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Alice Lane Interior Design | The Boldest Rooms We've Ever Done Part 2 May 30, 2024

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This week we are going over our best, boldest spaces again, which is a continuation of our previous episode from last week. If you head on over to YouTube and find the “Alice Lane Home Collection” channel, you’ll be able to see a lot of the things we’re talking about to get a better understanding of these visuals we describe.

Intro 0:00
Sue’s bathroom remodels 2:40
Tan France closet 8:50
The Barbie dream house 11:40
A beautiful remodel 18:10
House of Harrington 23:30
Rachel Parcel’s library 28:00
Tiger Oak home 30:25

“I think the coolest thing about that mirrored wall too is there wasn’t a tall enough wall to put a floor mirror, except for that big stair wall. The space isn’t like too big that you can’t stand on that railing and check yourself out and stuff. Anyway, mirrors are the greatest trick that y’all can incorporate.” 10:44

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Big Moves Part 1 | Our Favorite Bold Spaces We Have Done May 23, 2024

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You guys really wanted to know about the boldest spaces we’ve done, so this week we’re doing a deep dive on those spaces and how we got there. We sometimes talk about a project where we learned this or that on, but we got to go back through the Alice Lane books and really examine some of our greatest projects and if you visit our YouTube channel “Alice Lane Home Collection”, you’ll get to see some of the beautiful images we have for those projects.

Intro 0:00
To The Trade program 2:20
A 5 year long project, 30,000 square feet 9:30
A remodel we’ve worked on recently, 40,000 sq feet 19:00
A current Dallas project 31:10
The kitchen 39:00
A geometric 46:30

“Here’s 40,000 square feet of home, there’s sitting areas everywhere and everybody just can’t wait to show you the chandelier room at the end of this house, and you go in there and you’re like ‘Oh here, have a seat, sit down, and experience it.’ and he pictured like 4 or 5 breakout conversations going on and just like kind of a hum of people talking, and it happens. You gravitate towards these awesome spaces and that’s where you wanna stand and be. That’s where you want to experience your conversations.” 21:48

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Let's Talk Chairs | Our Favorite Features May 16, 2024

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It's an instant party. It tells you what the room can be. There's no other way to say it: the chair is the hero in every space. So, now that you know how we really feel...let's talk chairs! In this week's episode of Dear Alice, we break down our favorite features of a really good chair (hint: it has to move!). Join Jess, Suzanne and Cori as we help you shop for the kind of chair that offers instant style points.

Intro 0:00
Deciding what is coming home with you 1:10
Understanding this very critical furniture piece 9:30
The occasional chair 10:30
4 features of a chair you should buy 14:15
Back height and arm placement 23:15
The swivel chair 29:00

“You can kind of tailor all these different conversations because you do have a swivel. I can face the fireplace and talk to a friend, or I can look at the view, or I can go look at the game. You can be in charge of what you’re looking at and I think it’s just soothing. The older you get, the more you wanna move, or you’re probably just used to not sitting still, so it just gives you the ability to not sit still while still moving.” 29:23

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Influenced by Design | How Annie Meyers-Shyer Found Her Personal Style May 09, 2024

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This week we are super excited to share with you our podcast we did with Annie Meyers-Shyer, who is a force of her own. She is in the middle of a remodel originally built from a well known architect, Gerard Colcord, and it’s a 1940’s Pennsylvania Dutch style home. She’s in California and following her journey has been such a fun pastime. Annie is not a self-proclaimed interior designer, but she’s really treating this project like she is and it’s fun to watch and see her audience get involved as she takes this remodel step by step in the one million decisions that you have to make when doing a remodel. Join us today for this exciting conversation!

Annie’s Mother’s Day question 8:50
Developing her style 12:45
Living in a home with little boys 23:00
Growing up in Hollywood on sets 26:10
Starting the Instagram account and describing her style 31:30
What decisions have really excited her 38:45

“My goal with our home is that it feels like us, like a young family who lives there. There aren’t gonna be formal rooms, I hope all of our rooms are used. We are definitely a family who loves comfortable things, so deep sofas and cozy rooms, and my kids' rooms are going to be colorful because they’re colorful, and the rest of the house less colorful. I love sort of a calm palette. I’m very into the color yellow, there’s a lot of yellow in this house–very happy.” 32:35

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Spring Updates | 8 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Space May 02, 2024

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This week we’re doing a fun episode because this is that time of the year when many of us are craving that desire to refresh our living spaces and make things feel like a blank slate. We’re trying to figure out what we need to do to give our home some rebirth without burning it down and rebuilding a new house. Cori suggests a great idea, which is bringing out your collections and putting them on display to give your space a fresh touch while also putting that collection of yours to good use.

Intro 0:00
A fun design challenge 4:45
Bringing out your collections to display 11:20
A new rug/runner 13:20
Do some painting 14:50
Art 19:00
Update the first thing your eye sees 21:40

“Update the first thing your eye sees when you walk in a room. I think that is your first impression, and so I feel like you’re gonna get a lot of credit for it because if you can walk in and see something different, that’s gonna do the most work for you if you’re not in the mood to rearrange your entire house.” 21:40

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Spring Flowers | Step-by-Step for Perfect Pots Apr 25, 2024

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On today’s episode we’re gonna take the intimidation out of a fun spring task and help you create front porch planters that wow. We have a very special guest on the show, Becky Nyman, who is Sue’s go-to person whenever she has any questions on gardening and plants. She’s a master gardener who has owned her own businesses and has been in the space for over 30 years. This time of year you see a lot of women dragging their pots into the nursery or garden shop to help them get their porch planters potted. Becky is gonna teach us how to make these decorative planters porch worthy.

