Carpet Choice: A Housing Petition (More Tiles and Options!)

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Carpet Choice: A Housing Petition

*100 signatures! 11th September 2010*

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PLEASE NOTE:
We've got a Housing update! WOO! Go check out all the new interactiveness!
Now all we need is ... more tiles and options! More! MOAR!

PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
If this petition works and we do get more tiles and options for our houses, I want it to be FREE, not GC. Some of us can't pay real cash for things on Gaia and at the rates people put GC items in the MP for, I do NOT want to have to pay several million for a tile! Please don't mistake this as being a petition to not have GC methods for our houses, it's still about getting new tiles and so on, but I just wanted to make that clear.



PLEASE NOTE THIS:
The following contains large images that will no doubt cause lag to some. I am truly sorry.

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Have you ever looked at a floor tile



And thought: Hmm, that might look good here?



((Forgive my crappy PSP skills))

Or perhaps you've seen a rug



And thought: Why can't I have it like this?



I'm petitioning for more tile options and choices. Some of the tiles we have now would look brilliant if they could be applied on another section, the rugs as a full size for a house - whether big or small - would be fantastic, and let's face it, the matte wall tiles are just an eyesore.

I want wall carpet!
I want the blue stone tiles as floor tiles!
I want to smash up the matte tiles and turn them into mosaics!
I want fancier textured wallpaper or paint, the kind you find in a la Victorian homes!

I want ... more tiles and options!

Please, if you agree and want more options, sign this petition!

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~More Options~
Let's consider some of the other things we can do with tiles.

The Mosaic Solution

First up, let's bring out those hideous matte tiles.



Yep, those. Now be honest, how many good houses have you seen with those tiles in them? I mean, sure, a blue one against the wall and a green one on the floor can make it look like outside, but it's a tacky outside inside, right? So what do we do with all these ugly, ugly tiles?

SMASH 'EM!

No, I'm serious. Smash them. Let's gather as many that we can and have an auto-smasher; one of the robots can do it. But before you get whoever to hammer away at all your spare tiles, let's have some options that you can turn these tiles into; mosaic murals, really. A picture of a Kiki or a Coco. A picture of your favourite NPC. A picture of your favourite town's flag. A scenic picture of any part of Gaia. The Gaia Logo. ANYTHING! This will of course mean that some new tile colours will have to be introduced into the system, and definitely white, black, grey and brown to name a few, but I'm sure this won't be a problem.

So in recap, you've collected a bunch of tiles and you've taken them to the Faktori to get them smashed. Before you smash you need to choose what image you want so that whoever is in charge can make it up for you - provided you have the right amount of tiles and, like the ink system, gold.

Because Gaia is always looking for more gold sinks.

Now, say you've chosen to get a picture of the Aekea Flag ((to keep it simple)). You look at the list of mosaic mural options that are available to you, but you see 3 different listings of the one picture!

Why?

Because of house sizes. The left wall will always stay the same size no matter the size of the house, so let's call that the Default Wall. In a small house the right wall is a bit smaller, so we'll call that the Small Wall. In an upgraded house, that of course blows the other two out of the water, so we'll call that the Big Wall / Upgraded Wall. They may also choose to give us the option of tiling our floors, so we'll also have a Small Floor and a Big Floor.



So, with these different sizes there will be amount requirements for all of them. And the bigger the wall the more it'll cost right? So with our Aekea Flag choice, let's hurl out some random figures for this example, using just the walls:

Default: 200 Black matte tiles, 200 White matte tiles + 2k
Small Wall: 100 Black matte tiles, 100 White matte tiles + 1k
Big Wall: 300 Black matte tiles, 300 White matte tiles + 3k

Of course, the more complicated the image the more the tile requirements will vary and certain images will cost more than the others.

Now, if you started off with a small house with a Default and a Small Wall mural, if you upgrade your Small Wall mural will become invalid for your house and perhaps automatically unequip. Then you'll be free to sell it and the money you get from your sale you can use towards getting the Big Wall version of the mural you had on your Small Wall - or something completely different, if you choose.

BY SUGGESTION OF MYUSIKAH:
Making a complete image of something could very well be difficult to code, so the mosaics don't necessarily have to form a picture. I love myusikah's idea of having a jumbled mish-mash of coloured tiles and would love for that to be considered as well. Well thought of, myusikah!


Note: Image taken from google.

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BY SUGGESTION OF BELLA SOLDIER MARIGOLD:
Double Rainbow, OMG

This idea got me to thinking of it being incorporated much like the mosaic system, so I've slotted it here instead of at the bottom. The basic idea is that we should be able to tile in two (or more) colours; like Bella's suggested example of purple and yellow.

I know we already have tiles that have two colours in them (Blue Accent Stone Wall, etc.), but that's not what we want. We want the unlimited ability to be able to choose two different coloured tiles (or more) and cover the same surface with them, either in a checkered pattern, striped pattern, or any other pattern that the staff members in charge of creating this can think of.

