Dear Alice | Interior Design

Celebrate Mother's Day with Style! In this special Mother's Day Q&A episode, we answer some of our listeners' design questions with expert answers from our top interior designers.

Tune in for valuable insights, creative hacks, and timeless design advice perfect for Mother’s Day and beyond.

Ever wondered how interior designers get featured in top magazines like Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, or House Beautiful? In this episode, we sit down with experienced publicist Sarah Alba to uncover the real steps to getting your work published in leading design publications.

Check out Sarah and her incredible work: https://www.albaworks.com/

We love our pets and in this episode we will be answering listener questions about living with pets and the interior design choices we make with pets in mind. We will cover topics ranging from furniture to litterboxes and from cleaning floors and rugs to home design.

06:44 What Alice Lane is doing about pets

09:55 Dog washes

19:35 Best textiles for pets

27:30 Best flooring and rugs for pets

33:35 Where to hide the litterbox

36:36 Floor cleaning with pets

“If you have a pe...

This is part 2 of a 2-part series about window treatments. While we’ve already done this topic in the past, this episode dives deeper into our number 1 rules for a successful window treatment!

07:16 Pleats

16:00 Height

28:01 Distance off of Floor

31:13 The things we hate

“When you’re limited by going to a big box store, you only have… standard heights which won’t give you the optimal height to hang [your curtains] to make your room look the most spectacular.” 16:03

Today’s episode is about drapery. This came from recent questions from our listeners and we want to help make sure that you avoid common pitfalls and make the most of your money. This is part 1 of a 2 part series about window treatment.

09:31 Are valances dated?

17:30 Romans

30:01 Best window covering for light and privacy

“The magic trick of an interior designer is the shear. It’s the smoke and mirrors moment.” 35:06

Today’s episode is about drapery. This came from recent questions from our listeners and we want to help make sure that you avoid common pitfalls and make the most of your money. This is part 1 of a 2 part series about window treatment.

09:31 Are valances dated?

17:30 Romans

30:01 Best window covering for light and privacy

“The magic trick of an interior designer is the shear. It’s the smoke and mirrors moment.” 35:06

Today we are going to be talking about scale. We had a great question come in and we decided to go into more detail since we haven’t addressed this fully thus far. Scale is all about the size and proportions of your rugs, furniture, and lamps in relation to each other and to the room they’re in. Proper scale will make your room feel right.

04:24 What is scale and how is it applied?

12:01 Basic Rules of Scale

21:55 Lamp Sizes

23:49 Furniture Sizes

30:37 How to tell if s...

Today’s episode is part 2 about new pieces that we have added to our collection. We want to tell you the story behind each of these pieces, what makes them special, why we love them, and how we curated this special collection. From shape and form, to material and overall feeling, we chose each specifically to add character and intrigue to your space. Tune in to learn about some of our absolute favorite items from this collection, as well as some honorable mentions we know you're going to love.

07:34 The Brooklyn Collection

14:09 Th...

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Today’s episode is part 2 about new pieces that we have added to our collection. We want to tell you the story behind each of these pieces, what makes them special, why we love them, and how we curated this special collection. From shape and form, to material and overall feeling, we chose each specifically to add character and intrigue to your space. Tune in to learn about some of our absolute favorite items from this collection, as well as some honorable mentions we know you're going to love.

07:34 The Brooklyn Collection

14:09 Th...

This is our spring refresh episode where we talk about ways that you can refresh your home for spring. We are going to talk about all the different ways that we turn our homes around to help us like it again and to feel something. We are going to discuss topics such as scents, pillows, plants, and more!

01:33 Year of the Snake: Out with the bad, in with the new

08:32 Scents

16:40 Restyling

25:43 Entertaining

28:50 Plants

“Get a new scent for your home. It...

Today we have a listener favorite, Rob Corcoran, as a special guest to answer questions about the current state of the real estate market. In this part 2 of a two part interview, Rob addresses issues such as how to use equity to build wealth, tips for making a home more desirable on the market, and the future of real estate in Utah.

01:19 Using equity to build wealth

03:10 Best investments to make in your home

06:53 How to make your home more desirable to buyers

28:12 Are Airbnb’s worth it?

Today we have a listener favorite, Rob Corcoran, as a special guest to answer questions about the current state of the real estate market. In this part 1 of a two part interview, Rob addresses issues such as the California Wildfires, real estate inventory, and mortgage interest rates.

01:32 California Fires

20:42 Status of the housing market

32:35 Will prices drop?

36:10 Interest Rates

“There’s no way for homes to go backwards with the lack of inventory that we have. So buy now, keep that rate, [and] keep...

We are so excited to share this episode with you celebrating our Spring Collection Volume 1! We want to tell you the story behind each of these pieces, what makes them special, why we love them, and how we curated this special collection. From shape and form, to material and overall feeling, we chose each specifically to add character and intrigue to your space. Tune in to learn about some of our absolute favorite items from this collection, as well as some honorable mentions we know you're going to love.

