Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[VampirePlasma]

Kiko that's very pretty. I'll download it!

[kiko94]

Lol I have been very bored and decided to build a small junkyard, it is in the swap shop: Jenkey's Abandoned junkyard
Screen:

[pallyndrome]

I'm about to upload my first lot to the swap shop *nervous*. Anyway, it's an Art Gallery/Museum. Also, I have this redo of Jollyboat Plaza from Barnacle Bay - I made it into a kid's playground. What do you think - is it worth uploading too? I'm redoing a lot of Barnacle Bay's lots, some myself, some with help...

[Pam]

Also, I have this redo of Jollyboat Plaza from Barnacle Bay - I made it into a kid's playground. What do you think - is it worth uploading too?

Most definitely.

[Choccolatee]

I like it! It's very kid-friendly and the colours are suited for kids too. 

[Gogowars329]

Woah pally! Much better than the old park! Awesome!

[kiko94]

Looks great Pally. The colors choices are great. If you could add a small toddler area (peg box, doll house...etc), maybe near the riding toys?  A,lso if you could remove the tiles in the play areas it would be more realistic. You don't want the kids to fall on cement do you ?

[pallyndrome]

Glad you like it! Those are good ideas kiko, I'll replace the cement with rubber, and add some toddler toys near the jungle gym things.

EDIT: It's all done and on the swap shop:

http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=6400.0

and the link to the museum is:

http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=6399.0

[Joria]

Pally these are terrific!  I am SOOOO downloading them!  

I have a general suggestion to you folks who make kid areas.  It's the mom in me I guess, but do you check to make sure there is enough space where the swings are so that they won't accidentally hit someone when a child swings high in them?  Sometimes we use moveobjects and don't give enough room for kids running in front of swing sets or slides.  Rambunctious kids don't always look where they are going so it's up to us to watch out for that even if they are only pixels.    Also, in some city parks, Central Park in NYC comes to mind, you will find slides and swings with hard cement on the ground.  I'm not sure why it is so, but again, the mom in me says sand would be much softer to land on and not as dirty as a dirt smudge, although the dirt smudge looks realistic and works fine.  Here in Oregon the ones I have seen are dirt, not cement and not sand.

EDIT:  So sorry!  Vampire I love your living room.  A chess table or such would help break up the empty feel but it is not at all tacky.

Kiko I want that junkyard and pool!  Really nice work there! 

Did I miss anyone?  You are all awesome!

[pallyndrome]

Thanks for the tips Joria, I'll keep the swings space in mind for future builds. In Australia there is often black/blue rubber on the ground around kids playgrounds, so that's what I put on the Jollyboat Kids Plaza.

[MoonsAreBlue]

Hey, everybody. This is my first time posting on this thread, and I'm a little nervous because of all of the amazing builders on here. I want to say ahead of time that I think I have a problem with bold colors. I like to use a lot of them, and it never turns out just right. However, I can't seem to figure out how to narrow them down. I know I have other building/designing flaws that I can't really describe, so any constructive criticism is welcome! Plus, I'm at a loss when it comes to landscaping. This is my first time building a modern house.

From the front:


Living room:



Sun room:


Dining room:


(Part of) the kitchen:


Deck with a view:


Bedroom:


Bathroom:


Roof:


I used only Vanilla objects in case anyone wants this uploaded. However, the roof is perfectly situated for a hot tub/lounge/dance area.

[TheChronicR]

Totally loving it Moons, I'm not that great of a builder so I can't judge professionally but it's super in my eyes.

[kiko94]

this I love the house  moons, your rooms are perfectly decorated , My only suggestions  would be placing more rugs under the seating in the living room, Also the landscaping would be considered a little bit " left behind"  if you could work more on that area the house would be perfect ^^

[MoonsAreBlue]

Totally loving it Moons, I'm not that great of a builder so I can't judge professionally but it's super in my eyes.

Thanks. I find myself pretty mediocre, but there are a lot of ways in which I could improve, which is why I came here!

this I love the house  moons, your rooms are perfectly decorated , My only suggestions  would be placing more rugs under the seating in the living room, Also the landscaping would be considered a little bit " left behind"  if you could work more on that area the house would be perfect ^^

Well, when I was decorating, I originally had a bunch of rugs but then I changed it to a strip of blue carpet from the entrance to the dining room and to the deck. So now I'm not really sure where I could put rugs that wouldn't overlap on the flooring that's already posing as a rug. I'm really at a loss for landscaping. I kind of just put random stuff everywhere. Maybe I could turn the area in front of the house and around the sun room into a rock garden? Or would that be too large of an area to be mostly sand?

[kiko94]

I would guess it won't blend in well, remove the bamboo trees I feel they don't look right , put a small fencing (not the smallest) that would blend in with the house around that empty space, and 1 square ahead of the front, use dirt paint and place those small bushes, flowers and rocks in a formation to decorate that empty gap (use moveobjects on if needed)  and in the 1 square areas use small flowers, it would look much better
sorry if this sounds a bit messy, try the landscaping help thread it will also help you, at least I know it did for me ^^