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Established Results - BnS 141 - A Small Family in Need
☆ @icanhasims ☆
Suggestions: Your choice of foundation didn't really match the feel of the rest of your build, I felt a solid stone base would have worked better with your design. I enjoyed your slideshow but I would also have loved to see a top down of the entire plot.
☆ @becka28 ☆
Suggestions: The curve on the upper roof is a bit angled. I downloaded your build to check - if you click 'shift+C' with it highlighted it immediately smooths out. I find the extra manipulation points are always useful but can be an especial godsend on small curved roofs. The yard was pretty but a little bare, you had 3.5k spare that could have been used well out here.
☆ @jazmi1396 ☆
Suggestions: Not a lot to suggest with this one. The only thing I was unsure on was the use of the sheer curtains on the windows in the great room - the valance from the same pack (sized down) would have matched the lovely long lines of your unit and not clipped into the counters/shelving.....but would also have put you 1k over budget & I understand sometimes there are simoleon choices to made!
☆ @Simrissie_Rykel ☆
Suggestions: Your roofline seemed somewhat unloved & out of balance compared with the rest of your build. The flattened hipped roof over the son's room didn't really work - one idea would be to copy the main section and reducing it to fit, this would keep your angles the same and provide more flow; also extending the eaves by one can make the roof feel part of the build rather than just 'plopped on'.
☆ @Clousinators ☆
Suggestions: Watch out for tricky bushes clipping their way into your home, and also for your curtains clipping into tables, counters and the bedhead. It's a small thing in such a lovely build, but it can be the little details that take your homes to the next level :-)
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
Suggestions: Some of your slideshow shots had quite a lot of fish-eye effect. Good screen shots of a small build can be pretty difficult but there are some good tricks out there to allow you to show your build off to best effect - a quick google search brings up loads, but a rule of thumb is only zoom out 3 or 4 clicks and try to stay at eye level if you can. (Personally, I’m not above temporarily taking out a wall if I'm really struggling to get a good view of an area!!)
☆ @Wendyology ☆
Suggestions: Your great room is very nicely done but after the riot of colour in the garden, I’d have liked the interior to match it's level of intensity just a little more. I felt a couple of walls in just a slightly bolder colour choice for that room would make the feel interior and exterior more cohesive.
☆ @RachelShennan ☆
Suggestions: Your kitchen looks lovely but be careful with your clutter placement. You need to leave at least one counter clutter free so that your sims can prep for their cooking.
☆ @Soloushen ☆
Suggestions: You made lots of lovely spaces in this tiny build and I felt with just a couple of changes you could have fit more in. It's great you got a study into the home but it felt a bit empty; if you move the mums room upstairs, the second downstairs room could have held a study plus a dining area - and the build would have a more realistic flow too.
☆ @Taoron ☆
Suggestions: As requested, no suggestions (which was good as I didn't really have anything for this build!)
☆ @PINKUSFAMILY ☆
Suggestions: Just one small thing - your Mom's room was lovely, but after the flow of the toning colour scheme from the exterior into the living areas the change in colour and pattern was a little abrupt - sometimes coming back to look at the overhead view after a break can help keep that cohesion going.
☆ @SimTresa ☆
Suggestions: Just a couple of thoughts - watch the height of your pictures and posters, moving them down to sim eye level can make your room seem more realistic, and a reminder to check your plants positions are all accessible in live mode…those poor plants on the back row will wither away if the sim can't get to them!
☆ @icanhasims ☆
Suggestions: For me, the dining table looks a little out of place in the brown and I would have changed the swatch to white to fit in with the room a bit more.
☆ @Soloushan ☆
Suggestions: A personal preference but I’d have moved the cabinets down one, even with the mid height walls (I like to at least pretend my sims can reach them if they wanted!)
☆ @icanhassims ☆
☆ @Becka28 ☆
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
☆ @wendyology ☆
☆ @Soloushen ☆
☆ @SimTresa ☆
☆ @Pinkusfamily ☆
The feedback is greatly appreciated..
Awesome Creations everyone..
Congratulations to the winners !
In my opinion all are winners !
Happy New Year !
Everyone's builds and sims were amazing and I really admire the talent of the winners for making their tiny homes look so large.
Established Results - BnS 142 - Fall Designer Showdown
☆ @MaryKup ☆
Suggestions: Personally I’d have moved this Southwestern home to a hotter world, probably Oasis Springs; I think the desert climate would have suited your design better and a well matched location can make the world of difference to your gallery shots and views. For your build itself, a quick tip for your glass sun roof over the deck – if you add an exterior trim to the panels the white under edges disappear and so does the glitchy pixel effect!
☆ @icanhassims ☆
Suggestions: The lack of windows at the rear stood out so much that it was clearly a design choice, made me wonder why? My personal preference would have been to fill it with as much glass as the front, although I can that would have made some of the decorating challenging. If not windows, then maybe you could look at adding some other wall décor/sculptures to break it up a little.
