In the meantime, it seems that the expansion packs are at 50% off today. So guess who went and snagged the ones he was still lacking?
Ophelia Von Goethe says, "I don't know, but he probably now has access to lace. Lots of lovely, elaborate black lace. Oh, yes."
Not to mention Tudor exposed timber, stained glass, roof ridge decorations, some beautiful fountains, and ... what? Food stalls? I'm not sure how this works but I am going to find out.
Oh sure, all of you have had these expansion packs since dirt was new, so it's all old hat as far as you're concerned. Let me have this moment, why don't you.
It is very great that you now own Get Together and City Living! The discounted price is very great! You will enjoy having and using the bulld/buy mode and cas items in your creations!
Happy simming!
No but seriously, that's great! It's always such a good feel when you can get a good deal! I indulge myself and buy the packs when they come out.. why? Because I can, and because I tell myself I don't spend that much money on many other games or things, so why not?
In fact I do have a WoW subscription.. but shhhhhhh. Nobody needs to know that.
Ophelia definitely looks like she is comfortable in her new lace outfit! It fits her well
Have fun exploring the new content! I suspect we can see some creations soon, sporting all the new stuff you now have access to
Oh yes, Ophelia has definily found her outfit now! Good to hear you got the EPs at a great price, and looking forward to what you'll come up with after you've explored all the new build/buy objects!
I was going to call this one "Sweet Summer Sweat"--the Spanish colonial/mission style always earworms me with "Hotel California"--but that's a bit of a mouthful, and besides, who wants a build with the word "sweat" in the name? Unless it's a gym? This isn't a gym. It's ... well, I'm not going to call them "rebuilds" anymore. I'll say instead that it's inspired by Sultry Springside, in the original base game. That's the home of Don Lothario and the Caliente family, as you might recall....
Now, more than any other house, the original Sultry Springside is built around a story. I'd call it a matriarchal build: the large upstairs bedrooms are clearly intended for Katrina Caliente and her two daughters, while Don Lothario, described as Katrina's new "boy toy", is supposed to take the small downstairs bedroom that was once intended for the hired help.
Taking out the Lothario/Caliente-specific backstory, this is essentially build geared towards the "poolboy fantasy": the story of the mistress of the house and the hunky handyman ... and so, first things first, what sort of poolboy fantasy doesn't have a pool?
"Ma'am, I've come to clean your pool."
"But we don't have a pool."
"I know."
(cue cheesy disco music.)
Well, let's not be so obvious about it, hm?
Exterior shots: the back yard, the pool, and the front courtyard.
Like I said, a poolboy fantasy needs a pool to justify the poolboy. Also, what's summer without a pool? Not that sweet, I'll say!
And maybe a bit of gym equipment because we all need to keep fit, and there aren't a lot of distractions out here for the poolboy, poor thing. We'll have to do something about that. What, stick that thing out of sight in the basement? We can't do that! We need it out here for ... um ... safety reasons! Yes, he could injure himself shifting those weights around! We'll just have to sit here and watch him. To see he doesn't injure himself. Yes.
Moving right along, here's the front courtyard. It's shady, a cool respite from the summer sun, and it's private. Oh yes, it is private....
The first storey: layout and interior shots
Layout: Unlike Casa Grenada next door, this build closes off the living room from the rest of the house, and the entryway as well.
A couple of shots of the living room.
All joking aside ... guys, I honestly think this is the best kitchen I have ever built. Seriously.
And a shot down to the dining room.
The downstairs bedroom. Just a small little space, half of it taken up by a worktable. Well he is supposed to be here to take care of the house maintenance, right? (Yes, that isn't the most comfortable of beds ... no wonder he rarely sleeps in it. What do you mean, where does he sleep then?)
And the back terrace. I originally had the kitchen and living room open into a back hallway, which then opened onto a back terrace, which in turn led to the back yard ... but seriously, going from one transition space into another transition space? What kind of design is that? So I collapsed the back hallway and the back terrace into one larger room. It's got some maintenance stuff lying around and it's not exactly tidy ... but nobody's going to be sticking around here anyway.
The second storey: layout and interior shots
The matriarch's bedroom suite. She's a woman of wealth and power, obviously. A queen. She has a desk to do the household accounts at, a fireplace to keep the place cosy, and a little sitting area for intimate socialising-- and moving right along...!
