Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[macphile]

Thanks! I'm going to try modern furniture. And a half wall.

I actually tried to move the stairs against the wall but kept being told I couldn't because of some object being in the way. Except I couldn't see anything. Sigh.

[Frey]

If you have Generations, you could change the stair and use one of the "round stairs" (sorry, I don't know the word in english  ). and put it in the corner, to have more room for a reading nook, a TV or even a painting area.
 
The object in the way might have been a window or a ceiling lamp. You could try removing everything in the way, or using MOO. That doesn't always work, but sometimes it helps.

[Twinmum]

I actually tried to move the stairs against the wall but kept being told I couldn't because of some object being in the way. Except I couldn't see anything. Sigh.

Take out that round window and then try to move the stairs.. I think you will find that's the problem.

[macphile]

If I recall correctly, I did try to move the window. That's what was throwing me. There was nothing I could see in the way.

I don't have Generations. I'd be using the spiral stairs all the time if I did. :-)

On the plus side, I gave the blue house a major interior makeover.

[Twinmum]

Did you remove the windows on both floors? Also on the upper floor, is that a light fitting (can't tell if it's on the wall or the ceiling) try moving that out of the way too.

[macphile]

Ah, yeah, I didn't do both windows. I think it is a light upstairs, but I think it was put in after I put the stairs in where they are.

[FireRaye93]

Try deleting the stairs and replacing them. Also if you used "moveobjects on" then that could explain as well.

[Agneza]

macphile - you are really very talented.  I like your choice of colors. About the furniture - try to recolor it using metal or plastic texture, it looks modern.

[Anushka]

It's been a while since I visited this tread to show something I buit myself, but lately I've been hunting an appartment and saw many different buildings that inspired me (OK I admit, I rebuilt few of them in Sims to tackle the interior design for RL purposes )
This one was too cute and interesting and inspired me to play with outside more than with inside where only kitchen and bathroom are furnished!
Front:


Side, entrance and back of the house:


Floor plan:

[pallyndrome]

Anushka, that house is gorgeous! Please upload to swap shop!

[Anushka]

Anushka, that house is gorgeous! Please upload to swap shop!

Thanks Pally, I will upload it. I'll try to reconstruct the roof so I can add another room upstairs which is an option in the appartment I saw in RL (nice big room 5x5 minus the stairs). I miss roof windows in Sims! Also, not shore if I'll leave it for a single Sim or for a couple and where to squeze double bed.. I'll keep it in moderate price range too.

[Agneza]

It's Fantastic ! I love this house 

[ZapKid]

Whipped together a shell for Twinbrook's mini island. Suggestions?

[Sims3Clacla123]

Wow that's awesome Zap. The only thing I could see is that there isn't much flower or shrubbery in the front, maybe a few small flower bushes. But that's all I can really point out.
Once again it's amazing and it really does look like one of the TwinBrook Island houses. 

[Joria]

Catching up and getting back in the swing of things after a fairly long hiatus from Sims.  Zap, love the shell.  Ana, perfect little house!  I love it.  A second floor would be nice.

You all know I can never leave well enough alone.  I decided I had to do SOMETHING in Lunar Lakes, a place that truly annoys me for it's inconsistencies.  (Wild west furnishings in a totally modern world, use of lots of gnarly, old looking, beaten up wood and tons of rust.  grrrr).  I'm much better at remodeling, (I think), than at building from scratch so I chose the Outpost for a complete face lift and make over.  I'm stuck on the ground floor though so would love suggestions.  I'm furnishing it with mostly the Future Shock stuff from the store though there are several other store and EP/SPs used.  I also used Kate's art work which I really love.  Since it's just for my pleasure I figured I could use whatever store items I wanted to.

This house was one with lots of diagonals and pointy little corners and triangles.  Waste of space and really, not that attractive nor practical in my opinion.  When I want a "get away", I don't want a pointy shack so here is how the outside looks at the moment.  I have to do something about the roof over the bay windows.



Upstairs has the bedroom and master bath, an unfinished deck, and a small office type work area good for a recluse writer.



Ground floor is just awful.  I definitely help with it.  I'm also planning on MAYBE making it one story higher or going down with a basement, (or both), to plant some of those earth plants brought to the moon by the colonists.



I'm at a loss as to what I can do for landscaping.  There is very little land area and I'm unsure which terrain paints, if any, would work to make this look less barren.  There is not enough space for a swimming pool but could possibly add a fountain.  Still, who would see it?