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Exteriors Pt 2 | More Listener Questions on How to Update the Exteriors of Your Home Sep 08, 2022

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In this episode we continue our discussion about exteriors and answer many of the questions our listeners have sent in. We have a question about whether you can paint your stucco, and that all depends on the climate in which you live, so if you live in a place like Utah where you get the extreme of all 4 seasons, it’s going to need to be repainted probably within the next 5-7 years. When talking about color, there are a lot of black and white homes out there, which we would say are somewhat overdone, so if you’re going for that look maybe use a more soft white and charcoal black to avoid being so blatant. Color can also be chosen by the environment or other homes that surround it.
Can you paint stucco? 2:23
Siding, hardie board, and creating interest 3:15
Can you replace hardie board for a brick exterior? 7:46
Color - Are black and white homes too trendy? 10:59
How many colors to use on an all-stucco house 14:29
Exterior paint color that isn’t black or white 15:19
Landscaping, fencing 19:33
Decking 22:58
Lighting 24:54
Entry doors 26:18
Garage doors 31:23
Exterior remodels 34:32
Gutters 35:47
“Anything done in good taste is gonna be long lasting. People always ask that, like ‘How do I make sure this isn’t gonna be trendy, or tiresome, or classic?’ If it’s done in good taste, like in your personal style, other people are gonna react to it and they’re gonna buy it.” 14:01
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Exteriors Pt 1 | Dos and Don’ts of the Outside of Your Home Sep 01, 2022

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Today we’re going to be talking about exteriors and updating the outside of your home. This is a hot topic for Jess because she keeps driving into her neighborhood and seeing one house after the next turning completely white, which used to be Utah tuscan/brown. A lot of repainting happens with homes and we want to talk about the dos and don’ts of painting and what will or will not look good on your home’s exterior.
An influx of house updates 5:56
Is black too trendy for windows? 8:22
Paint colors for shutters 10:00
Making minor updates without demo 12:38
Can you repaint natural stone on the exterior? 17:44
Brick and lime washing 23:45
Suggestions on trim and window colors for red brick reno, and painting brick 25:42
Would you rip off all the brick on a home and start over? 29:18
“What we’re seeing is that a lot of people are updating and changing these houses. For the most part, people are entirely spraying their whole house white. The rock, the stucco, the brick, the beams they’re painting black and putting black garage doors on, or something like that. We’re seeing a lot of contrast.” 6:30
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Celebrity Spaces | Giving Us Courage to Go Bold Aug 25, 2022

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The reason we wanted to do this episode is because celebrity spaces give us this great courage to go bold. In the early days when we were doing presentations, we just were trying to get people to do a colored kitchen because everyone wanted a white kitchen, and many still do, so we would always go to this classic, Cameron Diaz. She had the green kitchen that was always easy to reference back and suggest to people what they should do. We gather a lot of inspiration from various celebrities’ homes and talk about many of those today.
The Cameron Diaz kitchen 4:15
Windsor Smith, big kitchen 7:28
Gwyneth Paltrow’s new home 10:37
Nancy Meyer film sets 15:06
Dianne Keaton 17:20
Lenny Kravitz 19:14
Seeing white everywhere, Kim Kardashian 23:00
“People are always asking “How do I get photography in my home?” and I’ve never seen it done better than in [Lenny Kravitz’] home because he’s taking you through, and he’s super relaxed. He has slung furniture, it’s leather worn like his cool boots and his vests and everything, but you see these crisp, graphic images all over the walls, and they’re massive, and they’re black and white, up close, and he talks about how they’re of his mother and his aunt, they just look so editorial, but they’re so personal and I’m like ‘What a beautiful statement to have your family just surrounding you, but in such an artistic way.’” 19:54
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Interview with Designer David Phoenix | A Well Decorated Design Star Aug 18, 2022

