Another ambitious project! I wish I had your patience and talent!
My computer crashed, and I'm still recovering from it. I had SOME files saved to my external but not everything, so I'm having to rebuild a lot of stuff.
I am sorry that you have had routing problems. I hope that you can find a solution for them, and the redesigning goes well. I will look forward to seeing an update of how you are going.
Sorry to hear about your computer, Venus. I hope you haven't lost too much important stuff How are you doing otherwise?
I'm alive. That's pretty much the gist of it.
Still recovering from a computer crash several weeks ago. I did manage to save some of my stuff but not all, and some progress with my families was indeed lost.
Just to get you back in the swing of things I'll introduce you to someone, remember AJ and Sage, my main Sim's two oldest that you made the dorm rooms for? Well, this is their kid sister Sierra and boy is she a pistol. She came out as a lesbian on prom night. She started college a year ahead of schedule (a game glitch caused her to appear on the university campus) and already she's developed a reputation. She's been arrested for tagging a wall, she's fallen asleep with her sleeping bag in front of the campus movie theater, in a bowling alley, in a nightclub, and in the woods while waiting for this guy that asked her out; she's been caught using the men's bathroom on two separate occasions. Oh, did I mention that she was abducted by aliens as a young teen?
What a bummer GC... I had that happen in a build once. There was enough room in the tower of it to use for a butler's room, but the stupid roof on the main house, wouldn't allow anyone to use it.
I really hope you come up with a solution for this home because it really looks Awesome!
@Venus - Yes I remember Sage Sierra sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for the pictures you shared of their outfits in the CASt thread
@Cath - Oh I'm sorry it happened to you too. I remember it happened will my practical magic house too. I seriously almost rage quit, until Taryn helped me figure out the problem :oops:
But it's ok, I fixed this one! I tried a whole bunch of super complicated things, and then realised I just had to build a little platform for the roof to go on. I had to rebuild - becase you can't really change anything structural about this build without starting from scratch - but after I'd figured everything out that only took me about ten minutes
I also took the opportunity to expand the build just a little bit - in width by 3 tiles (hence the new dormer) and in depth by just two.
Here it is in its 'naked' form
And all dolled up -
I'm not quite happy with the windows (any suggestions?), but everything else is looking good to me.
The rooms upstairs still have the cool vaulted ceilings.
I've done the floor plans too.
Odessa's art studio is over two floors because I wanted to include the new smelting machine and that is really huge!
I've put the kitchen, dining, and living rooms all in one big room, because that seems to be quite common with this New England style house, and also because the couple is quite family-orientated, so it will be nice to have everyone in the same room.
I'm not really happy with the dogs' stuff being near the road side of the house instead of the the fields side of the house, but at least it's by the front door for easy access.
There are four bedrooms (five if you include the one for the dogs!) and 2.5 bathrooms. I made the nursery the largest bedroom so that there is room to pick the children up without that stupid thing happening where they get stuck at the top of the stairs.
I've managed to put the front porch exactly in line with where the sun rises, which is pretty lucky given that I only had a vague idea of where that would be! The porch is too small for furniture but perhaps I could but some seating in front of it. (I've switched my lighting mod to burnt waffles Blue Skies - I was using her Oasis Landing/Roaring Heights blend before I the sunrises & sunsets just weren't right for me.)
At other times of day, the best view is from the space that will be a seating area - the one with the outdoor fireplace.
I somehow missed that there is a gigantic rock just outside the lot! :shock: Oh well, I don't think it affects things too much.
@Anette - Haha, yeh I'm wondering that too! It's a weird shape, isn't it? It's also hard because I'm not building it for a particular sim, just for whatever children Odessa and Ty might have in the future. But it will be fun to figure it all out
I am pleased that you were able to fix your roof! It is great news to read ! The layout of the home looks great! It is great that Odessa's art studio is over two floors and that you are including the glass blowing item in the build.
Wow what an ambitoius project and it seems to be coming along nicely
The roof work on your two moderns and your latest build is phenomenal. What a fun and unique design for the roofing on that last inspiration house, which you recreated it beautifully.
