"Sunset. Warm breeze through the doorway to the patio. Glass of wine. Relax."
Basic concept for the couch is from an existing one. Everything else designed by me. Modeled, rendered and postpro (including fire and sun) by me in Blender/Cycles only. Buddha statue and wineglass modeled earlier and tweaked for this contest, everything else made just for this contest.
Gimp used only to make or modify original textures, and further divide original render layers into smaller sections for compositing in Blender. The rusty wall material is from a Blenderguru tutorial modified. The girl is a photo on a plane. 1500-4500 samples depending on render layer.