Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[fortheloveofcake]

Snuffles asked for a house for a Big Brother story over in the requests thread... Here is is! (Finally  )

Exterior Shots:





Living Room and Games Area:



Kitchen and Dining Area:



Bedrooms:





Head of Household Bedroom:



Any comments or criticisms are most welcome.

Link to Swap Shop Thread

[Dellena]

I'd live on that houseboat.   Love the aquarium in the basement wall as a window.

Thanks for the comments on my pool.   It's one of the last elements that I feel I've nearly mastered.

I've enclosed the japanese grill on one side and the barista bar on the other.   I love having so many food choices.  I don't get bored with the same meals for my sims.

[JudesSims]

Hi Guys,

This is the house that I built for my Winterly family in Lunar Lakes. I didn't put it in the Swap Shop because of all of the EPs and Store Items, but thought I'd share it here. I'm open to criticisms and/or suggesions.

Front:


Floorplan:


Courtyard with Blueprint pool:


Living Room and Entrance:


Bathroom and Office:


See more pictures here: http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=2709

[Chuckles_82]

I love the interior, but perhaps a little more landscaping outside? The fantasy trees, because they blend in, if you have Lucky Palms, some of the shrubbery and cacti from there work well too. Perhaps some patterns with paths and fountains to repeat the pattern you used for the pool?

[JudesSims]

I love the interior, but perhaps a little more landscaping outside? The fantasy trees, because they blend in, if you have Lucky Palms, some of the shrubbery and cacti from there work well too. Perhaps some patterns with paths and fountains to repeat the pattern you used for the pool?

Thank you, Chuckles. Yes, I have a terrible time with landscaping. Thank you for the suggestions. I will try to incorporate these when I go back in game on Monday.

[zachlot7]

I was wondering if anyone has made/seen any cool gardens. I am looking for ideas and want to see what others have done.

[Janna]

Which type are you looking for?  Veggie and fruit gardens, flowers, ones for just relaxing in, park type?

Someone can give a link to the gardens from a challenge that was sent to me when I was trying to get some ideas.  They are absolutely gorgeous, and made me realize how inadequate I am at building. 

I have on the swapshop some gardens that are the fruit/veggie types.  There are some others there also, Mrs. Flynn has some wonderful gardens you can look at and download, I have them and like them a lot. 

[zachlot7]

Which type are you looking for?  Veggie and fruit gardens, flowers, ones for just relaxing in, park type?

Someone can give a link to the gardens from a challenge that was sent to me when I was trying to get some ideas.  They are absolutely gorgeous, and made me realize how inadequate I am at building. 

I have on the swapshop some gardens that are the fruit/veggie types.  There are some others there also, Mrs. Flynn has some wonderful gardens you can look at and download, I have them and like them a lot.

Can you link me to the challenge? I was looking for kind of fruit/veggie with the flowers like where your sim can garden but it also has flower decor and other garden-like items.

[Twinmum]

I've finally got around to doing some houseboat building and I couldn't help notice the wonderful skylight on the Skylight Studio for the Performing Arts at the store, so I caved and bought it. Not sure how these things are seen from the inside yet (I build with no residents) but I do like the look so far. Of course this is far from finished, but just thought I'd share how it's looking.

[Janna]

I checked and it (the link) worked for me, I hope it does for you.  There was a contest on building parks.  They are all beautiful, I don't know if this is what you want, but it can give you ideas. 
If you want to download some check out the SwapShop and you will find gardens/parks offered to be downloaded.  Mine are more veggies/fruits with some flowers mixed in, patio area with flowers around, generally a pond also. 

I don't think what I built is what you want  unless your main focus is on fruits and veggies.  My gardens aren't the greatest, the plain and simple type; but I wanted a place where a person didn't mind getting off the path and walking on the grass. 

Looking at the parks/gardens offered by others on the SwapShop can give you ideas for creating a park, so that could be of help to check them out. 


http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php/topic,10379.msg210975.html#msg210975

Building Contest 2012-Long, May: Out at the Park

[Janna]

This is the Spanish Summer home that Neashaleigh built.

Spanish Summer

This house was loosly designed from John B. Scholz's architecture found here. I adapted it and made it my own with many changes. Whilst this is just a shell, I have done all the landscaping and added a few items such as a Fireplace and some lighting.

