Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[ladybug53]

I love your house Cedia !  You did a wonderful job on your roof, plus I just love the rustic feel of the exterior. It give it a very nice welcoming look and feel . Great job ! 

[saltpastillen]

I just wanted to share some pictures of my Dynasty house. I recently remodeled it and I'm very happy with how it turned out. If you just ignore the skilling areas in the back.

My favorite part of the house is the garden/party area. I also had a great time fixing the flowerbeds. They add a lot of objects to the lot, but the visual is totally worth the loading time.

I'm also happy with how the pond garden and martial arts area turned out, they have two very different styles, but since they are walled, they thankfully don't clash with each other.

This is the ground floor, with plenty of bathrooms like I prefer my sims houses to have. I have managed to remove most pathing issues, since there are no doors in the main living areas of the house.

The second floor is largely unfurnished as of yet. I would appreciate some ideas of what to do up there. There are 4 bedrooms, and the room next to the study has been turned into a laundry room, but other than that I haven't done anything beyond what's in this picture.

Feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[Toni]

You could convert the extra space into the immortal museum but your probably past the stage you could do that.

[saltpastillen]

Yeah, I have the museum set up in the basement already.

I was thinking more along the line of leisure areas, maby I'll break out the arcade games and pool tables.

[Rhapsody2312]

That's amazing Cedia! It looks beautiful. I'm still busy with my version (apparently my interior design skills need a bit of work  ); but as soon as it's done I'll post it for you to have a look at. Well done on building an amazing dream home! 

So I still haven't finished the interior of the house, and not 100% sure I want to. Just wanted to show you some snapshots. It will be in the swap shop as soon as I'm done testing that it downloads properly. I'm still getting the unfinished moodlet from the loft area, but oh well. My sims can't have everything. 

Front View:


Side View from Road:


Back of House:


Kitchen:


Dining:


Great Room from Outside:


Overview of ground floor and stairs:

Loft Area:

[PolarBair]

Sorry for the late reply. I learned on a Victorian thread over at the sims 3 forum.
Here's the link. http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/500281.page
He raises his up but I leave mine down usually. And of course to make the base ment 1 wall height use 3 stairs or 12 clicks. If you have any questions feel free to pm me. I will say I have made a lot to get the symetrical with the stairs and winds and doors etc.

Oh, okay. Now I see.

Unfortunately I gave up using that technique for making basements when I realized basements made that way don't count as nectar cellars. Nectar store above ground level doesn't age so if you're going for the Cellar full of Nectar lifetime wish with that kind of basement you'll never get it. I found that out the hard way.

Only basements made with the basement tool count as nectar cellars since they're made below ground level.

[Chuckles_82]

I'm currently working on some rabbit-hole recolours, and the Theatre is particularly difficult to pick colours for today. I'm looking for some honest opinions on the two colours I have tried so far - the brown vs the green stone trim. Or suggestions for a better colour. As you can see I haven't finished all of the pieces yet - so it's not fully recoloured. Any help would be great!

[ladybug53]

They both look nice but I prefer the green. It looks different than other buildings and has a more modern look to it. This is only my opinion though. Great work ! 

[Chuckles_82]

Thankyou Ladybug

Here is the updated version. It may undergo some minor tweeking, but I'm still open to ideas if anyone thinks it would look better with different colours somewhere.

[fortheloveofcake]

I didn't even know you could recolor rabbithole buildings. Maybe lighten the color of the windows on he sides, so they mach the front. They would stand out more that way and it will break up the sides of the building.

[ladybug53]

Oh...I love it . The only other thing I might change is the stones forming a V at the front. It might look a bit better if it was in a tan color to match the building color. I only find it to be a little bright and think if it was a little softer that might look better. You did an awesome job !   

[Odinsdottir]

This is both my first time sharing a house and my first time uploading any images, so please bear with me. 

This is the exterior of my goth themed house.



The top floor is unfurnished but has plenty of room for a bed and bath or skilling space.   The middle floor has two adult beds and one nursery with two baths. 



The ground floor:



A very simple kitchen:



A semiformal dining room:



One of the baths



One view of the living room:



The other side:



The witches' room:



Sitting area:



Master bedroom:



Nursery



Guest room:




I'm grateful for any constructive criticism.  I do like my houses to look a little less than perfect, with a few flaws that make them look real.  I also don't like a lot of clutter, which may make things look a bit spare.  Lastly I didn't design the house as ready to play; ie, some things are too close to the fire, some things are blocking stuff, like all the books everywhere. 

Thanks!

[ladybug53]

Wow ! It looks awesome. I love the colors you choose for the inside as well. That was a lot of recoloring. You did a great job on your first share.  I'm also working on a Goth house. I have never done one before and I thought it would be a fun project. Looking forward to more of your builds. 

[Odinsdottir]

D'oh!  I forgot to get screenies of the basement!  Tomorrow!


Thanks, ladybug53!  I recolour everything in all my houses.  It takes about 6 hours to do a family home.

[Silverbella]

Wow your decorating it gorgeous!  I think that secretly I would love to live in that house