Dear Alice | Interior Design

Jess and Cori Listener Q’s | More of What You Want to Know

Today we are answering your questions again, which is your favorite podcast and ours. We love knowing what you guys want to know from us and know that we can always answer your questions. Sometimes your questions will require a lot of information to answer and we will dedicate a whole episode to it, but often we get smaller questions that require shorter answers, and so that’s what we’ll be doing in this episode. The art of effing it up a bit 2:22How to display family pictures 7:45Achieving a lux look for less 12:15Find affordable modern chandeliers 16:06Is backsplash out? Is it all about the slab now? 21:54Blending styles 28:26“The one thing that they have in common is scale. Scale makes everything, and scale meaning the size of things, makes everything feel more luxurious, more expensive.” “Err on the larger side of scale?” “Yes for sure.” 12:43https://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 Carrier and Co | A Quality Perspective

We’re so excited to have Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller with us today. They are the great Carrier and Company and have the whole meal deal. If you’re an interior designer, you want to be them. They have collections through Loloi rugs, Century Furniture, Visual Comfort, Lee Jofa, and Soicher Marin. They’re also named on Architectural Digest AD100, Elle Decor’s A list, Deluxe Gold list, and they’ve been published in Vogue, Town and Country, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Oprah, World of Interiors, and many others. These two are married, live in Upstate New York and share 2 children. Working together and their roles in the company 2:24Their love story 8:21Where they find their inspiration 17:25What they find most fulfilling 22:53The most challenging and most rewarding part of their job 26:50Favorite thing to collect 32:56Defining luxury 36:18“Because life is getting so busy, I really enjoy the fact that we really do a deep dive with our clients and I kind of live vicariously through them, like figuring out what the fantasy is for their home and their property, and when we’re lucky enough to do projects that are vacation homes where I think there’s always an added element of kind of romance or fantasy. It’s I think what keeps it really fun.” 19:03www.carrierandcompany.comhttps://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

Adam and Jess Interview | Our Story of Alice Lane Interior Design

Today we’ve got Adam, Jess’s husband on the podcast who will be interviewing her, which we have been wanting to do for a while, but haven’t been able to until now because Sue just had a baby and will be away for a bit. Adam has a very good understanding of construction and the quality of how and why things are made a certain way, and Jess has a great eye for design, so blending them together is always entertaining and some of the secret sauce to everything. What it was like when they started 5:21Some of the roles played when starting 9:26Do you recommend working with your spouse? 16:13The first market they went to 19:00Who Jess likes to surround herself with 23:51 How the vision has changed 31:09The hardest part of running this business over the years 36:15Getting Jess to be the face 38:38Quick questions 42:18How has this business affected our family? 48:02“Something that you really, really latch onto, and maybe the question is ‘where did this come from?’ but it’s your communication skills. Like when you’re working with a client, when you’re with a friend, or whatever, I’m always so impressed by how it goes beyond the surface and you really want to understand their needs and their wants, and how this piece is going to function within their home and not that it just looks pretty. I think a lot of people can build off a lot of pretty things, but will it last over time? And will it continue to be pretty and functional, and serve people’s needs.” 27:52https://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

Keeping Traditional Fresh | Reviving Conventional Design

Today we have a special treat for you. We’ve got Kristina Kellett and Jessica Talbot who are both senior designers at Alice Lane Home. We had a question from one of our listeners about how to keep traditional design fresh, so we brought in the designers to get their opinions, some of the work they’re doing, and some of the risks they take to just update, freshen, or even what our fresh approach is to keep things looking amazing. Kristina’s and Jessica’s expertise 2:18Where they get their inspiration from 4:44Paint colors and finishes 9:52How to keep traditional design fresh 12:40Some more projects we’re doing to keep it fresh 19:01Wallpapers 20:43Tricks for pattern on pattern 22:04Tile 26:09Window treatments 29:40Final advice 33:40“You’re gonna pair something really geometric with something very flowy. So if you get this really cool Gracie paper, you probably want something more structured on the floor and maybe less opinionated because you want this Gracie paper to shine, but it’s still OK to put a pattern on the floor. It’s still OK to layer a piece of art on top of your Gracie paper, and it’s still great to start layering in mirrors and these sparkly elements that all just add to the story.” 22:11@kristinakellett @jesstalbotdesignhttps://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

