Steve Seleska of Resin Floor Studio (and ASID Design Tour Fame!)

The 2009 ASID Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria - was full of amazing ideas, design and creative people. One stand out was Steve Seleska of Resin Floor Studio, who was just featured in the July issue of Orange Coast magazine for his style.

ASID 2009 Design Tour - Amazing Coverage

KTLA, Orange County Register, LA Times, KABC, Orange Coast Magazine, KOCE, Daily Pilot, Laguna Journal, Laguna Coastline, Interior Design Magazine, Home Accents Today, Greers OC, JuliB...and more and more and more. TO Media Co. provided the public relations for the ASID 2009 Design Home Tour.

Below is a sampling of the coverage we secured for the Tour.

Last Week to See The ASID Design Tour - Open until May 22

Sponsored by Orange Coast and benefitting the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the 2009 ASID Design Tour is full of amazing design and ideas from 37 of Orange County's hottest interior designers. Be sure to go there before the last day on May 22.

Go to www.asidocc.org for more information.

Sweet Dream ARE Made of These - The Register Reports on Bedroom Trends Seen At The ASID Design Tour

Lauren and I have been on the ASID Design Tour a million times and every time there is something new to see or a design idea pops out at you that you didn't notice before.

The Orange County Register picked up on a bedroom trend that I thought was great -- dreamy bedroom suites with symmetry. Cindy McNatt of the Register's Home Section featured the rooms of Eve Lowey (Chameleon Studio), Amanda Malson and Jolene Ballard (One2BOND), Kimberly Franzen (Franzen Interiors) and Barbara Coulter - Phllips (Bliss Linens)

The Tour ends May 22 so be sure to see it for more design ideas before it closes!

ASID 2009 Design Tour - Extended by Popular Demand Until May 22

The ASID 2009 Design Tour has just been extended. Due to popular demand to tour the 6 penthouses at Astoria, located in Central Park West, the Design Tour will now be open until May 22.

Sponsored by Orange Coast magazine, the event benefits the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

This year marks the first Tour of its kind for ASID. 37 designers created an urban, contemporary haven at Astoria. If you are looking for design ideas and want to be inspired, you MUST see this Tour.

LA Times.com Features ASID 2009 Design Tour!

Thanks to Lisa Boone and Craig Nakano at the always on trend - LA Times Home section. They recently posted a sneak peak slideshow of the ASID 2009 Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria to their website. Check it out the article "The American Society of Interior Designers’ annual Orange County home tour" here:

http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-asid09-pg,0,5766043.photogallery

Below are the designer's spaces that were featured in the article.

Bunny Sutherland -- Kitchen

Sutherland Interior Design

Taylor LeClaire with Joan Wilson
Tak O Designs

Tamra Mundia - Master Bedroom

Concept Design, Inc.

Tamara Shermer - Terrace

OC Interiors

Sue Rexroth - Master Bedroom
Sue Rexroth Interiors

Samantha Gorrell and Megan Myers - Study

Myers Gorrell Interior Design

Robert Esterley - Study

Esterley Designs

Rick Thompson - Guest Bedroom

Keir: Interior Design

Frank Pitman - Kitchen

Frank Pitman Designs

Kimberly Franzen - Guest Bedroom

Kimberly Franzen Interiors

Joyce Elizabeth Byrd - Downstairs Bath

J. Elizabeth Interiors

Deirdre Eagles - Downstairs Bath

Deirdre Eagles Interior Design

Beverly Stadler - Dining Room

Design Focus

Barbara Coulter Phillips - Guest Bedroom

Bliss Design

Fumiko Faiman - Master Bedroom

International Custom Designs

Sponored by Orange Coast magazine, the Design Tour benefits the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The event will run through May 22.

ASID Design Tour Featured on KABC - T.G.I.F.

Thanks Jane Monreal for making this happen!

ASID 2009 Design Tour on Greer's OC

Check out today's Greer's OC. There is a an awesome post about the ASID 2009 Design Tour 0- Urban Living at Astoria.

Click here for the full story and photos. http://www.greersoc.com/ Or see what she says below.

Thanks Greer!

04.29.09ROOMS WITH A VIEW!
If you're anything like us, you're behind on remodeling. It's been awhile. Not so long ago that your appliances are avocado green, but you don't have recycled leather walls (so hot right now) and modern art glass fireplaces that can move from room to room. Now you can see the latest and best in interior design at the 2009 ASID/OCC Design Tour benefiting the Orange County Performing Arts Center. This is the first design tour of its kind, showcasing an urban contemporary setting in OC known as Astoria at Central Park West in Irvine. Thirty-seven of Orange County's hottest designers show off the latest trends, colors, styles, home technology, green living and more.The tour includes four penthouse lofts and two flats. The floor-to-ceiling windows and vast outdoor spaces provide the perfect backdrop for the designers to showcase their talents.On Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. (through May 17), it's "Meet the Designers Night" where you can meet the designers. Friday night guests can sample wine and dessert at the café and later enjoy a discounted meal at participating restaurants at The District in Tustin, so save your ticket stubs! Tickets cost $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Available online (see above link), through the Orange County Performing Arts Center Box Office (714.556.2787) or at Whole Foods in The District at Tustin Legacy.If you can't make it on a Friday, the tour is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry 4 p.m.). 405 Rockefeller Drive, at Central Park West in Irvine.www.asidocc.org

