I managed to catch up with Neva, the owner of the Estates, and she was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. When I asked her what inspired her to create the Estates, Neva said "I can't say it's about inspiration. I wanted to give Second Life a little piece of me, a little piece of the places that are around me. As you might notice, Neva Estates residential sims are built in a rustic and realistic style which look so much alike the countryside where my family has a dacha (countryside home).”
With any major change, one must be ready to put in a lot of time and effort and just like the Oscars this year, there has to be the inspiration and Neva shared with us that she draws her inspiration from the amazing designers we have in Second Life who create the beautiful pieces she can incorporate into the Estates.
“Well, when it comes to seasonal changes or any kind of decoration work, the biggest inspiration is SL and by this I mean, the work of the wonderful designers that can allow me to create the perfect atmosphere for their items. RL of course can be and is very inspiring but can also limit our ability to replicate what we wish to into SL, if it wasn’t for the work of our talented designers”.