In the criminal dive bar, I also love how you cas'd the fabric on the one painting to make it look like a dusty sheet. I know it's something minor but I thought it was really clever. Little touches like that add a lot of depth to a room.
@Anette - Haha, yeh I'm wondering that too! It's a weird shape, isn't it? It's also hard because I'm not building it for a particular sim, just for whatever children Odessa and Ty might have in the future. But it will be fun to figure it all out
you really have no free 3 squar there... so I find putting a bed there very hard.... unless you block the way to 1 window... but then maybe have the bedtable to that site of the bed... + some deco toys....
I'm so happy to hear you fixed the roof! It's coming along great!
Oh yes, Sierra is hilarious, I haven't laughed so hard in game in quite awhile. Poor Sage, tho, was so embarrassed when Sierra plopped her bag in front of the movie theater.
@Rose - Thank you! It's a really great object, and will be useful for smelting the metals the dogs find
@Fischio - Hello and thanks for stopping by! Thank you for your kind words - I just checked out your own thread and they mean even more coming from someone with your cfe chops 8) I'm so glad you picked up on the dusty cloth! It's always so nice when someone notices the little things
@Anette - I thought about what you said, and you're right, there wasn't enough space, so I worked out a way to expand the room a little. I had to lower the ceiling just a tiny fraction - not even the height of a foundation, and not enough to cause any routing issues.
Also, while I was up there, I noticed the room has a lovely view
@Venus - Thanks! It sounds like Sage has her hands full with her little sister
@Sherry - Thank you I have made a little progress. I wanted a fence that would give the family privacy from the neighbours beside them but not obscure the sea view, so I made a custom one using MOO, Debug Enabler, and yet more cfe. As you can see, the seating area is not finished yet, but I've started to decorate it in a colourful, Indian-inspired style to reflect Odessa's playful personality and love of travel.
I also made a small harvestable garden for Ty, with two grape plants, two tomato plants, and an omni plant - all perfect quality, of course.
@Zoo - Thanks so much for your support! The windows under the gables were just looking a little small to me I think, so I added shutters and I am much happier with them now (If the colours look different it's just because I took the picture at a different time of day.)
Over lunch I changed the fence, added flowers and gates, and placed a treehouse (which I have yet to test).
Do the wildflowers look ok? I've never used them like this before, but they're just so different from the other flowers that they didn't look right mixed in with them.
Another gorgeous build GC! I think the garden looks great, although I'm probably not the one to ask
Yep Sage does have her hands full with her little sister (of course, lil sis isn't so lil anymore, she's taller and bigger!). Sage is now dating a Uni townie, Kyle Heilman, and they're actually moved in together. Sierra, on the other hand, has gone on two disastrous dates with guys who asked her out (she came back from prom with a red heart next to a girl's picture)
That was Sage's reaction to Sierra's movie theater incident.
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My computer crashed, and I'm still recovering from it. I had SOME files saved to my external but not everything, so I'm having to rebuild a lot of stuff.
@yanti - Thanks so much!
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I'm alive.
Still recovering from a computer crash several weeks ago. I did manage to save some of my stuff but not all, and some progress with my families was indeed lost.
Just to get you back in the swing of things I'll introduce you to someone, remember AJ and Sage, my main Sim's two oldest that you made the dorm rooms for? Well, this is their kid sister Sierra and boy is she a pistol. She came out as a lesbian on prom night. She started college a year ahead of schedule (a game glitch caused her to appear on the university campus) and already she's developed a reputation. She's been arrested for tagging a wall, she's fallen asleep with her sleeping bag in front of the campus movie theater, in a bowling alley, in a nightclub, and in the woods while waiting for this guy that asked her out; she's been caught using the men's bathroom on two separate occasions. Oh, did I mention that she was abducted by aliens as a young teen?
Hope you get your routing issues sorted!
I really hope you come up with a solution for this home because it really looks Awesome!
@Cath - Oh I'm sorry it happened to you too. I remember it happened will my practical magic house too. I seriously almost rage quit, until Taryn helped me figure out the problem :oops:
But it's ok, I fixed this one! I tried a whole bunch of super complicated things, and then realised I just had to build a little platform for the roof to go on. I had to rebuild - becase you can't really change anything structural about this build without starting from scratch - but after I'd figured everything out that only took me about ten minutes
I also took the opportunity to expand the build just a little bit - in width by 3 tiles (hence the new dormer) and in depth by just two.
