IDC Challenge weeks 4 & 5 - Inviting Relaxation
Isabeau D'Arbanville
This weeks brief

The office has been filled with the lovely smell of lilacs, irises and lavender over the past few weeks. Esther Rockwell from Rockwell Home Location Services has been sending updates to the Leawater family on a
regular basis. You have spoken to Cricket and Foster Leawater on the phone and they are excited about their new home. The Leawater family has been busy packing and getting ready to move. They have visited the house to peek in the windows and like what they see. The flowers are from Mrs. Leawaters garden at their current home. She is hoping to be able to transplant some into her new garden. The kids are already
registered for their new school that starts in a couple more weeks.

During your conversations with the family you are reminded they love the outdoors. Cricket's (Mrs. Leawater) green thumb is quite apparent as evidenced by all the beautiful flowers. Foster (Mr. Leawater) has been looking for a new job in the area but in the mean time has been self employed. Their relocation agent, Esther Rockwell has arranged a house warming party with some of the locals. That should help
Garrett (teen) and Pearl (child) get a head start on some friends before school starts.


IDC #8.4 –Part 4: Inviting Relaxation – Main living area and bonus rooms.
The assignment this week (two weeks actually) will be to design and decorate the main living area and bonus rooms. A nice comfortable area for the family to relax together or entertain a few friends.
A place to enjoy a good book or play a game of chess.
Music for entertaining.
Garrett would love a guitar and someplace to practice.


IDC #8.5 –Part 5: Curb appeal and outdoor living space. Entertainment can spill out into the back yard. A barbecue grill and some outdoor seating would be good.
Using the theme 'Country Charm' create flower gardens and some other landscaping elements to make the home warm and inviting.

 
 
CURB APPEAL


The front view of the house is relatively unchanged since the build but we have included some deep purple pansies and other planting to convey the friendly and inviting nature of the home.



THE LIVING ROOM


Essentially the livingroom has the same decor as the previously decorated dining and cooking areas of the room but we decided to give the furnishings a splash of the florals favoured by the family, with a little touch of the French Country farmhouse, in the settee beside the stairs and the coffee tables. Through the archway can be seen the study area that was introduced to the scheme in week 3.








THE BASEMENT/GARDEN ROOM


The basement/garden room has been left relatively plain as it's hoped (weather permitting) that it won't be a room the family feel the need to use too much It's an adaptable and all purpose room that has a little kitchenette area (and a seperate shower and wash room) and we've supplied some gym equipment and entertaining, games equipment for those rainy stuck-inside days.






THE OUTDOOR EATING AREA


The terrace is a perfect place for entertaining...with an outdoor grill and plenty of seating for outdoor dining. We know how much Mrs Leawater loves her flowers so we've given her a veritable plethora of flora and fauna, with the objective of wafting any visitors with their delightful scents and smells...







OUTDOOR RELAXATION


At the other end of the terraced area is a gazebo (provided by the wonderful VitaSims from their Rattan Collection) with seating for sitting and relaxing and reading, away from the main terraces and the house. There is also a pond/pool which can be used for swimming or simply to gaze at the water...




THE GARDEN


As mentioned before, the garden has been copiously planted with flowers and shrubs, both around the sunken terrace and above the retaining wall. But there is also a kitchen garden for Mrs Leawater and a greenhouse (by Shakeshaft at TSR)...where Mrs Leawater will be able to grow hothouse flowers and more exotic vegetables for the family.

I hope you've enjoyed this journey from inspiration to final design...comments are welcomed :) 
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Focal Point IDC - Week 3: Using a Color Story to create Bedrooms and Baths.
Isabeau D'Arbanville
Week 3

It seems like an age since I decorated the kitchen of the Leawater's new house, last week I couldn't wait for the brief for week 3 to be posted...then I found out we had a 2 week deadline - which was fantastic in terms of being really able to spend some time and consideration on it :)

Here is the brief:


Using the information about the family create a Master Bedroom for Foster and Cricket Leawater (Mom and Dad) and their Teen son Garrett and daughter Pearl (school age child).

When you open the door to your office you see a brilliant pink envelope in the middle of your desk. You notice the return address is Rockwell Home Location Service. "Hmm ... must be Esther Rockell" you say to yourself as you grab a cup of coffee before opening the envelope. Inside are two letters.

