umm. sorry for the necro (funny having the reaper event to raise a thread from the dead XD )
I just got one made. base game only.
now as you can see the room is heavily decorated.
and the process was as follows:
-from a room with an excellent diagram.(focused or very focused... can't remember)
-straight to paint in another with inspiration decoration
but I NEVER got the inspired buff. since it was being overtaken by the confident moodlet all the time. from a previous masterpiece.
I could not be bothered waiting 8 hours until it dispelled. Tried again. got my masterpiece diagram.
so maybe confident is more important than inspired to make one.
or maybe one of the moodlets is the key.
moodlets from left to right:
Masterful painting (confident +2) -> that's my jam (classical) (happy +2) -> Bidet made (happy +1) -> Decorated (happy +1) -> Morning sim (happy +1) -> focused payoff (inspired +2) (from excellent creations) -> inspired decor (inspired +1) -> in the zone (focused +2) (from excellent creations)