The Official Home Make Over Chat Thread~THE WINNER IS ANNOUNCED!

[LyricLee]

A huge Thank you to all the contestants who have participated in this contest- You have truly shown what is possible with the wonderful content of sim creators.
This contest has been fierce. But we have finally voted for a winner(s)!

Yep We have to call a tie!
After much talking we have decided that both Nengi65 and MissUselessknowledge have displayed extrordinary skills in home design- So you both will be recieveing the First place prize- Which is a custom user title on the site of your choice as well as all clothing prizes offered.

Second Place is the one and only LoveRat who will recieve the second place clothing prize.

And angel f and moonluck will be recieving the third place prize :)


Will all winners please PM me with your email. FIrst place winners please PM me with your email and what you would like your user title to say. Thank you all for such fantastic participation. Hope to see you for our second official contest coming soon.....

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a302/LyricLee2/prize.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/LyricLee/prizes.jpg

[Cassandra]

I will definitely be entering.

[SuperFly_SC]

OK- here's my submission :)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a230/Superfly2005/House1.jpg

[Kristos_Kazare]

Alright, here it is.. :wave:

[brendabond]

Verrry different from what I usually do, but I usually download homes I like, and redocorate anyway...so I thought, why not?

[LyricLee]

Itsok brenda as long as I can count tiles to make sure everyone is being honest with their lot building :)

[chique4591_SC]

Hey...Here is my addition to the contest! I think that this is such a great contest! I must admit....right now, the job that i want is to be an interior designer and i think that i'll be able to wow the "judges"!!!! Thanks so much for this great contest!!

[cordaen]

Here, have a lot. As custom content is allowed, I have chosen the Grand Trianon Architecture Set. (http://db.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=76172&highlight=Grand+Trianon)

Ready for Round 2!

[purplebookworm2]

Alright, here's my submission

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/3927/contestround12uk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
credit to Moon_ez for the windows/ front door

can't wait for the next round :)

[LyricLee]

Glad you all like this- Remember you will be able to change doors and windows- And each room will have a specific theme- So to the person who chose the GT set- You can use it if you feel it fits the theme thats given per room. Those will be announced once I have all applications in. Everyones lots look good. Thanks for following instructions :)

[chique4591_SC]

Hey LyricLee,
i was wondering if you could give some examples of what you would be looking for in the winningg house/room! Also maybe some general ideas/themes of rooms (so that we can know what we are getting ourselves into). I understand if you cant. But Thanks soo much anyways!
I was also wondering if we could switch the bathroom and bedrrom around becaus in this setup..it sims as though the bathroom is bigger then the bedroom:S Anways..same as above...i understand if you cant.. But just tell me if i'm being annoying asking for somany things..sorry

Ps..I can't wait for the next round!!

[Hamsterball]

Yes! This sounds awesome. Very... Design-y. :nod: :nod: :nod: :duck:

:moose:

Okay, so now... Um.... Here's my house :nod:

Edit: Fixed... Again! Hope this is right! :nod:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/singingintherainlamo/snapshot_00000004_d0d187e9.jpg

[LyricLee]

Simgrl88 please look carefully at the dimensions post- your lot is off by a few squares and has to be redone.

cheeze- can you please provide an aerial shot looking straight down with walls down- I cant determine the proprotions of yoru rooms with your walls up

chique- the challenge is not knowing what style will be popped on you :) So i cant give that away- And Id rather not switch rooms and see how we can work with the limitations given to us. Kind of like living in a real house- you jsut have to adjust to the space given.

[chique4591_SC]

Great Thanks

[Emi]

Oh okay I'll fix it.

[LyricLee]

Yes Im writing up that round now- and Ill have all the others ready ahead of time. In between rounds there will probably be a small pause for staff to judge once we get to the picture taking part- More details will be posted on the 14th :) Thanks for the pic fix- Ive added your name

[LyricLee]

Please read this thread http://www.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=9712 to learn how to post your photos

[Emi]

Okay it's fine now.

[Ciane]

http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1052160/0/nouser_1052/T0_-1_1052160.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1052160)
I'm looking forward to the competition. I hope you don't mind that I color coded my rooms the same as your first image. I'll change them later; but the colors help identify the rooms, so I left them there in my image.

[LyricLee]

simgirl88 your windows are not in the proper spots following the template ive layed out- it has to be EXACTLY the same as the one ive shown.

hghngon i dont know what is wrong but your image uplaoded is only 100 something large- you have to provide one much larger than that- try using the print screen button to take your photos or play with your in game camera settings.

cheezball- your front door and window are off
ciane- excellent

[pepperdawg]

Hey, I don't normally do houses, but I'll give this a shot. Here's my house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/pepperdawg/Screenshot3.jpg

[brendabond]

Everyone with tiny pics...please check your camera settings in game, set them to take large pictures. It's easy. Sorry, Lyric, I hope this isn't "chatter", LOL!

[LyricLee]

pepper your pic is a bit small but i can see your windows are fine- so youve been added

brenda nah its cool :) thanks

[Mandie]

Here's my submission:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/farath/snapshot_00000001_10ceee15.jpg

sideview:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/farath/snapshot_00000001_90ceee2a.jpg

[LyricLee]

Hg I cant see enough to tell your dimensions- try upping the in game camera settings

farath- great job thanks- added u to list

[ShariCooper]

Is this any better? I can't Make it any bigger!