00:00 Intro

07:08 Ava Nightstand...

On this episode of Dear Alice, we are going to be talking about our absolute favorite books for styling a home. We honestly can’t style a house without books that we know the homeowner would love, that would look great on their shelves, that they would love pouring through, and that we could leave open on their cocktail table.

0:00 Intro

6:08 Rose Tarlow

11:07 John Darlow

12:44 Fredrique

15:15 The Most Beautiful Homes in the World

23:42 The 20th Century Art Book

26:20 The Authentics

30:36 Pe...

Today we are going to answer a variety of questions sent in by our listeners about topics ranging from how to add more color to how to decorate your entryway. This episode will help you stay on top of changing trends in interior design and help you make your space a sanctuary. Tune in to learn more tips for upgrading your personal design!

0:00 Intro

09:00 How to gauge room size

12:13 How to decorate entryways

19:53 What to invest in when renting

27:01 How to branch out into more colors<...

Today we have Asha Chaudhary, the President and CEO of Jaipur Living. We are going to learn about all things rugs! Jaipur Living is the world’s largest manufacturer of hand-knotted rugs. Asha was raised in India and grew up surrounded by expert weavers as her father founded Jaipur Rugs in 1978. She earned her bachelor’s in business administration from Emery University and is a prominent leader in the business community. She serves on numerous leadership boards and was named an Earnston Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2021. Tune in to learn about the construction of rugs, and how...

On this episode of Dear Alice, the trio discusses their 6 favorite ways to add a touch of softness to any space. They share their current favorite trends and the one design element that's truly the heartbeat of the home. Soft design often includes organic shapes that have smooth edges, curves, and natural elements. They also talk about adding softness through color and art, as well as using plants to tie together a room. Tune in to learn more expert tips on making your space interesting with softened design! 

Intro 0:00

Favorite trends right n...

People want to know how best to make their bed, based on the various questions we’ve gotten from our listeners. “As much as I try to make my bed look like the beds in the showroom, it just doesn’t. So what are y’all doing?” We realized we maybe have never talked about how to make the perfect bed. It’s the way we make the bed in all of our projects and the showroom floor, and we’ve been at it for a while and have found the perfect fills, right sheets, etc. It’s a very goldilocks...

We are recording today’s episode on marble, which is something we have absolutely loved doing in our projects. Since the beginning of Alice Lane, we have always tried to have marble in each design we do. It just changes the game and adds that organic movement, character, and depth. In a world of squares, we need that veining, which just takes it to a whole new level. We talk about our dolce tray, which is this rounded marble platform used as a luxurious spot to place your desserts or gourmet bites. Listen in today to hear the various ma...

Today we are doing a whole episode on the beloved Ralph Lauren who is the favorite of so many in the design world. It is so foundational in American design and even timeless, which is really fun because he can tackle any style and demographic anything and all of them are timeless because they’re all true and authentic, which is exactly what Ralph Lauren is. It’s so iconic and well known that the name has become a verb. It’s a fashion house, a lifestyle, and is the idyllic American dream. Whatever style you are, or wherever you ar...

We are doing a fun episode today for all of you who are new out there, or for those of you who are wondering why on Earth we have a podcast. So we’re going to reintroduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about each of us, why we’re doing a podcast, and give you a rundown of who we are and how this all got started. There are a lot of things we do at Alice Lane because the need is there, so listen in today to get a better understanding of us!

In part 2 of our discussion about doors, we finish up talking about interior doors, and then shift our focus to exterior doors, exploring how they make a statement and reflect the personality of a home. Many of our listeners want to know how best to decorate and style their outside doors, namely the front door and how to paint it in the most stylistic way. 

In this episode we talk about doors, which is a fun subject to discuss during this holiday season when front doors are so decorated and seen by those we care about. We had a listener send in a great question about doors and we wanted to answer and expand on this. We will be doing two parts to this episode and in this part, we’re going to talk about interior doors. Sophie asked what the do’s and don’ts are of interior doors, if single door panels are going out of style, what type of door style is tim...

We almost forgot to do an episode on this until Sue started receiving a bunch of DM’s about it, so now we’re finally going to answer your questions about how Fall Market went this year. Everyone is going to see different things there because their eyes are conditioned to see what they love, what project they’re working on, but we wanted to tell you what we saw and give you our perspective. We go to market now too to understand the industry better because we are developing our own product now and we want to create things...

In this episode, we talk about the gift guide from 2024, which is our version of Oprah’s favorite things. We are a team of people who love to give gifts and thing very hard about the person we’re gifting to, and we really try to get the right thing. We feel as we’re developing product, we’re doing the same thing. We’re so excited to just put the right thing in the right pocket and share all of that with you today. Join us on our YouTube channel because this episode will be a visual feast where we s...