@creativemetaphor Roam Sweet Roam is very clever and appealing. I can imagine it on a lot with the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wagon. Love it.
@creativemetaphor and @suzses , I think we must have a hive mind. Check out what I built on a whim a couple weeks ago:
🐸🐸🐸🐸 Garden
Designed as a public lot for the development of "special" skills, it doesn't work as a residential lot because the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wagon is not allowed. I do plan on replacing the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wagon with cc so that I can play it as a residential in my own game.
Here's a link to it on my build page for anyone interested. link
Anyway, I'm STILL fighting this cold, although I'm starting to feel creative again. I found myself renovating an apartment in TS4 yesterday. Only to realize that it was way too small for my current Sim to move into. But I realize that I was basically building a tiny home of sorts. Because, really, how many people are living in spaces that small all over Manhattan, right?
Unfortunately, my eyes are blurry again, so don't know if I'll get to anything tonight. But still wanted to stop by.
@suzses, I love your Mocha Micro, but I don't see a download link. Did I miss it?
@kgaff, I love the exterior of Chadwick. And, looking through the pics, I never realized that Sims could actually use a corner counter for food prep. I always just thought it was a filler piece. That's something I'll keep in mind with apartment design as well.
@cwaddell, you have my deepest sympathies. I have had no less than 17 stones in my life, so I truly do feel your pain.
Re. the download link, I haven't gotten there yet but was planning to put it up. I had no simming computer for 6 months, and I've forgotten so much and need to find so much - like the little program I used to replace pictures on uploads.
Re. the download link, I haven't gotten there yet but was planning to put it up. I had no simming computer for 6 months, and I've forgotten so much and need to find so much - like the little program I used to replace pictures on uploads.
... @cwaddell, you have my deepest sympathies. I have had no less than 17 stones in my life, so I truly do feel your pain.
Thank you everyone for your kind sympathies. I've pretty much recovered from the kidney stone(s) and also the kidney stone surgery/manipulation (which was as bad). I did a lot of sitting, binge watching TV programs with the heating pad on while I had the pain. Now have to catch up on cooking, laundry, house cleaning and getting the house back together after the remodel so I have not gotten to Sims 3 yet. Love everyone's tiny builds.
@creativemetaphor I really like your not quite a house build. I have played a little in @Rflong7 's Isolation Isle and will probably try a similar tiny build there.
@Jude525 you have my sympathies. This was my second kidney stone and the pain was much worse than the first one. I'm definitely changing my diet and going to attempt to drink a lot more water and exercise more in the hopes of preventing another. Hope you don't have to go through the pain of another one either.
@cwaddell I was relatively lucky, all but one of those stones made it out without help. And usually within a few days. There are different types of stones, and mine were calcium/oxalate. The common belief is that the body releases calcium into the system during periods of stress. Well, I used to live in almost constant stress. But, as I've often shared in these forums, in my mid 40s I was diagnosed and treated for several mental illnesses and my life became immensely better. I believe the stress factor may be true, because I have not had a single stone in the 7 years since. Here's hoping that continues. (I've even let myself start eating spinach again. )
@Jude525 thanks for the info about stress. I didn't know that and I was under a lot of stress recently what with the remodel and staying up all night playing a more stressful game right before it happened .
I get the same kinds of kidney stones and I think my salt habit contributed to them.
Beside leafy green vegetables another source of oxalates is chocolate, which I overly indulged in recently.
One of my sister gets the other kind of stone, don't remember what it's called, because she eats too much meat.
Sorry to side track this wonderful thread. Just hope everyone in the US has a great holiday.
That is awesome @snowdove58. I LOVE it! The corner fireplace, the big kitchen, the full bath, the balcony, the outside clothes line and pizza oven, and the cute gingerbread window effect and varied construction. It's awesome. It could have been a wee bit smaller, I think; but it's so very nice the way it is.
Oh, and just right click on a pic and choose "copy image location" to paste it into your comment here. I always have to add the img codes front and back of a link manually. The image button doesn't always work for me. (I don't know why.)
Ciane, I saved your instructions from last time. glad they dont block you after too many edits. So many wonderful creations here. I was determined to use those roof pieces and it got bigger trying to fit them.
Ciane, I saved your instructions from last time. glad they dont block you after too many edits. So many wonderful creations here. I was determined to use those roof pieces and it got bigger trying to fit them.
I know how that goes! I too have had to bump up the layout space to get the roof I wanted.
Ooh, I really like this one. Great as a small lot as is. It would also be great placed on a large lot and then modified in one of the front corners as a garage apartment or on one of the back corners as a guest house/pool house. (ETA: then have the big house built as the household gets more money.) Very versatile.
@snowdove58 gave me a link to houseplans.com that had some cute tiny houses on it. I love recreating house plans and giving them my own SIMple twists, so I plan to make a couple of them. She also asked if basements are okay. The answer is YES! Basements are great ways to expand the living space without taking up land space on the ground level. Go for it!!! (I think I will too! )
@cwaddell - I'm glad you like that lot. I've been wanting to make an over the garage one for awhile. MOOing the garage doors made it possible to put a double garage on a 10x10. The tricky part was adding those spiral stairs. They don't like to be placed next to wall. So, I had to delete walls and move windows and lights and fencing to place them. But, I really love how it turned out.
Okay, I've finally built something. But I'm not sure I'm ready to post it. The build is solid enough, but the decorating seems to have gotten out of hand. It is a three story/one room per floor house that ended up looking like a layer cake. So I decided to go with it and decorate it as such with each floor being a different "flavor." Kinda imagined it being owned by a nice old lady who lived in the woods and invited plump children in for a visit. Funny thing is that I kept thinking I'd use stuff from the Katy Perry set, but that stuff was WAY over the top, even for this house. And the lot was too small to use a few pieces as exterior props.