☆ @Jazmi1396 ☆
Suggestions: Well I definitely don’t have anything to suggest for your interior, and while I’m not sure that any sims would ever actually want to leave your gorgeous home, in case they did it would have been nice to see a few more outdoor activities on the decks and garden…for example a firepit or bonfire might have fit nicely in your fall build perhaps?
☆ @Clousinators ☆
Suggestions: Not a suggestion, just a tip for your roof. There was a section of half gabled roof over the front door that protruded because the angles are slightly different – I had a play and if you reduce that piece by 3 but extend the eaves on that side to the apex of the door gable, the piece blends perfectly. It’s always worth having a last check over the roof when your done building to see if anything has accidently got knocked out of line.
☆ @soloushen ☆
Suggestions: A small one for gameplay – don’t forget the outdoor trashcan! Other than that – and I’m stretching - it could have been quite nice to make the kitchen area in such a glam house a little more dramatic….the room as a whole is beautiful though so just a thought!
☆ @Pinkusfamily ☆
Suggestions: First one is a gentle reminder to double check the brief – you obviously had a lot of fun with the different colours but from the rules….“*Pick only ONE color to showcase.” So minimal point loss this time, but please be careful in future? Other than that, you’d clearly done a lot of work with the roof with all the different angles for interest but there were some slightly odd gaps and dips; it would better match the realism of your interiors if you extended the eaves a little to eliminate these and smooth out potential leak areas.
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
Suggestions: One that I hope will save you some time: I know we ask for lots of photos and commentary in your slideshow but wow, just wow, you really have gone above and beyond! Taking, uploaded and sorting all of those images and then adding commentary must have taken you hours and hours!! On top of that, multiple repetitions of very similar shots can slow down the flow of your presentation and make it hard for your viewers to get a proper feel for the home as a whole - so honestly, 2 or 3 shots of each room is normally enough to capture all the details, and you can compress all of those great comments on to one photo then so will probably only take you a third of the time? Win/win 😊 And a quick one for your build, watch out for tricky trees and bushes clipping into your lovely rooms!
☆ @RachelShennan ☆
Suggestions: Honestly nothing to add on this build. I can only think of one tiny tip that might be useful for you – in real life grass and path never just blend, so carefully drawing a thin, slightly darker line where the two meet can add just a little more depth and realism (for your lawn I’d try Garden Bedlam or Emerald Forever on the lightest setting and the same room technique I’m guessing you used to get those beautifully straight lines).
☆ @AfterMidnight ☆
Suggestions: One thing that I wondered was if you’d considered downloading some NoCC art from the gallery? There are some amazing creations that would look perfect in your witchy build and don’t add anything the cost, but I know they aren’t for everyone, totally depends on your preferences and system. Might be worth checking out though.
Oh my gosh you guys made this one tough! The scores were all really close and there were less than 3 points between the top 5 .... so congratulations to every entrant and thank you so much for sharing such fantastic, detailed builds! However, we got there in the end so ....
All The Creations were Fantastic !!
Thank you again @BuildnShare , Your Feed back is Always appreciated !
Wonderful job All !
Established Results - BnS 144 - A Winter Festival Miracle
☆ @icanhassims ☆
Suggestions: Your roof lines look great so I’d love to see you take them to the next level – maybe playing around with differing heights for each section, working with corbels and/or adding some roof décor….even just one well placed chimney can make a huge difference.
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
Suggestions: I enjoyed the window frame shape for your cottage but thought the swatch contrast was a bit strong and the brown would have worked better with your brick walls.
☆ @Jazmi1396 ☆
Suggestions: Even with some very clever design touches the living space felt a little plain after the very detailed exterior, I’d have loved to have more detail in here too - and also some festive decorations maybe?
☆ @Becka28 ☆
Suggestions: I thought a couple of contrasting deo/clutter items could have set your lovely living space off nicely. Also, a small one, but there was one wall tile and one sneaky floor tile that had been left a different swatch to the rest, always worth hunting for these when you think you’ve finished!
☆ @liel88 ☆
Suggestions: Just a thought for playability –the galley kitchen looks fab in your design, but in use the pathing to the kitchen could add a lot of wandering around time (if your sims are anywhere near as awkward as mine anyway lol). You could add a doorway under the stairs for more direct access and reallocate the space where the doorway is now?
☆ @soloushen ☆
Suggestions: Another one for playability – remember to leave at least one counter clear in your lovely kitchen so that poor Miss Owens will be able to cook some nice healthy recovery meals rather than survive on apple sauce and crackers 😉
☆ @MaryKup ☆
Suggestions: The plot a little bare at the front – if you don’t want to add any more outdoor areas one quick, low cost trick for this is to move the house forward a square or two and just continue your plantings around the back too.
☆ @xamira99 ☆
Suggestions: Honestly don’t have anything for this build, great job 😊
☆ @EleneK ☆
Suggestions: The chimney cutting through the roof at the front looked a little odd (and really frustrates me in my builds when it does the same!) – you could try moving the chimney back one square, it would give a very similar look to the front view of your build but without the stone cut through into the roof.
