Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[TommyT]

Very unique design Salty!  I love the central garden area, the big bathroom, the open area beneath the kitchen and all the windows.  With that big front yard you have a real opportunity to create some knock-out landscaping.

[Saltypaws]

It is a large lot and I am not quite done.  I took alot of your advice too and it really helped.  I just always play and never build, but I am changing my mind now. lol

[Joria]

I'm so glad I popped in!  If I hadn't I would have missed your lovely house Salty!  I love the openess of it and the sim-metry.  I hate it when things are off balance.  Very unique!

Pam I love your remodels.  I'm not that fond of green but sometimes we have to go with it, especially if it makes our Sim happy.  The palace in Al Simhara is lovely!  I'd love to go there.

Samoht, lovely, lovely houses.  I rarely like modern houses but this one really catches my eye.  In the big, green one, how do you get a window high up under the roof like that?  I've been going bonkers trying to figure it out.  Looks like a good legacy house to me.

[samoht04]

Thanks Joria! 

[TommyT]

In the big, green one, how do you get a window high up under the roof like that?

Adjust the roof pitch until it's high enough to accept a window.  This is easier with some windows than others.

[samoht04]

Yeah what TommyT said, except I didn't plan that it was just an empty spot so I filled it with a Window cause it fit there! 

[AriaGirl77]

Love your house Salty!  It reminds me of a "Street of Dreams" house here in my home town where the main floor was upstairs and the downstairs was the family/bonus room.  I thought it was a really cool design, hadn't thought of using that type of layout in Sims, but looks great and I bet it would be fun to play in too.   Love the garden area downstairs!

[FunkyChunks]

Hi, this is my first time posting and I thought I would show off the latest house I built, and the first one I uploaded to the exchange! It's called classy minimalist and I would absolutely adore any and all feedback 

Outside (1)


Outside (2)


Dining


One of the three delightful bedrooms


Second Floor


This house has absolutely no custom content and if you like this and would like to download it, it can be downloaded here -> http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=2776849  and don't be afraid to add me as a friend 

[bshag]

This is definitely a first for me...usually I only build and don't share.   Let's keep our fingers crossed that I can follow Pam's instructions on how to get this thing in here...

This is a small bungalow I built especially for the beach in Sunset Valley.  Unfurnished it goes for around $47,000 and furnished it will be $75,000.

http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=2777457
sunken living room with floor to ceiling windows.

Bedroom and bath

Kitchen

Guest bedroom and bath

Outside of house and lot

[bshag]

Very nice house funky.  I see you like windows too.

Welcome to the forum!

[Pam]

@bshag:  Are those clouds on the floor of the bathroom?

[samoht04]

Welcome to the Forum FunkChunks!  That is a really cool House, it looks so light and airy!

I like your theme bshag!  Did you use the constrainfloorelevation to make the Sunken living room?

[bshag]

@Pam, in the guest BA the tile is dolphins and the bath next to master bedroom is just a really soft design of square tiles.  All the designs and patterns I use in my houses are dl'ed from the exchange, they are all recolors.  I sorta went nuts last summer.

@samoht, yup.  I love the tutorial, so easy to use.  

Thanks for the comments guys.  Nice, easy instructions how to link Pam, thanks loads!

[pallyndrome]

I only have one family that I ever play - I do nearly everything with them. So the house is constantly changing, and I don't make it to look nice on the outside. Anyone interested in what it looks like? I usually have big families - 6-8 sims at one time. Also, not sure how to do it with 5 screenshots. There's five levels, but you won't be able to see much detail in one screenshot per level.

[samoht04]

If you posted a picture we could help you decorate the outside? And give tips for the Landscaping etc.