Some plants from Sunlit Tides were used as was the terrain paint from Monte Vista. Other store items include:

Dr. Prosper's Glowing Orb - wall light
Portal to Paradise - door
Let the sunshine in Window - window
Haute Hacienda Dining Room - Artful Adobe... - archway
Kingdom of Cambodia Bedroom - The Fire Place
Aphrodite's End Table
Corinthian Window

Lot Size: 64x64
Lot Cost: Unsure.. will advise
Expansions used: SN, Pets, IP, LN, WA, ST, Gen, Amb
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The expansion packs that I have are SN, SEA, WA, IP so some of what Neashaleigh had isn't in my copy.
I don't know if I used any of the free store content given.  I  have a hard time remembering what came with some of the items I downloaded free from the site.
Or the extras that came with expansion packs, such as the items from DV and IP

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I loved the house, but have done some changes to more suit what I want in a home.

The majority of the furniture are more marker than what I will use.  Some, such as the dinning room and the master bedroom will probably be kept that way.  I'm not sure about that. 





















I had to take out one of the arches to be able to have kitchen cabinets.  Not happy with that, but didn't know what else to do.  Thinking a small table and chair in the kitchen area would be nice.



In the library I enlarged (I think) that room and then rounded out the corners so the walls wouldn't look so sharp.




In the family area, I think switching the chess table to the music section and moving the stereo, couch and chairs to that part of the room might do better.  Lets the quiet of chess and being on the computer (except when they get quite noisy playing a game) separate from the music.  Could put a bookshelf there also in that part.




As far as changing the walls any more that what I have done (area for the fireplace), I'm don't know what else to do.  Move the fireplace more to the right to allow me to have two rockers, not sure why I didn't do that. 




Here is where I did some changing in the walls, took our a section, put in a straight line and added the fireplace.  Changed the doors and had an area as a walkway to the master bedroom.  The alchemy station; that is temporary, and I think I know where I will move that to.




Here (where the green bed is) I took the room and made it bigger, took the small room beside it and made it smaller to become an attached bathroom.
The other bedroom had a wall that was separate when you entered.  I enclosed it and made it a bathroom, put doors on each side. 

With the garage I am thinking of added another circular stairs from the walkway down to the garage.  It would come out close to where I have the bathroom at.  I can change the garage to hold one car and put in there the alchemy station and have the exercise area.  I would have to move the bathroom to another area in the garage, but I think it would work.


Almost forget, in the pool area, I took where the table and chairs were at and put in a hot tub.  Added a Celtic picnic table and they don't show up, but some lounge chairs also behind the bar section. 

The only problem in landscaping that I see is the tree that sticks through one wall, but I don't think it shows up when the game is played, so no big deal. 

I will change only the wall colors in the bedrooms , to blend in more with the sims who sleep there, their favorite colors.  The rest of the house, I like the color of the walls.
Feedback will be appreciated on any improvements

[Janna]

Rather than try to go through all of these pages here and on the SwapShop, I decided to ask for help in knowing who built this house.  I hope it is okay to post this here.












There is another floor to the house, but it would have put me over the limit of photos to show.

The reason I need to know who built it is that I have done some changes and the results don't look like the original, but I want to use it in a project story and I need to get permission to use it.   And I also feel that the individual who built it should get the credit.  Unless everyone thinks it sucks, then it is mine to claim. 

I used the structure to build almost a totally different house.  But I think there is enough of the original to see in my creation.














In the finished version, besides having filled the rooms with furniture and decorating some of them, the columns have on each floor either a bathroom in them or there is a desk with a computer in it.  That is the main thing that is difference in what you see here and what it looks like completed. 

I think I have six bedrooms, an alchemy room, exercise room and definitely a nursery, the room off of the master bedroom is a nursery with access from the other bedroom across the hall. 
The finished version is being used by the Singh family, with their triplets.  I had hoped she was pregnant with twins before I had to save the family to the bin, but found out later that she didn't become pregnant. 
I am using that house and the family in a project story and I don't want to show it without permission.   

[MissPlumbBob]

Pretty sure this is the Tidy Tudor by Twinmum, but the doors on the second floor look different. You can contact her to ask if you can feature it.

[Twinmum]

Yes it is the Tidy Tudor that I built. It's a recreation of a Sims 2 house. Of course you can use it Janna.

[Janna]

Thank you, 

I really liked the house when I saw it so had to download it; but it shows up only as lot for the name, not Tidy Tudor.   It is a nice starter home that I have used in a game.