Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[Natsuko]

I just made, probably my best work so far. I think I've improved a little in my landscaping and decorating. The next three pictures are the front of the home:



Here are the overviews, of the two floors. Top to bottom.


So what do you think? I want good constructive critiscim.

Modified post to remove some pictures.

[TheChronicR]

Nat, I love the way you've set up everything and the recolors, just maybe move items around a bit more? What I mean, is not always do vertical and horizontal placing, but diagonal too.

Also... When working with terrain paints (like the sand one in the backyard), try using the slider, it helps quite a lot to make it look more realistic. I suggest decorating the backyard/playground area with plants, trees and terrain painting, too.

So far, so good.

[Natsuko]

Nat, I love the way you've set up everything and the recolors, just maybe move items around a bit more? What I mean, is not always do vertical and horizontal placing, but diagonal too.

Also... When working with terrain paints (like the sand one in the backyard), try using the slider, it helps quite a lot to make it look more realistic. I suggest decorating the backyard/playground area with plants, trees and terrain painting, too.

So far, so good.

Thanks. I monkeyed around with the sliders alot for terrain paint...but I had it at the max.
Yeah, I make the furniture more diaganol, sometime's I forget.

[Sportsfan]

That looked really nice Natsuko! I really like the first picture.

[Natsuko]

That looked really nice Natsuko! I really like the first picture.

Thanks.

[Joria]

Natsuko, I love the use of colors!  The bubble room just made me smile because it just looks so bubbly!  All the rooms are really well done.  Your landscaping has indeed, improved a lot!  To make the terrain paint nice and crisp, I put the slider on max, as you did, and I use the medium to large square instead of circles.  I put fencing down and then spray inside the fencing and then remove the fencing, unless I want to keep it as a border around a sand box.  Of course, if I'm doing something curvy the fencing thing doesn't work at all and neither does the square spray, so I'm going to try putting down pieces of curved pool, spray with the circle thing, and then remove the pool pieces!  Don't know if it will work but worth a try.
I particularly love the outside look of your house.  I seldom try to use stone because I just never seem to get it to look right but you certainly made it work.

[Natsuko]

Natsuko, I love the use of colors!  The bubble room just made me smile because it just looks so bubbly!  All the rooms are really well done.  Your landscaping has indeed, improved a lot!  To make the terrain paint nice and crisp, I put the slider on max, as you did, and I use the medium to large square instead of circles.  I put fencing down and then spray inside the fencing and then remove the fencing, unless I want to keep it as a border around a sand box.  Of course, if I'm doing something curvy the fencing thing doesn't work at all and neither does the square spray, so I'm going to try putting down pieces of curved pool, spray with the circle thing, and then remove the pool pieces!  Don't know if it will work but worth a try.
I particularly love the outside look of your house.  I seldom try to use stone because I just never seem to get it to look right but you certainly made it work.

Thanks alot! I'm glad my landscaping has improved!

[TheChronicR]

Thanks alot! I'm glad my landscaping has improved!

Of course it has! Did you have any doubts?

[kiko94]

Hi. I was going to build a consignment shop requested by Chronic, and it ended up a Mall!  It features multiple consignment registers,  a food register, a professional bar, a playing area, and a small park.
Leaving you with the screens,

First Floor:

Features a small sitting area, food register, bar, playing area, the empty rooms have a hidden marker and are meant to be storages  
Second Floor

Features 3 consignment registers, a relic registry and an executive's office. The idea behind the gems is that I wanted to display everything that a consignment shop has to offer. If I get a better idea, I will replace themm
Some Zoom in screens

I finished it today as a come back gift to TheChronicR who left us for an entire day yesterday expect it in the swap shop as soon as nobody has suggestions

[TheChronicR]

Kiko, I've said earlier and I'm repeating now -- I love it, love it, love it! You go girl! And thanks!

So now if anyone has more ideas for us, they are very welcome...

[kiko94]

Kiko, I've said earlier and I'm repeating now -- I love it, love it, love it! You go girl! And thanks!

So now if anyone has more ideas for us, they are very welcome...

He he thanks, but hmm...  who are you talking to? I'm not a girl.  

[TheChronicR]

He  he thanks, but hemm...  who are you talking to ?I'm not a girl   

Umm. Well. I didn't know. Sorry!

[kiko94]

No problem, I know it was a honest mistake

[Lynley1248]

Natsuko- It's lovely.  The indoor garden/greenhouse is awesome.  I'm going to have to try that sometime. The colors are really nice and I agree with Joria, the bubble room is pleasantly bubbly!  My only suggestion would be to maybe make a play area or reading nook in that unused space on the second floor.  It looks a little empty to me, personally.

Kiko- Cool!  I really like it.  I am terrible at making community lots and am jealous of all of you who make such nifty ones.   My suggestion: the top left hand window looks out of place to me.  I think it is the office bathroom window, so you probably don't want the full length windows but perhaps change it to red so that it matches better.  Or try two of the privacy windows in its place?   For some reason, it throws off the front and draws my eye to it because it is off balance.  I love the fountain area; it looks very park like and calm.

[kiko94]

Thanks for the feedback, Lynley I always find that community lots are easier than houses.  You are a great builder and I have all of your houses. I see what you mean about the window. I'll see what I can do to fill that area.