Esther Rockwell wrote:


My my your team sure has been busy. Mrs Leawater was very happy with the pictures of her new kitchen design and tells me he can't wait to serve her first meal in her new kitchen and dining area. I am enclosing this note from the family with some additional requests for the bedrooms and baths.


Have a Fabulous Day!


Thank you,


Esther Rockwell
Rockwell Home Location Service

The second letter is in a flowing hand on light lavender stationary which is scented in a lovely lilac scent. Closing your eyes you breathe in the soothing aroma before reading the note.

Cricket Leawater wrote:


Hello, We have looked over the plans for the house and the kitchen designs. Wow, you sure are a talented group of designers!


We are looking forward to coming home soon but have a few more stops on our trip. Then we will be ready to move into our new home. Just a quick note to let you know what we would like in the way of sleeping quarters and bathrooms. My husband Foster loves the outdoors and is partial to yellow. I love a tranquil lilac with hints of greens to remind me of my garden.


My son Garrett also loves the outdoors and likes to go jogging in the morning before school. Music is important to him and he is a huge fan of the Rock group 'Pantz on Fire'. He is not sure yet if he will follow a career in sports of music. His favorite color is brown but does not want his room to be too dark. My daughter, Pearl loves to tinker with things. She has taken apart every toy in the house and successfully put it back together again. She also likes going on field trips with her class. She has brought home quite a few interesting 'treasures'. She likes using the internet and library books to learn all about her finds. Her favorite color is purple.


My husband and I would love to have a bath of our own with two sinks. The children can share a bath. An additional half bath would be nice for a guest bathroom.


Thank you again for all your hard work. Looking forward to your new designs.


Mrs. Leawater

Key points:

*Read the history of the challenge in the first post.
*Review the note from Mrs Leawater to get an idea of what the family would like.
*Create a color palette for bedrooms and baths.
*Master bedroom (lilac/yellow/green accents)
*Teen boy bedroom (likes brown/active/loves Rock music)
*Girl Child (likes purple/adventure/exploring/tinkering/collecting)
*Master Bath for parents.
*Shared bath for children.
*Half bath for guests.
**Laundry room optional if you have ambitions you may add this now.

My starting point here was to look at the floor plan of the second floor and see how it compared with Mrs Leawater's request for a Master Bathroom. It's something I hadn't included originally - I had also moved the staircase whilst decorating the kitchen and dining areas - so the upstairs required a little bit of remodelling.

I moved some walls and made all the rooms slightly larger and managed to fit in a Master Bathroom, and give Garrett & Pearl much larger bedrooms.

One I'd done this I set about choosing wallpapers for all the rooms. I wanted floral themes in all the bedrooms, in lilacs, yellows and greens so I chose some beautiful, traditional wallpapers.

THE MASTER BEDROOM

For the bedroom suite I chose furniture that was handmade, originally made in teak, which I white washed and added some enamelled, mint green handles. Three of the walls were painted in lilac and the accent wall (behind the bed) has a stunning floral print paper which has lilac and yellow petals on a fresh, clean, white background. I used this same print for the bedspread and then accented the soft furnishings with mint green throws and pillows and a swag above the bed. Mrs Leawater's favourite colour is Lilac but she also likes green as it reminds her of her beloved garden.


The Master Bathroom is accessed via a lovely archway (to Paradise) and contines the Lilac and Mint theme in the walls and tiles and the floral theme in the curtains and swags. We found the most incredible bathroom from CashCraft at TSR, it's old world charm to it's very extreme and it suits the theme of the Master Suite perfectly - Old World, country charm, with a hint of the aspirational.

GARRETT'S BEDROOM

I didn't want poor Garrett to be overwhelmed in a forest of florals and fauna's, but I also didn't want his bedroom to seem completely alien to the rest of the house. I found a pretty leaf print which we coloured in bright greens and yellows. Garrett is a teenager so we wanted to choose furniture that was age appropriate. It's almost the only modern furniture in the house, but, because of it's natural wood finish, it certainly doesn't look out of place. The rooms are all spacious, so we gave Garrett a TV and a small settee, so he can spend time alone in his room or invite friends around. He also has a desk and bookshelf to help with his studies.

