There is an awesome Interior Design Contest thread you should check out if you haven't already. When I saw that thread I set myself a challenge: to try and make something enjoyably habitable using nothing more than the furniture we all started with at reset and whatever random objects I had in my bags. Restricting myself to just the starter furniture attempts to replicate the challenge that will be faced by new non-subscribers who lack the skills to craft or create furniture/rugs/wall segments/decorations/etc and the credits to upgrade the furniture/decorations they already possess.
Here is what I came up with: www.glitch.com/snaps/PHV7NB...
It's okay. Not great, almost horrible but considering what I had to work with...I give it a C.
But because I never fail to be amazed by the creativity of my fellow Glitchen, I would love to see others work with these same restrictions to see what they come up with. I've decided to start a separate "contest": Bare Bone Interior Design.
To enter the Bare Bone Interior Design contest please provide the following:
1) Specify which of the 2 Categories you are entering: Non-subscriber (with no subscriber upgrades) or Subscriber (still restricted to the starter furniture but allowed to use Subscriber updates). The categories will be judged separately. You can submit entries for both categories but please make sure that you make a separate post for each entry.
2) A discussion of the furniture elements you included/excluded and why.
3) A discussion of additional objects included and why.
4) A link to a snap or screenshot of your design.
All designs in both categories must be limited to using only the starter furniture:
1 Room Decoration
1 Wall Decoration
1 Tabletop Decoration
1 Table
1 Chair
1 Small Cabinet
1 SDB
1 Floor Lamp
2 Shelves
Okay I said contest and usually that means prizes. Since i am not a subscriber and have only 8 lingering beta credits to my name (they need to make something to buy for 5-8 credits!) the prizes will instead be in Currants.
For both categories the prizes are as follows:
1st Place: 75,000 Currants
2nd Place: 50,000 Currants
3rd Place 25,000 Currants
I know for some of you millionaire/billionaire types this is chump change, but I'm hoping the contest is more than interesting enough on its own and that the Currant prizes are just gravy.
I already have one other Glitch who has volunteered to be a Judge. If you are interested in being Judge #3 please send me an in-game mail and let me know why you would be a good Judge. Please note that while Judges can submit designs to the contest, they are ineligible for prizes.