Those with small pics, I think it's photobucket making them tiny to conserve space. Maybe try a different image hosting site or fiddle with the settings. I had it happen to me before, but didn't know what to do to fix it.

[dj_s_claus]

Here you go, walls up & walls down

added color floors so I know which is which, this is temporary :)

Walls Down:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/dj_s_claus/walldown.jpg

Walls Up:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/dj_s_claus/wallup.jpg

[dj_s_claus]

Those with small pics, I think it's photobucket making them tiny to conserve space. Maybe try a different image hosting site or fiddle with the settings. I had it happen to me before, but didn't know what to do to fix it.

you should reduce the file size of the image, there are a lot of different ways to do it, and it varies for each program'

I don't think you can do it with paint either, just to let you know :)

[moonluck9]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/moonluck9/house.jpg

Is that good?

[LyricLee]

remellion and moonluck- perfect- added you to list

[Lethe_s]

this sounds like fun :)
Contest Cottage:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Ebellens/snapshot_00000006_d0cfc32a.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Ebellens/snapshot_00000006_70cfc337.jpg

[gemini2281]

I used windkeeper's "belangie" windows and doors.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/gemini2281/snapshot_00000004_30cf8fba.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/gemini2281/snapshot_00000004_b0cf9146.jpg

[dj_s_claus]

remellion and moonluck- perfect- added you to list

hey you forgot about me! ;)

[ShariCooper]

you should reduce the file size of the image, there are a lot of different ways to do it, and it varies for each program'

I don't think you can do it with paint either, just to let you know :)

Yeah when I had problems with it, I tried that with Photoshop, but it didn't work. I just gave up and uploaded to my own website instead since it was just easier. But I was just trying to help those with the same problem.

[AngelFrouk]

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4537/snapshot0000000150d01f2f1li.jpg
Here's mine.

Lyriclee, if i change my mind about the windowsize later, can i change them?

[LyricLee]

DJ- Sorry I had already added you but didnt tell ya- youre fine
HG- IM getting a red x for your pic- can anyone see it?

Lucious-Lethe-gemini and angel- perfect- adding names to the list now :)


ps- About the window rule to clarify- Each room will have a different theme- and you may change the existing windows to any you like as long as you keep them the same size- You cant put a two tile window where theres a one tile window- unless theres two one tile windows side by side then its ok.
The same tiles must be occupied with windows at all times- no adding or subtracting the ammount of windows, but they can be changed to whatever kind of window you want-
Does that clarify better?

[LyricLee]

OMG you did it! Perfect lot too- Thanks HG - adding u now

[LyricLee]

You can use the same windows- trust me guys youll probably change windows once you get your theme as not every window will fit the theme of the room- dont worry about them right now.

[trusy_SC]

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/f400f567ce.png (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

This is fun!

[LyricLee]

ok added the last two- and ty for the compliments .. i hope you all have alot of fun with this once we get to the decorating :)

[Cassandra]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/cab4991/House.jpg

[bbear0287_SC]

This sounds interesting, I think I shall enter:

http://tinypic.com/k1s9xt.jpg

http://tinypic.com/k1s7eo.jpg

Custom Content:
1) The "Grand Trianon" Poster Window Door by The "Dream Team"
2) The "Grand Trianon" Double Arch by The "Dream Team"
3) Front Door: "Constructions Clean" by "flye"
4) Windows: "Constructions Clean" by "flye"
All from ModtheSims2.com

Sorry the pictures are on the smaller side, I have in-game camera settings on large, I've experimented with different hosts and this is the best it gets. I only have Paint so I can't decently resize in any program.

[LyricLee]

pics are fine bbear0287 :) adding newest names- everyones looking good so far-

[zeldap]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e362/zeldaop/snapshot_0000000d_f0d05158.jpg

[G-Ninja]

Here is my entry. I used windkeepers latenefere(sorry i dont know how to spell them)windows remade from sims 1.

Picture Of My Entry (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ts2makeovercontest6jz.jpg)

Sorry i couldn't upload it here.

[iampinkstar_SC]

I hope this is a qualifying entry! A cool contest. It will be interesting to see what people come up with, the creative diversity of people accross the sim community.

[JessicaRitchie]

I would like to enter please.

Jessica

[valasia]

Because I have a few hours of my life that aren't currently being taken up with other things :P ...

Ok that is the last time I try to build something and/or count before I've had my morning coffee. I think I have it right this time.

[BigFatLady]

OK, hopefully got this first round right, not sure how far I'll get but in for a penny in for a pound as they say!

[Reyn_SC]

Here is my entry, just using maxis windows, until we do each room. That is alright, right?

Reyn

----There, sorry about that, was being rushed out the door when I did my picture earlier. If there are any other problems, let me know.

Reyn

[Ms. Useless Knowledge_SC]

I thought that I might give this a go. Here is my entry:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/MistressUseless/MST2%20Contest/HomeMakeOverEntry1.jpg

Hope it is acceptable. This is my first time posting a pic - hope it works!

[LyricLee]

These entries are perfect-

grumpytreto
zeldap
nengi65
homedalaimama
BigFatLady
Ms. Useless Knowledge


Notes to the following-


rayea- you used doors in the kitchen and not windows please correct this
mrsRkpu- your front door and windows are off by one space to the right- please correct this
valasia- your dimensions for your lot and placement are off and you have no arch way entrance into your kitchen- please redo your lot carefully following the template
reyn- i cant see the arch way in the kitchen area please use a closer view


Due to high volume of responce I may be closing entry rounds sooner than expected- Great job everyone.

