Dear Alice | Interior Design

Listener Questions: Part 1 | Answering the Many Questions We’ve Gotten from Our Listeners

Today we answer listener questions and we go into this episode having no idea what your questions were, so it’s going to be a spicy one. Listener questions are the questions that you guys have sent in, and we compile enough of them until we can put them all into one or two episodes. If you have a specific question you’d like answered on here, send in your question to dearalice@alicelanehome.comWhat is your thought on wooden shades? 3:00The best way to hang shelves on a grass cloth wall 5:502 story great room and what to do 7:40When to go dark on ceiling vs light 12:39Ceiling fans 23:37Large drywall areas 26:52Balance in a room with two parallel sofas 32:11How big chandelier should be in vaulted ceilings 33:43Coffee table books 38:10“You’re gonna spend a lot of money, first of all, on draperies or window coverings because those windows are two stories tall.” “You’re not gonna short sheet them and just do the bottom layer, you’re gonna go all the way to the top and you’re gonna drape the whole thing.” “Also that means you’re going to get the biggest chandelier you’re going to get and you’re going to get an extended amount of chain rod because you gotta get that down into the first story. It’s not OK to get a light fixture and hang it clear up there on the 2nd story, which we see a lot.” 8:10https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Interview with Angie Harrington | The House of Harrington Project

Today we have Angie Harrington whose lifestyle is just so beautiful. She is currently a part time cast member of Housewives of Salt Lake City and talks about how she got into and became an influencer, which is what she’s been able to do to pay the bills as a single mom. We break down her House of Harrington project, which so many people have been waiting to see and know about, and we discuss both what we loved about the project as well as what she loved, and then we just talk about general fashion sense and tastes, so we hope you can tune in and enjoy this lovely conversation we had with Angie. What social media do people prefer? 3:56The house size 9:01Angie’s creative process 14:09Favorite room in the house 19:12The entry 23:49Armor vests 25:53Something that turned out better than expected 27:07Favorite perfume 30:05Who’s most inspiring for fashion 30:50How she makes it all work with her busy lifestyle 32:57Filming for Housewives 34:35Favorite makeup brand 36:46What she’s allowed to say about Housewives 38:49Always complimenting and interactions 42:27Defining luxury 44:50“That table fit so well in that space, so we just took it, painted it white, and then the chandeliers, in order to make them our own, you had someone who put hermes scarves wrapped around them, which was such a cool idea. So we could stick with that age theme. It was cool” 22:09@angieharringtonhttps://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Best of 2022: Podcasts

Today we share our favorite parts from all our top podcast episodes we’ve had this year. Creating a playful children’s space 0:22Let’s talk color! 1:35Hardware 2:43Our favorite guilty household pleasures 3:18Gallery walls 3:48Media rooms 4:40Tips to creating an outdoor kitchen 6:22Cabinets part 1 8:13Cabinets part 2 11:37Party pantry 13:08Pattern & scale 14:34Keeping traditional design fresh 15:17Adam interviews Jess 15:56Building your forever home 19:19Top 10 reasons to hire a designer 20:00Deep dive: showroom 21:05https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Best of 2022: Guests

Today we share our favorite parts from all our top guest episodes we’ve had this year. Tune in to enjoy the various advice and tips we’ve received from each one of them. Bedding 101 1:06Talking Florals with Expert Allison Badley 2:23Indoor Plants and Trees with Brock Saucier 5:31Vintage Rugs 8:31Windows with John Valdez 11:14Interiors with Kara Mann 12:48Remaining Unique with Laura Kirar 17:47Paloma Contreras Interview 20:56Carrier and Co 21:32Designer David Phoenix 25:32Oscar Yague 32:15https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Gracious Gift Giving | Holiday Preparation

In this episode of Dear Alice, we share all you need to know about the art of gift giving. Learn a few of our "no-fail" gifts for the practical ones on your list and some luxury gifts that someone might not buy for themselves. It doesn't have to be big or over the top, it just needs to be thoughtful. Happy gifting!

