Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[loveSims]

Agneza the house is amazing! It look like a real life house not something in a game. It is unbelievable!

[Agneza]

Micler -I made with CFE cheats, but it's the part wich I don't like but for now I don't know how make it better
Lovesims - thank you so much 

[Lynley1248]

Agneza-That house is so lovely!  I think the chimneys look fine.  I really like the landscaping, too, especially in the front.  The only thing that sticks out to me are the dormers.  They don't quite look right to me; I think it is the roofing. Other than that, it looks fantastic.

[samoht04]

It looks great! I agree with Lynley about the Dormers though. 

[Frey]

The house is beautiful as always, Agneza! I didn't even know you could do that with CFE, hehe. The dormers look a little odd to me too, but the house and the chimney look amazing. My favorite part is the little curved wall to my left, it looks just like the original picture!

[Hosfac]

Micler -I made with CFE cheats, but it's the part wich I don't like but for now I don't know how make it better

Yeah, and I know exactly why it bugs you...because the exact thing bugs me when I use CFE to do things like that lol.  I wish I had a solution for you, but I'm still looking for one myself.

But the house looks spectacular none the less.

[Agneza]

I tray found what means  word "dormens" but  I can't  found in vocabulary- please can You  explain  this word  for me , maybe with another words- please....

[Frey]

The dormers are the little thingies that come out of the roof, the three little "rooms" that you put in the center of the roof. They look very good there, it's just that the roofing you used looks a little awkward, in my opinion  .

[Micler]

I think the chimney looks good! It's not perfect, but it's much better than the regular brick for houses like this. I agree about the dormers.

[Agneza]

Thank you ! and I don't like this dormers, but when I put roofs they  looks very strange, mayby will be better remove it    .

[Katluvr]

It's just that the dormer roofs are in the opposite direction of how they should be if you want to use a gabled roof.  If you extend the dormer roof further back into the house it should turn in the proper direction and will look great.  Another alternative is to use a half gable roof.

[Agneza]

Thanks Katluvr - is very good advice, 

[norenegonc]

Hey guys, just started working on a new series of houses, the theme is going to be modern fantasy, as in… what would Middle Earth look like in the year 2012 (I would try for old school fantasy but there really just is not enough fantasy looking furniture outside of store content). These houses might lead to a whole new fantasy world in the style of Middle Earth! I already created a hobbit house, so this time I decided to try for something Elven. The style mimics images I found of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings as well as Darnassus from World of Warcraft and a few random things from the Song of Ice and Fire series. I tried to give the architecture a light airy feel, hence the shallow lake, arches, open areas, and columns.

Now though, I am stuck. I don’t know what kind of colors or wall coverings I should use. And so I am here to ask you guys! I was thinking something stony like Rivendell but everything I try looks off… Any suggestions Thanks! Oh and sorry for linking an unfinished house, I know this thread is mostly for finished work, this will be the only time I link it before it is done, only doing so for suggestions

[FireRaye93]

norenegonc, I just have to say that the house looks amazing so far. I don't know a whole lot about modern fantasy, but when I googled it, the buildings didn't seem all that different from what you've got so far. One suggestion though, I think the wood railings along the bridges are too dark. I think they might look better as a more golden color. Also maybe change the style of them because they look a little bulky, but it could just be the color that makes them look like that. I hope this helps some.

[Frey]

Amazing Norenegonc! I love your houses so much! And I have to say, as a Tolkien fan/geek I would love to see a Middle Earth inspired world for the Sims  .

I agree with FireRaye about the wood railings though, they would look better in a lighter or golden color. About the wall coverings... I would also say stoney but yes, EA's stone coverings and patterns always look odd in my houses! The house looks amazing so far though!