The other two bedrooms. Very feminine. Princess rooms, if you will. Why they each need a double bed is beyond me.
And it appears I really do have a thing about putting huge windows next to bathtubs.
The cost on the gallery is a perfect, round 200,000 simoleons. Yes, at the end, I really was juggling decorating items around to achieve that number.
Very nice exterior design of Summer Sweetness! The Spanish Missiion style looks very nice! The windows look very nice how they are placed in the build. Very nice back outdoors pool patio! The plants look nice on the edges of the patio. The weights nook is great. The yellow sests re sunny and nice for sims to sit on and enjoy dining outdoors in the air. The front courtyard nook is nice. The water fountain is a nice touch there. Sims will enjoy playing chess on the table there. Very nice layout and furnishing of the interior of the home! The red and brown colour scheme of the living room looks very nice. It looks nice how the sofa and armchairs are placed there, and the bookcases look great placed eiither sides of the fireplace. Sims will enjoy sitting resting there watching tv, reading books and listening to music from the gramophone . They will enjoy listening to the piano being played whilst sitting there. The red curtains look very effective in the room! Very nice open plan layout of the kitchen and dining room! The green and brown colour scheme looks very nice ! The cabinets look great placed on the stove wall..Nice bar stool counter area, for sims to enjoy having a drink from the bar. The windows dining alcove looks very nice! Sims will emjoy sunshine coming in through the windows whilst dining at the table. The crockery cabinets look nice either sides of the windows. The grandfather clock nook is homely! The master bedroom suite looks very stylishly elegant! The colour scheme looks very nice. They curtains look very nice in the room. The flowers are pretty touches on the bedside tables. Very nice blue and pink colour schemes of the other bedrooms. Nice study desk noms for sims to enjoy sitting there using the computer. The floor patttern in each of the bedrooms looks nice. The windows bath tub nook is great! The wall tiling there looks nice.
The home is very nice!
It is great that you were able to make it cost 200,000 exactly!
Yet again I get to sit down and enjoy the story about the next house in your rebuild bonanza! I should really start getting the popcorn ready when I see you have updated your showcase And yet again, I have thoroughly enjoyed the read!
I love the story! The lady of the house and the pool boy... quite the classic story. The only thing I would question here is the example mrs Caliente is setting for her two daughters..
The house is gorgeous, you seem to have gotten quite confident in this style now!
The large pool is of course a must, and the outdoor gym equipment for security reasons.. hmm. I've heard of spotters, but I am not sure sitting on the couch watching is how it works..
I like the fire red living room. The color of passion.. love.. tomatoes. It looks great against the brown and beige!
And the kitchen, I'll hand it to you, it's a pretty awesome kitchen! I have said so before and I'll say it again, I have a thing for brick, so I'm easily swayed as soon as there is a brick wall in play The cabinets look great, and I love how they continue and go over the door! The best part must be the kitchen island with the bar.. I would never have thought to do that! And yet it works so great! I'll have to keep that in mind for future reference! It's a wonderful kitchen, you have all right to be proud of it!
Seeing the Master bedroom; I'd call the cops if I were you. It clearly looks like mrs Caliente is a vampire trying to use the poor poolboy as her next meal. (and yeah, I noticed them on both the close up, and the overhead shot of the second storey). Love the purple though! Just saying..
My favorite bedroom by far is the blue girls room. Such a princess room, and so delicate. I especially love the desk with the teddy bear and flowers..that is just too cute!
Thanks, @rosemow ! You seem to have noticed everything!
And thanks, @Laebeth . Not to worry too much about the Caliente daughters ... they're both adult women and (I would guess) well past the age where Mom's behaviour might make much of an impression on them. (From Maxis's description of the household, I think the intended story is about whether Don Lothario is going to stick with Mrs. Caliente or whether he's going to run off with one of the daughters ... or whether he's going to keep all three of them dancing. I suspect the "sultry" in Sultry Springside has nothing to do with the weather.)
I admit to having a thing for brick too. I was looking at that kitchen, back when it was all green walls, thinking it needed something, and I tried the brick on a whim ... and that made it go from "just another kitchen" to "oooh, I want." I'd actually prefer it with the S. Cargeaux counters, which have a more rustic feel about them. But that counter style doesn't have a matching bar in the small, two-square-wide format, just the commercial-grade four-square-wide format. The Tall Order cabinets were the next best thing.