PEARL'S BEDROOM

 Pearl's favourite colour is purple, which we felt was too deep a colour for a child's room, but we took the lilac and mint green theme and kicked it up a notch to give her room a fun and funky look that she will, hopefully, enjoy into her teens. The wallpaper continues the floral them of the other bedrooms but is a deeper and richer colour. Pearl's room is fairly long and thin, so we zoned it, giving her a study and social area - including a desk, bookshelves and a sectional sofa - and a sleeping area with her bed, dresser and mirror. Pearl likes collecting things so we included plenty of surfaces for her to display her objects of interest.



THE BATHROOMS

As previously mentioned, the Master Bathroom was modelled by CashCraft over at TSR, we used the same sink in the main bathroom  but the colour scheme is in deeper greens and we included a large walk-in shower - for those moments when you're late for school and don't have time for a long lingering soak in the tub.


GUEST SUITE

In the original floorplan (for downstairs) there was a combined study, which we intended could incorporate a guest bedroom. However, when we came to furnish this room, we felt it wasn't in keeping with the rest of the house, so we moved some of the walls around a touch and found we had enough room to make a seperate Guest Room. It's a small, double bedroom but is comfortably furnished with a pretty lilac, yellow and green floral patterned wallpaper and bedspread. The furniture is white and a door leads to the downstairs shower, bath and laundry room - which is decorated with bright, sunflower yellow tiles.



THE STUDY

This is one of my favourite rooms in the Leawater property. It's a quiet room that gets the evening sun and it has a desk, computer and bookshelves but is also a place to read, as it has a settee which looks into the main livingroom - the study is accessed via an archway so is not 'closed off' from the rest of the house. And anyone who is sitting, reading, or listening to music will be able to see the comings and goings of the household....

I look forward to hearing what you all think, and hope you'll tune in for the next installment - which is to finish the living areas...


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WEEK 2 - IDC Country Charm - Kitchen & Dining
Isabeau D'Arbanville
I couldn't wait to get started on decorating the country style home I had created for the Focal Point Challenge - http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/0/235254.page#2932164 - read the details here but here is the brief:


Esther Rockwell wrote:

Hello again, I have forwarded the floor plans to the family and they love the designs. Mrs. Leawater sent me a lovely letter with a picture she would like to be used to as a design inspiration for her kitchen. Remember she is a Natural Cook so she will be spending a lot of time in the kitchen.

Enclosed with the note are two familiar pictures of famous prints
THE INSPIRATION
The Pictures are shown in the middle of my mood board (below)...and these were the starting point for my design. For me, the pictures are about textures, colours and shapes, and I needed to find a way to incorporate the yellows and blues and the 'roughness' of the textures with the country charm theme that will run throughout the Leawater's home.
Click on the image for a close up...

THE TEXTURES
For me, the Impressionist School of art is, principally about textures, but more than this, it conveys a rich, earthy and rustic appeal. I love yellows and blues together so I knew I wanted those as the main focus for the colour theme, but I wanted to choose textures that had a tactile element. For the walls I chose a sunshine yellow paint which has a faint flower imprint that becomes more visible the closer the viewer gets. I chose tiles that are uneven and irregular to continue the rustic theme; so the lving/diningroom zones are painted with the floral texture with a thin dado of cracked, lilac paint running along the crown. The kitchen has the same yellow paint but with a tiles crown and the bottom is tiled.


Click on the image for a close up

THE FURNITURE

The Kitchen was sourced from a fabulous craftsperson over at Vita Sims http://www.vitasims3.com/donation3.php - It is the perfect kitchen for a country style house, with oodles of charm and decorative details, truly a kitchen that someone could imagine spending the whole day baking, in.
We added thick beech wood worktops and painted the floor cabinets in pale lilac, crackled paint, whilst the wall cabinets were left in plain wood.


Click on the image to see a close up

KITCHEN DETAILS

Click on the image for a close up

A Belfast, porcelain sink and orange, patchwork curtains finished the look and the cabinets were placed in the kitchen nook in a U-Shape with a sturdy kitchen Island, dividing the living and cooking areas of the room. The tiles on the floor are handfired, small tiles, uneven and irregularly placed with colours in pale lilac, pale yellow and off white.

