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This year's contest if really something. If these folks are the 4th Runners-Up in their regions, it's really some amazing contest, because they're all quite wow.

thanks for the free book! i can't believe i was one of the 60 first entries...i thought i was cutting it close. :)

Where did that forest wallpaper come from. It freakin' rules. Looking for that one. Any tips? Thanks in advance.

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I was looking to see if Home Depot or Lowes has that wallpaper/mural because I think they do. I couldn't find it but I found this:

http://www.justmurals.com/pr1833enchantedforest.html

Makes me feel like I am hiking and going to the bathroom in the woods!

Makes me feel like I'm in an Olan Mills studio posing for my faux-bucolic portrait.

hmm. interesting selection of finalists... looks like sparse use of color is in. then again not so much that one entry... all in all i say give it to ChrisToronto.

he took the hard way out in his color application, and a road much less traveled (and therefore brilliant) in terms of decor. vedy vedy nice.

2 of the 4 entries are new to me! Wow. I'd thought I'd kept up.
I wonder what other surprises are in store?

Congratualtions to all four of you. I love how different each of these are from each other! And they are all gorgeous.

Alana -

You too? I really did try to keep up, too! And with those weekend updates I thought I'd seen most things, but at least one (the forest one) was new to me, and I'm just bummed that I didn't get to vote on it.

Still not sure about Annie and Michael....it's only one room.

BEAUTIFUL!!!....... This is my DREAM bathroom!!

Hey guys, I found that wall mural:

http://www.walldecorshops.com/8-253.html

its this one!

"hmm. interesting selection of finalists... looks like sparse use of color is in."

I agree. For a color-based contest there isn't a whole lot of color.

I like the subtle use of color in some of these pics. I'm sure we'll see stronger color with other finalists, but I have no problem with seeing how grey, brown and black (for example) can be used to create architectural interest and texture. Neutrals don't have to be bland.

Olan Mills - hahahaha! I haven't thought about that for a long time. I like the forest scene, but it reminds me of the fall scene my dentist always had across from his exam chair. Nice for a dentist office, actually, but it create a funny mental link between gold leaf scenes and novocaine.