SL Home Lifestyle

Moved to a new location

2010-07-13T02:39:00.000-07:00

To save confusion and to help everyone find more accurate group information, I have moved to

http://slhousegarden.blogspot.com/

Information about the inworld group SL House & Garden will be displayed on the new blog.

I hope this helps and I hope everyone finds its easier to access SL House and Garden information.

If you have a link to this blog on your site/blog please update it.

Thanks so much!

SL House & Garden Group Has A Blog!

2010-07-10T02:47:00.000-07:00

Official SL House & Garden Group Blog: A group for the latest releases, updates, sale notifications and great gifts from your favorite Home and Garden designers in SL. Meet fellow home, decor and garden enthusiasts and discover amazing bloggers who can show you how to style your perfect SL home.

Check it out: http://slhousegarden.blogspot.com/

UrbanizeD Photo competition June 2010

2010-06-30T03:58:00.000-07:00

The Urbanized team wants to know how you use your UrbanizeD furniture and home & garden decorations. We want to challenge you to take pictures of your homes, your gardens, your clubs, your patios in short every place in SL you have set up your UrbanizeD goods (furniture, accessories and plants).

How does it work?

To enter in the competition post your picture in the UrbanizeD Group Pool on flickr :

www.flickr.com/groups/urbanized/

Voting for a picture will be done via comments. The photo with most comments will win the Group Choice Prize.

The competition is open to everyone. However all anouncements regarding the competition will be made through the UrbanizeD group. If you wanna be kept posted subscribing is easy. Just take the LM to the mainstore and use the sign next to the landingpoint >> Deizha 118, 170, 22

RULES:

PICTURES

Everyone can post, the limit is 3 pictures.

All pictures should have the Urbanized product(s) prominently displayed.

Photoediting is allowed providing the UrbanizeD products stay recognizable.

Entries should be posted only in the UrbanizeD flickr pool for the duration of the competition to ensure equal chances for everybody.

VOTING:

You can vote for as many photos as you like.

You can only vote/comment once per picture.

Only positive comments will be counted as votes.

You can't vote for pictures you entered yourself.

Your entries can be posted in the flickr pool starting from 1st of june. Competition closes on june 30th. The winners of the competition will be announced 1st of july.

The picture with most votes ,the group choice, will win an entire furniture line from UrbanizeD, including the wall art and accessories.

The person in second place wins 10 items of one collection.

Third prize is five items of choice of one collection.

There will also be a "creators choice prize", The winner of this prize will be picked by Pitsch Parx and Rodriguez Munro. The creators choice prize winner will also win an entire furniture line from UrbanizeD, including the wall art and accessories.

And there you have it a lot of text but you made it to the end NOW GET YOUR PICTURES IN /

Get snapping, Get UrbanizeD!

Pitsch Parx

Gift Time!!

2010-06-29T05:30:00.000-07:00

There are so many wonderful gifts available at the moment in the SL House & Garden Group. I am so thrilled that the group has over 100 members now with some of the most talented creators & bloggers on the grid. If you would like any of these gifts just make sure to join the SL House & Garden Group inworld.

These photos were taken at the SL House & Garden Centre. This is a special location for group members and other guests as a place to come and relax, blog, build sets and to generally be a helpful tool for bloggers.

There is a warm and inviting cafe where you are welcome to socialise with other enthusiasts or simply enjoy some 'down time'. A resource room which is the perfect spot to sit down and relax while you blog. There is also ample space for you to build your sets either for your blogs or if you are constructing but run out of room.

You will need to wear your group tag to build, other than that, the land is open to everyone. So if you want to build you are going to have to join the group sorry LOL. There is a group joiner at the landing point. You can check it out here *Visit SL House & Garden Centre*

If you need any help at all please do not hesitate to contact Jennaa Loire.

Photo 1: The Loft - Pot Chick

Photo 2: Chair - HomeKraft - adirondack chair 1. Strawberry plant in bag - monthly gift from cleo design.

Photo 3: (TLND) True Love Never Dies - White Pergola.

Photo 4: Pixel Paperie- Mood Changing Frames.

SL House & Garden Styling/Photo Contest!

2010-06-19T07:46:00.000-07:00

SL House & Garden Styling/Photo Contest!

Rules and Information.

Hello and thank you for your interest in SL House & Garden's photo contest.

OK first up lets see what you can win...

1ST PLACE

20,000L in cash!

2ND PLACE

10,000L in cash!

3RD THIRD PLACE

3,000L in cash!

