Dear Alice | Interior Design Alice Lane
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Dear Alice is an Interior Design podcast brought to you by Jessica Bennett and Suzanne Hall, the spunky geniuses behind Alice Lane Interior Design. These two ladies break down the highest end of the design and interior fashion world through their beautiful lifestyle approach with a heaping dose of wit and taste.
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Listener Questions Feb 2024 | Next Time on Dear Alice
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Our Unfiltered Opinions | Kitchen & Bath Trends for 2024
This week we wanted to talk about some trends we saw pop up in an Elle Decor article and we feel like we wanna fight back on some of these things they say are a big deal. So we’re going to break down this article and break down/debunk, or agree with some of these kitchen and bath trends. All of us, both who are hosting and listening to the podcast need a moment to figure out what’s true and what’s not because sometimes people are reporting on things and maybe have only asked one source, so we want to make sure that we are giving you our best information based on what we’re seeing since we’re on the front lines of design. We want you to be well equipped before you go and make these really expensive decisions based on what you read in an article.
Intro 0:00
Breaking down the article 9:00
High gloss walls vs texture 10:10
Brown 13:15
Terracotta takeover 15:20
Is bouclé here to stay? 20:00
Curves meet straight lines 23:30
High tech lighting 26:50
Alternative materials will be the standard 29:40
Revival of Victorian era details 33:30
Layered understated lighting 36:40
Warm rich colors 37:50
High drama marble and stone 38:40
Butler’s pantry and storage galore 39:55
Outdoor kitchens in connection to nature 42:30
Induction cooktops 44:30
“There’s nothing more romantic than a pizza oven like, I think they’re so cute and it’s so fun to make homemade pizzas with your kids, it’s so much fun” “We did it last night. We just got a pizza oven and have just been using it way too much. It’s like making dinner, what we have to do anyway, but then it’s an activity at the same time. It’s memory making.” 43:58
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Debunking Kitchen and Bath Trends of 2024 | Next Time on Dear Alice
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Finding Your Niche | Cultivating Your Design Style
Today we are talking about how you can find your own niche and cultivate your personal style. This is a podcast we feel everybody wants to know as they’re trying to figure out who they are when they’re trying to make these massive decisions for a home, whether you’re a new build, remodel, or maybe you’re just furnishing, it really needs to tie back to who you are, how you use that space, what nostalgic strings you want to pull, depending on if you really are sentimental. We keep seeing this topic pop up for people everywhere and have even listened to a couple of podcasts on this in fashion to really understand what some of the points are that people are making to help us cultivate our own style, so this is gonna be a fun one.
0:00 Intro
The age of developing opinion 4:20
Feeling like you have imposter syndrome 27:00
Putting together an outfit for fashion week 31:45
Cori’s method 37:00
Who do you aspire to be? 40:45
Do what you want and don’t care about what Karen thinks 46:10
“So I go to the plumbing store and I’m like ‘OK, I like that suite, I think this is the finish I’ll go with.’ and then I put that actual faucet in there with the tile, with the cabinetry that I’m thinking and I’m like ‘Yep, that’s good. Send that over to the cabinet maker.’ and then I’ll get my hardware. It’s really easy. I’ll always try and figure out my art because that’s important to me too because I know that’s a part of my style. That’s a big North Star for me.” 30:20
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Fundamental Design Principles | Dimensions You're Going to Need to Know, Tag Now
Today we are going to put all the fundamental design principles into one episode. We often give you guys little bits of information, such as you should hang your chandelier over your dining table, this height to this height, here’s the range. We thought we should do an episode for you guys where when you are finally ready to make a remodeling move, or maybe you’re rearranging your furniture this year, you’ll know what to do with spacing and dimensions. You’re probably all going to be working on some little project because you love interiors. So do we. We’re all ready to make a move, which may just be moving furniture from one room to another, but we’re going to give you dimensions that you need to know. Make sure to bookmark this episode because you’re going to want to come back to it in the future again and again in your lifetime to make sure you’re getting the spacing right.
All of your pathways need at least 36 inches 7:30
Cocktail table - 18 inches 12:15
Rugs 14:15
TV viewing heights 15:40
Kitchen 18:30
Bathrooms 29:50
Lighting 37:15
Fireplaces 43:20
Art 46:00
Drapes 49:15
“Otherwise the cocktail table just feels like it’s out in the middle of the room and nobody can use it for what it’s intended for…Or you have to stand up to walk forward while you’re crouched to put your drink down, and your quads are burning by the time you get to the cocktail table! No really, you go in those homes and the cocktail table is sitting on a 4x6 rug in the middle of the room, and you’re like ‘What!?’ If you learn nothing else today, at least learn where your cocktail table goes.” 13:13
Customer Reviews
….and the podcast Oscar goes to Alice Lane
I’m so hooked on this podcast. The day it drops I make some tea and immerse myself in a mental visualization of design ideas. It has all the elements of a perfect movie….inspiration, wisdom, and some salty takes that I adore. Keep up the amazing content. Y’all are my people. With love from a super fan ❤️
Finding your niche
I am so in love with your podcast episodes. All of them! I usually listen while I’m taking a walk. The peace and quiet outside really help me be an intentional listener. Now I’m going to your you tube videos as well. Jess, you and Suzanne make me feel good about knowing that my design style needs to be ME! I have found that my style has drastically changed over my lifetime, as I am in my seventies. If in another lifetime I could choose a new profession it would be interior design. Who knows? You have inspired me to make my home pleasing to my family and friends, but especially to make me happy in it. Thank you
Offensive
For an amateur design enthusiast I found many of their episodes to be engaging. I’ll admit that I’ve learned a lot, but lately I’ve grown a little tired of the topics and I’m losing patience with the hosts’ ignorance. Along with other questionable commentary my final straw came when one of the hosts commented “He has a very Jewish face…so he is all nose.” My jaw literally dropped. Please do better.