How about a option to add one item a week or something to avoid the need to republish when the "need to tweak" hits?
Oh I feel your pain! I have made a furniture shop on Stormhold and every level or new book means I have to un-publish it to add more stuff.. I have lost so many votes because of this =/
This is why the Powers invented Bronze (and, for one brief shining moment, Silver) accounts, I'm sure of it! Uwk who has, indeed, bolstered houses back up into the HoF by voting with a Silver alt...
I would be happy if I could just place a housing trophy into the home without having to unpublish it. I have been known to recruit my hubby and kids so that houses could find their way back into the HoF. Just say the word in channel.
Huge +1 to this suggestion, re-publishing is very destructive to the gained rating. To be fair to visiting people, developers could attach a tag to the house like "Newly Edited" or "Updated". This way if visitors didn't like the change they can un-like the house. Please please please make it happen!