The three winning photos will be displayed on SL Home Lifestyle.

http://slhomelifestyle.blogspot.com/

This photo contest is very simple and you can enter as many photos as you wish. Each photo simply needs to feature a room, house or garden based on the theme "Go Crazy With Color". Your colorful imagination is your only limitation. That's it! Your items can be from anywhere, any theme, any style. Go crazy!! You can use photoshop if you wish or snapshots are accepted as well.

GOLDEN RULE FOR ENTERING:

1. For your photo to qualify in the contest, you must be a member of SL House & Garden inworld.

Second Life furniture, garden, home and decor is a dynamic and ever growing industry that I am truly enthusiastic and passionate about. I have tried to keep up to date with product releases and all the incredible changes within this field, but I found myself juggling over 20 groups and quite simply, failing to succeed.

I was motivated to create a group named SL House & Garden. My ambition was for this group to be used as a resource tool for anyone who has a vested interest in this awesome industry.

Bloggers and shoppers alike, can be informed about latest released, updates, sale notices and great gifts from our favourite Home, Decor and Garden designers in SL.

Shop owners, designers and creators can join the group to boost sales and to communicate your products and creations to the enthusiasts and GET NOTICED!

If I have raised an eyebrow, go to groups and search "SL House & Garden". I have mature content enabled in case any of the products have sex animations in them.

Feel free to IM me for any details or hit me up inworld for an invite.

DATES YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Entries are open from the 22nd of June 2010 until the 22nd of July 2010. Winners will be announced on the 23rd of July 2010.

SUBMITTING YOUR PHOTO:

-> I have created a flickr group for the contest so please just post your photos in there. Please in the description add your full name so if you win I know who I am dropping the money onto. Could you also please add the SL House & Garden into the description somewhere.

Here is a link to the flickr page - http://www.flickr.com/groups/slhousegardencontest/

If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

JUDGING:

I will select the winners personally.

THEME AGAIN:

GO CRAZY WITH COLOR!

Thanks so much and really looking forward to seeing your amazing entry!

Jennaa Loire.

Home Of The Week - Sevenstar Amat Shares Her Unique Home.

2010-06-17T07:06:00.000-07:00

I am thrilled to bring you this week's feature on SL Home Lifestyle. The home belongs to an amazing designer and creator who I have been inspired by through both SL and through her real life art. It is a pleasure and honor that I was able to visit her sanctuary and capture these photos of a truly warm, inviting and inspirational home.

(Photo: Outside view of Sevenstar's home.)

Most people know Sevenstar Amat as the influential designer and artist behind "Stitch By Stitch". Her clothing is created with passion, love and imagination and her home is no different. The home is as individual and original as the owner. It is colorful, surprising and truly unique.

I found myself wanting to re-visit her home over and over to take photos, look at her beautiful collection of furniture and to quite rudely, make myself at home. It would be so easy to curl up in one of the wonderfully comfortable vintage chairs or sofas she has around her home, sip a cup of tea and lose yourself.

(Photo: Sevenstar Amat.)

If you have any love of art or photography, you should check out Sevenstar's flickr stream here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sevenstar_amat/. She has a remarkable collection of her real life art work, her SL designs and of course, wonderful photos she has taken in world.

You can also check out Sevenstar's fantastic store "Stitch By Stitch" here. Not only will you find an expansive array of clothing, jewelry and hair, you will also find some of the cutest boho furniture and accessories for your SL home. *Taxi To Stitch By Stitch*

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself?

I have been in SL 3 years now, and after being quite active and known here as a fashion designer, I´m taking a creative break right now, seeing SL only as fun and not as a business at the moment. Maybe I´ll build for SL again one day, but right now, I´m regaining the fun and the beauty that SL has , as I lost it on the way lately, being stressed out and involved in the more and more exaggerating SL fashion market. So you can say, I am pretty much private now.

(Photo: Some of the amazing little details in Sevenstar's home.)

In your own words describe what your home means to you?

It's a place to be myself, to relax and regenerate after hard work. It is reflecting my inner state I think, I change things a lot, so you can say it's in constant change. Also it's important to me that the sim surrounding is beautiful.

(Photo: Sevenstar's amazing living room. It is so colorful and inviting.)

How long have you lived at your home?

I am in this home since end of 2009. After a long odyssey through residential sims with really ugly neighbourhood, that was changing every week to worse, my partner and I decided to turn back to the Wunderbar Islands, where we have been in the very beginning. These sims will always stay what they are: beautiful nature, that's what the owners guarantee.

