Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[ZapKid]

It looks fine, aside from the lack of terrain paints/abundant bushes, and the "party" area looks overdone. Also, the fence (BauHaus one) appears odd, maybe a half wall would fit better?
But I love the elevation, I never got the hang of different elevations 

[Twinmum]

It's still very much a work in progress, so terrain paints, and general landscaping have not been really touched on yet (except the palms) I used the higher fence because i wanted a private feel to the outdoor living area. I'll have a look though and try a lower fence. Maybe the fact that it is higher up will be enough privacy.
How do you think the outdoor area is overdone - too many things you mean?

This is the original house that I used as the design. I had to change a few things but the basic plan is much the same.


Norma

[Ausette]

This is the original house that I used as the design. I had to change a few things but the basic plan is much the same.

Norma

Okay, that's freaky. I was working on a version of that exact house just this morning. Here's what I got:

[Gogowars329]

That is very odd! I really like the look Ausette! Norma, the party area looks great but the kitchen needs to be coloured to blend in with the fence behind it.

[Chuckles_82]

Haha awesome that you were both trying to build the same thing - interesting that you both came up with something completely different! Looking at it, that house is practically made for sims. Now if I just used this... and that.... hmm...

[Twinmum]

lol, it is weird we were both working on it. I have had this one in mind for a while. I have a bookmark folder just for house plans I want to Sim. This one has a few variations, in one, instead of the outdoor living area, it has a small self contained unit or guest house.

[cndneh]

lol, it is weird we were both working on it. I have had this one in mind for a while. I have a bookmark folder just for house plans I want to Sim. This one has a few variations, in one, instead of the outdoor living area, it has a small self contained unit or guest house.

HAHA!  I've built that house as well!!!

[kiko94]

Now that was funny , both of the houses look great, my suggestion to Twinmum is to recolor the high  fence, and like zapkid said to switch the bahus fence with half wall (the one that ausette used) since you didn't touch the landscaping yet I'm sure you'll be fixing the bumps,

[Lynley1248]

HAHA!  I've built that house as well!!!

So have I, though I tweaked it a bit.    It is a really cool house plan.  Twinmum, I really like yours.  I would use a recolorable fence around the pary area though so it blends in.  It isn't the height throwing it off for me but the brick on top of the stucco. Other than that, I really like the exterior.  I can't wait to see how the inside looks.

Zapkid:  I love the rich brown of the exterior and the downstairs layout.  It looks great so far. What windows are you using in the front? 

[ZapKid]

Wow, I am going to build that too, it looks awesome 

The windows on my house are from Bauhaus. You can find them here.

[Lilygirl]

Tee Hee, I also built that house months ago! My Sims have lived in it for a long time now. *Makes note to find game file and take some pictures to share.*

[kiko94]

Now this is just crazy 

[KJSinclair]

In some ways I think that this concept of using a house plan to make a house would make for an awesome building contest.

I love to see how people perceive aspects of plans and then how they translate in the game.

Kindest Regards
KJ

[Twinmum]

That would be a good idea. We could have a dozen entries and I'm betting they would all be different because even though we would all be working from the same plans, how we convert them to sims would be different. Maybe you could suggest this idea to samoht04 or Lilygirl.

Norma

[ZapKid]

That would be a good idea. We could have a dozen entries and I'm betting they would all be different because even though we would all be working from the same plans, how we convert them to sims would be different. Maybe you could suggest this idea to samoht04 or Lilygirl.

Norma

+1 to this idea.