@iampes23 I love your cottage! The terrain paints are fantastic, the bridge and that stream are delightful, and I love that you added a waterfall! Where is the wall pattern in the living room from? I love it but I don't think I've ever seen that one before - or maybe you just recolored it spectacularly well!
@iampes23 Your landscaping is always so wonderful, and this one particularly so. Have you ever tried world building? I bet you'd be great at it.
Thank you very much! I have always wanted to make my own world, but I was never able to get the hang of the roads or something. I have not tried in a very long time though. Maybe I will give it another go!!
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Hello, Sims 3 BnS Entrants - we have an exciting announcement for you! The awesome @ciane is joining the BuildnShare team to help admin and judge the Sims 3 BnS Challenge!!!
Please join us in welcoming @ciane to the official team. We feel that her addition is going to help us keep the Sims 3 challenge going strong for all of our loyal entrants and hopefully we'll even add some new faces along the way.
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 30 x 40; 72 Oceanview Drive, Starlight Shores; Final Cost: 83,018
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: For this build I wanted to do something fun and lively. Something that was bursting with youthful energy. So I decided to build a surf shack. I also made it a personal challenge that every room in the house would become something else. I chose to open up the floor plan by putting in arches between what was the living room and bedroom. I moved the kitchen into what was the bathroom and made the kitchen the dining room. I added walls for the new bathroom and switched the living room and the bedroom to give the living room those ocean views. I tried to clutter the place up to make it look almost messy and freeform in decoration. Hope you enjoy.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: N/A
“As an architect you design for the present with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown”
-Herman Foster
@mederouin Another great take on the Monotone. I love your siding choices with the dark wood and blue together as well as the roofing. Nice layout to the lot with the circular drive and the pathway to the bonfine, and lots of fun outdoor activities. A couple little touches I really like are the towels hanging on the fence by the pool and the way you wrapped that wave wallpaper around the corner.
Finished renovations on the white box this morning and took a screenshot of the value (with a car, furnished is $111,554 ~ edited: I forgot to do the ceilings & add alarm system. Oops! Corrected spent: $114,065 ).
Time to move in my tester sim and ensure there aren't any routing issues! **fingers crossed**
LEVEL: intermediate with the confidence of a beginner, lol
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 ~ The Monotone lot in Sunset Valley, 72 Water Lily Lane ~ $114,065
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: Even though this was built in Edit Town mode, it was treated from the beginning as a project done by my simself.
Addy Sim saw the challenge advertisement in SIMspiration magazine and considered doing the project. Addy thought to herself, "I've done a couple of renovations and this lot is near and dear to my heart because it's where I began my S3 journey." Addy periodically peeked in the forum thread and made note of the requirements as well as the additional question/answer sessions. With those in hand, Addy began.
Instead of graphing the layout, I worked section by section and added or moved items. All of the original items are on display and screenshots should show where they have been placed. Everything has been tested with 3 YA/A sims and is in working order. This was built with an artist/architectural design sim in mind with perhaps a second sim who gardens and/or writes. The empty shelves in the Studio are for future residents to add things they've collected that provide inspiration to the project they're working on.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes, please ~ looking forward to learning how to improve upon my building skills and/or screenshot capture.
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: n/a ~ No 3PCC or CAP
Also, when resetting, I always have check that "delete personal settings" box. Since I don't use IE, that part doesn't bother me at all. If someone actually still uses IE, that might be something to think about.
Your build looks great @suzses
Lovely, natural curb appeal! Fantastic soothing color palette and comfortable looking furnishing choices. The curved pool is a neat idea, too.
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You have not seen it before, unless I have used it in a previous build. It is one of my own patterns, and it is a William Morris design I got off the internet. If you are not opposed to using CAP, here is the link: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8477599
I am a Victorian at heart, and his designs are beautiful!
The kitchen and bathroom are sandstone tiles, also found online. Oops! No, it is golden harvest granite... https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8090181
The bedroom pattern I cannot find to verify the source. On a quick search I cannot verify it is a William Morris design. It could be a Victorian pattern, a wallpaper pattern, a dollhouse wallpaper design, or a wrapping paper pattern. I am fairly certain it is not a fabric design, but I could be wrong.
