttori Blog, we’re covering the Mermaidcore/Siren fashion trend with our Natural World fashion editorial and have extended our exploration of all thing siren to our recipe for the month.…

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I duped a $200 Wreath | Spring Mother’s Day Wreath

I duped a $200 Wreath | Spring Mother’s Day Wreath Spring is upon us, and Mother’s Day is just around the corner. If you’re in need of a spring refresh or a gift idea for Mother’s Day, look no further! This tulip wreath is a dupe of one from Frontgate. My mom has been eyeing the wreath for a few years, but since it cost $189, she could never bring herself to buy it. I thought it might be fun to…