Everyday Home Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 38

ALISON VICTORIA DIY Network’s Kitchen Crashers Interior designer Alison Victoria began designing at the ripe age of 10 when she asked her mom if she could tackle the basement in their new house. After completing her studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Alison started her professional career as the youngest designer working for Christopher Homes in Las Vegas and was responsible for creating stunning interior designs for affluent, semi-custom residences. Two years later, Alison launched her own full-service interior design firm, Alison Victoria Interiors, Inc., in Chicago and Las Vegas, where she brings design and personality together at boutiques, resorts and private residences. She also created her own line of modern luxury furniture that defines sleek and chic. As if having her own company and line of furniture is not enough for a young designer, Alison also serves as creative director for the Silverton Casino Hotel in Las Vegas where she oversaw its $160 million expansion. Alison’s passion for interior architecture has taken her from the Windy City of Chicago, where she designed a unit in Trump tower, to the Entertainment Capital of the World, where she completed a pavilion for a Las Vegas hotel. When Alison isn’t designing a fabulous room for a client, she is traveling the world to explore and to find eclectic pieces for her own home collection. On DIY Network’s Kitchen Crashers, Alison hunts in stores across America for weekend warriors who could