You Can't Take It With You
After completing the cumpersome set for "Music Man" this show seemed a lot less stressfull.  Although I was used to sets that had multiple locations this set was only in one location so I had more freedom with my design.  However, I was worried about the audience's first impression of the set, as they would have to look at it for the next 2 hours during the run of the show.
I started out with multiple designs.  I went on the stage itself and layed out tape and played with folding chairs and a few flats until I found the lines I liked.  I then began to sketch archways, staircases, and other locations from real buildings that I thought had something I liked.  I then combined my sketches, found a common color, and began construction after many sketches and models.
Although this set was a lot less stressfull and less cumbersome than any of my other sets, I had a lot more time and energy to focus into making this very detailed and precise than workign on this and six or so others.  A lot of work went into creating props, decorations, and other items that complimented the walls and looked as if they had been in that room for many years with the family. 
In the end I was very pleased with the set.  It always made me smile when someone stepped into the auditorium and saw the set and said,"Wow!  That is really cool!"  There's nothing like someone being pleased with my work and wondering how I turned some old flats, some cardboard, and paint into an entire home.  One thing I would have changed is the texture on the walls.  The color we used was to bright and the texture was to fine to be noticed form the back of the auditorium.  But I learned so much about interior desing from this 3 months of fantasticly fun work.