On the rugs in the living room, I used Golden Tartan pattern, which I think was a wrapping paper design. https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7849021
The wainscoting in all the rooms and most of the furniture was done with a maxis recolor I did. https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8549324
The living room chairs were done with this one: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8419409
The green wood was a maxis recolor that I did not upload. I could if anyone is interested in it.
The small green rugs were this pattern, I think. https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8125442
The bedroom rug was a pattern I am pretty sure I made in CAP way back in 2013. https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7734163
Those are the major ones. If anyone wants another pattern I missed, let me know.
@ciane and wecantpickaname: Thanks very much!!!
Thank you very much! I have always wanted to make my own world, but I was never able to get the hang of the roads or something. I have not tried in a very long time though. Maybe I will give it another go!!
**edit** the media has been updated with commentary now. Enjoy and happy Simming!
Those are amazing!! You are tempting me lol
Attention Intermediate Entrants for #207 - Back to their Roots - your results are now available here.
Please join us in welcoming @ciane to the official team. We feel that her addition is going to help us keep the Sims 3 challenge going strong for all of our loyal entrants and hopefully we'll even add some new faces along the way.
That’s wonderful news! Congrats @ciane
Let’s keep in touch on Answers HQ until the new EA forums are launched in July!
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NAME: Mederouin
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9268054
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/eUhllwT
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
LEVEL: Advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 30 x 40; 72 Oceanview Drive, Starlight Shores; Final Cost: 83,018
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: For this build I wanted to do something fun and lively. Something that was bursting with youthful energy. So I decided to build a surf shack. I also made it a personal challenge that every room in the house would become something else. I chose to open up the floor plan by putting in arches between what was the living room and bedroom. I moved the kitchen into what was the bathroom and made the kitchen the dining room. I added walls for the new bathroom and switched the living room and the bedroom to give the living room those ocean views. I tried to clutter the place up to make it look almost messy and freeform in decoration. Hope you enjoy.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: N/A
-Herman Foster
Attention Advanced Entrants for #207 - Back to their Roots - your results are now available here.
My Sims 3 Studio
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Very original take on the surf shack @mederouin - it looks like a lot of fun!
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Everyone did such a great job. *thumbs up*
Congratulations to @ciane on being part of the official Build & Share team!
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Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4
Time to move in my tester sim and ensure there aren't any routing issues! **fingers crossed**
Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4
Me too! At least we'll have one more soon!
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NAME: ADWilson
LINK TO LOT: Autumn Abode
LINK TO MEDIA: Autumn Abode
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: n/a
LEVEL: intermediate with the confidence of a beginner, lol
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 ~ The Monotone lot in Sunset Valley, 72 Water Lily Lane ~ $114,065
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: Even though this was built in Edit Town mode, it was treated from the beginning as a project done by my simself.
Addy Sim saw the challenge advertisement in SIMspiration magazine and considered doing the project. Addy thought to herself, "I've done a couple of renovations and this lot is near and dear to my heart because it's where I began my S3 journey." Addy periodically peeked in the forum thread and made note of the requirements as well as the additional question/answer sessions. With those in hand, Addy began.
Instead of graphing the layout, I worked section by section and added or moved items. All of the original items are on display and screenshots should show where they have been placed. Everything has been tested with 3 YA/A sims and is in working order. This was built with an artist/architectural design sim in mind with perhaps a second sim who gardens and/or writes. The empty shelves in the Studio are for future residents to add things they've collected that provide inspiration to the project they're working on.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes, please ~ looking forward to learning how to improve upon my building skills and/or screenshot capture.
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: n/a ~ No 3PCC or CAP
TWITTER TAG: ThankfulAddy@tealmum
FACEBOOK PROFILE: n/a
TUMBLR LINK: n/a
SPACE FOR PICTURES: (limit 2)
Autumn Abode
Studio
Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4
You might try resetting IE to default.
Try this link and see if it's helpful to you:
https://mywindowshub.com/how-to-reset-internet-explorer-in-windows-10/
Also, when resetting, I always have check that "delete personal settings" box. Since I don't use IE, that part doesn't bother me at all. If someone actually still uses IE, that might be something to think about.
Store Install
Unlocked Stencils
random legacy
Lovely, natural curb appeal! Fantastic soothing color palette and comfortable looking furnishing choices. The curved pool is a neat idea, too.
Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4