[DameSporkalot_SC]

There, I entered... happy now?

[G-Ninja]

Here is the fixed version.

[LyricLee]

Thanks Gaiden adding u now.

[shoobles]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/183/contestentrything4to.th.png (http://img189.imageshack.us/my.php?image=contestentrything4to.png)

hope this works!

[LyricLee]

xpaperxcoffinx your pic is very dark however i can view it- jsut be sure that those are windows in the kitchen area (rightmost room) and not doors but your placement is fine

[iampinkstar_SC]

I had thought i had already done this once but here goes again. I hope this lot is up to scratch!

[JessicaRitchie]

LyricLee, I changed my entry picture above, please check it out, thank you.

Jessica

[LyricLee]

Thanks Jessica - your name is added now

[LyricLee]

The following people have to correct entries for reasons listed through out the thread- jsut a little reminder

rayea
mrsrkpu
reyn
simgrl88

[callum91_SC]

hey
this is my entry, i hope its good and that ive uploaded right

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/callum91/HouseCompo.jpg

[simrunner]

I'd like to try the contest. I hope I got this part right :-):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/illuminations/floorplan.png

[LyricLee]

added callum and simrunner

[AP]

Here's my entry
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/PHILLIP14/S2CContestHousePic1.jpg

[valasia]

I updated my previous pic, please check it.

[dj_s_claus]

quick question

will there be prizes for second & third winners, or is this an all-or-nothing kind of contest? ;)

[Hamsterball]

Fixed my picture! Good? Eh? :nod: C'mon nod with me :nod: You know you want to! :nod:

[chique4591_SC]

Hey LyricLee...i was wondering..since i dont have nightlife...could i use another "halfwall" that i downloaded from somewere"(i think mts2)?? Thanks

[LyricLee]

ok
AP
Darkladyknight
Valasia and sdsims are all fine

cheezball youre still missing the window in the livingroom on the small wall thats three tiles wide :)

chique- at no time in the contest will half walls be required but youre more than welcome to use any design items to modify the rooms as long as you never replace any existing walls that are in this base lot. you can only ADD walls in a room for architectural purposes if you personally want to- I dont care what content you use

dj_s_claus I will be making more clothing shortly (this entry round has kept me quite busy lol) but the top 3 (or 5 depending on total cuts made per round) will recieve the clothing shown and more if i make some. - the grand prize winner will be the only one getting the custom user title :)

[jaela_SC]

Here is my submission

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e231/jaela1189/screenshot2.jpg

[LyricLee]

jaela youre missing a window in the living room on the short wall too lol
everyone keeps missing that one

misaki- OK

[Reyn_SC]

I just editted my original post and put the new screenshot there. So you know.

[Hamsterball]

My house is fixed!!! YAY!!! *balloons and streamers fly around* WHOOOOO!!!!

[LyricLee]

precioussummers- reyn and finally...ta da..cheezball- lots are good

[Mandie]

precioussummers- reyn and finally...ta da..cheezball- lots are good

Actually Precious summers is missing a window on the bathroom? wall (the 5x5 room.) At least I think she is. Maybe I'm missing it?

[Hamsterball]

Party!!! WHOOO! C'mon everybody nod now :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

[LyricLee]

See my eyes are going- thanks farath-
Precious you are missing one window in the bathroom please fix that asap Thanks

[LyricLee]

thanks precious and sweet

precious i was thinking of wiping all these posts or starting a new thread for the picture rounds actually :)

[simlover13_SC]

Sorry I missed the walls down part but I wanted to get this submitted and I cant access my sims again until morning. I'm at work dang it.
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/simlover13/snapshot_00000008_d0d1ce1b.jpg

[LyricLee]

simlover- its fine i can see your dimensions and palcement- youre fine :)

[LyricLee]

Thanks Mrs- updated list and added new prizes-

[ugly.breath_SC]

:giggler: Here is my entry!!! Never doen this sort of thing before, look forward to it!!! 3rd edit lol

[nani_SC]

There! Sorry it took so long! :sorry:
I hope this works because according to my luck it won't :eviltongu

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/LazyKitt007/snapshot_00000001_d0d2661c.jpg

and just incase...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/LazyKitt007/snapshot_00000001_70d265cc.jpg

there :giggler: this is what happnes to me :egg

:noball: :yech: :stick: :bricks: ...and a lot more.:dumbfunny

[Nicolafred]

Only just noticed this...

http://base30.co.uk/sims2/images/s2c_round1.jpg

[jaela_SC]

thanks LyricLee sorry about missing that darn window, think I need to get my eyes checked. Here is the revision of the house with that missing window
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e231/jaela1189/revisedscreenshot.jpg

[ugly.breath_SC]

i reckon i was just in time!!!

[jaela_SC]

revised screenshot, hopefully third time is a charm
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e231/jaela1189/revised-screenshot.jpg

[Ms. Useless Knowledge_SC]

Here is my entry with the moved windows - so you don't have to hunt to find my pic to check. Thanks!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/MistressUseless/MST2%20Contest/HomeMakeOverEntryFixed.jpg

[euroboyPN]

Is it too late to enter? :insane:

Here is my entry :dmille:

[JessicaRitchie]

Try this again, I reposted my picture in the original thread....thanks Precious Summers.