Well thought of, Bella Soldier Marigold!


Note: Images taken from google.

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Flower Power

How many times have you gotten a flower from the Daily Chance and wished you could do something interesting with it?

Well, why don't we press them?


Note: Image taken from google.

But what does this have to do with houses?

Well, why can't we press flowers and have them made into tiles? Maybe have something like 30 blue daisies makes 1 Wall / Floor tile, or 10 blue daisies plus 10 white daisies plus 10 pink daisies = 1 Daisy Bouquet Wall / Floor tile? Or we could have flowers pressed to become book covers for our journal, which you can access by that preview journal button - OR even by clicking a book in your house that you can move about like on a bookshelf or under a pillow or whatever ...

I understand that branches more into technical workings of houses and objects within, but it's a thought. And the tiles, don't forget.

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In Queen Victoria's Name

NOTE: Some Victorian-style tiles - Elegant and Vintage (scroll to the bottom, + a couple more on the next page) - were introduced, November 2012! Great work! I hope there's more coming!

Now I know quite a few people are fans of Victorian wallpaper, so why can't we get this in our homes? Yes, so far we have these:



But that's IT! Five choices and not enough style, not enough flair! I want to see things like this:


Note: Image taken from google.

et cetera.

I know they're mostly red but the blue one I wanted to upload wouldn't. The point is, I want Victorian wallpaper. Wouldn't it be lovely to have proper / near-to proper Victorian wallpaper in our houses? I think so.

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Giant Canvas

This is an idea that I've been meaning to put up for some time but kept forgetting to (sorry!). Having a brilliantly artistic sister, many a time have I envied her ability to draw and paint whatever she wanted on whatever surface she chose (she once painted an entire door in our old house with a picture she found in one of mum's meditation books; it was so brilliant! We regret that we didn't take the door with us when we moved).

Well, I want to envy no more!

Gaia: Give us the ability to paint our walls. Give us the chance to paint a wall one colour, or two colours, or paint something onto it (even if it's a set stencil with set colours; it'd be neater if we could choose the colours from a colour palette though). Give us little finger painters the feeling of accomplishment when we paint a beautiful sunset onto the walls of our pixelated house. We want to paint!


NOTE: Image taken from Google.

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Coraley

I'll sign
I also want more size options for houses that don't cost a fortune.

Doosteh

I would like to see some NORMAL colors for walls and floors. Who uses toxic green and tangerine?
How about some wainscoting? And crown molding too. Shag carpet and a bear skin rug would be nice. Our housing options are lacking and that's sad as they could be used as private chat rooms between friends, but who wants to chat in a house with CEMENT on the walls? scream
/rant

I'll sign

Frosted Bacon

I'll sign!

We should do a bee-suit thing, and each time we get a matte tile out of daily chance we should send it to Lanzer. :B

Keela Shadowclaw

I'm all for more tiles! How about more black or dark grey tiles for walls and floors? and how about some retro type tiles,like 50s and 60s?

X-Men Mutant Rogue

I agree, sign. The houses aren't really getting any updates. So they feel more useless to even bother with. Also it would be nice to able to put avatar items in your home again. I don't know if its glitched or disabled, but it makes it harder to decorate your room without the use of using some household related items from your equip.

The Little Waffle

Ohhhh fuzzy walls! I like that! Yeah I agree, the houses are being abandoned. No new furniture lately

I sign!

SerpentRose

More options are always good!
*signs*

Life_Is_But_A_Glitch

I sign. I would also like some cool paterns for flooring and wallpaper such as leopard print,star print and maybe even rainbow. xD

-my_collapsed_rectum-

textI most definitely sign!!!
Has anyone noticed there isn't even a whitewash option?
To make my house look like a normal freaking room I have to use the pseudo-Victorian wallpaper, and even then it looks funny with my furnishings crying

misfit baby

I've always wanted them to do more with the houses. But, most likely, if they do, it will cost GC </3 Just like what they are doing with the cars, needless, I, misfit baby, sign this petition.

Ke0n is Heartless

i sign,i love my house but it needs more updates

K i m z y

I sign this petition because I think those matte floor tiles look absolutely vile.

We definitely do need more selections and I love your examples of floor tiles.
Let's hope that we'll get a housing update as soon as possible.
We're bloody due one!
xd

myusikah

I sign. We should definitely get moisaics, that's a brilliant idea.
But I'd also like the option to resize our items. LIke, haven't you ever had an item, but it seemed too small for a portion of the house? It might make things a bit easier...

Also, looking at your mosaic thing. It'd be cool to have a stripey pattern using several small tiles. Maybe you don't even have to make an image out of the mosaic, cause that could be hard. Maybe it could be like a random sort of jumbled mess made of smashed tiles. I'd definitely go for that.