THE DINING ROOM

I wanted the dining area to appear friendly, inviting and homey, so I resisted the temptation to go for anything too formal. The table top was replaced with a solid granite in deep cornflower blue and the rustic, country chairs were upholstered with a plush cornflower blue fabric.
Clcik on the image for a close up

The cabinet maker made us a beautiful china cabinet for Mrs Leawater's collections and we picked up a wicker basket rack which can be used for a number of things, including magazines, knick-knacks or fresh or dried herbs.

BRINGING THE THEMES TOGETHER



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Country Charm - Week 1 The Plan
Isabeau D'Arbanville
To start with, I had to make a decision about whether I did an English style Country House or an American Style. I live in the UK so if the brief says the family is moving to your area, I suppose I should have done an English style property...However, English architecture is really boring, unless you have a few million to spend...and that wasn't in the brief :)

So I decided to look at American Country Style...and then asked my American Husband what his idea of country House Charm was. We looked at a few pictures and floor plans and finally I decided what I wanted to do...


EXTERIOR - FRONT
I was keen to make a house for the Leawater's that would be interesting and quaint - hopefully this hits the mark as far as "Charm" is concerned. I also wanted an open plan layout for the living area, as I think this is important for family living. And Mrs Leawater is a keen cook so I wanted to give her a kitchen where she would be able to spend the day or evening cooking, without being isolated from the family activities and, in this respect I think a dining area is a very important consideration for a family - it's often the only time a family sits down together and talks about the events of the day.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN








So here is the ground floor layout, with the open plan living, dining and kitchen areas and an adaptable guest suite that could be used as a study or library, if the family decided to do that.


1ST FLOOR PLAN

On the first floor are 3 further bedrooms, with 2 large bathrooms. I toyed with the idea of a master suite, but decided that, if this were my house, I'd rather have a larger bedroom, in preference to a smaller bedroom with an attached bathroom or shower room.

BASEMENT AND SUNKEN TERRACE
The most interesting (IMHO) feature of the property is the terrace and basement. I decided not to make a stairway from the main part of the house, as this would have swallowed up a lot of the space, and, since the family are only likely to use the basement for storage or as a den (I'm thinking somewhere the teens and their friends can go to hang out and listen to music) I felt it was unnecessary to have it accessible in this way.


BACK ELEVATION

I have left the landscaping for a future date (week 5, I believe) but the house is on a 40 x 40 plot set beside a river with woodland around, so I think there is plenty of scope for some shrubbery, ponds and pretty floral displays - especially on the top of the walled garden terrace, which will be perfect for barbeques and sunbathing.


Do keep watching the blog for updates on how the house progresses from this shell to a fully deocrated and furnished property.

:)
You can see from this view of the back elevation that the decking (off the livingroom) makes for a nice covered area, and behind that, are the doors to the basement.
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Focal Point IDC Challenge - Country Charm Chapter 1
Isabeau D'Arbanville
I have entered a Home Design Challenge over at the TS3 Creator's Consortium

http://builders.forumotion.net/forum.htm and thought this would be the place to showcase my design and also post updates as this month's challenge is spread over a few weeks...

If anyone else wants to give this a try - they are a fantastically friendly bunch - here's the direct link to the challenge thread...

http://builders.forumotion.net/idc-challenges-f101/focal-point-idc-81-progressive-challenge-country-charm-t891.htm#15435

Focal Point IDC #8.1 Progressive Challenge - Country Charm -Week 1 -Making the Plan *Due Tuesday July 20 MN EST*
Week 1 -Making the Plan -design a floor plan that meets the need of the
client(s) for this series. You can also get ideas for colors and style
at this stage.< Planning stage: This week will focus on the overall layout of the home and some of the landscape features. Here are some key points to consider. No decorating is required this week. You may paint the walls if you like but only basic colors. There will be more specific guidelines as we progress. •Read the Scenario including the letter and facts about the family. •Start planning your layout for the home. Use the following information to create your floor plan. •Moderate size lot 30x30 or 40x40 at most. •Country style homes with modern updates. This will be more important in the decorating stage. •Plan on 3-4 bedrooms. •2 full baths and a half guest bath. •Minimal Landscaping at this point. We will be doing Curb appeal and outdoor living space on Week 5 as final touches before uploading the lot. •Have Fun playing along in this design challenge


Focal Point IDC #8.1 Progressive Challenge - Country Charm


This challenge will be a Mini-Series over the course of multiple weeks. It is called a Progressive Challenge because each week is another step toward the completion of the final lot.