Jessica

[Nicolafred]

PreciousSummers, did LyricLee ask you to help out? Only you might confuse a few people who are new, into thinking you're moderating this contest... :-/

[romyhorse]

Here is my entry:
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL937/4245141/8958240/125431346.jpg

[LyricLee]

nicolafred
jaela
euroboyPN
romyhorse
jessicaritchie
ms useless

lots look good- going to update the list now- I want everyone to check their own lots- make sure your name is on the list- If it is not- make sure your lot is corrected and let me know that i missed you- thanks

[brendabond]

Fixed the window in game, do you need me to re-post?

[nani_SC]

oh so we just check in each week-starting tomorrow- to see what part of the home we must decorate how and when we're done we just send the pics Lyric asked for?

[rsnemo]

Sounds like fun LyricLee. I think I will give it a shot.

Capt. Nemo

[LyricLee]

brenda i need an updated pic of your lot yes-
lazy- check back to see what theme that rounds room has yes- first round should start saturday
renemo- one of your windows is off by the front door

[brendabond]

It's all fixed now, no worries!

[LyricLee]

Thanks brenda :)

[~Michelle~_SC]

Hope this picture is ok :D:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c279/Michey355/snapshot_00000001_90d2e9ba.jpg

[ugly.breath_SC]

You Missed Me Off The List :(

[ugly.breath_SC]

Since last time you missde me here i go again

[LyricLee]

added-
jaglove21
michey355
ugly.breath
rayea

[ugly.breath_SC]

P.S> How long will we get on each round?

PPS. Thanks so much for addiong me as now I have to go o0ut for the resat of the day and if i didnt see that I would have been worried all day (its morning where i am)

[LyricLee]

each round youll be given a full week to get pics in- sorry i forgot to add you before

[LyricLee]

evoviel- entry #58 youve been added lol

[Emi]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b147/simgrl/snapshot_00000006_b0d2bb51.jpg
Is this okay?

[LyricLee]

simgirl 88 yourbedroom door is sideways and you have 2 extra windows in the kitchen that dont belong-and your dimensions are still off
credence looks good

[LyricLee]

ok last 4 hours to go- IM going to Pm those who havent made corrections.

xpaper is fine- except the kitchen windows are either very long or are doors- those just need to be fixed but placement looks ok to me.

peperdawg you need to correct the kitchen window

[sayyadina_SC]

Heres my entry, hope Im not to late!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c227/sayyadina_1962/snapshot_00000002_d0d37684.jpg

(doors and windows are part of "rosewood-set" think I found it on TSR?)

[siriuslylost]

I'm not the best at building and decorating (everyone else creates such beautiful homes!) but I thought, what the heck let's try!

Credits go to Moon_Ez for the windows here (http://charlotte.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=110970) and the glass block set here (http://charlotte.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=94864)

[LyricLee]

sayyadina youre kitchen window is off can you fix that please?

so these people need to make corrections
pepperdawg
xpaperxcoffinx
simgirl88
sayyadina

3 hours to go... just a note- at the end of the entry round there will be a slight delay to double check all entries and allow last minute corrections. So this thread will be locked at midnight.- the begining of round one will have its own thread- with round rules and details. There will be no chatter on the round posts- once thatthread is posted- this thread will be reopened and any questions or comments you have about the rounds can be placed here. thanks everyone...

[Ellatrue]

Can we change the type of windows and doors we use later, once we find out about the themes for the rooms?

[LyricLee]

Yep the rules are all in post one ella :)

[shoobles]

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9488/windows18sp.png (http://imageshack.us)

sorry about the delay. i hope this clarifies. the windows are part of an architectural package by moon_ez.

[LyricLee]

looks good!

[GypsyO]

Hope I've got this right because I haven't really left myself any extra time to change things

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e104/GypsyO/snapshot_00000009_10d301e7.jpg

Sorry I should have mentioned where my windows came from. They are part of Windkeeper's Lafenetre windows (http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Windkeeper/downloads/sims2/sets/page2in137items)

[Ellatrue]

Well, here is my entry, and an attempt to clarify my question:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Ellatrue/Deco_contest1.jpg

Can the doors and windows that we choose now be changed later on in the contest? For example, if I use maxis now, can I switch to grand trianon style windows once we start decorating the rooms, as long as the placement stays the same? I want to wait before I decide if I am going for a modern or a traditional style, depending on the themes.

[LyricLee]

Woo hoo ya made it in lol you had me worried there

LOVERAT! ****** fix your bedroom your dimensions are off

and when did we get censors?

[LyricLee]

no the kitchen area is fine the bedroom is cocked up and the kitchen archway needs to come down one square

[LyricLee]

precious- STOP

dragon your missing the window on the short wall in the living room

[LyricLee]

dragon and Imjet good job

[LyricLee]

ok guys time is up... 5 min to get in your pics.
im going to close this anyone who has to make a correction please PM me with a link to your photos
Round one should be posted sometime tomorrow so get some rest

[LyricLee]

NO FURTHER ENTRIES PAST THIS POINT_ IF YOU NEED TO CORRECT YOUR ENTRY POST PM ME FIRST!

This thread is for discussion of the round one thread only now. Thanks everyone who entered!

