2016 Summer House Decorating Contest

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  1. Evil Dead

    Evil Dead Well-Known Member
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    Category: Massive House
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    Entrance

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    Guild Hall
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    Sleeping Quarters
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    Stable + Preparation Chamber
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    Forge + Workshop
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    Western Overlook
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    Eastern Overlook

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    Cemetery View

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    Red Wedding Dining Hall
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  2. Azoth

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    Best Decorated Massive House Entry: The Trammel Library & Museum (Minoc)

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Damsels and Knights, Fillies and Stallions,
    Welcome to the Trammel Library & Museum, which enjoys generous support from the community, especially from two major Patrons, ReZon and Markos.
    We hope you enjoy the tour :)

    Let's begin with a shot of Abramelin and Horse in the Whispering Rose Gallery above the Outer Entrance. The Trammel Library loves its colourful objects and here you see not just the beautiful roses in their grow-bags, but also some of those eye-catching special fishing nets, the two pegasus trophies and ReZon and Azoth's birthday cakes (don't forget to ask Telamon for one when it's your birthday!)

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    Now the Librarian would like to welcome you at the
    Inner Entrance:

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    One day we'd like to get a water-filled moat here, but for the moment we've created our own bridge and hay-field for Horse. While Abramelin was busy lugging dirt and seeds around for the hay-field, somehow some other seeds dropped and now we have roses growing in the dirt on the threshold. We added a few other potted plants to make it a welcoming entry-way.

    Okay, time, as some friends have said, to put on your shades :cool: as things get a bit bright inside. Here's the
    Vestibule, with the treasure chests stacked up, most with clutter, but some storing volumes of books. Please sign your name in the red visitors' book on the left and then walk between the two guardian bunnies :p who are far more fierce than anything else in the building (except the Librarian, of course, if you spill coffee or wine on his books).

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    Next for a panorama shot of the
    Trammel Library itself, plus some close-ups.

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    On the far left you see the
    Divination Room where the Librarian ponders the secrets of the universe, sitting comfortably by the log fire :)
    On the far right you'll find the
    Librarian's Office with various objects he's puzzling over: the secret powers of rock fragments, the luckiness of rabbit's feet, if wearing Santa's glasses can help you see elves, and other such important questions.

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    Centre-Left is a particularly pirate-themed part of the Library, with the spyglass, dread pirate hat and blue pirate map. Centre-Right you can see the Tapestry of Sosaria, various gift-boxes holding treasures and our prized Elvish Tome.

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    Now time to show you round the left side of the ground floor. First we'll show you the
    Treasury and the Larder.

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    Now the
    Trammel Wine Cellar and the Armoury

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    And for those, like Abramelin, who enjoy their wine a little too much at times, here's where he ends up when he needs to sober up,
    the Lock-Up! On the other side of the Entrance you'll find the Guard Room, where they seem to spend most of the time playing checkers or cards :)

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    Now let's hop round to the right side of the building, where our busy-bees get some zZzZs. We'll leave it to you to guess which bedroom belongs to which toon!

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    So, what's upstairs, you ask? Let's take a look, beginning with the left side of the building.
    Directly upstairs from the Divination Room we reach the
    Art Room, where Horse has been busy painting and Abramelin tries his hand at counterfeiting trophies :D If you climb up the ladder onto the roof you'll reach the Mining Platform. Abramelin would never get his hands dirty, but you'll sometimes find Azoth banging away with picks and digging with shovels.

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    If you go back down the ladder and pass through the Art Room, you'll meet "The Kids", i.e. the
    Monster Statue Gallery

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    Once you've enjoyed their enthusiastic consideration of you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you can dash into the
    Tannery, where you'll find furs drying downstairs and hides tanning on the roof.

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    Okay, that's all on the left side of the building, so let's go see what's on the right.

    First we have the
    Carpenter's Workshop, to repair all those broken chairs and make the ever useful barrels. On the roof you'll find the Wash-N-Dye Area, for all those colourful clothes.

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    Of course we wouldn't have all that colour without a small
    Tailor's Workshop, where you can weave, spin and sew while listening to music drifting down from the Music Room above, where you can see various bells, a rare flute, and other beautiful-sounding instruments.