Each week will focus on a different aspect of Interior Design with the end product being a finished house to post for download. Here is an outline of how it will work.

I am going to create a scenario for a family that is requesting the home. The same family will be used thru this Mini-Series. *Creating the family will be optional.

Any one can jump in at any time. Complete the assignment for each week by creating a picture presentation of your design of the week. At the end of IDC#8.5 you will have the opportunity to showcase your completed lot and post it to be downloaded. Remember the idea is to test your creativity and have fun.

Background story for IDC #8.1 Progressive Challenge - Country Charm

Esther Rockwell wrote:

Dear Focal Point IDC Team:


Our clients are seeking a new home in your area. They are planning to move at the end of summer before the beginning of school. Cricket and Foster Leawater are a family of modest means and simple tastes. They both love older Country style homes with modern updates. Garrett is a teen and his sister Pearl is in Elementary school. They will need plenty of room to bring over a few friends now and then. The Leawater’s would like a moderate sized lot (30x30 or 40x40 at most) just big enough for a cozy home and maybe a small pond. The house will need at least 3-4 bedrooms and 2 full baths and a half bath for guests close to the main living area. Storage in a shed or attic or basement would also be a plus.

The family is on summer holiday at the moment but will be checking in once a week to see your progress. They will also be giving you a list of ideas to design the different spaces in the home. We are hoping you will help this lovely family find a beautiful home full of Country Charm.


Thank you,


Esther Rockwell

Rockwell Home Location Service

Here is what we know about the family so far:

•Foster Leawater YA [Dad]
Color: Yellow
Brave
Loves the outdoors
Excitable

•Cricket Leawater YA [Mom]
Color: Lilac
Green Thumb
Natural Cook
Eclectic

•Garrett Leawater [Teen]
Color: Brown
Loves the outdoors
Excitable

•Pearl Leawater [Child]
Color: Purple
Eclectic
Loves the outdoors

Will be posting my floor plans and a couple of teaser, exterior shots later....



Jude xox

Here is the brief:
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She who Darer's Wins
Isabeau D'Arbanville

Day One - Monday 1.30pm
After a spot of lunch on the run, it was time to go to my next job...in the swamplands in the pit of despair that is the Darer House...
Client: Juan Darer
Traits:
Handy
Kleptomaniac
Inappropriate
Neurotic
Insane
Brief:
Painting Room, with Easel
Budget $2,300


Arriving at the Darer house found my heart sinking...what a mess, this poor, poor man, what has society come to when we can't even provide out elderly and mentally ill members with a decent place to see out their remaining days?


It's only redeeming feature is the lovely pond with excellent fishing...I told Juan to go into town and have a coffee at the Red Rendevous, while I set to work on his house!
I basically demolished it - this was going to be an extreme makeover Sims3 edition :)


The budget was tight, so I salvaged his inventors table but really that was the only thing that was fit for purpose. I rebuild the house into an L shape, skimming a little on the budget by making the foundations into pillars - doesn't save much but it does save a little cash.


You can see by this picture that the kitchen/livingroom/diner was tiny and very grubby...and it smelled terribly :(
I gave him a brand new modern kitchen and included my trademark Trash compactor and Dishwasher. Between you and me, I also left him some Laundry equipment so he could, at least keep himself clean. Downstairs toilet and 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs all in my signature blues and whites, and it was on to the large living room, painting room.


I decided to leave the downstairs very open plan...with large archways between the 3 zones. Gave him a large TV and a games system to play with as well as a desk and computer so he could chat to his friends on lonely evenings. I did a bit of landscaping in the garden and, to be honest with you, I used buydebug and left him with a little garden of Life Fruits to play with :)


He did like it, but, unfortunately (and unusually) I had left 3 of the walls in the downstairs cloakroom bare and undecorated - Juan thought this was "shoddy" and I have to agree...oooh La La


Anyway...home to bed and hopefully tomorrow I will get some more fantastic jobs ...
ID xox
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My First Design Architect Job - Curiouser & Curiouser
Isabeau D'Arbanville
Sunday 8am

My first day in Twinbrook and I had a lot to do before I could get to bed! Here's a brief rundown:
1) Register for the Design Architect Profession at the Twinbrook City Hall...
2) Take an Art Class at the local School for the gifted.
3) Take a Charisma Class at the City Hall - should have done this while I was there registering for the DA Profession - Doh!
4) Visit the consignment store and peruse their wares - perfect, they have a camera and a photography skills book.
5) Take some photo's around town...before it gets too dark.
6) Buy an easel and practice painting....
MONDAY 6am

Got up and practiced painting for an hour ---Fibeelay---Grab a bite to eat before I have to start work...

