Ziva Zwanger

Hi All, Nika - thank you so much for sharing this here. I have never participated in the forums, so I'm a hella noob here. I need to get my footing and figure out how it all works but once I do I'll share the blog here as well. Yes this is definitely just for fun. The idea came about in the Bellisseria Discord channel when someone suggested having a 'House of the Week' to show off what people use to decorate their homes with so others can get ideas/tips/tricks for their own homes. So we jazzed it up a little by giving out a little free award thing (I am a mesh content creator so I just whipped up some fun little awards to give away. Nothing fancy, just to add to the fun factor). It's not aimed at being a popularity competition or anything like that. People simply submit their homes, I run around and have a peek and pluck 2 names out of the list. I'm not judging based on my preferences or preferred stylings (most, if not all, houses submitted are way out of my preferred decorating taste and that is perfectly fine because this isn't about me. My style is dark/gothic/witchy - not the everyday kind of stylings most have ) I just simply pick two names out at random and keep all the others in the list for the next month so that I can eventually get around to everyone - hopefully! Sylvia - I appreciate honest feedback, so thank you for your comments. I agree wholeheartedly with you that things could end badly if someone kicks up a stink that their house was not chosen. But I err on the side of - we are all adults here, this is not a popularity contest it's just something fun to do while we are all cooped up inside from the covid crisis. Each house that was submitted gets a notecard from me thanking them for letting me take a tour of their home. Letting them know if their 'home' style was selected for that month (ie: Traditional, Victorian, Houseboat, etc) and if it wasn't that they are kept in the list for the following month. It's just based on the number of submissions received. This way I'm not seen as playing favourite to one particular style. If the main house style submitted is camper trailers, then that is the style for the month. I'm hoping that this will help with people maybe feeling left out. At the end of the day I can't keep everyone happy, but I'll do my best to make sure every sort of home is included. As for me listing things "the home owner might do better",or "criticising the home I am blogging about" that is not my intention. I'm no expert when it comes to Home Decorating and I will be the first to announce that. I just thought the blog would be a little more fun to read with some ramblings from me instead of just a slew of pictures. I in no way want to pick apart anyones decorating but just speak about what I see. That Orfeu decorates with a minimalist styling - nothing bad about that; that it reminded me of a bachelor pad - my own RL home reminds of that as well lol. Maybe going forward I will check my writings to make sure they aren't seen as criticising but just fun banter which is what I originally was going for. Orfeu - thank you once again for letting me come and traipse through your home. I hope you enjoy your bragging rights with your little plaque