Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[Seabody]

You'd think the fertility goddess would help with that. 

I am ashamed to say that I didn't catch that until just now...

I'm really ashamed to say I didn't catch that at all.

[pallyndrome]

Lynley, I think the outside is adorable, and interesting for a starter home. I can't really see much of the inside because it's just an overhead shot. Could you do some close ups? I think if you can decorate it cheaply, go right ahead. I'd like more nice starter homes on the swap shop.

[jen2912]

@ Anushka - Are u putting your beach bungalows on Swap Shop or are they going to be part of the world you created and will u put the world in the Swap Shop?

[Shenice93]

Lynley, that starter is very cute. I can't really see the inside though so I can't offer any advice until I am sure of what I'm looking at. But for the outside I can offer a few things. I like the color of the exterior. It looks like a pinkish peach (to me at least) and I think it really suits the style of the house. If you can squeeze it into your funds then consider placing seating or a telescope in that gazebo thing in the front. (Edit: Looking at it again actually I don't think you would be able to fit a usable telescope there so just seating is fine.) While you have plants in the front I think you could actually place a few in the back too.

Again, very cute house so far. I have a couple who's just itching to move in.

[Ausette]

I haven't posted for a while, but I've been following the construction of danefaith's new house and I just love it. I have a Sim living in Twinbrook who's going to be moving into it right away  !  Lynley, your house is really cute, and for a starter it's not barren at all.

Speaking of starters, I've been working on this one lateley. I really like both the exterior and the interior, but I don't know if they go together. I could probably redo the interior, but everything I tried with brighter colours came out looking a bit bare. 

[danefaith]

The living room interior walls are a real BAMF in the face, exhibiting a sort of rustic earthiness you'd expect to find in a mountain cabin, whereas the exterior is much more suburban ranch-ish.  I do see how going with simpler would quickly strip the home of character.  A dilemma!

If you have the spare simoleons, what I'd suggest is switched out for the mission style wall coverings [at the very bottom of the panelling tab] or those panelled wall covering with the chair rail ["wainscot" or "egg dart crown"].  This would help cover the need for more intricacy while still being suburban.  Maybe tone down the kitchen flooring as well.

As for everything else, I'm very fond of it.  Lots of interesting patterns and color palettes with a persuasion that's very you.  If I had any nitpicks, I'd say the far right corner of the house could use a small tree, like a pear tree or perhaps even a bougainvillea for some color.

[danefaith]

This is my newest WIP.  So far, it is priced as a couple's starter at just under $18,500 but the interior is relatively bare.  I'm not sure if I should finishing decorating it or leave it as is.  I'm also not sure of the exterior color.  Any suggestions?

[/snip]

I wanted to just start off by saying that your landscaping has some serious surgical precision.  You're getting very far with only a few plants and stones, and you're use of clovers is amazing.  Placing them about the backyard pathway to make it look unkempt is quite a brilliant touch.

only thing I'm not sure about is the gabled roof on the right side of front porch.  It makes the gazebo on the left side compete for attention, and of the two, the gazebo is far more compelling.  I would replace the gabled roof section with the overhang you're using around the rest of the porch.

However, I understand this will likely rob the left hand side of visual interest and make the house feel a little unbalanced.  To address this, you might consider adding a small aspen tree to the the garden plot on the right side of the house to compensate.

Hope that helps.  And I definitely like the exterior color as it is now.   

[danefaith]

Hey everybody, so took a small break from building to actually play the darn expansion.... and in doing so ended up playing a ghost hunter with no kids.  Lol!

Anyway, got back to it and finished of The Democrat.  It's in the swap shop here and you can view the gallery of flavor shots here.

I then began into a new little project.  I decided to try gothic revival but I'm not entirely sure of my results.



Since there's no way to decorate the bargeboards and other drawbacks I feel like I'm missing huge chunks of the style.  Sooo not entirely sure.

[Ausette]

Even if it's not 100% realistic, the gothic revival is still a nice house. The symmetry's going to make landscaping a bit difficult, but I trust it'll look amazing when it's done.  

I just remodelled my starter house. Wow, I don't know what I was thinking before! I mean, I like the log cabin look and I'll probably use it in the future, but I think panelling is definitely the way to go with this one (thanks for the tip!). It's a little over the starter price now, but I plan to depreciate it anyway.

[danefaith]

Moving someone in and out ought to drop the price tag just enough.  If you're stuck in a bind I might suggest removing the car: I personally don't even consider buying a car until several weeks into a game.

but yeah, I think it's quite the leap forward!  And have I mentioned how much I love that rug in the living room?  because I do.

[danefaith]

Here's my first cut at landscaping.  I actually transplanted the building from Sunset Valley to Twinbrook to perfect it, but it feels much more ate home amongst the Twinbrook vegetation.  Also changed some of the exterior wall coverings.

Thoughts?

[samoht04]

Fantastic, I will be downloading that one for sure! 

[Gogowars329]

That house looks fantastic! The landscaping does look like Twinbrook quality and looks great!

[Ausette]

I love the fenced-in gardens, but the grey brickwork doesn't sit quite right with me for some reason. It might be because of the contrast between the grubby-looking bricks and the white window frames, but to be honest I think I just like the first version better. I think the bougenvillea would look nicer against a cream-coloured house, too.  

[danefaith]

Hmm.  I'll see what comes of it.  I mean, I've already changed the wall coverings like three times since posting, so...