One2BOND's Room at The ASID Design Tour

Who doesn't love a "before" and "after"? I thought this room by One2BOND on the ASID 2009 Design Tour was fun to see with the "before" drawing and the "after" photo. Before

After

The One 2 BOND designers include: Jolene Ballard, Amanda Malson and David A. Romero. http://www.one2bond.com/

Everyone who tours their room is crazy about the wood carved doors, the custom side tables with nail heads and the orange accent wall that was carried up onto the ceiling. My other favorite idea from this room are the framed wall paper panels -- that is an easy way to try the wall paper trend without committing to it fully.

Here are their tips on easy ways to freshen up your home:
1) Reupholster a piece that already exists in your collection at home. Cost effective AND green.
3) Light, neutral flooring with a darker accent rug will keep the room from feeling too heavy.
4) Reframe your existing artwork. It's easy and inexpensive.

The ASID Design Tour is open now and runs through May 17. It is sposored by Orange Coast and benefits Orange County Performing Arts Center. www.asidocc.org

ASID 2009 Design Tour - By The Numbers

What does it take to put on a Design Tour? From witnessing it first hand, it takes more than a village.

Here are some fun numbers from the ASID 2009 Design Tour at Astoria, which is sponsored by Orange Coast magazine and benefitting the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

2009 ASID/OCC DESIGN TOUR
BY THE NUMBERS

4 penthouses
2 flats
40 designers
80 docents a day
4700 square feet of patio space
3 custom kitchens
38 floor material changes
467 gallons of Dunn Edwards paint
1 resin floor
9 wine chillers
3 Two-Way Mirror Flat Screens
16 pieces of found driftwood from local beaches
100’s of custom furniture pieces
2 crocodile embossed leather floor
1 $38,000 Lalique chandelier
Over $1 million of Lalique exclusive products
Dozens of faucets from Brizo and Fine Faucets
1 cutting-edge Green Energy electrical monitoring system from Pacific Digital Home
2 $10,000 chairs
$195,000 worth of audio from Audio Visions
15 Plasma TV’s
2 custom 8 foot mosaic murals
12 beds from Custom Comfort Mattress
2 pairs of designer shoes ruined
1 fabulous Super to get the job done!

The Design Tour is now open and runs through May 17th.

ASID 2009 Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria Video

For those of you who want to get sneak peak at the ASID 2009 Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria and learn about the events and all of the happens on the Tour, here is a video that we thought you might like.

The Tour benefits arts education at the Orange County Performing Arts Center and is sponsored by Orange Coast magazine.

ASID 2009 Design Tour in OC Register!

Orange County Register just posted a story about the ASID 2009 Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria in their Home section called Tips From Loft-Style Living. It is a great story about living at the super-chic Astoria and the incredible design on the Tour, complete with tips from some of the designers and a 55-photo slide show.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/designers-living-loft-2373441-center-room

The story will run in the paper tomorrow- April 25 - so be sure to get it.

Thanks Cindy McNatt, the fearless leader of the Home section at the Orange County Register!

Interior Design Tips from Rick Campos - A Designer Featured at The 2009 ASID Design Tour - Urban Living At Astoria

Rick Campos of Christopher Tracy Interiors proves that you don't need a big space to make a big impression.

He is responsible for three spaces (the foyer, the staircase and the landing at the top) at the ASID 2009 Design Tour - Urban Living at Astoria, all of which welcome you into the home. I love his choice of art for each space. It is bold, colorful and really makes a statement.

After spending some time with Rick on the Tour he was kind enough to give us some design tips to freshen up our own homes.

Rick Campos' landing on the ASID Design Tour

Tips from RICK CAMPOS – Christopher Tracy Interiors www.christophertracyinteriors.com
1) Add reflective elements like a mirror or mercury glass
2) Art books, the bigger and chunkier the better, one or three, meticulously placed.
3) Rotate art to give new life to a space.

ASID 2009 Design Tour - Now Open

ASID 2009 Design Tour's Preview Party Benefits OCPAC

The ASID 2009 Design Tour kicked off with a great preview party benefitting Orange County Performing Arts Center. The Design Tour officially kicked off today and will run through May 17!

ASID 2009 Design Tour Featured on KTLA with Allie MacKay

Rick Campos of Christopher Tracy Interiors, Megan Crane of Megan Crane Designs and Natalie Umbert of Atelier were are recently featured on KTLA with the ever-fabulous Allie MacKay.

The talented designers transformed Orange Coast's Lisa Jackson's apartment to bring the ASID 2009 Design Tour to life. In addition to talking about the ASID Design Tour, they showed viewers the creativity that a designer can bring to your space and how to maximize what you have, while making the biggest impact. They did an AMAZING job!

Above are the rooms they created for Lisa - a living room, dining room and outdoor patio. Go to and check out the segments listed "interior design tips" www.ktla.com/alliemackay