diff --git a/blocks/hero-trends/hero-trends.css b/blocks/hero-trends/hero-trends.css
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+/* Hero Trends Block */
+
+.hero-trends {
+  background-color: rgba(139, 254, 248, 0.5); /* Light cyan/turquoise background */
+  padding: 40px 24px;
+}
+
+.hero-trends-container {
+  max-width: 1248px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  gap: 40px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+/* Content Column */
+.hero-trends-content {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 24px;
+}
+
+/* Byline */
+.hero-trends-byline {
+  font-family: var(--body-font-family);
+  font-size: 14.4px;
+  line-height: 18.72px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.144px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Headline */
+.hero-trends-headline {
+  font-family: var(--heading-font-family);
+  font-size: 60px;
+  line-height: 1.04;
+  letter-spacing: -0.904px;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: var(--heading-font-weight);
+}
+
+.hero-trends-headline-line {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+/* Description */
+.hero-trends-description {
+  font-family: var(--body-font-family);
+  font-size: 24px;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  color: var(--text-color);
+  margin: 0;
+  max-width: 575px;
+}
+
+/* CTA Text */
+.hero-trends-cta-text {
+  font-family: var(--body-font-family);
+  font-size: 16px;
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  margin: 0;
+  max-width: 545px;
+}
+
+/* Button */
+.hero-trends-button-wrapper {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.hero-trends-button {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: var(--button-padding);
+  border-radius: var(--button-border-radius);
+  background-color: var(--dark-color);
+  color: var(--text-color-inverse);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  font-family: var(--body-font-family);
+  font-size: 16px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px 0px rgba(244, 254, 139, 0.5);
+  border: 2px solid var(--dark-color);
+  transition: var(--button-transition);
+}
+
+.hero-trends-button:hover {
+  background-color: #333;
+  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0px 0px rgba(244, 254, 139, 0.5);
+}
+
+/* Image Column */
+.hero-trends-image {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 576px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+.hero-trends-image picture,
+.hero-trends-image img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  display: block;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  aspect-ratio: 576 / 884;
+}
+
+/* Desktop Layout (2 columns) */
+@media (width >= 900px) {
+  .hero-trends {
+    padding: 64px 32px;
+  }
+
+  .hero-trends-container {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr 576px;
+    gap: 64px;
+  }
+
+  .hero-trends-headline {
+    font-size: 90.4px;
+    line-height: 1.04;
+  }
+
+  .hero-trends-description {
+    font-size: 32px;
+  }
+
+  .hero-trends-image {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Tablet adjustments */
+@media (width >= 600px) and (width < 900px) {
+  .hero-trends-headline {
+    font-size: 72px;
+  }
+
+  .hero-trends-description {
+    font-size: 28px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/blocks/hero-trends/hero-trends.js b/blocks/hero-trends/hero-trends.js
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+++ b/blocks/hero-trends/hero-trends.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/**
+ * Hero Trends Block
+ * Displays a hero section with byline, large stacked headline, description, CTA text, button, and image
+ *
+ * Expected structure:
+ * Row 1: Byline (small text, e.g., "by Taylor Brooks")
+ * Row 2: Main headline (large text, can be multi-line, e.g., "Trends\nthat\nturn\nheads")
+ * Row 3: Description text (paragraph)
+ * Row 4: CTA text (secondary paragraph)
+ * Row 5: Button link
+ * Row 6: Image
+ */
+
+export default function decorate(block) {
+  const rows = Array.from(block.children);
+
+  // Extract content from rows
+  const byline = rows[0]?.textContent.trim() || '';
+  const headline = rows[1]?.textContent.trim() || '';
+  const description = rows[2]?.textContent.trim() || '';
+  const ctaText = rows[3]?.textContent.trim() || '';
+  const buttonElement = rows[4]?.querySelector('a');
+  const imageElement = rows[5]?.querySelector('picture') || rows[5]?.querySelector('img');
+
+  // Clear the block
+  block.innerHTML = '';
+
+  // Create container
+  const container = document.createElement('div');
+  container.className = 'hero-trends-container';
+
+  // Create content column
+  const contentColumn = document.createElement('div');
+  contentColumn.className = 'hero-trends-content';
+
+  // Add byline
+  if (byline) {
+    const bylineElement = document.createElement('p');
+    bylineElement.className = 'hero-trends-byline';
+    bylineElement.textContent = byline;
+    contentColumn.appendChild(bylineElement);
+  }
+
+  // Add headline (split on newlines and create separate lines)
+  if (headline) {
+    const headlineContainer = document.createElement('h1');
+    headlineContainer.className = 'hero-trends-headline';
+
+    // Split headline by newlines and create separate lines
+    const lines = headline.split('\n').map(line => line.trim()).filter(line => line);
+    lines.forEach((line, index) => {
+      const lineElement = document.createElement('span');
+      lineElement.className = 'hero-trends-headline-line';
+      lineElement.textContent = line;
+      headlineContainer.appendChild(lineElement);
+
+      // Add line break between lines (except after last)
+      if (index < lines.length - 1) {
+        headlineContainer.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
+      }
+    });
+
+    contentColumn.appendChild(headlineContainer);
+  }
+
+  // Add description
+  if (description) {
+    const descriptionElement = document.createElement('p');
+    descriptionElement.className = 'hero-trends-description';
+    descriptionElement.textContent = description;
+    contentColumn.appendChild(descriptionElement);
+  }
+
+  // Add CTA text
+  if (ctaText) {
+    const ctaElement = document.createElement('p');
+    ctaElement.className = 'hero-trends-cta-text';
+    ctaElement.textContent = ctaText;
+    contentColumn.appendChild(ctaElement);
+  }
+
+  // Add button
+  if (buttonElement) {
+    const buttonWrapper = document.createElement('div');
+    buttonWrapper.className = 'hero-trends-button-wrapper';
+
+    const button = buttonElement.cloneNode(true);
+    button.className = 'hero-trends-button button';
+    buttonWrapper.appendChild(button);
+
+    contentColumn.appendChild(buttonWrapper);
+  }
+
+  container.appendChild(contentColumn);
+
+  // Create image column
+  if (imageElement) {
+    const imageColumn = document.createElement('div');
+    imageColumn.className = 'hero-trends-image';
+
+    const clonedImage = imageElement.cloneNode(true);
+    imageColumn.appendChild(clonedImage);
+
+    container.appendChild(imageColumn);
+  }
+
+  block.appendChild(container);
+}
diff --git a/styles/styles.css b/styles/styles.css
index 7ab722d..abde67a 100644
--- a/styles/styles.css
+++ b/styles/styles.css
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ button {
   line-height: 1.2;
   text-align: center;
   text-decoration: none;
-  background-color: transparent;
-  color: var(--text-color);
+  background-color: var(--dark-color);
+  color: var(--text-color-inverse);
   cursor: pointer;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  box-shadow: var(--button-box-shadow);
+  box-shadow: none;
   transition: var(--button-transition);
 }
 
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ a.button:hover,
 a.button:focus,
 button:hover,
 button:focus {
-  background-color: var(--button-background-hover);
-  box-shadow: var(--button-box-shadow-hover);
+  background-color: #333;
+  box-shadow: none;
   cursor: pointer;
 }