Trends That Should Go! | Styles We Don’t Agree With

We have lots of opinions about the trends we think should go, which is very polarizing, so don’t be offended if you have something we don’t like and love it. You do you, but we definitely have some opinions to share. This kind of got sparked in our idea bank when we were looking at an article called “Ten Designers Share What Trends Need to Disappear Forever.” Naturally this caught our eye, and we were curious to see if we agree or disagree. These are some of the greats that we look up to and have all heard of, so we’ll let you know who the designer was, what they thought, and then what our own thoughts are on each item or topic. Ashley Hicks and feature walls 2:58Drew McGukin on macrame 4:59Fern Santini and suites of furniture 9:38Charles de Lisle’s opinion on waterfall countertops 13:32 Caleb Anderson - Barn doors and accent walls 18:22Natalie Kraiem - Edison light bulbs 20:53Young Huh - Neon signs for art 22:10White walls 23:59“If you are in the price point of a granite and you’re looking for it, there are interesting granites. Don’t get the one that looks like mystery meat. Don’t get the pebbly one because that one is just cacophonous for the eye, but there are ones that just have still some interesting, larger scale veining and we’ve seen some of these pop up, and we’re like ‘What is that?’ and they’re like ‘It’s a granite,’ and we’re like ‘Oh my gosh! Thank the heavens that there’s more than just the one mystery brown.’” 16:14https://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

Pattern & Scale | Answering Listener Questions

Today we’re talking pattern, scale, rhythm, and repeats. This is a really important part of design and keeps things from looking too stale, static, or flat. Pattern preference really depends on what kind of person you are and whether you end up wanting something different down the road hinges on if you’re the kind of person that constantly needs to be changing your style (like in what you wear) or if you’re a person who always wears the same colors, jewelry, and generally stick with the same styles. We touch on a lot more with pattern and scale, which you can find below. How to do plaid without it looking like a farmhouse 5:57Should pillows have different or repeated patterns? 9:49How to know you won’t tire of a pattern? 11:39Mixing contemporary and traditional 15:12Should you repeat patterns to make things cohesive? 18:43Carpet 19:01Best pattern for traditional grand millennial nursery 22:17 +1:52Combining patterns 23:31One good tip for understanding pattern and scale 28:12How to decide scale for furniture size vs the room 28:38Finding scale problems in your room 33:16Pillow sizes 35:32Small art 36:33When to go small 38:02Living room lamp size 39:45“I think as you design your home that you should think about what those memory points are gonna be because even though it’s for you, the people that come by will associate those patterns or rhythms of wall paneling or whatever it may be. They might remember your powder bath, but those things are the things that tell your story.” 5:30https://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

Answering Listener Questions | More Design Details for Our Listeners

Today we’re doing listener questions again because after looking at the data, it shows that these are your favorite podcast episodes. Whenever we answer your questions, everyone seems to tune in, so we always want to make sure we do this for you guys after saving up the questions until we have enough to do one of these. If you have a specific question you’d like answered on here, send in your question to dearalice@alicelanehome.comMust have item for kitchen styling 2:16Rug material for high traffic area 7:03Best color and material for bathroom fixtures 10:11If lighting is brass, should knobs be brass? 13:28Vaulted vs coffered ceilings 22:34Finding quality craftsmen 26:48Elegant ceiling fan 31:58How to elevate a cookie cutter or tracked home 35:53Does Alice Lane offer design service for just one or two rooms? 40:29Great vintage looking tile that is budget friendly 42:57The most important thing to update when renovating a room 44:58Making a shower curtain look chic 46:45Pocket doors 48:43Fabric 51:12Can you put a mirror in the middle of a two window wall? 54:32“So we have a service, it’s called ‘It’s Furniture Designers’ and it’s free. So you guys, they are going to choreograph and use everything from our showroom and inside of our warehouse that’s ready to go out, they know how to use our website. They just all have really, really gorgeous taste and they’re designers. A lot of them are graduated, they’re using AutoCAD and you’re gonna talk to them on the phone, send them your measurements, Pinterest pictures, and then they’re gonna lay out all the furniture.” 40:44https://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

