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Undersized Urbanite 2014

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The details are out for the 2014 Undersized Urbanite dollhouse contest!  There will be lots of exciting changes made this year.

First, the contest will officially begin on September 30th, 2013.  And it will end on May 5th at 10am.

And the big changes?  Last year the winners were chosen by voters, anyone and everyone who wanted to vote.  But that came with a couple issues.  To fix them, the winners will be chosen by three judges: three very talented and professional ladies, who will be judging the dollhouses from 3 different view points.  One is an interior designer, one is a miniaturist and one is an interiors blogger.  We have Brae from Otterine, Anna from Ethos Interiors, and Victoria from Victoria Elizabeth Barnes.

The other big change is that this year, there will be two divisioins.  One thing I’ve always really wanted with this dollhouse challenge is to introduce DIY decorators to the world of miniatures, just like I was introduced two years ago.  It’s an awesome way to learn to decorate, and practice decorating without the costs and risks of life-size designing.

Because it could be intimidating and discouraging for newbies to enter into a contest against people who have been doing it for years, the two categories will be separated.  If you have never built, designed or decorated anything in miniature since being an adult, you get your own category.  No worries about not rising to the level of the pros, just have fun designing and decorating your dream loft, flower shop, English garden or soup kitchen.  Or a house…that will work too.

Because of the dividing of the two experience levels, there will be 4 prizes this year, a grand prize winner and a runner-up in each category.

The contest has a new (and soon to be improved) website this year at www.UndersizedUrbanite.com.  While I will still be blogging about my own dollhouse here occasionally, and probably have monthly updates on the contest, there will be a blog at the new Undersized Urbanite site.  It will have miniature tutorial round-ups, inspiring features and ideas, and resources.

So it’s time to start house hunting and planning!  On September 30th, make your announcement and head on over to the site and link up!

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  1. Anonymous

    September 11, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Hi Christina, I am so excited about the contest, I am actually going to start a couple of new big projects for our YouTube channel and would love to enter again in your challenge, but I have a couple of questions, I am building a barbie and Monster High dollhouse, will that be ok to enter that scale…plus can I enter more than one dollhouse… Thank you

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  2. Abbe PB

    September 11, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    I am so excited! I’m going to be doing a scratch build that I’ve been planning for about 2 weeks now, and I can’t wait to get started.

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    • Christina

      September 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm

      Oh, I’m impressed! I wouldn’t be amy good at that.

  3. Audra

    September 15, 2013 at 11:58 am

    Starting to brainstorm here…

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    • Christina

      September 16, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      Can’t wait to see what you think of, Audra!

  4. Audra

    September 17, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Can I use a house that I started? I only have the shell up – it is pretty much bare bones right now.
    And – Can I start working on it now, or do I have to wait??

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    • Christina

      September 23, 2013 at 10:32 am

      Hi Audra! Did you get my email?

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Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventua Update: the MCM is officially sold! We did eventually finish most of our restoration/renovation projects. I'll share the updates in the coming months as we get settled in to our new place. 😁
House update! The realtor is still confused about House update! The realtor is still confused about why "it's such a popular house." When she arrived yesterday for a showing, there were 8 cars in the driveway. 😃

We had three offers the first day, one of whom hadn't even seen the house in person yet.
Surprise! The house is going on the market today. Surprise! The house is going on the market today. (Long story that I'll fill you in on when I have more than 2 seconds.)
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But we're once again with a realtor that calls our house "unique" instead of calling it a Mid Century Modern. 🤦‍♀️
.
We can't count how many locals came into this house and mentioned that those windows should be removed and walled up and the beams cut off. And then it would be a "normal" house. 🤯
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Still can't really identify with people in this area. 🤷‍♀️ SO happy to be going back home to the East coast TOMORROW!
Right? We're getting back into the house restorat Right? 
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