Building Contest 2013: 14 - A Craftsman Renovation

[Lilygirl]

Building Contests 2013: 14 - A Craftsman Renovation

The Task:
Seeing the pain in young Claire Ursine's face, Fiona McIrish can well understand the anxiety that facing single parenthood can bring. With the support of her housemate and fellow single mother, Molly, Fiona sets out to redesign her home into a haven for the single parents of Sunset Valley, even going so far as to ask Claire to move in. River, Fiona's teenage daughter, gives her input on the design of the house: a Craftsman with a large front porch and back deck.

Additional Information:
Fiona wants a large master with ensuite bath, a garden, and an office/library. River would appreciate an ensuite bath and a media room. Molly also wants a master with ensuite bath, a door connecting her room to Sandi's nursery, and direct access to the outside. As for the other single parents and nooboos, their accommodation style is up to you: single bedrooms with cribs, dorm style for the parents and dorm style nursery, separate apartment units, etc.

Entry Specifications:

• Lot Type: Residential
• Lot Size: 30x30 - use 330 Oak Grove Road* (aka Single Moms household)
• Budget: $110,000
• Content Restrictions: There are no additional content restrictions.
• Number of Bed Spaces: Minimum of 5 beds and 3 cribs
• Other Specifications:
  • 2 Masters with ensuite baths, 1 with access to the outside
  • Library/Office
  • Garden and back deck
  • Toddler skill items and furniture
  • Separate space for River
• Optional Specifications:
  • Media room
  • Large kitchen, dining, and living spaces

*Live Mode is still off limits. Select this lot through Edit Town and evict the Single Moms household, then enter the lot and build as usual. You may either bulldoze the lot before you start building or work with the existing elements on the lot.

Contest Start Date: Tuesday, July 16 - 12:00am
Contest End Date: Tuesday, July 30 - 11:59pm

For instructions on how to enter the Contests follow this link.

Only post in this thread if you are posting an entry or you are asking a question, we would prefer however if questions were PMed to us. If you have any questions please PM the Contest Team: samoht04, Lilygirl and Ausette. Ensure all receive your question to ensure it gets answered as quickly as possible.

[Lilygirl]

Sorry this one is up so late. You do have a couple extra days to make up for it.

[marwolfer]

Craftsman Renovation by marwolfer

# of Beds/Baths: 5 bedrooms (including nursery and two master suites) and 3 bath (2 ensuite)
Lot Size: 30x30
Furnished Price: 81,257
Unfurnished Price: 40,638
Suggested Placement: 330 Oak Grove Road (aka Single Moms household)
EPs & SPs: World Adventures, High End Loft Stuff, Ambitions, Fast Lane Stuff, Late Night, Outdoor Living Stuff, Generations, Town Life Stuff, Pets, Master Suite Stuff, Showtime, Katy Perry's Sweet Treats Stuff, Diesel Stuff, Supernatural, Seasons, University Life, Island Paradise.
Links to Store Content: Le Petit Eiffel from Explorer's Loot (download) ; Learn Your Simzees from Weba Yayfoo! (download)
Description: Created to house both the Ursine and McIrish clans, this Craftsman style home is perfect for the large family life. Whether you're trying to blend two families together or just have a lot of your own little nooboos and Sim kids, you've got the perfect home. Features two master bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, a media room, spacious yard, and space for everyone.

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(note: the room on the right is just for River, so she can have her own space)

[ladybug53]

Oakland
by ladybug53

Lot Size : 30x30 - Built at 30 Oak Grove Road .
Cost Furnished : 104,791
Cost Unfurnished : 58,151

Expansions Used : Ambitions - Supernatural - Island Paradise - Pets - Generations - Seasons .
Stuff packs Used : None .
Free from the Store : Earth Day

No CCs or Mods were used .

Main Floor : Kitchen - Dining Room - Living Room - Family Room - Computer/Office Room - Child's Play Room - Bathroom .
Second Floor : 4 bedrooms , 2 with ensuites , one with door to outside deck , Nursery with 3 cribs and a Bathroom. Could sleep 8 sims plus 3 nooboos . Hall area has chess table plus 2 easels and also has access to upper deck area ..
Outside : Deck with grill and eating area , swing sets .

Click to enlarge image then use arrow key to move forward .



Link to Download : Oakland

[bubbles]

Craftswoman
by bubbles

Lot size: 30x30 (330 Oak Grove Road)
Bedrooms: 5 plus a nursery
Bathrooms: 3
Cost Furnished: 108,382
Cost Unfurnished: 74,112

Expansion Packs: World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Supernatural, Seasons, University Life Island Paradise
Stuff Packs: Town Life Stuff
Store Content: None

Calling all single mothers in Sunset Valley! Bubbles Inc. has completely renovated 330 Oak Grove Road and made it into a family home for all! Has space for four mothers, one child/teen and three toddlers! It is decorated throughout with red and brown wood, plus colourful accents for the children. The garden has a small, but expandable vegetable patch, play equipment, a barbeque and seating area, plus much more! To top it all, the ground floor hasn't moved, just a few interior walls! Come and make new friends for life in the Craftswoman house!