How long did it take you to achieve and be happy with the look of your home?

Oh, it was quite a work, its a constant process that never ends in fact. I start somewhere and ad matching pieces as soon as I find them. So its never finished I´m afraid :D

(Photo: Sevenstar's front doorway, which is always open for visitors.)

What did you use as influences when you were creating your home?

I use quite everything that crosses my way and inspires me. Sudden finds, pictures in a blog (like yours blogging for SCD inspires me a lot), my momentary moods...

(Photo: The view from the back porch)

What would you love to add to your home if you had the prim allowance?

It would be a little vintage Bakery with all kinds of cakes and breads, some tables to serve tea and coffee and an always smoking chimney

What is your favorite piece of decor in your home and why?

It's my little kitchen corner in the back of my house, because its cosy and I can imagine to hang out there in the arm chair, while the washing machine is running, and something is sizzling on the stove.

(Photo: The gorgeous kitchen area)

Where do you love to shop for your home?

Almost everywhere...like Poppet McGimsies stores, BP, Mudshake and all the other well or less known stores that cross my way.

(Photo: Sevenstar's bedroom, how comfy does the bed look.)

Thank you so much Sevenstar for sharing your home with us all. It is an amazing home filled with love, warmth and happiness. I don't think I have ever felt more at home in someone else's home.

Exclusive Gift From The Loft For SL House & Garden.

2010-06-15T19:35:00.000-07:00

In The Photo:

Pot Chick: The Loft. - Group Gift From SL House & Garden. Details on the group and how to join are below. Thank you so much Colleen for making this gorgeous gift for the group, you have no idea how much it means to me. See below for more styling credits.

About SL House & Garden:

I was motivated to create a group named SL House & Garden. My ambition was for this group to be used as a resource tool for anyone who has a vested interest in this awesome industry.

Bloggers and shoppers alike, can be informed about latest released, updates, sale notices and great gifts from our favourite Home, Decor and Garden designers in SL.

Shop owners, designers and creators can join the group to boost sales and to communicate your products and creations to the enthusiasts and GET NOTICED!

If I have raised an eyebrow, go to groups and search "SL House & Garden". I have mature content enabled in case any of the products have sex animations in them.

Feel free to IM me for any details or hit me up inworld for an invite. I have attached a copy of the group logo for you to use at your discretion.

In everyone's interest, please try and spread the word about the group. Thankyou!

Jennaa Loire.

More Styling Credits:

Make sure you join SL House & Garden to receive this fantastic Pot Chick from the ever so amazing and talented Colleen Desmoulins of The Loft.

Lanterns: The Loft - Alex Lantern & Lantern Mini Orange. (Buy here)

Books: The LOFT - Book Stack. (Buy here)

Journal: The Loft - Dixie Journal Green. (Buy here)

Stool: The LOFT - Oriana Raw Wood Stool. (Buy here)

Bushes: FluffyGreen Meadows - Busch. FREE! (Get it here)

Grass: The Bazaar: free stuff! FREE! (Get it here)

Architecture Auction Details!

2010-06-10T06:03:00.000-07:00

The ARCHITECTURE AUCTION:

A benefit for the Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum

When: Saturday, June 5 to Saturday, June 12

Hosted by the Builders Brewery.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT:

Bid on some of Second Life's finest homes and accessories, with all proceeds going directly to the capital campaign of the Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum, licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in real life.

Some incredible homes & accessories will be on full display for one week, from some of SL's finest builders, for you to browse, drool over, and bid!

Your donations and assistance in helping to promote this event via your groups, blogs, shop, etc. is greatly appreciated as well.

Contact Sensuous Maximus, Supremius Maximus or Rosalie Oldrich for any questions, promotional information, signs, etc.

Taxi To The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Museum: *click here*

Taxi To The Architecture Auction location: *click here*

A must see!

Home Of The Week - Alexandra Messinez Shares Her Home.

2010-06-10T05:25:00.000-07:00

I am thrilled to present the first home on SL Home LifeStyle. Alexandra Messinez kindly opened up her home for us all to have a look through. She has an amazing home and I am truly excited to share it all with you.

When I first arrived at Alexandra's home, I was blown away by how extraordinary her home was and how beautiful Alexandra was herself. Alexandra lives in an remarkable Steampunk themed home, and lives on a shared land parcel. I asked Alexandra what the best thing about her location was. "Ok, one of the best things about this place is, I know my neighbors....a few since my rezzday in SL" Even though Alexandra was one of the last ones to move onto the parcel you will see from the photos below she was lucky enough to get the best view.

