Hey you. Yes, YOU!  I can see you reading this page right now and Im hoping you'll have some fun with me over the next few weeks. 

Let's have an online design contest.  C'mon, I know you are artistic and have a keen eye for design.

I'll tell you right off the bat that I have sort of stolen this idea from St. Paul Minnesota Blogging Goddess Teresa Boardman who inspired this idea with her virtual pumpkin carving contest in October.

Have a look at this house.  While it isn't exactly loaded with curb appeal, it's gorgeous inside and is in a wonderful location.  My clients who purchased this house earlier this year are real doers and I think we should give them some suggestions for a curb appeal transformation; like these ones.   It would be kind of like giving them a little present to start the new year off right.

So here is how this will work.

First, download this picture and save it to your hard drive.  Then, using Paint or some other program(s) of your choice, transform this house as you see fit.  Send your final design back to me at marg@collingwood-bluemountain.com in a jpeg format by January 5th.  If I actually get more than two entries, we'll vote online and the winner will receive nothing but fame and glory for their efforts.  And quite possibly, the chance to see some of their ideas materialize some day. 

I hope you'll join the fun. 

UPDATE (January 10, 2008):  The voting has begun.  See http://activerain.com/blogsview/333936/It-s-Time-To