Pools | Best Design Choices and Layouts

Today we are going to be talking about pools and it’s Summer time, we’re all thinking about it, and some of you are planning them for your future homes, so we’re here to talk about everything we’ve learned and all that we can share with you from an interior designer’s perspective. There are a lot of questions we’ve had for different pools and price points, so we want to talk about the different types of pools, and then we get into the one we used most as designers for homeowners that want something really pretty and lovely. The limitations that may come with pools 2:55Different types of pools 4:38The anatomy of the pool 8:57Salt water vs chlorine pools 11:40Making above-ground pools look beautiful 13:57Pool covers 19:04Pool depth/child and safety 20:57Stone and tile, patio material for cold weather 28:33Black bottom pools 33:58Hot tubs 37:44Beach towels 39:54“We did this one home down in St. George and they called it a spool… spool is for small pool, and it was just enough for them to get wet, for the kids when it’s so hot in Saint George, but they didn’t have a group of room back there. So spool is great, and he was also saying that where he lived he did a lap pool that was 70 feet by 5 feet, strictly for laps, but you can do a pool to whatever constraints you have land wise. You can get as big as you want, or as small as you want.” 16:25https://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

Paloma Contreras Interview | Tips and Methods She Uses for Design

Today we’ve got Paloma Contreras who is an award winning interior designer and taste maker based in Houston Texas. Her design is a modern take on traditional style gravitating toward classic silhouettes and timeless pieces paired with a touch of glamour and an infusion of color. Paloma is highly decorated when it comes to being a designer. She’s in the Next Wave interior designer by House Beautiful and has been named on LUXE Magazine’s gold list, the ELLE Decor A List, and she has also been named number 4 on Forbes list of the Top Social Media influencers in the home category. Her book Dream, Design, Live 3:15How she starts with people who are stumped 9:14Kips Bay Showhouse 11:47Paloma’s style 17:27Sources of inspiration 20:03Tried and true design advice 23:31Being a teacher 26:07What she’s learned from having a showroom 29:38“You usually get about 2 and a half months from the time that you’re asked to participate until opening night and in this particular case of Palm Beach, we couple that with a pandemic and a global supply chain crisis and it’s not for the faint of heart, but I actually loved that part of it. I loved the challenge and having sort of the satisfaction at the end of it to think ‘OK guys, we pulled this off. We did it.’ And you know, that feels really great.” 14:38www.palomacontreras.com@palomacontrerasdesign@shoppalomaandcohttps://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

Cabinets | Everything You Need to Know Part 2

Today is part two on cabinetry. We had 4 pages of questions from you guys and got tired the last episode and quit early, but today we wanted to try and be less wordy with these ones and get through them all as best we can. We talked about a whole plethora of things, such as what tones have become more popular, or what styles will stand the test of time, to which we answered that it depends on you. Know who you are and style so that things represent who you are. Refinishing and changing the style 2:36Details to watch for 4:37Affordability 7:46A shift in tones 10:50What style will stand the test of time? 15:15Glass shelving vs wood and clear fronts vs solid 17:06Lighting a cabinet 19:00Design layout of the kitchen 20:44Flat panel drawer fronts with shaker doors 26:35Storage 27:33Cabinet must haves 31:51Island dos and don’ts 41:18“A lot of homes that we do have what we call a show kitchen, which is the beautiful place that they spread their doordash on, or maybe they’re cooking and they just have this lovely party place, but then behind, like say you have your range wall, you’ll have a big pantry and it’s usually a bit more linear and you have other secondary appliances that you need if you’re like ‘I have to have another double oven,’ you might throw that in there. You’ll usually have another sink back there, you’ll have these spots.” 23:03https://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