Here it is in its 'naked' form
And all dolled up -
I'm not quite happy with the windows (any suggestions?), but everything else is looking good to me.
The rooms upstairs still have the cool vaulted ceilings.
I've done the floor plans too.
Odessa's art studio is over two floors because I wanted to include the new smelting machine and that is really huge!
I've put the kitchen, dining, and living rooms all in one big room, because that seems to be quite common with this New England style house, and also because the couple is quite family-orientated, so it will be nice to have everyone in the same room.
I'm not really happy with the dogs' stuff being near the road side of the house instead of the the fields side of the house, but at least it's by the front door for easy access.
There are four bedrooms (five if you include the one for the dogs!) and 2.5 bathrooms. I made the nursery the largest bedroom so that there is room to pick the children up without that stupid thing happening where they get stuck at the top of the stairs.
I've managed to put the front porch exactly in line with where the sun rises, which is pretty lucky given that I only had a vague idea of where that would be! The porch is too small for furniture but perhaps I could but some seating in front of it. (I've switched my lighting mod to burnt waffles Blue Skies - I was using her Oasis Landing/Roaring Heights blend before I the sunrises & sunsets just weren't right for me.)
At other times of day, the best view is from the space that will be a seating area - the one with the outdoor fireplace.
I somehow missed that there is a gigantic rock just outside the lot! :shock: Oh well, I don't think it affects things too much.
it looks very nice, wonder how you are going to decorat the kids room
@Anette - Haha, yeh I'm wondering that too! It's a weird shape, isn't it? It's also hard because I'm not building it for a particular sim, just for whatever children Odessa and Ty might have in the future. But it will be fun to figure it all out
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
The roof work on your two moderns and your latest build is phenomenal. What a fun and unique design for the roofing on that last inspiration house, which you recreated it beautifully.
In the criminal dive bar, I also love how you cas'd the fabric on the one painting to make it look like a dusty sheet. I know it's something minor but I thought it was really clever. Little touches like that add a lot of depth to a room.
Im looking forward to seeing how this progresses
you really have no free 3 squar there... so I find putting a bed there very hard.... unless you block the way to 1 window... but then maybe have the bedtable to that site of the bed... + some deco toys....
Oh yes, Sierra is hilarious, I haven't laughed so hard in game in quite awhile. Poor Sage, tho, was so embarrassed when Sierra plopped her bag in front of the movie theater.
Zoo
I can't wait to see more.
@Fischio - Hello and thanks for stopping by! Thank you for your kind words - I just checked out your own thread and they mean even more coming from someone with your cfe chops 8) I'm so glad you picked up on the dusty cloth! It's always so nice when someone notices the little things
@Anette - I thought about what you said, and you're right, there wasn't enough space, so I worked out a way to expand the room a little. I had to lower the ceiling just a tiny fraction - not even the height of a foundation, and not enough to cause any routing issues.
Also, while I was up there, I noticed the room has a lovely view
@Venus - Thanks! It sounds like Sage has her hands full with her little sister
@Sherry - Thank you
I also made a small harvestable garden for Ty, with two grape plants, two tomato plants, and an omni plant - all perfect quality, of course.
@Zoo - Thanks so much for your support! The windows under the gables were just looking a little small to me I think, so I added shutters and I am much happier with them now
@🐸🐸🐸🐸 - Thank you!
Over lunch I changed the fence, added flowers and gates, and placed a treehouse (which I have yet to test).
Do the wildflowers look ok? I've never used them like this before, but they're just so different from the other flowers that they didn't look right mixed in with them.
Yep Sage does have her hands full with her little sister (of course, lil sis isn't so lil anymore, she's taller and bigger!). Sage is now dating a Uni townie, Kyle Heilman, and they're actually moved in together. Sierra, on the other hand, has gone on two disastrous dates with guys who asked her out (she came back from prom with a red heart next to a girl's picture)
That was Sage's reaction to Sierra's movie theater incident.