Alison Giese Interiors

Alison Giese Interiors Alison Giese Interiors is a boutique Interior Design firm based in San Antonio, Texas. We create timeless homes for soulful living.

09/29/2026

The artwork in your home should tell us something about you.

What are you drawn to? Where have you been? What do you find beautiful, funny, strange, nostalgic, or completely irresistible?

I love watching a client light up talking about a piece. Maybe that's the painting they found while traveling or the piece they've owned for twenty years.

Art is part of the story of the people who live there.

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09/24/2026

We weren't finishing this install without this piece.

Our clients found this vintage banquette booth, loved the cheekiness of it, and essentially built their game room around it.

So naturally...it didn't fit through the door.

Pierce was making deals with higher powers, the banquette had to be partially disassembled, and for a minute there, we were all probably questioning some life choices.

But it made it in.

There's almost always a little drama on install day. Something doesn't fit, something arrives differently than expected, or Plan A suddenly becomes Plan C.

And honestly? Those are often the moments when some of our best problem-solving happens.

When a piece has this much personality (and means this much to the clients), you figure it out.

And we'd absolutely do it again.

09/16/2026

“I love incorporating old, crusty or really personal elements into people's homes where we're building that sense of character and time and accumulation vs. everything being new.”

This is probably one of the easiest ways to explain what I’m always chasing in a home.

I want there to be evidence of a life.

Something inherited. Something found on a trip. Something a little weird that you love for reasons you can't quite explain.

The most interesting homes don’t just show us what you like, but rather tell us something about where you’ve been and how you’ve lived.

A color can be beautiful on a swatch, in someone else's kitchen, or saved to your Pinterest board and still NOT create t...
09/15/2026

A color can be beautiful on a swatch, in someone else's kitchen, or saved to your Pinterest board and still NOT create the feeling you want in your space.

Color changes once you give it context. It interacts with natural light, neighboring rooms, wood tones, stone, textiles, and every other color surrounding it.

And all of those relationships influence how you *experience* the room.

Color theory gives you a framework for moving beyond "I like this" and understanding WHY something works...and what you might want to pair with it.

I created my FREE Color Theory Guide to make those principles easier to understand and actually use in your own home.

Grab your copy at the link in my bio!

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The longer I do this, the more I realize that some of the hardest parts of a project have very little to do with design....
09/09/2026

The longer I do this, the more I realize that some of the hardest parts of a project have very little to do with design.

→ Sometimes our job is recognizing when a client needs more information, and when more information is actually making the decision harder.

→ Sometimes it’s knowing when to keep exploring and when to gently say, “I think we have our answer.”

→ And sometimes it’s helping someone understand that there probably isn’t one perfect choice waiting to be discovered. There’s simply a good, well-informed decision that allows the rest of the project to move forward.

That judgment has taken me years to develop, and I’m still learning from every project.

Designers, what’s a “hard truth” about guiding clients through the process that experience has taught you?

I have a feeling we could get a very good conversation going in the comments. 👀

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You've done the research. You have a direction. You've probably made quite a few good decisions already.And now, you jus...
09/08/2026

You've done the research. You have a direction. You've probably made quite a few good decisions already.

And now, you just want someone with years of experience to look at everything together and tell you:

"Yes, that works."

Or...

"Have you considered this instead?"

That's one of my favorite ways to use a consultation through .

Bring me the floor plan you're questioning, the finishes you've narrowed down, the furniture layout that's *almost* there, or the selections sitting in your cart that you're afraid to actually purchase.

We can spend our time refining what you've already started, catching things you may not have considered, and giving you an experienced perspective before you commit.

You don't always need someone to take the project out of your hands.

Sometimes you just need the right person to look over your shoulder.

Book a 1:1 consultation with me at the link in my bio!

Confession: we had an entire “kinda chic” post planned.And then I realized I didn't really want to post it.Not because t...
09/07/2026

Confession: we had an entire “kinda chic” post planned.

And then I realized I didn't really want to post it.

Not because there’s anything wrong with the trend. But it made me think about how easy it has become to see something performing well, save it, recreate it, post it...and move on to the next one.

Sometimes I open Instagram and feel like I’ve already seen everything before.

And as someone whose entire career depends on creativity, that’s a feeling I pay attention to.

Of course I’m influenced by what I see. We all are. But the most interesting ideas usually happen when inspiration gets filtered through your own experiences, opinions, taste, sense of humor, and curiosity.

It’s true in interiors, content, fashion, art...really anything creative.

You can learn from what everyone else is doing without letting it determine what you do.

So we’re officially not doing the “kinda chic” trend.

Which, come to think of it, might be kinda chic.

09/04/2026

I think one of the hardest things about building a creative career is learning to separate what *you* want from what you're being told success should look like.

Especially now.

There's always someone growing faster, launching something new, landing a dream project, or seemingly ten steps ahead of you.

But after more than a decade in this business, I've learned that comparison is a terrible business plan.

Some of the most important things I've done for my career weren't particularly exciting from the outside. Learning how a design firm actually operates. Refining our processes project after project. Developing my own point of view instead of chasing what was popular. And getting more comfortable with the fact that my timeline doesn't need to look like anyone else's.

Experience gives you skills, certainly, but I think it also gives you permission to trust yourself a little more.

And if you're building a creative business of your own, that's something worth protecting.

Designers: What advice do you wish someone had given you at the beginning of your career?


08/31/2026

One of the less glamorous parts of interior design?

Quality control. 😅

Aesthetics are important when you're sourcing furniture. Finding beautiful pieces that fit the vision for a project *is* in fact fun.

But I'm also paying attention to comfort, construction, durability, proportions, and how something actually performs in real life.

Which occasionally means you'll find me sitting in chairs, opening drawers, testing cushions, examining finishes, and generally making myself at home in a showroom.

😉 For research purposes, of course.

A piece can look beautiful online and be completely wrong once you experience it in person. And when I'm recommending something to a client, I want to feel confident that it not only looks good, but lives well too.

So yes, technically I'm furniture shopping.

☝️ But I'd argue I'm also conducting highly sophisticated field research.

08/28/2026

Install days are some of my favorite days of a project, but they're also some of the most complex.

By the time we reach this stage, there have been months (and sometimes years) of decisions leading up to it. Furniture is arriving, artwork is being hung, accessories are being styled, and multiple people are working simultaneously to bring the vision to life.

We want to ensure everyone involved feels confident moving the project forward together.

When everyone has the information they need, there's more time for what we all want to focus on: creating a beautiful home for our clients.

It's one of those behind-the-scenes details that you'll never see in the final photos, but makes all the difference in getting us there.

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2516 N Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX
78212

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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