 
 

Download HERE.

[Neashaleigh]

Couple of questions.

1. What is a media room?
2. Why is live mode for building off limits?

[samoht04]

Couple of questions.

1. What is a media room?
2. Why is live mode for building off limits?

Lilygirl is currently moving house so may not be able to answer your question in time, however I think a media room typically has the definition of being a room that is like a home theatre - or a room with a TV etc. The google image results for a media room seem to agree with that definition as well.

Live Mode is banned for several reasons. The main one being that it causes depreciation in house value, once a Sim moves into a lot the value can go down significantly. The other being that no sim made items are allowed in the contests.

[Neashaleigh]

Lilygirl is currently moving house so may not be able to answer your question in time, however I think a media room typically has the definition of being a room that is like a home theatre - or a room with a TV etc. The google image results for a media room seem to agree with that definition as well.

Live Mode is banned for several reasons. The main one being that it causes depreciation in house value, once a Sim moves into a lot the value can go down significantly. The other being that no sim made items are allowed in the contests.

I see. Thank you! Understood

[Lilygirl]

Sorry guys, apparently attached files don't move with a post when it gets moved.

I've attached the Singles Moms + Ursine household (with $110,000) to the first post for screenshot purposes.

[Anna33]

The Cozy Crafts House 5br 4ba

Lot Size: 30x30 - 330 Oak Grove Road.
Bedrooms: 5 Bedrooms plus Nursery
Lot Value: £92,942
Content Used: Expansion Packs: Base game, World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Showtime Island Paradise. No stuff packs or store content.
Number of Bed Spaces: 6 Beds (3 are double beds 3 are single) and 3 Cribs.

Lot Description: The Cozy CraftsHouse is the new way to live for the Single moms household and Claire Ursine, It includes a spare bedroom for when the nooboo's are growing up. A media room for River which displays a mood board of all her favorite film and Art work, A Tv video game system and Cowplant style Beanbags. An outdoor Playground complete with Sandpit sea saw and Swingset. Fiona got the Garden she wanted, it even has a pond full of fish. There is an office/ Library, with computer and bookshelves, Claire even has her own little Attic room styled in traditional log cabin theme.





(Exterior, Front)



(Back of the house/ Garden)



Floor 1 over view. (Nursery Molly's room, living room dining room and kitchen)



Floor 2 Overview. (Childs room, Fiona's room Office and bathrooms and Rivers Room Plus Media room)



Floor 3/Claire's Area.



Closer view of Rivers room, Bathroom and Media Room



View from Dining room into The Kitchen



Molly's Bedroom/ Bathroom.



Tri-Nooboo Nursery



And Lastly Fiona's Room with adjoining office.

Link to download.

[Vinyl]

Family Craftsman
Lot Size: 30x30
Lot Value: 107,958
Content Used: All Expansions, possible accidental use of Stuff Packs
Number of Bed Spaces: 8 (2 single, 3 double)
Number of Bedrooms: 4 + 3 (4 bedrooms + 3 nurseries)
Number of Bathrooms: 4
Description:  This Craftsman style home has everything the single mothers want and then some! 

Features:

• Fully stocked media room with TV, games system, stereo, instruments, arcade machine, and super comfy seating
• Spacious fully equipped kitchen
• Library/office space with easel and computer
• Cozy fireplace and couches to curl up on with a good book
• Aquarium and fish themed nursery
• Main floor bedroom with ensuite and outdoor exit leading to the two-tiered deck with bar, grill, lounge chairs, fenced in garden, treehouse, and a variety of outdoor activities
• Every master bedroom attaches through an ensuite bathroom to a nursery large enough to convert into a regular bedroom!
• Third floor bedroom with ensuite bathroom perfect for a teenager
• And so much more, including laundry facilities, everything needed for kid's camping trips (tent and sleeping bag), skilling objects for all ages, covered parking, and Craftsman details and styling throughout!

[samoht04]

A reminder that due to a later starting date on this Contest you do have until the 30th to enter! Contest 15 will begin tomorrow however on schedule.

[Neashaleigh]

I have made a house for this competition, but I am having major problems with uploading my lots at the moment. I keep getting a "failed to share" error. Not sure what to do. I can take photos of the house, and put them up with all the details, but I can't guarentee I'll be able to fix the error that prevents uploading.

[samoht04]

I have made a house for this competition, but I am having major problems with uploading my lots at the moment. I keep getting a "failed to share" error. Not sure what to do. I can take photos of the house, and put them up with all the details, but I can't guarentee I'll be able to fix the error that prevents uploading.

Have you tried a factory reset? Hope you get it working again in time!

[Neashaleigh]

Have you tried a factory reset? Hope you get it working again in time!

Yeah, I've tried everything. The only thing that seems to work is to put the saved game into a new game... which is a pain in the butt. I'm hoping to solve it soon too.. but no one seems to know what the problem is.

I'll keep trying because I'd like to put my entry into this competition.