Remember when I made the personifications (simifications?) of the five "based on the basegame mansion" builds I did?
This is Carina Estival, the personification of Summer Sweetness. She's dressed, of course, for hot weather. But don't let that "party girl" getup fool you: behind those shades is a mind like a steel trap. She knows what she wants, and she's going to get him no matter what. It. She's going to get it no matter what.
Carina is a great simversion of Summer Sweetness! Her hair looks nice and her sunglasses add a great look to her.
I will look forward to finding out the build that the man represents!
Omg, already loved your Summer Sweetness house on the Gallery, but love it even more after reading your description of the Lothario/Caliente household! Now I'm never gonna get that poolboy fantasy idea out of my head whenever I'll encounter one of them in game!
But ok, back to the house and your fantastic redesigns! Both the pool area and the front courtyard look wonderful, and the same goes for the interiors of the house. You are absolutely right, that kitchen is quite spectacular. I also love using brick wall patterns in my interiors, but always struggle to find a non-brick wallpaper to combine it with. The ones you picked work together so well and love how you incorporate the bar into the kitchen island (*quietly steals idea for future use* ). Great job on all the bedrooms as well! Especially loving the master bedroom. Never associated purple with wealth and power, but I do in your design. Wonderful job, and loved reading your descriptions of the rooms!
Nice, more accompanying sims! Carina sounds like a super fun sim, and I'm wondering now who the guy is! He looks cute, but is not dressed like a poolboy haha, so you are going for a different story than the Lothario/Caliente household with them. Looking forward to hear more!
Thanks, guys! As for who that guy is, his name is Quentin Debreuil, and he's an easy-going, laid-back, Southern gentleman. Or so he appears, anyway. It's easy to be "laid-back" when everything is already exact to your wishes. He's a lot more demanding than he pretends to be. The house he represents was built in a time when people owned slaves, and he still remembers....
Tenebraea replaces Umbrage Manor in my game. I felt that Umbrage Manor really wanted to be a full-blown southern plantation house, complete with neo-classical columns and wide verandahs wrapping around all sides. I didn't like the angled walls at the far ends of the original house, but they made me think that there should be some sort of major, rounded element at either end. Hence the rounded verandahs. With the exception of a couple of lot traits, everything is "base game only", same as the other "inspired by a base game mansion" builds. As far as I can tell, the lot traits aren't flagged up as requiring the City Living expansion, though I know that until I got City Living, only about a third of all the lot traits were available when editing a lot.
"Umbrage" means "shade" or "shadow", and that inspired the name "Tenebraea"--from the Latin word for "darkness". It's a reference to the shade from the verandahs, of course, but it also got me into the idea that, in spite of the light colour scheme, this might be a house with a pretty dark history. I mean, it's a Southern antebellum plantation house. That means slavery. (Does Quentin Debreuil look like a cheerful, benevolent Santa Claus? Don't believe it.) I gave the house the "haunted" trait, though I'm not sure if that will still show up if you don't have City Living. Antebellum plantations and ghosts seem to go hand-in-hand, at least in my head.
But it still looks nice, doesn't it?
Alternate exterior shots: the front from the opposite side, later in the evening, and a more comprehensive view of the back garden.
The first storey: layout and interior shots. Well, "interior-ish"; I'm also including the verandahs here.
I actually started work on Tenebraea right after Lady Delilah, with the idea that I wanted to finish doing up that one neighbourhood first. But ... you'd think a symmetrical build would be easy, wouldn't you? Put one thing down and you instantly know to mirror it on the other side. But no. Trying to maintain symmetry both inside and out meant that some rooms ended up too big while others ended up too small, or else there'd be massive amounts of wasted corridor space--I originally had this idea that I absolutely needed a through passage from the front door to the back verandah. I kept getting frustrated and moving on to other projects to clear my mind. In the end, I decided that some things just have to be sacrificed in the interest of getting a build that worked. (Yeah, that's why I figured Quentin Debreuil might be a lot more demanding than he pretends to be.)
The living room and the dining room. I'm actually a little impressed that I didn't have to go to a noticeably wide-angle view to get a good shot of everything in these two rooms.
