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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1350 on: June 28, 2011, 07:32:40 PM »
Hi guys. Hope someone can help me. I want to replace the chimney style, but I can't use Create a Pattern on it. The entire house is made out of wood and the chimney doesn't match, so I replaced the chimney with a large window, and it stinks!
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1351 on: June 28, 2011, 07:45:10 PM »
Do you really need the chimney for appearances?  If so, you can build walls around it and then color the walls to match your exterior.  Otherwise, just delete the chimney entirely because the fireplace will work just the same.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1352 on: June 28, 2011, 07:52:39 PM »
Dane, I'm jealous of your Craftsman interior. I love that building style (I've actually got a couple building projects in progress where I'm going back to original floorplans from The Craftsman - some of them make really, really good Sim homes, if you can figure out how to squeeze another bathroom or two in) but I always seem to come up just short on the interior design.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1353 on: June 28, 2011, 07:56:48 PM »
He really is a master, isn't he?  Really great taste.  Makes you wonder what his home/room is like. ~~
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1354 on: June 29, 2011, 03:57:56 AM »
After renovating the exterior of the house,the house looks like this:



the house now costs only*ahem*about 607,000 simoloans.

I renovated the backyard to look like this:



I could not find space to put the mailbox and trashcan.so i made this:



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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1355 on: June 29, 2011, 09:40:05 AM »
607,000? Holy Cow!  :o

I re-installed Outdoor Living Stuff because it does have alot of decorations and a smaller cute table. I also changed the color of the living room, tell me if I should change it back. I couldn't do much because my Sims are low in money and I am getting over my cheating addiction for everything.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1356 on: June 29, 2011, 11:43:25 AM »
Darkeroid,  mucho bettah!  Just a little landscaping and what a difference it makes.  I like what you did with the mail box and trash can.

Vamp, lookin' good!  I like the cozy feel of the living room now and the kids no longer feel like they are going to fall out the windows!  Great job.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1357 on: June 29, 2011, 11:49:25 AM »
Okay so it's done. Yay! I am planning on starting a new house, I'll love to get some more help. If I already didn't tire you out.  ;)

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1358 on: June 29, 2011, 06:49:26 PM »
I took the advice and added splashes of color to the living room and basement.  I still have some more changes, but it looks alot better.




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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1359 on: June 29, 2011, 07:12:41 PM »
Wow! That looks alot better Saltypaws!
Your terrain doesn't look as harsh as it did before and it blends in.
I love that splash of colour you added, the home feels more comfortable.

Vamp, your living room looks alot better! So does the kids room! I can't wait to see your next home/building, ;)!

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1360 on: June 29, 2011, 10:19:59 PM »
Salty that turquoise really did the trick~~.  And the landscaping looks so much more together.  I'm loving it.  You are going to share, right?

Ok, I've got a wip that I'd like some advice, suggestions, critiquing on.  I decided to be a home for the elderly, but still very active, Sims right across from where I placed the Bistro in BP.  There is an apartment complex that isn't as much of a high rise as the other buildings in town but has sooooo much wasted space.  IMHO anyway.  So how do you make a bunch of "apartments" that will work in an apartment building?  As far as I know, you can't.  But what if you changed those hidden room markers to public room markers, or took away ALL the markers in the entire building?  Then all you need to do is sort of consider it a huge home with LOTS of room mates, right?  Someone tell me if I'm thinking possible here.  So, here's the pics of what I've done so far.  Oh, and I made free use of any goodies I may have had so unless you are friends with the Sims store you might miss some of the items I use.



Main floor.  Here is where the "living" gets done.



Huge kitchen/dining area.  Hmmm, probably could have set up buffets instead of loading down the side tables.



Dance floor, area for practicing music skills or forming a band, chess tables, area to the left will be book cases and possibly desks with computers.  Shuffle board and darts to the rear.



Entry.  Really need to do something here.  I added an extra garage bay and a door to the dining area and the main entry from the garage with that little pass through but not sure how to fix it up.



Rest rooms, dart and shuffleboard area.



Pool level.  One of these rooms with be for exercise equipment, not sure what to do with the other room.  There is an empty floor above this one before the top floor.





Top floor.  The first "room" I made is a suite.  The others are fairly small, simple bedrooms.  I could make another suite instead.  Thoughts?





Close ups of top floor.  There is also a laundry down the hall.

Help, please.



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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1361 on: June 30, 2011, 02:51:01 AM »
@Saltypaws- I love that house! The terrain looks much better now, and the decor is beautiful. I really like your use of that fireplace. Where did you get those cabinets? They look great. The turquoise adds just the right splash of colour. Well done so far! :)

@Joria- That's a cool building! I love the first bedroom suite. It's very cute.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1362 on: June 30, 2011, 05:22:37 AM »
@Micler - I really like your little cottage and the landscaping isn't so bad.  I was wondering if you possibly put it up on Swap Shop?

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1363 on: June 30, 2011, 07:15:40 AM »
@ Vamp: Ohh, that's a shame.  Loading issues can really drag the joy out of it.  Well, it seems you're taming a bit and getting a few CAS'd items in, and they're making a big difference!

@ Saltypaws: That's some nice terrain paint!  Really like the additions.  I'd suggest a more traditional looking chair for the living room and a vertical stripe on the rug border.

@ Joria:
Cool complex!  I really like that studio apartment.  It makes excellent use of space with good designation between the different areas.  I would suggest using a white door at the entrance and white trim on the window.  The public room could use some work making best use of its space.  The shuffle board position is a little peculiar at the moment.  It's in what looks and feels like a hall, which would be a little cramped and likely a bit of an inconvenience.  I'd suggest putting it in a more spacious area.

@ Micler: How storybook!  Nice, simple structure with good colors.  The landscaping is captivating!  Nice english countryside style.  Would suggest making the terrain paints surrounding the trees a little subtler - smaller rings, and maybe a small dot of darker dirt for a more natural feel.

For the interiors, you've got a great color scheme going on, it captures that storybook feel very well.  However, your wood colors aren't as well united as your fabrics.  I'd suggest making the wood flooring and counters, and the other items that have that rich brown wood  lighter and less saturated, and perhaps slightly in the golden range.


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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #1364 on: June 30, 2011, 07:36:25 AM »
I've decided to throw my head into building a house.
Here's the front and back view.


Here's a better view of the yard.

And here's the floor plan. The two rooms at the bottom are the bedrooms and the rooms off them are the bathrooms.

I'm asking for advice and criticism!
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