[rsnemo]

Fixed it, Thanks for letting me know

[gemini2281]

I have a quick question. Does it have to be in black, red, and cream? Because I wanted to make my room a little warmer.

[LyricLee]

no gemini it doesnt- as long as the overall feel of the room is asian you can use other colors.

[LyricLee]

round one has its own thread :)

[JessicaRitchie]

Lyric Lee, could you please check out my bedroom entry and see if my top view needs to show the whole house or you can tell I used the right room?thank you.

Jessica

[LyricLee]

Jessica I can definitely tell you used the right room- good job :)

[moonluck9]

I like the TV, Precious, it makes it more modern.

[LyricLee]

the room should allow the sim to move- granted no sims are in these lots- but just dont block the door things like that- this is supposed to be a very realistic bedroom- something youd really see.

[sayyadina_SC]

This is so fun! Hope you come up with more contests like this in the future! :salute:

[Lethe_s]

I have a question about round 1 as well. I am surprised some of you don't put a wardrobe?! Are there things we HAVE to put in to make it realistic? Ok, a bedroom has to have a bed - but what else? What about a bed for just 1 person? Does the room have to be for two?


That's an interesting point about the wardrobe.
I usually don't put wardrobes (or tv's, when do they sleep? :) ) in bedrooms but I do realize they need one. I usually put them in entry halls or something.
So Lyric, is it ok if we end up with a fully functional house eventually?
And is it necessary? Cause then I'm going to have to do some advanced planning here :doh

[sayyadina_SC]

I just hope Ill make it to round 3..(ha, ha). All the rooms are amazing! So inspiring to get ideas for your regular Sim-houses!
(and since a lot of peple dont have wardrobes in their IRL-bedrooms, I guess its quite "realistic" not to have one)

[Ciane]

Precious, an easy way to find the house is to package it. Then, you don't have to guess which lot it is in the neighborhood.

[LyricLee]

Lethe To be honest its totally up to your descretion. I have one bedroom of my house that hasa closet and no dressers- i have one room with 3 dressers. That Im not so much worried for- Its a bedroom so it needs to have a bed. Anything else is kinda optional. Im looking for the most realistic asian bedroom. Im not looking for particular pieces of furniture- more so the vibe coming from the room.

A kitchen would have to have a stove sink and fridge. A iving room has to have a sofa- those are basics- the other items you use- as long as they fit in the theme are up to you.

I will not be judging functionality like you described- as I said before I dont want to see a bed slammed up against a door- or an armoire against a big bay window- there has to be some kind of design to it and there should be some way for a sim to walk to the bed.
In the end if you chose to use this house for a sim thats cool and if not its cool too. Thats totally up to y'all.

Is that what you were asking- sorry to confuse so many people.


Precious- I agree with ciane- just package the lot to a sims2pack file. then you can burn it or what not to keep it.

[Lethe_s]

crystal clear now, Lyriclee
thank you :)

[Cassandra]

I`m really glad to be here. :wave:
windows and dors from: 4ESF, ReflexSims and ModtheSims

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/sacha15/Screenshot.jpg


The entry round is over, sorry :(

[Mandie]

I had a quick question. Are there going to be eliminations, or can we all participate until the end? Even if I don't win, which I probably won't, I would love to continue to the end.

[LyricLee]

Farath i noted on the front page for round 1 i thought

this round we will cut down to the top 30
the following round will drop down to 20 and so on until the main round. with such a hefty number of entrants its the only possible way for the judges to run this contest. thanks for understanding

[LyricLee]

Precious did you download anything lately? Tru using the live chat - the support there is great, its free- wonderful and fun people there too and we have a 24/7 help room (tho it depends on whos in there to help so it may take a bit)
Usually crashing is a bad download- so try to remove anythign u recently downloaded before it began

[gemini2281]

So you will let us know in this thread if we need to change anything in our rooms?

[Mandie]

Farath i noted on the front page for round 1 i thought

this round we will cut down to the top 30
the following round will drop down to 20 and so on until the main round. with such a hefty number of entrants its the only possible way for the judges to run this contest. thanks for understanding

You probably did. I probably skipped over it :P I completely understand the need to cut it down to a reasonable number. Thanks.

[LyricLee]

gemini- you can change the decor til the last day if you so see fit- as long as everyone has done the right room and posted only 3 pics youre just fine.

[LyricLee]

did you remove saved sims and teleport folders as well?

[LyricLee]

Dragon you can put whatever kinda bed you wish..
lol hi precious

[LyricLee]

hey Mrs- I could at the end of the competition open a thread in the pic forum with the themes and rules for each round for people to post their finished houses- but i cant do it until the end because I dont want to reveal any rounds. Would that work?

[zeldap]

Hello LyricLee. I'd like to ask a small question. Are we allowed to resubmit photos of our entries? Since looking over the posts I've gotten some better ideas for photo shots that I'd like to try. Thank you. Great contest.

[LyricLee]

Yep you have until friday to make any changes- we vote then

[sayyadina_SC]

gemini- you can change the decor til the last day if you so see fit- as long as everyone has done the right room and posted only 3 pics youre just fine.