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We have David Phoenix with us today, who is the most fun we’ve had at Market so far. He has 20 years of design experience and is a master at combining traditional and modern elements. His interiors are thoughtful, well designed, and most importantly they’re livable. He was named one of America’s top young designers by House Beautiful Magazine. His firm, David Phoenix Interior Design has won numerous awards and his interiors have appeared in and on the cover of major national magazines, such as Arch Digest, California Homes, and The Rob Report. David is known for his designs for Hollywood celebrities, public officials, business magnates, and he’s decorated homes for the Kennedy family, former mayors and governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, and the actor Rob Lowe.
The type of design that David does 5:00
How he got into interiors 7:10
What’s most fulfilling in interior design 22:25
Interiors vs product 23:14
The most challenging part 25:35
What he’s most excited about right now 26:27
His super power 29:41
What is your favorite thing to collect? 36:17
The meaning of luxury 47:57
“I just thought, ‘I’m not cut out for a cubicle.’ So I went back and I was cleaning out my friend’s room and he said ‘What do you think?’ and I said ‘I’m just not cut out for a cubicle, but thank you very much.’ and he goes ‘I like you and I wanna help you.’ So I said ‘What do you want to be?’ and he said ‘Think big and you’ll be big.’” 12:47
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Process of Building Our Homes | What We Would Do Differently Aug 11, 2022

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Our podcast today comes from a listener question. She said that she’d love to hear us discuss what the process was like for us personally and what we learned, what we would do differently, etc. when we built our own homes. So today Cory and Jess talk about their process and what they learned just to help you overcome some of the shortcomings that maybe you’ve experienced. Even as professionals, we still experience shortcomings, so hopefully we can help you not have to fall into those same traps.
More about Cory 2:11
What we would do differently in building our new home 8:39
Exterior pain point 16:36
You cannot predict the supply chain 22:03
Finding the right people to work with 26:49
Terminology 29:28
“If you like to make a million decisions, build a house because that is exactly what it is. You’re just gonna have to, every day, make 5-10 decisions that you’re gonna have to live with for however long you’re living in the home.” 7:17
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Jess and Cori Listener Q’s | More of What You Want to Know Aug 04, 2022

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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 2:22
How to display family pictures 7:45
Achieving a lux look for less 12:15
Find affordable modern chandeliers 16:06
Is backsplash out? Is it all about the slab now? 21:54
Blending 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.” 12:43
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Interview with Carrier and Co | A Quality Perspective Jul 28, 2022

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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 2:24
Their love story 8:21
Where they find their inspiration 17:25
What they find most fulfilling 22:53
The most challenging and most rewarding part of their job 26:50
Favorite thing to collect 32:56
Defining 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.” 19:03
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Adam and Jess Interview | Our Story of Alice Lane Interior Design Jul 21, 2022

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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 5:21
Some of the roles played when starting 9:26
Do you recommend working with your spouse? 16:13
The first market they went to 19:00
Who Jess likes to surround herself with 23:51
How the vision has changed 31:09
The hardest part of running this business over the years 36:15
Getting Jess to be the face 38:38
Quick questions 42:18
How 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.” 27:52
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Keeping Traditional Fresh | Reviving Conventional Design Jul 14, 2022

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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 2:18
Where they get their inspiration from 4:44
Paint colors and finishes 9:52
How to keep traditional design fresh 12:40
Some more projects we’re doing to keep it fresh 19:01
Wallpapers 20:43
Tricks for pattern on pattern 22:04
Tile 26:09
Window treatments 29:40
Final 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
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Trends That Should Go! | Styles We Don’t Agree With Jul 07, 2022

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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 2:58
Drew McGukin on macrame 4:59
Fern Santini and suites of furniture 9:38
Charles de Lisle’s opinion on waterfall countertops 13:32
Caleb Anderson - Barn doors and accent walls 18:22
Natalie Kraiem - Edison light bulbs 20:53
Young Huh - Neon signs for art 22:10
White 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.’” 16:14
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