I shall give my comments.
I think everyone did exceptionally well in this particular contest and gosh, I am so jealous of all your building talents! I had real trouble narrowing my favourites down to just three!
I don't think I've criticized very much at all in these comments, because every build was just so awesome!
Seabody's Seaside Style: I thought this villa was cute and it just looked 'right' on Recurve Strand. I thought some of the colours you used on the inside were a little random. For example, the pink in one of the bathrooms kinda didn't seem right to me. I would've put in a sort of sandy shade of yellow instead of the pink. I really liked the sort of neutral browny wooden colours the place had, it all went very well. I think the outside of the house was kind of bland and repetitive, if you know what I mean, and I wasn't too keen on the rectangular shape but it is still a very pretty beach villa that I'd like my own sims to live in.
SassySimmer's Sea Shell Shores: Although I wasn't keen on the rectangular shape, I loved the balcony and the little fountain bit you included on the bottom floor. The back of the house looked stunning and I adored the modernistic feel to it. The inside felt very, very spacy but I still kind of liked that because it made it feel more airy and not too much of a home and more of a holiday home which is what it was supposed to be. The butler's quarters were very cute. I loved the half walls with the wave in them, it was a cute touch. I think the top floor felt repetitive again, and I think you could have tried to make the rooms more individual, but it was still sweet. The basement party room was an awesome touch, as well, so I loved how you thought outside the box there. The whole home felt like a big party-at-the-beach sort of thing, proper awesome!
Vampire Plasma's Palms Royale: This was such a cute beach home! I could instantly picture any sim family living there. I also loved the idea of an indoor pool, and I could picture getting my sim to invite a few friends and use the buffet table and have a little party! It gave a proper holiday feel. The second floor was so lovely as well. Everything was positioned just nicely. The living room bit was very posh and high-class. I love it when a house that isn't overly-modern is still able to look high-end! I liked the matching woods and the green walls. They just went perfectly. The two bedrooms seemed to compliment each other. It was just such a lovely family beach home and I loved how it had that family feel as well as being somewhere you could send your sims for a little party.
Choccolatee's Charlotine: I don't think I could even find fault with the front of the Charlotine. The landscaping was lovely, the little seating area on the left of the house was adorable, and it looked just right with those palm trees. The back was really cute. I loved the shade bit overhead the pool. After all, we need to protect our sims from sunburn!
I'm a sucker for the usual light-blue-and-light-wood modern look that most go for when designing the interior of modern homes, and the fact that this colour scheme went so perfect with the theme of beach house just made it look even better! It felt really inviting and lovely and bright and welcoming. I liked the bridge thing over the pool because it made the place look more unique instead of just putting a square of water, as I would. When I looked at the overhead shots I did notice that the place was very spacy, again, especially the first floor. But as I said before, the spaciness of these beach houses felt right because it is a holiday home. It looked even more outstanding at night. I particularly reckoned this house felt just right in Sunset Valley.
Joria's A Room With A View: This home looked so strange to me, as in how it was built. That's why I loved it. It defenitley was not the image I'd have in mind when thinking of a beach villa, and that made it even more striking! The pool on the bottom looked wonderful, and again, the house being on top of it provides shade for our sims!
The house was on the columns which made it seem more grand and striking and wow. When I scrolled down, expecting the interior to not have very much because the outside was so good, I must have gasped, because it was packed! In a good way! There were no bits I could look at and think 'Well, you could have put something there.', etc. It was just awesome! I liked the colour scheme, and the red of the master bedroom and the bathroom beside it. The stairs in the middle of the pool that had the gate that limits papparazi striked me as such a cool touch! I was just astounded by this build.
Gogowars329's Crimson Saforia: This was different from the other houses in that the outside was dark. I don't think I liked that about the house, and I don't like the repeated windows. I did like the little seating bit up near the door on top of the steps, that was sweet, but again the bright crimson kind of looked too gloomy for a beach house. The inside was much better and brighter. I liked the pool shape. The little square with the two loungers could use a little barbecue thing, I think that would look cool. The inside ovrall was very sweet and gave quite a few hints of luxury, but I think if the colours were lighter and brighter then it would look more beach-y. It was still a lovely build, though, and despite not going with the theme in my opinion, the colours did still work very well together.
imaGleek's Ocean Side Reserve: You've found my weakness! Modern houses! And gosh, doesn't a modern build look lovely on a beach? The walkway leading up to the front door lightened up by the blue was such a sweet touch I would'nt have thought of! Some of it looked bare on the outside but the inside makes up for it! The pool was a cool and quirky shape, the colours matched perfectly. The furniture was situated nicely. The view was awesome! How do you build this good? The only thing I'd say is that the outside needed more landscaping but hey! This was just so, so sweet and I loved it. A lot.
ratchie's Cosy beach house: This was nice. I think the house could have benefited from a flat roof, because it looks a little more towny than beachy in my opinion, but it was still lovely. Once again, I love the house-being-on-columns thing. Yey for shade!
The interior was so lovely and bright, as well, both upstairs and downstairs. The only thing I didn't like was what I mentioned earlier about it feeling towny. I think it would have benefited from some sandy terrain and perhaps being placed on the actual beach. It was a sweet family home, though, and it did still fit well in the town.
caliban's MIR Hacienda Palms: Wow! This was actually so amazing!! Both front and back made my eyes pop out of my head. The interior was a little muddled, colour wise, but the master bedroom felt perfect. The view was amazing, too. I would have perhaps lightened the colour palette a little and changed the colours of the interior but that would be it. A truly striking build.
grimsoul's High Tide: This was another sweet home, but the roof didn't feel right. Perhaps the colour could have been changed? The back of the house made me smile because of the neat layout. The inside of the house all went well together and I especially love the kitchen and the living area. It was sweet.
Schipperke's I Heart the Beach: Yey for the heart theme! I thought that was really creative.
The ourside of the house was wonderfully landscaped. Don't even get me started on how much I love the pool!
The interior was also very bright and I liked the parts of the house that were light blue, white and black. The only fault was that it felt too spacy, but I couldn't fault the studio and socialising area! It was lovely and very creative!
LegendaryPlunder's Beach Holiday: I would by this home for myself! Yey for this ultra-modern beauty! I just cannot find fault with it. I loved all the windows and the walls at the front, and the back was WOW. The pool was lovely and I especially liked the lot you actually chose to build the house on. You're right, it does have lovely sunsets! The actual inside did not disappoint at all. My favourite part of the build was the beautiful sun deck!
Lynley1248's Modern Beach House: First of all, congrats on winning, and boy did you deserve it! I loved everything and I can't find any fault with it, apart from it feeling more concrete and city-like than beachy. It was amazing and you did deserve to win.
samoht04's Oasis Villa: I fell in love with this. The colours scheme of the interior was wonderful and the outside look of the house just couldn't be faulted. Nothing could. The landscaping was unbelievable, as well. It was all very, very awesome.
ZapKid's The Crashing Wave: Although the exterior felt bare, the interior was lovely. You did what you did best: Modern houses!
I loved the top, especially, with the cute squares. It was very lovely and open and all flowed very well. Yey!
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