Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[Seabody]

@Joria
You used the wrong BB code for the overview of the first floor. You used bold tags instead of image tags. But I like the shot, nice overview.

[Joria]

Seabody, lol!  You're right.  But that's what happens when it's very late at night.  Sometimes it's a matter of engage brain before typing, and I didn't for that one!

[TallStar]

@ Katluvr
The space between the front entry to the back patio (the side of the house) could be filled in more. I say make a path lined with flowers. Or maybe make the pond bigger. I don't know for sure, but that space just looks a little empty.

[samoht04]

Okay so I tried my hand at a 10x10 and ended up with Red and Black Outside and a Red/Brown on the Inside, I'm kind pleased with it.

Front, Looks Awkward because I bulldozed 15 Summerhill to get the Flat Land and it is in the middle of a "field".



Garage/Parking is under the Main Part of the House, You could possibly fit Two Car Spaces in there but I put two Bike Racks. The Mail Box and Bin is also under there. The Car is Max Skills.




Living Area:



Kitchen:



Bathroom (There is the Generations Shower in same Tiles)



Bedroom View 1:



Bedroom View 2:



Bedroom View 3:



This is it from the Side, You have to go up Stairs to get to the Front Door.



Thoughts?

[Gogowars329]

@samoht I really like the house but the colour of the outside walls are a little offputting. Maybe change the bricks to wood?

I took all the advice and changed the windows back. Hopefully it looks alright.

The child bedroom and bathroom has been changed.

Any suggestions?
The living room and kitchen will come soon but let me tell you something. I'm not very good at choosing themes for rooms other than bedrooms and bathrooms so they may look a bit odd.

[Natsuko]

The living room and kitchen will come soon but let me tell you something. I'm not very good at choosing themes for rooms other than bedrooms and bathrooms so they may look a bit odd.

I think that I'm OK with living rooms, so I'll give you some suggestions. For themes, you want it to sort of piece together with your house's theme. Earlier you said that the theme was going to be blue, so make sure to incorporate in your with your living room. I've always thought of a living room as a room to relax with your family after school or work, so make sure that there is a nice comfy couch . Also you need some source of entertainment, like a TV or a bookshelf. Hang paintings on your walls and add decoration. I noticed that the kid's bedrooms are walls are bare. Sometimes its nice to look at a creative painting before you sleep, it enhances good dreaming (I think?). I can't wait to see the final product!

[Micler]

@Joria- I love those bedroom suites! They are so cute!

@Samoht- Cool house! I really like the kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The wardrobe should become the same woodgrain used throughout the house. You've done a lot with the 10 x 10 lot.

So, I decided to build a somewhat traditional family home, and came up with this.























I didn't really know what to do with the large yard. Perhaps a driveway on one side, but I'm at a blank for the rest. Also, I'm not quite sure about some of the rooms inside. Any thoughts?

[Gogowars329]

Maybe add a pool or a playground for the kids?
All the rooms look great but the study looks a little cramped. Maybe get rid of the chair closest to the fireplace?

[Anushka]

IŽve been in agony of watching all the wondefull creations here, and not being able to type comments cause my keyboard got mad after cup of coffee. So IŽll now just share my admiration with all of you! Amaying work, IŽll have to download many many homes at the end of the week!

[TheChronicR]

@Thomas - I agree with Gogo. I like everything else, brilliant.

@Gogo - I see you have a "half-wall obsession"? Don't get me wrong, that's great, it adds uniqueness to the house. I love how you made the house look bigger from the outside than it actually is.

@Micler - I'm loving that house, but unfortunately it has a few flaws. Not flaws really, but some additions will make it look better. I agree, add a playground with all the new Generations stuff (treehouse, maybe?) there somewhere, and a pond. A few decorations in the dining room, or plants? Are you sure there isn't a routing problem in the master bedroom's bathroom? Bushes and flowers would be a nice addition to the outdoors as well. Other than those, the house is perfect from my point of view. Well done.

[samoht04]

I didn't use Bricks on the outside of the House. I used a Paint and a Pattern from Geometric. If I change the colour of the wood and parts of the Geo Pattern to the "997c53" Colour Wood maybe that would look better. I was starting Gothic but then it turned out lighter and "happier" ,if that is the right word for it, inside. Yeah I just realised how that Wardrobe sticks out because of the grain.

@ Gogo, The Childs Bedroom, I think it is way to dark, too much Black for Children. I know there are many out there who love Black but I think it still looks to dark. It also clashes with the Windows a bit too much for my liking. That partition in the middle? I see why you put it there, is it to break up Toys from the TV? Well I think it is actually a bit odd to have that in the Middle of the room. The Outside looks great though!

@ Micler, It looks great! I have a few ideas though, that Roof it has a big empty wall, could you maybe put a Window in there? Don't a lot of Traditional Houses have Attic Rooms? I think a Pond might be nice and some Terrain Paint. As Chronic siad I think there may be Routing Issues in the Bathroom, it looks like there should anyway. A solution if there is a problem is an L shape, Sink stays where it is, the Toilet goes under the Window, the Basket goes where the Shower was, in the Corner and then the Shower moves over one, it may not look the best but it should be practical.

[Gogowars329]

@samoht There actually is no black in the room. The only thing close was the brown. But I agree and I changed all the brown to the blue except for on the rug as I like it.

What do you guys think? I want to perfect this room before I start the rest of the house.
@Natsuko I added paintings to the rooms.

[Choccolatee]

Hey guys! It's been a while since I last posted in this thread, and today I finally got around to building something! Meet Petit(e) Maison, a small starter home for your young, hip and just starting out Sim. I'm probably gonna upload it to the Swap Shop if I'm ever gonna get the hang of it. But here we go, home sweet home!  

The generic curb shot:



Kitchen + part of living room:



Living room + "bedroom" behind the privacy screen:



Overhead view:



Bonus shot:
Night view:



Hope you guys like it!
Any comments/critiques are welcome.  

EDIT: The link to download is here in the Swap Shop:
Petit(e) Maison

[samoht04]

Looks Awesome Choccolatee!  I'd Download it! (I see you have uploaded, off to download!)


@ Gogo, Sorry it looked Black on my Screen, I was also mainly talking about the Wood Panels and Beds in the Room, they just look to Dark to me, for a Kids Room, it doesn't ruin the room, it's just my opinion. Oh and the arrangement of Toys/TV looks much better to me! 

[Choccolatee]

Thanks samoht04! Let me know on the Swap Shop thread if there's any problems with it.