Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[fortheloveofcake]

Dellena that house is absolutely STUNNING. You definitely have a talent for building!

[loveSims]

It is realy beautiful! Every snob sim's dream come true

[Dellena]

Thanks all.  

I warmed up the color on the kitchen walls.  I think I like it better.  What do you think?



Here's the Music Room:





And this is to mainly duplicate a picture from the house's website.  It shows how the formal dining room is opposite the hall from the music room.



If I can't afford it in real life, at least my sims can! LOL

[loveSims]

It's beautiful, make me wish I was a sim lol!

[kiko94]

That is a great house dellena ! all I can say about living room is maybe to recolor the piano, other wise I think it is perfect .

[Dellena]

I've made the piano more reflective but keeping it black as that's how it is in the house shots.  And it's like the one my sister has in her house.  I wish I had room for one at home as I love to play.


And here's the Library:

[Dellena]

Ok, last update from me for today.  It's bedtime and my mouse hand is tired. LOL

Here's the formal living room (I had no photos to go on for this room so this is all me):





Here's the main hallway from the front door to the back door:



And from the back door to the front door:



And I feel there's enough of the ground floor done now to screenshot the layout:



I still have a couple small areas to complete on the ground floor and I intend to place a second stairway going upstairs in the long hallway.  Then to start tackling the upstairs.  I'm slowly working on the landscaping.  I read in the Create-A-World instructions that it's best to limit the number of outdoor plants on the lot to about 4 species to allow for best rendering performance.  So I'm going to try my best to stick to that number.  The cherry blossom trees will be a feature as I'm going to call it Cherry Blossom Estate.

So, eventually, I'm going to play this house.  And I've been knocking around the idea of who would live in this house.  For some reason Lara Croft jumped to mind.  So I'm thinking of making that type of character (and since I have World Adventures, it could be really fun - I haven't done an Adventurer in a loooong time).  I'll add a structure to the property for martial arts training.

[Dellena]

Today I just worked on the Master Suite.  See what you think.

Master Bath




Master Bedroom


Master Sitting Room

[Chuckles_82]

This is a preview of some of the buildings I have made, and a few overall shots of my new world. If anyone has ideas for a name for my world I'd be happy to consider them, and for any of my lots, because I'm not great with names. So far my two main ideas are 'Fieldsville' (like as in Winchestertonfieldsville from Mr Deeds) and 'Summerset Isle'.

I'm also open to any feedback.

The story of my little modern island is that a cruise ship full of well-off families became ship-wrecked on my island - which had never been discovered - suprising with our modern-day technology. Of course, because it is modern day, they were quickly rescued. The richest family, the Fields (? maybe?) gained rights to owning and naming the newly discovered island, and sought to build the perfect community there. Due to 'space restrictions' all lots (except for the equestrian centre, because horses don't like stairs) are 15x15 (actually I just like making mini lots).

Very few people died when they were shipwrecked, however they are buried at the cemetery at the edge of the cliff where the ship struck the rocks.

That is all I've got so far.

I have begged and borrowed ideas from CC resources (there is NO custom content in my world except for patterns) and some of the fantastic builders here, but are few are completely my own creation too.


The Island


Birdseye view (never mind the tree in the middle of the bay - I've since fixed that)


The Graveyard (I know, I have a talent for stating the obvious)


Secret Falls (I've done a bit of work with the waterfall since, because the placement of the effects isn't quite right yet)


Fishing Spot behind science facility (names welcome)


Fire Department


Medical Centre


~~ Research Industries


Library and Bookshop


~~ Civic Services Office

More to come - I've been rather busy...

[Pam]

@Dellena:

I think the master suite is spectacular.  I really love the purple.  There are some pieces I don't recognize, so I have to ask...  do you have any third party custom content in that house?

[Chuckles_82]

Healthy, Wealthy and Fields(?) Fitness Centre


Business Park (names?)


~~ Enrichment Day Spa (interior decorated shell for spa)


~~ Private and adjoining school yard


Consignment and Grocery Store (names?)


~~Fine Dining and Business Centre (interior decorated shell for business/bistro)


Sports Bar (names?)


~~ Little League (Stadium shell)


Plasma Makes Perfect (Vampire Bar)


Simply Fusion (Lounge)

still more to come...

[Pam]

My goodness, Chuckles!  Those modern buildings are awesome! 

[Chuckles_82]

Shades of Grey (dive bar)


~~ Recycling Centre


Club X (dance club - a WIP)


Mini Zen (I'm not sure if I'll include this one, or upload it as an optional extra - thoughts?)



name? partly inspired by one of Ausette's builds, I think - another WIP



name? this one is a family house - I think I put room for 4 kids


name?


Modern Mini (yes that is a build very similar to one of Samoht's builds in the background - I'll only include it with his permission - more images to come)


Still more to come...

[Chuckles_82]

names?


adjusted 'Your Quarters, Dr Rush' to expand on 15x15 and fix issues with spiral stairs Many of my lots may in fact be awaiting a patch for the stairs. I can rarely get them working.


Fieldsville(?) ool (Please notice that there is no 'P' in our pool. Please leave it that way)


Play Park (names?)


The Pond (fishing spot [duh])


Picnic area (names?)


~~ Pictures (cinema shell)


what do they call that place in AP where they go to practice riding? It's that.


Criminal WH shell (will be a modern farmhouse next door)

one more post to come...

[Chuckles_82]

and last but not least, I felt obliged to show how I rebuilt on a 15x15 lot, and then completely redesigned the interior of 'Red and White'. Credit goes to Samoht for the original build.