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    By now you're probably pretty tired after seeing so much hard work, so you might like to rest and relax in the
    Yoga & Meditation Area. If that's not quite your thing, we always have the Social Room next door:

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    Now for the main room on this floor, which we've divided into two: on the right the
    Master Bedroom, with a few clothes scattered around and a few colourful chests and armoires

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    And on the left the Mad Professor's pride and joy, his
    Alchemy Laboratory & Anatomy Theatre:

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    We're not all that great with gifs, but here's the best we can do to give you a sense of the braziers in action:

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    And here are a couple of close-ups:

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    As it's pretty hot in here with all those flasks and furnaces brewing, boiling and bubbling away, let's catch a breath of air on the roof

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    Here is a slightly odd mixture of the
    Smithy (though most of that work really takes place nowadays at Horse's Forge, the villa next door). We do kep a few of the more treasured weapons up here, for a bit of inspiration. The far quieter whittling and carving of the Fletcher & Bowyer takes place in front, in the shade of the potted trees.

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    As this can all be pretty tiring, on the right we have an area for relaxation and contemplation. We've created a
    Mausoleum-Necropolis, in memory of friends like ReZon, Markos and Valmour who have moved on to other things:

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    And as a final image of the roof, here's something slightly more cheerful, almost hidden by the trees and cairns of rocks, our Roof-top Pond

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    We hope that you have enjoyed and been inspired by the tour of these different spaces and places.


    Most Unique Design Element Entries
    We're not really sure what to enter as unique design elements, but perhaps you'd like to consider these:

    1. The Trammel Library

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    2. The Alchemy Laboratory & Anatomy Theatre

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    3. The Necropolis

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    Thank you for your attention and we hope that you've enjoyed the tour of the Trammel Library and Museum.
    Thank you, too, to all the friends who have made this possible!!
    Here's the Librarian saying goodbye and wishing you well. Until the next visit!! :)

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  4. Azoth

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    Great colour-scheme, EvilDead, and I particularly love that Heads of the Dead collection in the black show cases! :)
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  5. Evil Dead

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    Thanks buddy appreciate the comment. Your library is a work of art and talent congrats.
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  6. Praetor

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    my eyes hurt.
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  7. Azoth

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    I told you to wear shades! :cool:
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  8. The Crooked Warden

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    @Azoth your use of color is second to none! love it
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  9. Arnold Lutz

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    Catagory : Large House
    O^S Bed and Breakfast
    First floor is the check in area, with a tavern in in the back room for wandering patrons.
    Second floor has one master room, with a bathing area.

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  10. The Crooked Warden

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    Great looking L-shape, I've always liked the layout of these
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  11. Kahun

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    Hello Arnold!

    Sorry to be a pain about this, but shouldn't your L-shape be in the large house category? o_O

    I'm just trying to keep your beautiful house out of the way of my villa... ;)

    I really love the clock frame spanish wall.
  12. Blaise

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    Ok, I'll bite this time a bit. Might update with more later.


    For now, all I have to submit is my Unique Design Element. I took the time to animate this so it could be shared in most of its glory (go see it for yourself in game, it's way better).

    The Adventure Time bong, newly improved with Ice Vortex 'cloud' of smoke. Basket of Herbs rare with my own head in it and a magic mushroom for the after party.
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  13. Xegugg

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    that is coooooooool
  14. Kahun

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    Unique Design Element:

    The Wind Labyrinth (yes, this is a joke :cool:)

    My very own labyrinth in the mountains! Complete with dungeon and NPC city! Guaranteed free of any valorite mining spots (so no radiation from that!)! No other house can compete with this! I believe the common phrase would be HYPE TRAIN!

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  15. Pork Fried Rice

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    The spell fizzles.

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  16. Xegugg

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    It brought you back to answer :)
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    Category: Unique Element
    The Many-Faced Shelves
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    ... the hero we need.
  19. Alice Asteroid

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    I'm not entering the contest because I don't really play here any more but I just wanted to share a unique deco thing from my house before it collapses.

    I never really knew what to do with my BOD reward cloth and since my house is fully public, I could never fit all of it in secure containers. So I made a quilt for my bed:

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    Good luck in the contest, everybody.
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  20. PaddyOBrien

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    I always thought that was a neat design!
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