Our Favorite Gifts to Give and Receive | What to Look for and How to Find It

We’re here today to talk about gifts. It’s the season and everyone has started to make their lists and we think it’s a fun dreamscape in our minds to think about what gifts to give, especially when it’s something they wouldn’t have thought to give themselves, which makes it a great gift to offer. People often delight a lot in the wrapping of the gift as much as they do in the gift itself, so you know for them you’ll do a fabulous wrap job. Other people, particularly men, love a bag to simplify things and where they don’t have to deal with all the wrappers. So even knowing how people will react to the wrapping is a big part of the gift as well. We give other useful tips like don’t give holiday themed gifts, such as a Christmas spatula, which you open on Christmas day and can’t even use until the next holiday season. You need time 1:54One of the worst gifts Jess has been given 2:27The mindwork behind giving a great gift 4:53Giving everyone gifts at work 9:12Thinking historically and using memory points, or emotional connection 10:36Cori’s perspective on gift giving and receiving 19:03Gear 22:16“It really is a gift to receive something that you know you just go nuts over and I think the way to do that is just to really, innately just watch them and understand them well enough that you could buy something for them that they would freak out over…Just buy for the person and don’t buy something that you want to give the person. ” 7:06https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Deep Dive: Our New Showroom | Everything We’re Excited About

We have been renting for 14 years and feel like we want to be able to own our own piece of land and own our future because every space we go to, we vastly outgrow it. We just keep growing into this huge operation with the opportunity presented to us, with a massive 40,000 foot warehouse full of 40 people or so working there where we store all of the things we create as well as all of our client’s furniture and stuff we need to deliver. Our brilliant president said “I still don’t know if everybody in the state of Utah knows who we are, or knows where we’re at.” We feel like if we put ourselves in Draper next to this big furniture row, often where millionaires do their shopping, so if we put ourselves next to them, people will find us and they’ll know who we are. The why behind all of this 2:42About the building and inspiration 11:23The fluorescent lights 16:31What you will experience if you come in 18:19How things have been divided and spaced 24:31The process of getting this location 27:34Last thoughts on when what this has meant to Jess 35:33“One of the things that we learned about ourselves is that we have in our current show room two massive windows in the front of our store. Any scene that we set in there, if it’s a bedroom, if it’s a dining room, whatever we put in those front two scenes, sells really, really well. Something about the natural light and the feeling in those rooms makes everything look amazing.” 12:40https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Entertaining with guest Oscar Yague | Best Methods for Delighting Guests

In this episode we have a treat! We’ve got Oscar Yague with us from Made Goods, which is an amazing brand that is probably one of our favorites at High Point. It’s one of our vendors that we buy from and Jess describes it as the Celestial Kingdom because it’s the most beautiful things on Earth, and somehow Oscar has sourced these things, created them, and we thought you guys would find so much inspiration in understanding more about his back story. We wanted Oscar to teach us how to entertain better and give us all his tips and tricks, so we hope you enjoy this awesome conversation with him today. About Oscar and how he got to Made Goods 2:05Starting great 11:41Pigeon and Poodle 14:33Blue Pheasant 17:03Nametags 21:15Tips on entertaining 24:24Making Thanksgiving more entertaining 26:47Tablescaping 29:24Self-serving/buffet setup 31:03Dishwasher or by hand? 34:14What influenced Oscar to love this beautiful life of his 35:29Dessert 37:09Key things to have on hand at any time 38:57Favorite playlist to play 40:29Tukasi 41:27Defining luxury 45:23“The experience of eating on a real plate, holding a knife and a fork with the proper weight well balanced, drinking out of proper glassware. It’s part of the experience and again it’s the thing that people don’t understand because they go out of their way to make great meals, but then they fail to set up the table properly.” 20:24https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

Re-air: Hosting for the Holidays | How to Be a Generous Host

In this episode of Dear Alice, we talk about how to be a generous host. From the food you choose, the music you play, the lighting, and even the set up of the furniture.

Tips to Transform Your Home for the Holidays | Let’s Make Things More Cozy

This could be anything, such as your Thanksgiving, your Hanukkah, your Christmas, New Years, whatever it is that you guys believe in and want to celebrate. It’s just a way of making our homes feel more welcoming. For us in Utah, it’s cooling down in December and we’re gathering and getting warmer, and celebrating all these things in these cold months, and so your home obviously follows suit and we get more layers. So we’re going to talk about that and some of our favorite holiday traditions, and ways to just make your house merrier. Favorite traditions 1:34What kind of trees we have 12:38The garlands 17:52Favorite candle 19:41Evergreen ornaments 21:56Decorating bedrooms 27:33Favorite gifts to give 28:27“One of my most favorite trees that I’ve ever seen is when we went into a client’s home and she had this incredible property and this beautiful, tall, skinny, gorgeous live tree, and it was just white lights and hundreds of these glass crystal ornaments, icicles. And it was just that. It stopped me and my breath.” 23:37https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/https://alicelanehome.com/https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHomehttps://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecityNews Letter:https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5