The Darkened One II

We should have more choices so it looks like a REAL home.
I hate bright colors we have now and hardly anything matches.
We need more options. I sign!

Elfgiva

I sign. Housing hasn't had any kind of update in too long (years, I'm pretty sure) and is waaay overdue

Lina -^_^-

I sign !! our houses definitely deserves more tiles and I think more items too, I haven't seen any updates in years unfortunately, I wish I could decorate my house for Christmas :< ....

Bizumi

Freaking Sign -signs- It's been a while since they last submitted house items

Bella Soldier Marigold

I, Bella Soldier Marigold, sign this petition.

And you know what I want? I want MULTI-COLORED tiles and wall-paper. My house is purple-and-yellow, but all the furniture has to be yellow since my walls and floor can only be purple, not purple AND yellow! I WANT MORE VARIETY.

also I have put your links in my affiliates section. Thank you so much~

Takagi Keisuke

Oh my god YES! I want to sign this petition.

I had a dream a couple nights ago that Gaia Houses had beautiful wallpapers with various patterns. Some of them were kind of cutesy, such as a tan wallpaper with little red cherries, and other ones were more like the ideas from the original poster. I have ALWAYS wanted those little carpets to cover the entire floor.

Again, I would love to sign this petition!

Restless In Repose

I'll sign~ o.o
As it stands, there are definitely not enough appealing, inexpensive tiles. v_v

PurpleViper

I just recently ran into this problem. While I was updating my house, I ran into the issue of not being able to find any good carpets or wallpapers. I ended up settling for what I already had. I'll sign.

Flocksy

I sign!
I can only remember one housing update in the ~3½ years I've been here
I hardly ever use towns these days, because I can't make my house pretty (due to the arranger being glitchy and lack of items)

Simplyfied

I sign.

If there were more options, then I'd actually go and decorate my house gonk

xEveningSunrisex

I sign for sure!!
gaia houses are so blandd

Amaranthine Inamorata

I SIGN!
I have my house set up like a tea party(hehe) and one can NOT have a girly, frilly, lacy tea party with the housing options Gaia has. D;

EleanorRigby1

I sign this. It's a marvelous idea that I would definitely enjoy in my house.

Gurei Zuvuya

I Gurei Zuvuya, deem this petition worthy of my signature!

Jenalei

*swoons over the rug, the Queen Victoria examples, and the idea of normal wallpaper/paint for the walls*

I would so very much love my home more if I could actually make it look like a normal house. I definitely agree with Doosteh on the walls, too.

Eal Cat

I sign! Those victorians tiles.. I... WANT scream

dakota woodruff

i sign this its a good idea emo

Solar_Muffin

I sign.
I dont use my house because all of our items are just kinda blah!

Hungarian Avatar 101

This is a great idea!
I sign in :3

Najadgr8t1

I sign! I used to play house and go to towns, but it's not worth it anymore since I'm bored with the housing item selection. There haven't been any updates to that housing store in AGES!!! scream

Queen Riah

-sign-
I'm sick of those hideous matte tiles.
Blech.

Love Walks In

YES YES YES!
I switched accounts last year and I REFUSE to have a house unless Gaia makes some items I actually like.

I SIGN.

Tote_Nacht

I sign!

I love the idea about the flower power and the rug idea! heart whee

Song_of_fire

I sign. Mostly because I simply want more wallpaper and flooring options than the meagre page in the Faktori we have now.

(And the carpet idea, SO want.)

Tempest Lorelay

Yesss! This is a great idea! I'm beyond tired of this old carpets!

I Sign!

masterfocus

Your petition is AMAZING! The option of using flowers to do tiles is really creative! I support all the way! biggrin

P.S: you could use inks to do different combinations and creating tiles.. If you didn't suggest that before, I think it's a good idea..

I SIGN!!

Valatrix

I will sign The houses are fun and people would be more excited to hang out in them if there was actually something to show off.

nanaith

I sign , I want Victorian wallpaper !
And I am sure all the kawaii-desus of Gaia would love those too...And since Gaia has a LOT of kawaii-desus ...Tis idea would have alot of success !

CynHimawari2828

I'll sign, I want more Victorian stuff, and ones that I don't have to try and get gaia cash for either.

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Like everyone else, I'm on a quest. My quest isn't for any item specifically, but for every item that can be equipped. I've made a list in my journal entry of items I've already obtained ((which are now spread out over a mass of mules ... they need to be dressed too, you know. In fact, they've stolen most of my wardrobe!)) in my quest journal entry, so anything that isn't in that post - or things that are on my wish list ((just a few random items)) - is something I'm looking for.

Yes, even cheap-as store stuff.

If you want to offload something that I don't already have I'll be happy to take it off your hands ((Please, NO FLOWERS, TOKENS OR PAPERS)). Unless it's severely expensive. Then I'll consider it.



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