Oh wow, I love coming on this tread it always made me wow.
Aussette, first Maywood Glen, it is so beautiful, romantic and perfectly fitting in park. Wonderfull! And Hangout apartment! Again, wow. You hit the theme perfectly! I love it so much that I made Sim Me for the first time to try that PI profession you all talk about, but not in this theme. It is almost as a set up for an "old" movie serial!
Ruby, apartment is great, I thing Joria had similar idea, maybe even the name, uploaded in old Swap Shop, but it is always amazing when someone manage to fit in all neccessity in such a small place, and make it beautiful! As others recomended, some landscaping will make it complete.
Chronic, when you take picture in buy mode, you can change day/night, and turn of grid inside, if you can't wait for Sim morning to do it. With that said, that house is huge! I wonder how practical it is, and how you keep a track of your Sims in it? You can always add other colors with black, in patterns or have white furniture with black walls. Play with custimizing patterns (recoloring them), you'll be surprised what a little change can do. Outside pond with sculptures is looking great, maybe some decorative landscape (flowers, or shrubs, and rocks)?
EDIT: I just rechecked those photos, in kitchen, flower you placed in the middle isn't really fitting, maybe try LN pink flower? And in dinning room, orchids instead of large stone vases? Those vases might look better in corners, cause they look old and huge, while chairs and table is modern with clean lines? I love the living room, garage and gym
After a long time, I decided to play some casual Sim game (beside challenges, dynasty and building) and made Mini Me in Bridgeport. I bought that first empty lot accross the bridge and build her a small home, with all she needed for now. Eventually, as she earn more money she'll get a nice mantion. Still, I like how I made this bright practical little home, with only neccessary furniture (and one vase with flowers, I just love them and always have to have flowers, in RL and in Sims) - that include landscaping:
Back is empty for now, and first extension will be upstairs, cause the view is wonderfull, probably all home will be lifted up, except for the reception room downstairs, and garage. But that will come with money. I keep going in build mode to recolor something or to move/add few little things, I think this might turn into never ending project, and since she is also adventurous photographer eye, decoration will be WA collected/selfmade