The kitchen, you'll notice, doesn't quite fit with the decor of the rest of the house. The floor is rough wood, while everywhere else is either marble or fancy parquetry, and that's a pretty cheap wallpaper on the walls. It's also somewhat ... warmer and homier. The kitchen is a "servant space", and the master never steps in here unless he has special orders for the servants that he can't relay through his secretary. Tenebraea in recent history might have paid servants instead of slaves, but some things don't change.
Those rounded verandahs at either end are made for entertaining. I put the barbecue and outdoor dining on the side with the living room, and the card table and bar on the side with the dining room. Think of them as "alternate outdoor versions" of the living and dining, and who needs two dining rooms on the same side of the house?
The second storey: layout and interior(ish) shots
One of my first head-desk moments was when I realised I had to make a symmetrical build out of a spec calling for an odd number of bedrooms. That seems like it shouldn't be that big a deal (stick the third bedroom behind the stair, right?) but let's just say I had a few adventures before finally settling on this layout.
The master bedroom.
The rounded verandah outside the master bedroom seems like a good place for some exercise equipment ... and check out that view. Running the treadmill would be so much easier if one had that.
A nursery and a children's bedroom, both set up for two. I also got the idea that, whatever its history, this would be a good house for raising children, the bright side of the coin. You may have noticed the monkey bars and the pirate ship jungle gym in the exterior shot of the back garden, and I also gave this house the "good schools" trait. Again, not sure if that will carry over to people who don't have City Living. And look! The children's bedroom isn't green! That's because I didn't put a science table in there....
I put it out on the verandah. Yeah, the doll's house is green to match. Sue me. (Again, check out the view: there's Lady Delilah and Ophelia Redux, and right next door is King's Ransome, the build I use for my own sim family--a constant Work-In-Progress because sims have this strange habit of growing up and breeding.)
Next up: Oakenstead, Rio Verde, or Affluista Mansion? I realise I actually started this whole showcase with a replacement for Affluista, but I wasn't really following a lot of the principles I've adopted since. I think I might have to redo that one.
I see a way to Fillory. And look you even have a Quentin. I just got chills reading this because you said shade and I was like this is Quentin Coldwater in another life. My imagination is merging with your story, sorry.
Nothing to be sorry about! I somehow didn't notice the Quentin connection; although ... a quick Google suggests that "Debreuil" derives from a word meaning "marshy woodland". Cold water? HMMMM....
The exterior design of Tenebraea looks so very nice! Very nice wraparound veranda areas! The rounded veranda areas look very nice ! Sims will enjoy cooking on the BBQ and dining ourdoors at the table there in the outdoors air. They will enjoy playing card table games and listening to juke box music on the other veranda area, , and having a drink from the bar, Very nice outsides gym nook! Sims will enjoy training with very nice outdoors views! . lt ooks very nice how the columns are used in the build. The blue open shutter windows look nice with the white colour of the exterior. The two sides of stairs at the front of the build looks nice,and the flowers and plants look very how they have been placed in the stair nooks and on the edges of the front pathway. Very nice pool patio! The gazebo look very elegant ! The design of it with the placement of the stairs looks great! Nice poolside table and chairs sitting nooks. Kids will have fun playing on the monkey bars and pirate ship. Very nice layout and furnishing of the interior of the home! The blue colour scheme of the living room looks very nice. It looks nice how the armchairs, sofa and stool are in a semi circle around the fireplace. Sims will enjoy sitting resting there near the fire watching tv and listening to the piano music being played, The flowers look pretty either sides of the ship on the fireplace ledge, and teaset is homely on the coffee table. Very nice dining room! The type of chairs used suit the home well. The bunny is a cute touch on the window ledge table ! The grandfather clock is homely. The wall paneling and patterned floor rug gives a nice look to the living and dining rooms. The floral wall pattern looks pretty in the kitchen for just the servants to see. It does look a nice warn looking room, and diiferent from the other room in the home. Very nice master bedroom! The brown and red colour scheme looks very nice. The curtains and music picture looks nice on the bedhead wall. The windows study desk nook is nice in the room, for sims to enjoy the sunlight coming in onto them when using the computer. The brown coloured kids room is great! The teddies look cute there. Very nice outdoors play balcony for the kids! They will have fun playing in the sunlight there. The coordinating green science table and doll house is a great idea!
