Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[ladybug53]

Wow ! This island is just spectacular. What a beautiful world you've created. The perfect place for our Fairies to explore. It must have taken quite some time to put all those wonderful lots together. 

[Joria]

Thanks everybody for all your kind comments.  Today I will be doing some of the nitty gritty work, looking into each and every build everyone shared and seeing just how much of this world could be played even without store items.  I hate to have it not be playable for all.  I'll try to list the places that have a lot of store items.  The basic world itself, with all the fantasy landscaping, should be playable and I think, (but not sure), that what I personally built has little or no store stuff.

EDIT:  I forgot one builder!  Spork-Tastic for her fantastic Topsy Turvey Mini-Mansion.  Wild and wacky and I think, no store items.

[Odinsdottir]

Joria, you're so generous with your time!  Thanks so much.  I'm not getting Supernatural til xmas, but I'm really looking forward to using these amazing creations!

[napoleonwrasse]

I gotta know. How did you get windows in the basement? I've been trying to figure that trick out forever.

Sorry for the late reply. I learned on a Victorian thread over at the sims 3 forum.
Here's the link. http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/500281.page
He raises his up but I leave mine down usually. And of course to make the base ment 1 wall height use 3 stairs or 12 clicks. If you have any questions feel free to pm me. I will say I have made a lot to get the symetrical with the stairs and winds and doors etc.

[JudesSims]

This is a house that I started for Cedia. It's not finished yet but you can get an idea of what I'm trying to do.



More pictures and download here.

http://jude-wright.com/mountain-home-3br-2-5ba/

Please let me know what you think.

[YZJay]

I haven't been able to make any changes to the house I was building since the new term was eating away my time. We're having a 8 day holiday in my place, so finally I get to continue building the house. Here's a pic of a partial outdoor view and lighting.

[DeLouche]

Grat lighting effects, YZJay... they look awesome.

[Cedia]

Here's my version of an existing log home here:  http://www.precisioncraft.com/loghomeplans/Craftsman/Clearwater.html  I first asked for others to make it because I couldn't figure out how, but I received a tutorial from a kind simmer and was able to complete it.  It'll be fun to see how others built and decorated this house!

It is made for Hidden Springs, specifically on 4 Beryl Ct., which is a 40x30 lot.  You'll see why when you get a load of the view from the back of the house! 

It can be downloaded at http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6477455

View from Road (and Sebastian thinking about becoming a Super Spy again)


Front


Back


First Floor


Second Floor


Kitchen


Dining Room (and a great view)


Great Room

[JudesSims]

Excellent, Cedia! Hangs my head in shame

[Cedia]

Excellent, Cedia! Hangs my head in shame

Oh Jude, don't do that!  Your house is just as great, it just has a different look to it! 

[JudesSims]

Oh Jude, don't do that!  Your house is just as great, it just has a different look to it! 

Thank you, Cedia!  I'll have to find that tutorial you followed.

[Cedia]

Thank you, Cedia!  I'll have to find that tutorial you followed.

Ask Donatello.  He emailed it to me.

[fortheloveofcake]

That turned out beautifully, Cedia! Miles better than my several sad attempts. I can see little things that you did differently with the walls that made yours work and mine fail, specifically the second floor balcony and the pitch of the main roof section. Awesome job!

[Rhapsody2312]

That's amazing Cedia! It looks beautiful. I'm still busy with my version (apparently my interior design skills need a bit of work  ); but as soon as it's done I'll post it for you to have a look at. Well done on building an amazing dream home! 

[Cedia]

Thank you all for the compliments!  I haven't built much, but this is pretty much the first house that I've built that has come out the way I wanted it to.  I think because it was a labor of love.

I can't wait to see what you've done, Rhapsody!