☆ @IllusoryThrall ☆
Suggestions: It looked like you were having difficulty with fisheye in some of your shots – good views of small areas can be tricky but there are some good guides out there, try this one from our own @SheriGR maybe: https://sherigr.com/tutorials/take-screenshots-sims-4
☆ @icanhassims ☆
☆ @Jazmi1396 ☆
☆ @soloushen ☆
☆ @xamira99 ☆
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
☆ @Becka28 ☆
☆ @icanhassims ☆
Shhhhhh... I play vanilla
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☆ @AlJay ☆
Suggestions: I probably wouldn’t change a single thing about this creation but a few alternatives would be to break the shuttered windows up at the side with one of them being a different style and you could also use another texture on the exterior walls to match the stonework, this would add even more interest.
☆ @AIRIS6962 ☆
Suggestions: The front speaks symmetry to me and I think the upper and lower windows being lined up would have perfected this image. A lovely addition to the garden would be some seating to enjoy the sunshine and watch the world go by.
☆ @AIRIS6962 ☆
☆ @AlJay ☆
Suggestions: I had to look through your slideshow several times to find something to say here but how do you better perfection?! If I were to change anything at all it would be to add a second wall texture in the bathrooms to add more interest.
Thank you very much @BuildnShare
I enjoyed much with this challenge.
I agree about the bench. Maybe it was I couldn´t imagine my sim sitting outside under the snow watching the world go by
About the windows, I disagree. The placement of them is deliberated, following the line of the porch roof, and the facade looks simetrical to me, one side to each other. An absolute simetry looks boring to me and not more aesthetic at all.
Congrats @AlJay ! Well done!
Challenges: Builder's Wanted!!!
Established Results - BnS 143 - Bed and Breakfast
☆ @icanhassims ☆
Suggestions: I would have loved to have seen more landscaping around the gardens of this old Colonial, maybe some formal pathways and established flower beds?
☆ @Jazmi1396 ☆
Suggestions: The open plan ground floor looks lovely but a bit empty because of the size; for this build, creating rooms and a connecting hallway might have helped with that. Super choice of NoCC art, please don’t forget to share who the creators are on your entry form.
☆ @Clousinators ☆
Suggestions: I’m willing to roll with it for what it adds to the build but I’m not sure that the tower fits with ‘Colonial’ definition. It’s definitely worth watching out for your build drifting from the challenge requests during the building phase though… and it is a beautiful build regardless!
☆ @tunafishfish ☆
Suggestions: If I read your slideshow correctly, the owners need to share a bathroom with their guests – I think it would have been a nice touch if they had their own private bathroom, maybe converting part of the reading room?
☆ @Pinkusfamily ☆
Suggestions: A personal preference but I wasn’t sure about the fountains at the front, for me they made the frontage look a little busy and actually distracted from the rest of the build – I just felt that your build and thumbnail had tons of appeal anyway and would have had more impact without them.
☆ @RachelShennan ☆
Suggestions: You met the brief perfectly so this is just a thought not a negative, but you had lots of space in the family area upstairs so it might have been nice to add in a private lounge/tv area for them.
☆ @soloushen ☆
Suggestions: The left elevation looks a bit boring compared to the rest, could maybe have used more ivy?
☆ @KitelDesigns ☆
Suggestions: I loved your idea of an unplugged B&B, but I couldn’t find the reception desk to leave my phone, not sure if I missed it? However, I thought the imposing grand entry would be the perfect place to have added the desk.
☆ @JojoMOMSTER ☆
☆ @icanhassims ☆
☆ @Clousinators ☆
☆ @icanhassims ☆
☆ @Clousinators ☆
☆ @tunafishfish ☆
Congratulations @Pinkusfamily and @xamira99 on your promotion! Please consider entering future challenges in the Expert category
Yay! Thank you!
Shhhhhh... I play vanilla
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Thanks @BuildnShare
While I was too chicken 🐔 to take on the whole colonial B&B, those who did did a fabulous job!
Thank you @BuildnShare for your confidence in me & the creative feedback.
Congratulations @xamira99 on the promotion !
Thank you all !
DianePinkus
@Pinkusfamily & @xamira99 Congrats on the promotions!!
☆ @Alisim19 ☆
Wow… I’m amazed that those free debug wooden squares are actually useable for the Sim to eat at as if they were an eating surface! Excellent use of ‘free debug items’, and so creative!
Great use of platforms throughout the build! The bathroom, ‘Zen room’, and open feel and use of windows were especially striking to me.
Suggestions: Hard to find ‘suggestions’ – you did a great job here. I would have liked seeing a modest-sized low-table or similar dining table rather than only ‘island/bar’ type seating (if there needs to be one or the other). Unless that’s a cultural ‘thing’ that I’m not aware of. There are indoor and outdoor areas where the wood grain direction changes. I wondered on a couple if this was intentional for design purposes or if you didn’t notice.
And you are spot on - the change in wood grain was intentional (but maybe didn’t work), but in retrospect including a dining table would have been much nicer for this build
Shhhhhh... I play vanilla
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