The home is very nice!
Nothing to be sorry about! I somehow didn't notice the Quentin connection; although ... a quick Google suggests that "Debreuil" derives from a word meaning "marshy woodland". Cold water? HMMMM....
Gah! I finally have time to stop by and check out Tenebraea!
I love the southern plantation style it has, it was the first thing I noticed, and I love that style of homes
The rounded verandas really gives it personality, and I love how each of them have been decorated as separate rooms!
A NON GREEN KIDS ROOM! Shocked. Stunned. I don't even..
Looks good though!
The interior is wonderful, and I like the charming kitchen, but the outside is definitely the most striking. I love the back with the pool and gazebo. Looks amazing!
As for what to do next? I don't even know what to suggest. You seem to be pondering Affluista though?
I started looking at Oakenstead yesterday, but I'm running into the same "how to maintain the symmetry/rhythm" issue I had with Tenebraea. Also ... what is that style, anyway? It's not the familiar neo-classical plantation style of Tenebraea/Umbrage; is it something a little more New Orleans? I went looking at pictures of the Garden District, and ... maybe? For some reason, though, I keep thinking Oakenstead should be a guesthouse up in the mountains of West Virginia. Not sure why.
I just went looking at Affluista again earlier this morning. I'd replaced it a long time ago, so I haven't seen it even in passing for a while. I guess it's some sort of 1960s/1970s mid-century modern? It occurs to me that it's like something a Bond villain might live in. HMMM....
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In the meantime, it seems that the expansion packs are at 50% off today. So guess who went and snagged the ones he was still lacking?
Ophelia Von Goethe says, "I don't know, but he probably now has access to lace. Lots of lovely, elaborate black lace. Oh, yes."
Not to mention Tudor exposed timber, stained glass, roof ridge decorations, some beautiful fountains, and ... what? Food stalls? I'm not sure how this works but I am going to find out.
Oh sure, all of you have had these expansion packs since dirt was new, so it's all old hat as far as you're concerned. Let me have this moment, why don't you.
Happy simming!
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No but seriously, that's great! It's always such a good feel when you can get a good deal! I indulge myself and buy the packs when they come out.. why? Because I can, and because I tell myself I don't spend that much money on many other games or things, so why not?
In fact I do have a WoW subscription.. but shhhhhhh. Nobody needs to know that.
Ophelia definitely looks like she is comfortable in her new lace outfit! It fits her well
Have fun exploring the new content! I suspect we can see some creations soon, sporting all the new stuff you now have access to
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I was going to call this one "Sweet Summer Sweat"--the Spanish colonial/mission style always earworms me with "Hotel California"--but that's a bit of a mouthful, and besides, who wants a build with the word "sweat" in the name? Unless it's a gym? This isn't a gym. It's ... well, I'm not going to call them "rebuilds" anymore. I'll say instead that it's inspired by Sultry Springside, in the original base game. That's the home of Don Lothario and the Caliente family, as you might recall....
Now, more than any other house, the original Sultry Springside is built around a story. I'd call it a matriarchal build: the large upstairs bedrooms are clearly intended for Katrina Caliente and her two daughters, while Don Lothario, described as Katrina's new "boy toy", is supposed to take the small downstairs bedroom that was once intended for the hired help.
Taking out the Lothario/Caliente-specific backstory, this is essentially build geared towards the "poolboy fantasy": the story of the mistress of the house and the hunky handyman ... and so, first things first, what sort of poolboy fantasy doesn't have a pool?
Well, let's not be so obvious about it, hm?
Exterior shots: the back yard, the pool, and the front courtyard.
And maybe a bit of gym equipment because we all need to keep fit, and there aren't a lot of distractions out here for the poolboy, poor thing. We'll have to do something about that. What, stick that thing out of sight in the basement? We can't do that! We need it out here for ... um ... safety reasons! Yes, he could injure himself shifting those weights around! We'll just have to sit here and watch him. To see he doesn't injure himself. Yes.
Moving right along, here's the front courtyard. It's shady, a cool respite from the summer sun, and it's private. Oh yes, it is private....
The first storey: layout and interior shots
A couple of shots of the living room.
All joking aside ... guys, I honestly think this is the best kitchen I have ever built. Seriously.
