Vote Now — Final Day for Voting! Fall Colors 2008

Attention Color Lovers! With your help, we've narrowed the field from 204(!) homes to the FINAL TWO. Fall Colors 2008 voting ends TODAY at noon, PST. We will announce the winner shortly after. Who will it be? Jesse's Tuned In Space? Or Dave & Melanie's Craftsman Color?...

Don't forget, our International division, where votes also continues until noon, PST, today! It's Kate's World Outside the Window from London, Ontario, Canada vs. Zee & John's Colour Combos from Dublin, Ireland.

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The strongest 16 entries in each region were chosen by our judges and have been moved into the bracket.

In our bracketed voting period (beginning 10.20) each regional finalist will compete for reader's votes until only one remains. Each bracketed face off lasts 24 hours — voting is open from 3:00am(EST) to 3:00am the next day (12:00am(PST)

The four finalists from each U.S. region will compete against one another on Thursday, 10.30.

The two finalists who remain will compete against one another from Friday, 10.31 until noon PST on Monday, 11.3 at which point voting will be closed and the winner announced.

Comments (14)

Gooooo Melanie & Dave!!!!

posted by hessilou on October 31st 2008 at 7:49am
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I hope the election next Tuesday isn't this close!

posted by Daily Nuance on October 31st 2008 at 1:04pm
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These two were my favorites along with:

Northwest #24: Christine's Colorful Budget Cottage (who was robbed! An investigation needs to be conducted there.)

I'll be happy with either candidate (Jesse .........or .............Melanie & Dave)
winning.

Happy Halloween!

posted by Mr. Dangerous on October 31st 2008 at 1:06pm
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Can't believe my favorite entry (and a Midwest entry, at that) made it to the finals. Go Jesse!

posted by freneticfloetry on October 31st 2008 at 2:08pm
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Okay so I just voted for the wrong one (on the north american side) because the order changed on the page. grrr.

posted by charlenemcbride on October 31st 2008 at 9:09pm
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I voted for Melanie and Dave...Jesse´s entry is not my taste, and it´s my less favorite from all entries. I can´t believe it´s in the finals.

posted by erika_ees on November 1st 2008 at 6:34am
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Oh, Jesse all the way, and apparently I failed to log on in time to vote, but it looks like he's out in front anyway...

posted by 39520expat on November 1st 2008 at 8:43am
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Interesting that submission that put a picture of himself rather than of his flat is some how winning.

posted by TheoJ on November 2nd 2008 at 7:38pm
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I think he wins only because he put that picture of himself there... I like Dave and Melanie´s place much more.

posted by jjanul on November 3rd 2008 at 1:18am
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I think the best homes were, unfortunately, knocked out in earlier rounds and that this became more about who could mobilize friends and family to vote for them rather than based upon the best use of color and interior design.

posted by Gigi818 on November 3rd 2008 at 4:55am
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I agree with Gigi818. I wonder how many of the voters for Jesse signed up within the last week?

posted by kiochi on November 3rd 2008 at 5:24am
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to all Jesse detractors,

i agree many inspiring and well-thought out homes were knocked out for inferior ones... but Jesse's definitely isn't! Jesse's home is a beautiful place, with strong use of color, well-designed and unique, but totally 'live-able' at the same time... and deserves to have gotten far. I think quite a lot of people feel that way. It may not be your personal style, but his design element is very strong.

posted by little chimp on November 3rd 2008 at 6:02am
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I agree with little chimp. Jesse's flat is authentic. His front entry way design was done a long time before it was in that magazine.
With this entry, I can assure you that mobilizing friends and family was not the case. I'm sure every entry in this contest mobilized friends and family. The best design according to outside viewers will determine the winner.

posted by pizzagirl on November 3rd 2008 at 6:47am
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I'd love to vote but when I click on Vote Now I get the 2 contestants' entries but no place to pick one over the other. Oh well.............

posted by anne on November 3rd 2008 at 12:30pm
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