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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #330 on: September 12, 2010, 04:13:50 PM »
I've finally started work on a house that I've decided to try and do more than a giant box. Got the outside finished! I used the lot next to Stony Falls, just since I like that place so much. Keeping with that theme, the outside is done in various kinds of stone and masonry.



The patio out back is perfect for large parties, so long as you can scrounge up enough food.



This is my favorite part right here, the loveseat underneath the cherry tree. There are going to be romantic moments there, for sure! Originally, I was going to change the bench to fit the neutral colors of the rest of the house, but I liked how the default pink matched with the tree, so I kept it. I know that the area in front seems empty, but that's the driveway. I had to move the cars to get a decent shot.



And this room, jutting off the side of the guest house, is the sun room. At first I intended it to be the family mausoleum, but I decided to put that into my basement instead.



Of course, I now have the teensy problem of that fact that, unfinished and unfurnished, my family can't afford to move into it yet. Oops. Over the next few days I'll furnish the inside, the basement, and the balcony so I know about how much my sims will have to work to get into the house at all.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #331 on: September 12, 2010, 04:16:44 PM »
It looks like a very nice house, I don't know if it was your pictures or my screen but they looked very blurry? What graphics setting do you use?
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #332 on: September 12, 2010, 04:24:51 PM »
I'm not sure, actually. I never messed with the settings, so they're still on whatever the default is. Maybe I'll go play with those next time I get on to see if I can improve things any.

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« Reply #333 on: September 12, 2010, 04:29:00 PM »
It could be me, I followed another link on another thread and got no picture showing up.  :-\ And the thumbnail is clearer than the normal-ish photo.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #334 on: September 12, 2010, 04:41:14 PM »
No, it's not just you, samoht. Looking back over them, they seem blurry to me, too.
Yup, I'm certainly playing with the graphics options next time I go play the game.

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« Reply #335 on: September 14, 2010, 11:28:46 AM »
Hey, pepperpizza, keep us posted as the house develops.  So far it's looking really good.

Here's my latest endeavor.  This is the "house" my current attempt at dynasty is living in:




I wanted to take outdoor living to the extreme. LOL.  The little "houses" you see are, upper right hand corner, the bathroom/laundry room.  Below that is the stairs to the basement/museum.  This may change if I can figure out what I need to do to put it up in the air above the living quarters.  Having trouble with "can't level terrain".

Here's the lounge/living room:




Master bedroom, which is a work in progress: (ooops.  Forgot to  make the bed.)




The kitchen/dining area:




And the heir's bedroom:





Mind you, none of this is what I call "done".  Just need to put my cash in other places, yet I wanted that beautifully decorated moodlet and got it without any walls except in the bathroom.  My founder loves white and her spouse loves black so it made it really easy for me to chose colors to decorate with!  Jr. loves orange so he has a room of his own. lol  I'd like some feedback on this please.  I am not wedded to the idea that all gens will have to live al fresco.  I'm fluctuating back and forth between putting the living space in the basement and the museum up in the current living space, or even making that multi level by putting "rooms" up on pillars. 
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #336 on: September 14, 2010, 11:54:58 AM »
I love what you have done for the living arrangements Joria.  I will be certain to follow any other pics when you have decided what direction you want to go.



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« Reply #337 on: September 14, 2010, 01:31:51 PM »
This is a really creative approach to outdoor living!

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« Reply #338 on: September 14, 2010, 09:23:21 PM »
I've had fun reading through this thread, so even though I'm not the world's greatest builder I thought I'd share images of the starter home I made some time ago (It's been up on the exchange for ages and ages http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=227446 if you're interested.)

This is the front of the house, landscaping wise it's a little bare, but it's made on a budget.


This is from the back, I'm particularly fond of the little raised patio area.


This is how it's laid out inside, I've got it set up for a couple with or expecting a baby, but I've also used that smaller bedroom as an office. Since ambitions I tend to put a washing machine in the bathroom next to the shower, it fits just nicely and in real life my grandparents actually had their washing machine in the bathroom at their old house.


In case it's hard to tell what's where from the plan (the colour scheme doesn't help) here's a view with the walls semi-down.


I'm feeling I should try some more building again now, I haven't really done any in ages, I use this one for pretty much all my starting families, it's affordable for a couple furnished and even a lone Sim can buy it unfurnished and have enough cash left over for the really essential stuff and despite all the weird shapes Sims navigate through it nicely and there's room for a chess table in the main room and so forth. But I guess I can't have every Sim from now until eternity live in a toadstool shaped cottage... time to build something new. Does whoever built the tree house (it was pages and pages ago and I'm lazy) mind if I try one of those? Because that looks like an interesting thing to play with. I also keep meaning to build a house that's an old railway carriage... now, if only EA would co-operate and give me a nice semi-circular roof-style to play with. I like building starter homes I guess. It's probably because I'm allergic to money cheats AND shoe-boxes.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #339 on: September 14, 2010, 10:37:43 PM »
Aiwe, that's a really neat house!

My biggest problem with octagonal-type shapes is that I'm too picky and stuck on the 'realism' concept. Meaning, sometimes I have to change the house to fit the roof because the original "would never be built that way in real life!" As bizarre as this roof is, it really fits into the unique look of the house. And I'm so with you on the semi-circular roof pattern!

As for the floor plan and back patio, perfect! So unique and yet very functional. It's got everything you need in a starter home including room for skill-building furniture, toddler toys, and room to move around.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #340 on: September 14, 2010, 11:42:40 PM »
I love your little starter house Aiwe!  It's so cute, and very functional for a starter family.  I love the angles and the roof shape, great ideas!

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #341 on: September 14, 2010, 11:51:50 PM »
I built a tree house quite a while back, so that one might be it.  I think samoht did too, could have been either one.   Just find you a big tree and you should be set.  I really like the design of your house.  I have an Octagon house on the exchange and really came out nice.  I haven't even used it yet myself, but it has alot of the new stuff in it.  Keep up the good work.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #342 on: September 15, 2010, 06:47:29 AM »
Thanks for the encouragement everyone, I'm glad people liked my starter home. I'm going to give the tree-house a try in a bit, will post pictures if it turns out nicely.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #343 on: September 15, 2010, 06:20:05 PM »
Okay I started on my tree house, this is very much a work in progress at the moment, but I/ thought I'd share anyway.



The idea is to have different rooms on different levels connected by walkways, the room visible there is going to be a living room / study kind of room, I'm going to put the bedroom round the other side of the big tree and have the kitchen and bathroom at ground level or just on a foundation because I don't think it would be practical to get plumbing and heavy duty electrics or gas for a stove up a tree. I'm also thinking of putting in another higher platform for a telescope I think this is probably the home of a stargazer/collector and an artist, that's my kind of guiding concept anyway.

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #344 on: September 15, 2010, 07:34:47 PM »
Great start on the treehouse Aiwe!  I will definitely wait to see the finished product with baited breath.