And a shot down to the dining room.
The downstairs bedroom. Just a small little space, half of it taken up by a worktable. Well he is supposed to be here to take care of the house maintenance, right? (Yes, that isn't the most comfortable of beds ... no wonder he rarely sleeps in it. What do you mean, where does he sleep then?)
And the back terrace. I originally had the kitchen and living room open into a back hallway, which then opened onto a back terrace, which in turn led to the back yard ... but seriously, going from one transition space into another transition space? What kind of design is that? So I collapsed the back hallway and the back terrace into one larger room. It's got some maintenance stuff lying around and it's not exactly tidy ... but nobody's going to be sticking around here anyway.
The second storey: layout and interior shots
The matriarch's bedroom suite. She's a woman of wealth and power, obviously. A queen. She has a desk to do the household accounts at, a fireplace to keep the place cosy, and a little sitting area for intimate socialising-- and moving right along...!
The other two bedrooms. Very feminine. Princess rooms, if you will. Why they each need a double bed is beyond me.
And it appears I really do have a thing about putting huge windows next to bathtubs.
The cost on the gallery is a perfect, round 200,000 simoleons. Yes, at the end, I really was juggling decorating items around to achieve that number.
The home is very nice!
It is great that you were able to make it cost 200,000 exactly!
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I love the story! The lady of the house and the pool boy... quite the classic story. The only thing I would question here is the example mrs Caliente is setting for her two daughters..
The house is gorgeous, you seem to have gotten quite confident in this style now!
The large pool is of course a must, and the outdoor gym equipment for security reasons.. hmm. I've heard of spotters, but I am not sure sitting on the couch watching is how it works..
I like the fire red living room. The color of passion.. love.. tomatoes. It looks great against the brown and beige!
And the kitchen, I'll hand it to you, it's a pretty awesome kitchen! I have said so before and I'll say it again, I have a thing for brick, so I'm easily swayed as soon as there is a brick wall in play
Seeing the Master bedroom; I'd call the cops if I were you. It clearly looks like mrs Caliente is a vampire trying to use the poor poolboy as her next meal. (and yeah, I noticed them on both the close up, and the overhead shot of the second storey). Love the purple though! Just saying..
My favorite bedroom by far is the blue girls room. Such a princess room, and so delicate. I especially love the desk with the teddy bear and flowers..that is just too cute!
It's another fantastic build, and a great story
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And thanks, @Laebeth . Not to worry too much about the Caliente daughters ... they're both adult women and (I would guess) well past the age where Mom's behaviour might make much of an impression on them. (From Maxis's description of the household, I think the intended story is about whether Don Lothario is going to stick with Mrs. Caliente or whether he's going to run off with one of the daughters ... or whether he's going to keep all three of them dancing. I suspect the "sultry" in Sultry Springside has nothing to do with the weather.)
I admit to having a thing for brick too. I was looking at that kitchen, back when it was all green walls, thinking it needed something, and I tried the brick on a whim ... and that made it go from "just another kitchen" to "oooh, I want." I'd actually prefer it with the S. Cargeaux counters, which have a more rustic feel about them. But that counter style doesn't have a matching bar in the small, two-square-wide format, just the commercial-grade four-square-wide format. The Tall Order cabinets were the next best thing.
This is Carina Estival, the personification of Summer Sweetness. She's dressed, of course, for hot weather. But don't let that "party girl" getup fool you: behind those shades is a mind like a steel trap. She knows what she wants, and she's going to get him no matter what. It. She's going to get it no matter what.
But wait. Who is this, and what's his story?
Enh ... it's way past my bedtime. Good night!
I will look forward to finding out the build that the man represents!
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Carina looks like the part for sure! I feel sorry for the poor schmuck she sets her eyes on! haha
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But ok, back to the house and your fantastic redesigns! Both the pool area and the front courtyard look wonderful, and the same goes for the interiors of the house. You are absolutely right, that kitchen is quite spectacular.
Nice, more accompanying sims!
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Tenebraea replaces Umbrage Manor in my game. I felt that Umbrage Manor really wanted to be a full-blown southern plantation house, complete with neo-classical columns and wide verandahs wrapping around all sides. I didn't like the angled walls at the far ends of the original house, but they made me think that there should be some sort of major, rounded element at either end. Hence the rounded verandahs. With the exception of a couple of lot traits, everything is "base game only", same as the other "inspired by a base game mansion" builds. As far as I can tell, the lot traits aren't flagged up as requiring the City Living expansion, though I know that until I got City Living, only about a third of all the lot traits were available when editing a lot.
