Fabulous Ausette! Me, I would just have used the filling station you can buy or used the old fashioned gas pump. You made it a true work of art.
Well, you guys have been doing the fabulous stuff. Me, I just did the kinda boring same old. My personal challenge this time around was to use only vanilla, keep the basic shape, and yet make the house special despite it's rather boring shape. I took the old stand by, Shotgun Style, and remodeled it. It is totally vanilla but I'm thinking it's gourmet vanilla. Here it is.
As you can see, I kept the basic box shape but changed the color and texture of the exterior and the roof. I added new landscaping and a lot of yard and garden features, still keeping to the basic game only items. You can't see it well but there is a park bench seat under the shade of the poplar trees to the left of the picture.
Basic floor plan remained the same but I added width and depth to the house so could add two bathrooms and another bedroom and made all the rooms larger. It now has a nice patio/pool area complete with grill and lounge chairs and even pool rules. The lounge area/dining area are open to one another. I liked putting in the fireplace with a cozy grouping and made the tv viewing area a bit less important yet comfy. Looking at it with fresh eyes I think I should move the carpet under the dining table to the tv area and move the dining table over toward the kitchen a tiny bit to make it less cluttered and enclosed feeling. I could even use a smaller dining table but since it was a house that could accommodate several Sims I gave them a big table and extra chairs off to the side, currently being placed by the chess table. Guess I could add two more chairs.
Main area. Doesn't feel as crowded from floor level.
My least favorite room. I was really torn between making this a nursery/kid's room or just a generic room that teens could inhabit or guests. I'm not happy with the result and don't really like the color scheme either.
I rather like this bedroom, although I usually go for different bed/furniture styles. It was really a challenge for me to stick to vanilla since I've been blessed with every EP/SP and tons of freebies and store items. Which is why I did it. I wanted to show that even with vanilla and a boring house style you could have something comfortable and attractive. You'll notice the bathroom has a lot of empty space. That is so whoever downloads the house can add washers and dryers if they obtain them or maybe put in more luxurious appointments.
This is my favorite bedroom. Probably because of the soft, teal blue coloring. I have a rather limited mental color palette, I like soft blues and other pastels, though not yellow or purple shades, and I love black, white, red and grey in combinations. Not fond of browns and oranges or green. So my mental palette is really limited. I personally prefer to work with white and then add a color or two, so sticking with greens was an added challenge here.
It's currently up in my studio and sent off to Carl for our Swap Shop. Let me know what you think and some advice for changes would be welcome.