Does this mean that I ( or anyone) can change decor in the room and upload three new pics entirely?? (deleting the old entry) I mean, that is what you say above, but I just think I misunderstood, or something. :confused:

[LyricLee]

Yes you can change your entries- Please do me a favor tho if you do- Ive collected everyones pics due to photobucket being a turd- so if you do change your entry please let me know via PM so I can update my folder. Sayyadina dont change yours its beautiful! lol
everyone is doing so fantastic- youre making it impossible to judge and i love it.

[ugly.breath_SC]

wow looks amasing, niec room. Bet ur the winner

[sayyadina_SC]

I felt the room was very small, (a real challenge indeed), but Ill keep this "version" of it. Thanks, Lyric Lee!

[ugly.breath_SC]

yea i fewlt that it was quite small, but realisticly in real life we could do mroe with it as we dont have to stick with the grids

[BigFatLady]

Wow, all those bedrooms are amazing, don't think I'll be going through!!

I noticed though that a few people have furniture on an angle - how do you do that? I guess it's a cheat but I can't find it anywhere. GRRR!

[ugly.breath_SC]

i think it is a cheat for university, why isnt it in the actual game, coz its mroe realistic.

[valasia]

I think the cheat works for all versions. It is:

boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true

[Cassandra]

I think the cheat works for all versions. It is:

boolprop allow45degreeangleofrotation true

I thought it was w/ uni, and sweetshiver, I think you are supposed to post your pics on the other thread, for round 1

[Mandie]

Uni has it, but NL actually has it too. So if you don't have uni, and do have NL, you should still be able to use it. The only one it doesn't work for is the original game.

[purplebookworm2]

I only have the origional game, but I just use wintermuteai's bamboo plant hack, that lets you do all sorts of stuff which I don't quite understand.. but most importantly, it lets you rotate without the cheat :P

[ugly.breath_SC]

cool where do you get it from

[LyricLee]

the bamboo hack is on mts2 search by user name wintermuteai1
it works with just the base game.
if you have university you can use the cheat but you have to have uni-

[LyricLee]

entry prize is up for all of you :)

[purplebookworm2]

very cute shirt, thanks :D

[Reyn_SC]

Congratulations everyone who made the first cut. It was fun, and I might just continue to follow along with my own entry, even if I can't submit it, just for fun. And thanks for the shirt!

[LyricLee]

i do want to do these types of contests again so you all know :) perhaps with bigger rooms and different themes and all :)

[ugly.breath_SC]

reyn, so will I

[Minena]

I am so bummed that I missed this. Too many places to keep up with. I will keep a close watch on this and future makeovers. Good luck entrants!

[zeldap]

Congratulations to all who made the second round, your talent for interior decorating is truely awesome. Thank you to LyricLee for allowing me to compete and for the Tshirts. It was fun to enter, and I look forward to more contests like this in the future. Good luck to all remaining contestants in the next round. :bigwave:

[BigFatLady]

Thanks for the shirts LyricLee, my simmies will wear them with pride!!

Good luck to everyone who'll be going on, I'll be following it for some ideas!!

This was great fun, (think I annoyed my hubby though with hours of feverish surfing and downloading - family harmony now restored!!) looking forward to the next one!

[JessicaRitchie]

LyricLee :)

I was just wondering if after the week for the bathroom entries is up if people will be cut again or do all 30 continue thruout the contest? Thank you.

Jessica

[LyricLee]

There will be cuts on every round :)

[ugly.breath_SC]

I just want to commend you lyriclee on a wonderful idea. REally ingenious. And great prizes, its the first contest by staff that I have even thought of entering. And I would liek to say how wonderfuleveryones enterys were int he first round

[gemini2281]

Can we add more windows to a room?

[LyricLee]

Nope jsut the ones that are there

[mrcheeks]

loverat- your bathroom is truly breathtaking..

[Ellatrue]

where is everyone getting all of these candles without the dish?

[LyricLee]

Id love to know too Ella Ive never seen them

[Mandie]

I got mine from the holiday pack. The candle is just a single one, but with moveobjects on and snapobject off, I can make it into a group.

[moonluck9]

Mines a recolor of the normal candle base. Its not from MtS2 or tSR as far as I can tell but can't help any more then that. It is useful though.


LyricLee, I've noticed that a lot of entries are adding walls, isn’t that against the rules?

[purplebookworm2]

I got the tall version of the candles from someone on mts2, but I don't remember who.. and alot of times I just did snaptogrid false and moveobjects to make it look like they were a part of something else ^_^

[LyricLee]

moonluck you can add walls all you want- you just can not edit any of the base walls from the original floor plan. so if people put partitions and such thats perfectly fine.
The original walls and windows and doors have to remain in the same place

[Ciane]

For those wanting to know where I got the wonderful Japanese motif poster windows that I used in my Asian theme bedroom, Luslipz73 did a grand trianon recolor here:

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=77198

Thanks to the dream team and Luslipz for helping me make the grade in the first round.

[shoobles]

sweetshiver, go to graphics/performance options and turn make sure reflections is set to on.

hope that helps :)

[LyricLee]

hey guys- sorry for an delay - im feeling a little under the weather- round 2 will be judged probably sometime tomorrow morning and round 3 posted then as well. thanks everyone

[Ellatrue]

Well, I am in school again, so I lost track of the contest and didn't submit on time. It is better though, because I got really obsessive compulsive about my entry and spent too much time on it, and I was thinking of withdrawing from the contest anyway because it was too time consumonf for me.

