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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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“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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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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