Winners - The Best Small Bedroom Contest (2008)

I have now chosen the winners for the Best Small Bedroom Contest. I set out to choose only 3 but in the end I had to give away 4 prizes for very significant reasons. But before I get into that, let me tell you who the winners are.

The 4 winners are…

Entry	Points	Prize	Amount
Autumn’s Breathtakingly Beautiful Bedroom Nook	36	Grand	$250
Cathy’s Cheerfully Sunny Bedroom	35	1st	$75
Gabriella’s Beautiful Feng Shui Bagua	34	2nd	$50
Tammy’s Romantic Retreat	33	Honorable	$25

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.

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

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

Education	Effort	Creativity	Design		Total
10 points	10 points	10 points	10 points	=	40 points

I felt this was a far better way to judge all entries than to simply say, “I like this one the best,” because that would’ve led to biased results in my opinion.

I wanted to be fair to everyone. So, once the finalists received their points in each category for how well they did, that determined who the winners were…

Autumn got 36 points and that put her in the lead.
Cathy got 35 points and that put her in first place.
Gabriella got 34 points and that put her in second place.
Tammy got 33 points and that won her honorable mention.

What was the Determining Factor?

Although all entries were judged by a 40 point system, the determining factor in many entries… was the “effort” category. Many contestants simply lost out on winning one of the prizes because when rated on a 1-10 scale concerning effort… they had a really low score.

What do I mean by effort?

Effort qualified as the amount of “effort” a contestant put into answering the question “Why do you think your small bedroom is the best?”

Many contestants veered off the subject or didn’t really answer the question and that made a substantial difference in the end.

Although this wasn’t the case with all entries, it was the case with many and “effort” ended up being the “make or break” category.

The second category that ended up making a large difference concerning who was chosen as a finalist and inevitably who were chosen as winners was the “education” category.

For instance, let’s think about Cathy’s room for a moment. Cathy used two file cabinets to create a TV stand. If you look at Cathy’s room you can really learn a lot from her. Same goes with Gabriella. Actually, all of the winners really teach you something significant if you take the time out to observe what they’ve done.

That is a good example of how the “education” category really brought some entries ahead of others and determined who made it to the final round and who eventually won.

Why Did You Add in Honorable Mention?

As you know, I only intended to give out 3 prizes, but there are times when you know someone’s done such a fabulous job that they deserve something… and you just can’t ignore that.

In this case, Tammy’s entry honestly deserved some recognition.

I had to be fair to everyone, but when the results were in… I just felt it would be completely unfair not to call attention to the wonderful job Tammy did.

If I could I would’ve given everyone something for just being so wonderful and supporting the site, but I had to choose and I just couldn’t leave Tammy out.

I think any visitor who’s seen what a wonderful job she’s done, would feel that it was completely unfair that she didn’t get something. She did an astounding job… and in the end she deserved to be honored for it.

Will You Be Judging the Next Contest Like This?

That depends. I really can’t say yes or no. It will be a fair system, so anyone who does their best when they enter will have a strong chance. But I can’t say I will use the same exact rules. I might feel it’s best to put more weight on certain categories in the next contest for very important reasons.

However, you can count on me being fair above all else.

Thanks to everyone who entered and supported the site. It’s visitors like you who continue to aid in the growth of FFSS, so that we can continue to offer you the things that you want. We sincerely appreciate your kind regards!

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