Still, I thought I'd share, anyway:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Ellatrue/Sims/snapshot_10d68685_d0e40b76.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Ellatrue/Sims/snapshot_10d68685_10e40bf7.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Ellatrue/Sims/snapshot_10d68685_70e404ea.jpg

I used a bunch of things from TSR, around the sims 2, and (mostly) from MTS2

[zeldap]

Hope you feel better soon LyricLee.

[Ciane]

Hope you don't have what the neighbor had - it took her a week to get over an intestinal virus. : ( I'm in full agreement with nengi65 ... there's no rush. You have our sympathy.

[shoobles]

I hope you feel better soon. Being sick really sucks. Like everyone else says, no rush. Just feel better. :)

[LyricLee]

Thanks guys youre so sweet- i have to say this round was sooooooooooooo hard an i hate to see any of you go. it was very tough and you all did wonderfully. those who made it congrats and those who didnt- ihope to see you next contest :)

[Ciane]

It's hard to accept defeat. The bathrooms were wonderful. Have fun everyone. I'm glad I found some other contests to help me over my devastation.

[zeldap]

LyricLee, do you already have all the themes planned, or do you come up with them at the end of each round? Victorian, wow. I can't wait to see what your brain cooked (or cooks) up for the last 2 rounds.
Good luck to all remaining contestants. I look forward to seeing your entries as all your other rooms were really beautiful.

[purplebookworm2]

It's hard to accept defeat. The bathrooms were wonderful. Have fun everyone. I'm glad I found some other contests to help me over my devastation.


I was cut too.

Oh well, it was great fun while I did it! I might just do some of the next rounds for fun, if I get bored :P

Good luck to all who's left!

[LyricLee]

All the rounds are planned-
i hate to see any of you leave i honestly do- you have no idea how hard it is voting- but theres 3 judges so we determine based on most votes per person.
I fully intend another one of these and i hope you all come back!!!!

[shoobles]

congratulations to everybody who made it on to round three! you guys are so talented. i'm going to keep watching and see what everyone comes up with. :)

i think i might just finish my house off for fun. :)

[gemini2281]

I think this round might be the death of me. I know nothing about victorian style.

[moonluck9]

Can we use things like music boxes that are technecaly clasafied under stareos but look like they will fit into the time period?

[LyricLee]

Sure moonluck- im not going to be overly anal about little things- i dont want to see a high tech stereo system in the middle of the living room - just a main victorian/antique feel- the house can very well exist in this time period- a friend of mines house is done in antiques and she has a computer and tv set there but it still looks nice.

[moonluck9]

Thanks for answering so quickly.

[Reyn_SC]

I hope there is another one of these contests soon after this one is done. I'm enjoying following along, even though I was cut after the first round. Of course, I suppose in a way I'm cheating, because I'm fiddling with my earlier round rooms, but its fun, and since I'm not in the running anymore.

Anyway, I know I'm babbling, but can we have more of these sorts of contests? Please?

[JessicaRitchie]

Thank you for the nice compliment nengi65 :)

LyricLee, is it to late to change the attachments in the livingrm thread to 5 instead of 3?

Jessica

[gemini2281]

Okay could someone please give me an idea of where I can find some victorian items, I have looked on mts2, aussie topender, meshkiste and vita sims.

[LyricLee]

Thank you for the nice compliment nengi65 :)

LyricLee, is it to late to change the attachments in the livingrm thread to 5 instead of 3?

Jessica


jessica what do you mean? if you dont want to post a full 5 pics you dont have to. i just figured with the size of the room it would help some people.

[JessicaRitchie]

I do want to put up 5, but when I hit attachments it only has uploads for 3.
Right now my pictures are uploaded to picture trails but they are coming out all different sizes.

Jessica

[purplebookworm2]

Jessica, go to www.imageshack.us, and upload them there. They won't reduce the sizes. :) And you can put the full 5 up.

[gemini2281]

Can we put up a full wall if it has a doorway?

[LyricLee]

Gemini absolutely as long as you dont alter existing walls :)

[gemini2281]

Thank You Lyriclee. Yay, I finally got the hardest room ever done.

[JessicaRitchie]

Thank you purplebookworm :) It worked great!

Jessica

[LyricLee]

OK guys im Tabulating votes- all judges have signed in- next round will be up soon :) thanks everyone

[Cassandra]

@ Lyric- Administrator of Notebooks With Afros=:laugh:

[LyricLee]

That wuold be Delphys idea of a joke .... but what goes around comes around :)

[Hamsterball]

Pa-har-har!!! Woowee that avatar and title can keep me laughin' for hours, lyric. :)

[sayyadina_SC]

All the Victorian rooms where amazing, no wonder I "fell out "! So, bye for now, see you in the next contest... :beer:

[Ciane]

For what it's worth, Ms Useless Knowledge, yours is my favorite so far. I love the red, black, and white kitchen theme and have used it myself in my own kitchen and for a sims contest currently on going (when a house becomes a home).

[Ms. Useless Knowledge_SC]

Ciane, I just saw your comment. Thanks - I was pleased to get positive feedback. I was a little stumped at first on the kitchen, but then remembered the diner I hung out in at university. It was in a retro style, and looked really cool. My husband also really likes this room, and says he wouldn't mind a real kitchen like that - and he is REALLY picky, so that is a huge compliment. I lean more towards light country or contemporary - just comfortable and easy to keep clean in spite of the kids- in my own house, so the red is a real change for me.

