Dear Alice | Interior Design

Interior designer Miles Redd joins the Dear Alice Podcast for a conversation about creating bold, colorful interiors filled with personality, whimsy, and cozy glamour. Known for his playful mix of antiques, vintage finds, accessible pieces, and unexpected details, Miles shares how he develops a client's point of view and creates homes that feel collected, sophisticated, and never too precious.

From building a confident color palette and introducing color into a neutral home to knowing what is worth investing in and when to edit a room, Miles offers insight into his distinctive approach to interior design. He also reflects on his career, from learning alongside John Rosselli and Bunny Williams to serving as creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home, and shares what inspires him today.

Plus, we discuss favorite paint colors, design pet peeves, collecting, the art of the final reveal, and how Miles defines luxury. It's a conversation about taking creative risks, embracing personality, and making a home feel unmistakably your own.

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Mixing patterns can completely transform a room, but creating a layered look takes more than simply combining different prints. In this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast, we're sharing our approach to mixing patterns, from paying attention to the architectural rhythms already happening in a space to choosing large-scale elements like rugs, wallpaper, art, and tapestries.

We break down how to mix large, medium, and small patterns, combine organic and geometric designs, use field colors to create contrast, and incorporate solids and texture for balance. Whether you're decorating with patterned fabrics, layering wallpaper and rugs, or simply looking for more personality in your home, this episode is full of practical interior design tips for creating a pattern story that feels intentional rather than cluttered.

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The smallest details can have the biggest impact in a bathroom. In this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast, we share overlooked bathroom design details that make a space more functional, comfortable, and elevated.

We cover everything from vanity storage, makeup organization, and refrigerated drawers to layered lighting, mirrors, shower design, niches, hardware, plumbing finishes, rugs, and towels. We also dive into powder bathroom ideas, including adding furniture, decorative details, florals, great scent, and a little more personality.

Whether you're planning a primary bathroom remodel, building a custom home, or looking for simple bathroom decorating ideas, this episode offers practical interior design advice to create a bathroom that feels thoughtfully designed from top to bottom.

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We're answering your biggest interior design questions in this special Dear Alice Q&A, with practical advice for real homes and real design challenges. We discuss how to make open floor plans feel cozy and cohesive, how to incorporate meaningful artwork into a layered interior, choosing wall textures, finding specialty trades, selecting door hardware, and designing around a TV without letting it become the focal point.

Whether you're building a custom home, planning a renovation, or simply looking for better home decorating ideas, this episode is full of practical interior design tips for creating spaces that feel personal, functional, and beautifully designed.

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Stone expert Dan Nelson joins the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast for an in-depth conversation about countertops, natural stone, marble, quartzite, granite, and choosing the right stone for your home. We cover everything from stone types, thickness, sourcing, and current countertop trends to polished versus honed finishes, colorful stone, rare marble, the world's best quarries, and how to care for natural stone countertops.

Dan also shares what homeowners should know before shopping for stone, which materials are most often imitated, where to splurge, and how to feel confident living with authentic marble and natural stone. Whether you're planning a kitchen remodel, bathroom renovation, or custom home, this episode is full of expert countertop and stone advice.
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The best 2026 interior design trends are bringing more color, texture, pattern, and personality back into our homes. In this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast, we're sharing the home decorating trends and interior design trends worth keeping, including color drenching, high-gloss finishes, warm deep woods, statement tile, wellness spaces, curved details, pattern on pattern, cocktail lounges, murals, textured materials, and more.

We also talk about the shift away from overly open floor plans, the return of more defined spaces, less-is-more styling, and the growing role of ambient lighting and technology in home design. Whether you're planning a home remodel, building a custom home, or looking for fresh decorating ideas, this episode breaks down the 2026 interior design trends that can make a home feel current while still timeless.

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Thom Filicia joins the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast for a candid conversation about interior design, furniture design, building a successful design career, and what he's learned after decades in the industry. Thom shares advice for young designers, overlooked opportunities, business lessons no one teaches in design school, and how television has changed the way the public thinks about interior design.

We also dive into design trends, changing your mind as your career evolves, successful client habits, design heroes, vintage versus custom, and Thom's definition of luxury. Whether you're a designer, aspiring designer, or passionate about interiors, this episode is full of career advice, design inspiration, and insight from one of the industry's most recognizable voices.

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Thoughtfully mixing materials is what gives an interior depth, warmth, and personality. In this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast, we're sharing how we mix flooring, cabinetry, stone, wallpaper, paint, lighting, and hardware to create layered and cohesive interiors.

From choosing wood versus stone flooring to mixing cabinet finishes, adding warmth at eye level, and combining lighting and hardware finishes, we break down the design decisions that make a home feel collected rather than overly matched. Whether you're building, remodeling, or simply looking for better ways to finish your home, this episode is full of practical interior design advice.

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Some interior design opinions are almost guaranteed to spark a debate, and we're sharing plenty of them in this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast. Joined by hot takes from our listeners, we discuss the decorating trends, design decisions, and industry advice that deserve a second look.

From marble versus quartz and open shelving to painted wood, resale value, neutral interiors, and what it really takes to create a beautiful home, we explore why good design is about thoughtful decisions rather than following every trend or rule. It's an honest, entertaining conversation about designing spaces that feel authentic, timeless, and uniquely yours.

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If your home feels like it's missing something, it probably isn't the furniture—it's the finishing details. In this episode of the Dear Alice Interior Design Podcast, we're sharing 10 reasons your room feels unfinished and the simple design elements that instantly make a space feel more complete.

We discuss everything from window treatments, artwork, rugs, lighting, and hardware to adding color, greenery, and meaningful decorative pieces that bring warmth and personality to your home. Whether you're decorating a new space or refreshing an existing one, these practical interior design tips will help you create rooms that feel polished, layered, and intentionally designed.

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