DON'T FORGET TO PUT THAT SKETCH FROM THE EASEL INTO MY INVENTORY


8am - First Job of the day

Name; Marshall Curious wants a writing room.

I visit Marshall and chat to him a little bit - I'm only level 1 so I can't take measurements and I can't "discuss Renovation" yet but I do learn a few of his traits:
He's a workaholic and a bookworm so (note to self) he'll need a computer, desk and bookshelves.
While I'm chatting I manage to snap a shot of him and his wife (who, BTW, is Family Orientated)...BUDGET = $4,500 and the requirements are - Desk; 2 x Dining Chairs; Computer; Living Chair; Sofa.
This is what their livingroom looked like when I arrived...Now, call me rude and snobbish if you like, but I think this is truly revolting. How do people live like this?

Some Sims have no taste or style and it's fairly obvious that the folks in Twinbrook really need my services :)I am going to be so, so busy over the next few months...


I start by, basically, deleting everything on ground floor, as well as all the windows and doors, lights, rugs, curtains...it all just HAS to go. I find that my $4,500 left in my budget has grown to about $23,00...yippeee...I can really improve the lives of these poor people.

I use some of that money to redecorate the outside - transforming it from the mud grey wood siding to a nice Ivory siding. All the floorboards are then bleached and lightened and then I choose a nicer window - larger, wood framed and slightly cheaper than the ones they had so it lets more light in. Also added a new front door and changed the roof colour to a nice forest green.LIVING ROOM




I chose a Pale and Dark blue colour scheme
- not that these people would notice, but I take pride in my work so I like to make it
nice, even if the client doesn't care what colour it is.I gave them a nice big TV and a brand new fireplace (both cc) because fires make for a cozy atmosphere. I put some nice deep blue velvet curtains at the windows and changed the stari carpet to a matching blue. A couple of expensive sofa's and a brand new comfy dining table with chairs and a recoloured rug to finish off the look and then it's onward and upward to the kitchen...blah!

KITCHENI don't know who the previous interior designer of Twinbrook was, but I suspect it was a heterosexual computer geek with a penchant for turquoise checks and old country style kitchen's.Anyhoo...I deleted everything - apart from the filthy soppy (and, may I add) stinking clothes on the floor - I just moved them to another part of the house, while I worked - the smell was making me retch :



I tiled the walls with a large stone effect tile with a pale blue ceramic tiled frieze along the ceiling line, then tiled the floor with the same stone effect tiles. This gave the room a lovely neutral canvas of pale stone for me to work my magic.
I then added essential appliances, top grade cooker, fridge, cabinets and microwave, as well as a trash compactor and dishwasher - no modern family should have to live without them.


THE BASEMENTI didn't even see this room until I'd almost finished the other 2 but there it was, a nice large basement with a designer's easel, sculpting station and TV. I deleted the desk, sofa and chess table but decided to leave the easel and other arty items.

Floors and walls were tiled with my favourite, stone effect tiles and I put a couple more lights in and around the room.

Then in went a Foosball table, TV, Comfy Chairs and a large desk with an expensive computer and not forgetting a couple of Bookcases for my bookworm client.

What an improvement :))

I finished off the job by checking that I hadn't left any walls or floors unfinished - always a HUGE no, no! and then I added some of my photographs, sketches and a few decorative items from Misc. Decor...I always try to use all my budget - except when the client is Frugal or Evil - and I had quite a bit left over so I bought them a pickup truck....

TURNING IN THE RENOVATION

Marshall was over the moon..he loved all the art and the personalised items (the photo's I'd taken of him and Rosy) and talked about how he was really going to be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer. He loved that I included bookcases, too...though he never mentioned the cool white pick-up in the driveway...or the garden ;)

Hoped you liked reading about my first day at work...email me if you have any questions...isabeaud@hotmail.co.uk

Bo'ana Fatu

And here is the Curious' House, after I had worked my magic...
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