I have really enjoyed this contest, and hope to make it to the last round!
Thanks to everyone who makes such great stuff! :beer:

Mistress of Useless Knowledge

[LyricLee]

last round is up :) congrats all

[Lethe_s]

awww
I was dreading the garden, to be honest, so I don't mind not making it too much
good luck everyone!

[sayyadina_SC]

Thats how I felt about the kitchen,(and the "victorian era", which I failed) Lethe_s. But the Garden-round makes me feel I should have worked harder alltogether, cause Im good at gardens (or, so I think).
There will be more contests like this one, LyricLee says. I learned things from participating, and seeing other peoples pics and ideas, so it was fun no matter how it turned out!
(maybe this is off topic, but this contest inspired me to re-decorate my real home in a very structured way, and I also learned more from different sources about different styles. It was great, cause it rekindled my interest in this).
Im not a very competitive person really, so the concept of "winning" can be seen in many ways, I think.
(I suddenly felt... philosophical, oops)

[LyricLee]

awww im glad you guys really enjoyed this- i am still truly amazed at how beautiful you managed to make these little digital homes look. plese believe me when is ay that we never cut anyone for being Bad..... it was beyond difficult to cut good rooms. it just came down to judges preference on "better"
I hope to see all of you again next contest- sayyadina your bedroom was one of my all time favorites :)

[sayyadina_SC]

Thanks, LL! I will be in the next contest if "real life" doesnt drain me completely!

[moonluck9]

Can we make garages?

[LyricLee]

yep as long as no walls are altered on the original house go for it

[cordaen]

A part of me feels rather relieved that I was cut from the final round... room design alone isn't my strong suit, but outdoor decor really drives me nuts! I'm honestly surprised that I made it as far as I did.

I'll say this much though, this was a neat contest with some VERY stiff competition. When it came time to make my entries, I was reluctant every round to even submit my pics after seeing the designs others had come up with. It still amazes me the amount of variety stemming from one common theme.

My personal favorites were gemini2281's bedroom, Loverat's bathroom, Lethe_s's living room, and Ms. Useless Knowledge's 50's kitchen/nengi65's 70's kitchen.

'Course, that's just my opinion. Hope no-one feels offended by that.


Good luck to those remaining contestants! I'll be watching for the results!

[Pressure]

I might enter in the next contest if LyricLee make it

[zeldap]

This was a really fun contest, and evern though I didn't make it for any of the other rounds, I still created them as they were posted. Plus, this gave me a legitimate reason to download more stuff. Good luck to the last contestants. I can't wait for the next contest.

[zeldap]

LOL Loverat. :howdy:

[GypsyO]

I just wanted to compliment everyone on fabulous rooms and I don't envy the judges trying to choose between them. I can certainly understand why I didn't continue on past the bedroom round. I have however, been following this contest am still completing each room as they go. I want to thank LyricLee for running this and look forward to trying my hand at future contests, it has been a lot of fun.

[LyricLee]

winners have been posted

[DiamndPrincz]

Congrats to all!!! I have been watching this great contest and have enjoyed seeing how the talented decorators give the rooms a life of their own. I can't wait for the next contest like this by LyricLee...she has done a great job putting this whole thing together.

[Reyn_SC]

Congratulations! And thank you for such fun. I so loved meshing, searching and recolouring items to finish my home, even after getting bumped from the running - wonderful seeing everyone elses entries as well, such lovely work!

[Ms. Useless Knowledge_SC]

Thanks for such a great time! I love looking for new downloads, and this was really cool and challenging, looking for specific theme-related items. I also gave myself a further challenge - I only used downloads that were free. So it is great to know that there are thousands of downloads out there that are available if you don't want to pay for a membership somewhere!

I think my downloads folder is up to 14,000 now - and I have been cleaning it out pretty regularly over the past year. I am really a downloadaholic!

Ms. Useless

[chique4591_SC]

Great contest!!:D i can;t wait for the next one...do you know when it is going to be posted so that i can look out for it?

[purplebookworm2]

Congrats to all the winners!:D

[Lethe_s]

All hail the new godesses Ms Useless Knowledge and Nengi! :)
Congrats to everyone in the contest, really, it's been great fun, and gave me tons of new ideas.
Cordaen's bathroom especially, is proving to be pretty inspiring to me right now. (gasp! a teaser?)
On to the next one Lyric!

[chique4591_SC]

any idea when lyric?

[LyricLee]

in a bit chique im finishing some projects and then i have to figure out roundsand rules for the next one... soon tho, just keep your eyes peeled here

[chique4591_SC]

ok..great..i can't wait
PS: sory if i was being to pushy:S


EDIT:my eyes are peeled but im not seeing anything:(

[sayyadina_SC]

My eyes are peeled too. Its getting hard to wait, when are we gonna see the next contest? It was absolutely addictive and Me wants more of it! :bow2:

[LyricLee]

Aww im sorry guys- theres been sooo mcuh to do lately- perhaps this week ill come up with a short and speedy home make over contest- maybe do two rooms at once or something :) I promise there will beanother one give me a week or two ok.... thanks :)

[chique4591_SC]

YAY, i can;t wait!

[Ms. Useless Knowledge_SC]

I am eager to try again as well! Woo Hoo for LyricLee!