I personally fell in love with her land. It was so green and beautiful but I decided to ask Alexandra why she loved living where she did. "The community feeling of this place and its green look. Its the opposite of the Mainland where you have to live between a mass of different schemes and prim trash."

Her actual home is only 50 prims, which was incredibly surprising to me. All up she uses 248 prims for her home and decorating. "I chose this house because it is small. The usual SL Hangar sized buildings are so cold and empty."

I would personally like to thank Alexandra for her patience with me and my forever crashing in on her personal space. Alexandra is an incredible person and I think her home reflects her perfectly.

(Photo: Alexandra's home from a distance.)

Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself?

I came to SL because I was bored playing MMORPGS which did not have much roleplay left. The slogan "Your World - Your Imagination" catched my attention.
Another point was, since I usually speak german, SL became a good English trainer.
Talking with people from all over the world in a world shaped by imagination made me stay.

(Photo: Alexandra on her front doorstep)

In your own words describe what your home means to you.

It is an expression of virtual safehouse. A place where you sit down, rest your feet on your table and watch a movie with friends, while you rest your feet on your desk in RL and watch a movie with some online friends.

(Photo: Alexandra on her balcony, showing me the amazing view.)

How long have you lived at your home?

Just a few weeks at this one.

How long did it take you to achieve and be happy with the look of your home?

This is a process which never ends. Its part of the fun in SL.

What did you use as influences when you were creating your home?

Music from Abney Park and some Jules Vernes Novels

(Photo: Alexandra In her gorgeous bedroom/bathroom.)

I have to add here that Alexandra had a black and white photograph of Karl Ranseier in a lovely frame in her bedroom, she proceeded to tell me about it. "It's a repeated joke from an old comedy show on german TV. Everytime they took this photo and said "Karl Ranseier is dead.... The worlds most unimportant [Showmaster, cook, what ever] has died today".

Karl Ranseier was a recurring character featured in a fake in a fake news report telling about his death at the end of each episode. The show was named RTL Samstag Nacht and it ran from 1993 to 1998. It really helped comedy in German television to a beaththrough and was a model for several comedy television shows to come.

What would you love to add to your home if you had the prim allowance?

More small details like books scattered around.

What is your favorite piece of decor in your home and why?

My movie projector. A great way to include a media player into a steampunk style.
And my fireplace from Nautilina. Its just the most cozy fire I have seen yet in SL.

(Photo: Alexandra's awesome movie projector in her living room.)

Where do you love to shop for your home?

Julia Collection had great furniture, Golden Oriole great decoration, as well as JDs Toy Factory.

A little about Alexandra's home.

Alexandra's home is from ~JD~ and is named Copperium. Pure Steampunk building with metal textures, copper color and material harmonies with mistycal, interesting senses. High quality sculpt parts makes the house so real, still keep the prim cound low! Special sculpt parts let the fences, stairs and doors be in 3D. Really nice glowing effects on the roof lights and lighting edges. The pictures made in SL, without shadow, Global Illumination, and any additional effect or "retouch" to hide something.
Features:

-30 x 23m footprint, 20x20m the round area (ca. 30m high)

-50 prim-5objects
-unique sculpts, highly detailed and LOD safe
-lockable door with configurable access list and sound effects
-scripted windows (owner only) with open and close states
-scripted and animated ladder (up/down states) leading to the roof-viewpoint area.
-only 3765 rendering cost points after the 2.0 viewer info... (a simple hair, or belt is usually 5000 points)

You can buy this home from here:

SLX: https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=2332008
Inworld: JD Mechanical Toy Factory - Here

(Photo: Alexandra's amazing collection of clocks)

Alexandra Shares Some of her favorite shopping spots:

Clocks are from *chronokit* main shop, Koenji: *Go here*

Fireplace from: [nautilina] showershop - main store. *Go here*

Bathtub: Furniture and houses by Dutchie. *Go here*

Some furnishings from: ! *** The Golden Oriole - Antiques & Curiosities - Gadgets. *Go here*

Some furnishings from: Julia Collection - Steampunk, Victorian & Grunge Furniture. *Go here*

(photo: Alexandra sitting by her lovely fireplace, truly a beautiful spot.)

Thank you so much Alexandra for sharing your home with all of us. Your home is just stunning and I loved every moment of visiting it.