Intro 0:00
Meet Becky 2:20
Picking your pot 5:55
How deep the soil should be 13:00
Paying attention to the standup tags 19:10
Do what is pleasing to the eye 26:00
Different combinations 30:00
Favorite spiller 35:30

“Picking your pot is probably the most important thing that you want to do. You want to pick a pot that has drainage in it. Water can kills your plants faster than anything, and a lot of people don’t realize that. Overwatering kills plants faster than letting them dry out.” 5:56

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Listener Questions | Short Ceilings, Built-ins and Tough Design Decisions Apr 18, 2024

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“How do you help clients make design decisions?”

“Are built-ins always a good idea?”

“Can you help me decorate around my short ceilings?”

On this episode of Dear Alice, the hosts circle up to answer the latest batch of listener questions, and - spoiler alert! - there are some good ones.

Join Jess, Suzanne and Cori for your favorite conversation of the week!

What our process is for coming up with ideas 9:00
Strategy for built-ins 18:15
Incorporating millwork 22:25
Shoe molding 29:40
Strategies for a coastal home to not feel like a beach house 33:30
Decorating with short ceilings 37:45
Fireplace mantle 42:15
Keeping the integrity of specific home styles 44:30

“I like my ceilings. Like right now, my ceilings are all the same color, whatever’s happening on the wall of that room. So in my public areas, they’re white. My floor is white and the ceiling’s white, it’s all the same finish, so it just feels continuous. There’s no stopping and starting. It really stretches the eye and kinda fakes it out that I’m not being drawn to a contrasting line or a colored wall is meeting up with a flat white on the ceiling. It keeps going and is just the best trick.” 39:10

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Real Estate Reality | Your Questions Answered Apr 11, 2024

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In this week’s episode we have again real estate guru Rob Corcoran with us. He has a high end boutique real estate firm where he relocates people all over the United States of America and he is really good, not just for Utah, but for all of you across the nation. We’ve had tons of questions come in from our social media channel and we wanted to take this second episode to be able to answer all of your questions that we have for Rob.

Intro 0:00
Return for homeowners who sell staged and furnished homes 1:10
Young married couple saving for a home, FHA loan 4:10
Update or renovate a rental as an owner? 8:45
Is it a good decision to buy a home today? 13:20
How can couples afford a home in this market? 16:15
Buying in Utah 18:00
Unique and timeless designs, white kitchens 19:45
Replace or let buyer replace floor? 22:30
Negotiating a lower price 26:00
Finding a real estate agent 27:15
Non negotiables in selling a luxury home 29:50
Gauging pricing yourself out of your neighborhood with updates 32:00
Is a rental worth it if you don’t make much? 36:30
Keeping clients in budget 38:00
Priority updates 40:10
What’s happening to Airbnb’s 44:50

“Selling a home is all about how someone feels when they walk into it. Does it feel clean? Does it smell great? Is it bright? Am I gonna have to redo–we just sold a home recently that we had the entire, I told you the doors were painted. We also painted the entire inside of the house, had all the flooring done. They had lived there for 15 years, and it sells like that…selling a house is not just how you feel. It’s your senses.” 23:03

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Real Estate Reality | What to Know About the New Norm Apr 04, 2024

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This week we have Rob Corcoran on the podcast, who is a real estate expert and has been a resident real estate agent for 24 years. One of our most successful podcasts of 2023 was one where we had a real estate expert come on, so we felt it would be great to do it again as people love it. The market is constantly changing, so Jess called Rob. He built a high end boutique that he sold in 2015 and kept the relocation division of the company, and then founded Influence Relocation, which has now expanded to over 50 markets across the USA from Miami to Alaska.

Intro 0:00
Buyer confidence and the housing market right now 1:55
Market trends and economic indicators 5:00
Rates and credit 11:00
Can young people afford a home? 14:00
Do we still see mega mansions? Or smaller? 19:50
Landscaping 25:30
Top buzzwords, home offices 27:30
Staging 29:45
A seller’s or a buyer’s market? 32:15
Pricing a home or a lot 35:40
Buy a renovation or not? 40:00
Does making your home your own make it hard to resell? 44:10
Is investing in a home as a 2nd or 3rd home a good option right now? 46:15
Are Airbnb’s still a good investment? 55:00

“You should never buy a home if you only plan on owning it for less than 5 years. So if you plan on buying a home and only being around for say 3 years, I would advise you probably not to purchase. You could get bitten to shorts on that if you need to sell or get relocated by your company, whatever happens in your life, the odds are you might be paying to get rid of your home.” 49:40

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Let's Debate | Buy New vs Reupholster Mar 28, 2024

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In this week’s episode we are doing re-upholstering or refinishing vs buying new. This is an age-old debate where some people don’t think it’s worth going through the trouble of refinishing old items, but others see it as an effective way to make their items look new while also preserving maybe some of that vintage touch said item might convey. Don’t think you’re doing this to save money, but rather to preserve an older item that has special meaning to you.

Intro 0:00
Re-upholstering vs buying new 3:25
Fabric prices for upholstery 8:30
There are ranges in cost 15:40
A time the investment was worth it 20:00

“It adds up with all of our projects. Once you really stare at the numbers, it just all adds up, so just know that you’re gonna spend more than you thought to cover everything, so just make sure it’s something you really, really want.” 11:44

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