From the Ashes of Defeat...

sigh

Well, I guess you know by now that I didn't make it into the last round of the competition.  Sorry I couldn't tell you earlier, but I was under contract not to spill the beans on the final round.  I've come to terms with getting eliminated and am happy with the redesign I put forward in my last entry.  I was going to whimsical elegance, but I think it may have come across as too cutesty.  Take a look and see what you think:

Personally, I'm really proud of my bistro seating and think the circular awning is very chic.  I also love my wine rack in the kitchen.  There's a trick to getting it to stay up there... more on that in a bit.

On the other hand, I'm really happy that the contest winner is my favorite DIY designer... Gianna!  She won the final challenge which was a redesign of an entire house!  I gave her my business card and she thought she might be able to use me a local resource for finding interesting decorating objects. :D  I'm so thrilled!


Where do we go from here?  Well, I've generated enough professional interest from the show to be able to quit my job at Harga's (love you Harga... but I won't miss the job!) and support my sis and nephew by doing design jobs around Sunset Valley.  I've even got a long term writing contract in the works with the Serenity Point Chamber of Commerce.  It's a cute coastal town not too far away, and they're contracting me to write features on homes and businesses to garner some interest in the town.  They're undergoing a huge beautification process right now, so the features won't start coming out for another month, but keep your eyes open for them!  (You can check out their beautification project at http://magically-simlicious.blogspot.com/)

As for this blog... It's staying around!  Yep, I'm going to continue the blog so that I can keep sharing cool design tips with you, just as I did during the contest.  I'm not going to stick to a low or high budget as the goal is simply to share design tips that I find witty, fun and useful.  This takes us back to the wine rack I was talking about earlier.  Wondering how it all fits together?  Check out the next post!