"Umbrage" means "shade" or "shadow", and that inspired the name "Tenebraea"--from the Latin word for "darkness". It's a reference to the shade from the verandahs, of course, but it also got me into the idea that, in spite of the light colour scheme, this might be a house with a pretty dark history. I mean, it's a Southern antebellum plantation house. That means slavery. (Does Quentin Debreuil look like a cheerful, benevolent Santa Claus? Don't believe it.) I gave the house the "haunted" trait, though I'm not sure if that will still show up if you don't have City Living. Antebellum plantations and ghosts seem to go hand-in-hand, at least in my head.
But it still looks nice, doesn't it?
Alternate exterior shots: the front from the opposite side, later in the evening, and a more comprehensive view of the back garden.
The first storey: layout and interior shots. Well, "interior-ish"; I'm also including the verandahs here.
The living room and the dining room. I'm actually a little impressed that I didn't have to go to a noticeably wide-angle view to get a good shot of everything in these two rooms.
The kitchen, you'll notice, doesn't quite fit with the decor of the rest of the house. The floor is rough wood, while everywhere else is either marble or fancy parquetry, and that's a pretty cheap wallpaper on the walls. It's also somewhat ... warmer and homier. The kitchen is a "servant space", and the master never steps in here unless he has special orders for the servants that he can't relay through his secretary. Tenebraea in recent history might have paid servants instead of slaves, but some things don't change.
Those rounded verandahs at either end are made for entertaining. I put the barbecue and outdoor dining on the side with the living room, and the card table and bar on the side with the dining room. Think of them as "alternate outdoor versions" of the living and dining, and who needs two dining rooms on the same side of the house?
The second storey: layout and interior(ish) shots
The master bedroom.
The rounded verandah outside the master bedroom seems like a good place for some exercise equipment ... and check out that view. Running the treadmill would be so much easier if one had that.
A nursery and a children's bedroom, both set up for two. I also got the idea that, whatever its history, this would be a good house for raising children, the bright side of the coin. You may have noticed the monkey bars and the pirate ship jungle gym in the exterior shot of the back garden, and I also gave this house the "good schools" trait. Again, not sure if that will carry over to people who don't have City Living. And look! The children's bedroom isn't green! That's because I didn't put a science table in there....
I put it out on the verandah. Yeah, the doll's house is green to match. Sue me. (Again, check out the view: there's Lady Delilah and Ophelia Redux, and right next door is King's Ransome, the build I use for my own sim family--a constant Work-In-Progress because sims have this strange habit of growing up and breeding.)
Next up: Oakenstead, Rio Verde, or Affluista Mansion? I realise I actually started this whole showcase with a replacement for Affluista, but I wasn't really following a lot of the principles I've adopted since. I think I might have to redo that one.
The home is very nice!
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That is something else, good one
I love the southern plantation style it has, it was the first thing I noticed, and I love that style of homes
The rounded verandas really gives it personality, and I love how each of them have been decorated as separate rooms!
A NON GREEN KIDS ROOM!
Looks good though!
The interior is wonderful, and I like the charming kitchen, but the outside is definitely the most striking. I love the back with the pool and gazebo. Looks amazing!
As for what to do next? I don't even know what to suggest. You seem to be pondering Affluista though?
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I started looking at Oakenstead yesterday, but I'm running into the same "how to maintain the symmetry/rhythm" issue I had with Tenebraea. Also ... what is that style, anyway? It's not the familiar neo-classical plantation style of Tenebraea/Umbrage; is it something a little more New Orleans? I went looking at pictures of the Garden District, and ... maybe? For some reason, though, I keep thinking Oakenstead should be a guesthouse up in the mountains of West Virginia. Not sure why.
I just went looking at Affluista again earlier this morning. I'd replaced it a long time ago, so I haven't seen it even in passing for a while. I guess it's some sort of 1960s/1970s mid-century modern? It occurs to me that it's like something a Bond villain might live in. HMMM....
I will look forward to seeing whatever you decide to base your new build on
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