Anyway, I won’t keep you waiting. The 3 winners are…

Congratulations to all winners! If you’re one of the lucky winners, you should know that payment has been mailed out to you and you can look forward to receiving it in the mail.

However, don’t forget that you also receive the following for doing such a bang-up job…

• Grand Prize: Regular or apartment-sized sofa, a chair and storage ottoman.
• 1st Place: Sleeper sofa.
• 2nd Place: Chair and a half.

These furniture prizes are courtesy of Simplicity Sofas and will not arrive immediately upon winning. You will receive contact information from me in order to contact Simplicity Sofas so that you may customize your order before it’s sent out to you.

How were Winners Chosen?

You may be wondering what the point system is (above) beside each contestants entry. Well… it’s the point system I used to judge the finalists in order to come up with the winners.

I judged each room under the 4 following categories…

• Education
  
• Effort
  
• Creativity
  
• Design
  

Education, creativity and design were all visual categories, which means contestants were judged on how much we learned from them by looking at their small space, how well they designed it and how creative they were with their decorating efforts.

However, the effort category was a written category and depended upon how well they focused on mentioning how they decorated their small space. In short, how well they answered the following…

“In 50 words or more, tell us how you’ve made the most of your small space (i.e. what makes it unique, space saving furniture you used, etc.)”

Each category was worth 10 points, allowing 40 points to be the total number of points that could be earned.

Once the finalists received their points in each category for how well they did, that determined who the winners were…

• Antonia got 38 points and that put her in the lead.
  
• Karen got 34 points and that put her in first place.
  
• Matthew got 33 points and that put him in second place.
  

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Although it is abundantly clear that you’ve all made it to this round, I will list all of you below so visitors will have a chance to view your beautiful entries and so I can brag a bit on the wonderful job that you all did.

• Le Ann’s Pleasant Living Space
• Jennifer’s Double-Duty Studio
• Matthew’s Relaxed Island Theme
• Crystal’s Modest Living Room
• Victoria’s Small Family Room
• Cerella’s Warm and Cozy Oasis
• Karen’s Chic Studio Apartment Layout
• Julya’s Comfy Cozy Living Room
• Antonia’s Stylish Studio
• Cat’s Gorgeous Work-Sleep Space

Congratulations to all of you!

Now that you’ve all been chosen the finalists, I’ll be selecting 3 winners out of the group. One winner will receive the grand prize of $300, plus a regular or apartment-sized sofa, a chair and storage ottoman. First place will receive an award of $100 and a sleeper sofa and second place will receive an award of $75 and a chair and a half. These prizes are courtesy of Furniture for Small Spaces and Simplicity Sofas.

Winners will be announced by September 30th and payment will be sent out to you (immediately) right after the announcement.

How were Finalists Chosen?

Finalists are generally chosen on the following (below) but since we only had 10 entries this time and everyone did such a fantastic job, the choice was made for me. Everyone was chosen as a finalist!

However to satisfy your curiosity, you still may want to know how I plan to judge the contest in the end…

• How much effort they put into their answer concerning how they made the most of their small space.
• How much we (as students) could learn from how they decorated their small place.
• How unique their small space was… how well they worked with the small space they were given.

In short, this is how all entries are judged. I base it on…

Effort. Education. Creativity. Design.

Anyway, thanks to all contributors who supported the contest and the website! Your contribution made it possible for us to continue offering more contests on this site. It was not in vain! We hope that you will consider entering our upcoming contests. There will be more to come!

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Who Can Enter?

• Entrants must be at least 18 years old.
• Sadly, due to legal reasons and shipping limitations, only U.S. residents are eligible to win prizes. However, residents of other countries may submit entries in order to support the site, but aren’t eligible to win any of the prizes offered.
• Only one entry per household, please.
• Photos must me taken only of the residence you are currently living in. And of course, you the room you’re taking photos of must be small.

Prizes

Prizes are courtsey of Simplicity Sofas and Furniture for Small Spaces.

There are 3 prizes awarded to winners…

• Grand prize winner receives a cash prize of $300, a regular or apartment-sized sofa, a chair and storage ottoman.
• First place winner receives a cash prize of $100 and a sleeper sofa.
• Second place winner receives a cash prize of $75 and a chair and a half.

How to Submit…

• Submit at least 5 photos of your small space. Photos should be large and clear (i.e. at least 600 pixels or larger). Click here to find out how we recommend taking your photos.
• You can choose to take photos of one of the following rooms. Whichever room you choose is your choice…
  • living room
  • entire dorm room
  • entire studio apartment
  • bedroom
  • dining room
  • unique makeshift room (i.e. closets made into bedrooms)
  • home office
• In 50 words or more, tell us how you’ve made the most of your small space (i.e. what makes it unique, space saving furniture you used, etc.).
• Try to avoid sending photos with timestamps on them.

I have now chosen the winners for the Small Space Race Contest. Although all contestants did exceptionally well, it’s time to spotlight the winners for doing an outstanding job in all categories in which they were judged.

Anyway, I won’t keep you waiting. The 3 winners are…

Congratulations to all winners! If you’re one of the lucky winners, you should know that payment has been mailed out to you and you can look forward to receiving it in the mail.

However, don’t forget that you also receive the following for doing such a bang-up job…

• Grand Prize: Regular or apartment-sized sofa, a chair and storage ottoman.
• 1st Place: Sleeper sofa.
• 2nd Place: Chair and a half.

These furniture prizes are courtesy of Simplicity Sofas and will not arrive immediately upon winning. You will receive contact information from me in order to contact Simplicity Sofas so that you may customize your order before it’s sent out to you.

How were Winners Chosen?

You may be wondering what the point system is (above) beside each contestants entry. Well… it’s the point system I used to judge the finalists in order to come up with the winners.

I judged each room under the 4 following categories…

• Education
  
• Effort
  
• Creativity
  
• Design
  

Education, creativity and design were all visual categories, which means contestants were judged on how much we learned from them by looking at their small space, how well they designed it and how creative they were with their decorating efforts.

However, the effort category was a written category and depended upon how well they focused on mentioning how they decorated their small space. In short, how well they answered the following…

“In 50 words or more, tell us how you’ve made the most of your small space (i.e. what makes it unique, space saving furniture you used, etc.)”

Each category was worth 10 points, allowing 40 points to be the total number of points that could be earned.

Once the finalists received their points in each category for how well they did, that determined who the winners were…

• Antonia got 38 points and that put her in the lead.
  
• Karen got 34 points and that put her in first place.
  
• Matthew got 33 points and that put him in second place.
  

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