Not sure that it works the way it is. it's kind of garish. I guess it works as a "folly" such as the rich people would have built at the turn of the last century in a corner of their estate. But not so sure as a stand alone. Maybe placing it on a larger lot with themed landscaping would make it work better.
Oh, also, it is handicap accessible. Not sure it's entirely wheelchair friendly, but it is good for someone like me that sometimes has difficulty with stairs. (Or someone who always has trouble.) As such it needed a few extra squares. But the actual living space is pretty much close to the 16 square challenge.
Guess I'll just post it as is and if I get inspired on how to tone it down I'll post the modified version.
I guess I understand why they didn't, but I am still rather disappointed that there aren't wheelchairs or crutches or anything in the games. Would have made for a nice touch, but would have required a lot more gameplay interactions and animations to be made.
Got ready to post the house and realized that something went wrong. The saved lot wasn't finished. I've lost all the finishing touches. So I'm refurnishing the house and getting it ready to post.
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@creativemetaphor and @suzses , I think we must have a hive mind. Check out what I built on a whim a couple weeks ago:
🐸🐸🐸🐸 Garden
Designed as a public lot for the development of "special" skills, it doesn't work as a residential lot because the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wagon is not allowed. I do plan on replacing the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 wagon with cc so that I can play it as a residential in my own game.
Here's a link to it on my build page for anyone interested. link
Anyway, I'm STILL fighting this cold, although I'm starting to feel creative again. I found myself renovating an apartment in TS4 yesterday. Only to realize that it was way too small for my current Sim to move into. But I realize that I was basically building a tiny home of sorts. Because, really, how many people are living in spaces that small all over Manhattan, right?
Unfortunately, my eyes are blurry again, so don't know if I'll get to anything tonight. But still wanted to stop by.
@suzses, I love your Mocha Micro, but I don't see a download link. Did I miss it?
@kgaff, I love the exterior of Chadwick. And, looking through the pics, I never realized that Sims could actually use a corner counter for food prep. I always just thought it was a filler piece. That's something I'll keep in mind with apartment design as well.
@cwaddell, you have my deepest sympathies. I have had no less than 17 stones in my life, so I truly do feel your pain.
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My Studio
My build thread in the Creative Corner
@Jude525 That's just what I had in mind! Love it.
Re. the download link, I haven't gotten there yet but was planning to put it up. I had no simming computer for 6 months, and I've forgotten so much and need to find so much - like the little program I used to replace pictures on uploads.
My Sims 3 Studio
My forum builds thread
http://www.zindasgoldensims.com/
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My Sims 3 Studio
My forum builds thread
Thank you everyone for your kind sympathies. I've pretty much recovered from the kidney stone(s) and also the kidney stone surgery/manipulation (which was as bad). I did a lot of sitting, binge watching TV programs with the heating pad on while I had the pain. Now have to catch up on cooking, laundry, house cleaning and getting the house back together after the remodel so I have not gotten to Sims 3 yet. Love everyone's tiny builds.
@creativemetaphor I really like your not quite a house build. I have played a little in @Rflong7 's Isolation Isle and will probably try a similar tiny build there.
@Jude525 you have my sympathies. This was my second kidney stone and the pain was much worse than the first one. I'm definitely changing my diet and going to attempt to drink a lot more water and exercise more in the hopes of preventing another. Hope you don't have to go through the pain of another one either.
I own the store as of 1+7/17/17
My Studio
My build thread in the Creative Corner
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I own the store as of 1+7/17/17
My Studio
My build thread in the Creative Corner
I get the same kinds of kidney stones and I think my salt habit contributed to them.
Beside leafy green vegetables another source of oxalates is chocolate, which I overly indulged in recently.
One of my sister gets the other kind of stone, don't remember what it's called, because she eats too much meat.
Sorry to side track this wonderful thread. Just hope everyone in the US has a great holiday.
link to house https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9162000
Oh, and just right click on a pic and choose "copy image location" to paste it into your comment here. I always have to add the img codes front and back of a link manually. The image button doesn't always work for me. (I don't know why.)
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I know how that goes! I too have had to bump up the layout space to get the roof I wanted.
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More pics in the upload here: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9162624
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Ooh, I really like this one. Great as a small lot as is. It would also be great placed on a large lot and then modified in one of the front corners as a garage apartment or on one of the back corners as a guest house/pool house. (ETA: then have the big house built as the household gets more money.) Very versatile.
@cwaddell - I'm glad you like that lot. I've been wanting to make an over the garage one for awhile. MOOing the garage doors made it possible to put a double garage on a 10x10. The tricky part was adding those spiral stairs. They don't like to be placed next to wall. So, I had to delete walls and move windows and lights and fencing to place them. But, I really love how it turned out.
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Not sure that it works the way it is. it's kind of garish. I guess it works as a "folly" such as the rich people would have built at the turn of the last century in a corner of their estate. But not so sure as a stand alone. Maybe placing it on a larger lot with themed landscaping would make it work better.
Oh, also, it is handicap accessible. Not sure it's entirely wheelchair friendly, but it is good for someone like me that sometimes has difficulty with stairs. (Or someone who always has trouble.) As such it needed a few extra squares. But the actual living space is pretty much close to the 16 square challenge.
Guess I'll just post it as is and if I get inspired on how to tone it down I'll post the modified version.
I own the store as of 1+7/17/17
My Studio
My build thread in the Creative Corner
I guess I understand why they didn't, but I am still rather disappointed that there aren't wheelchairs or crutches or anything in the games. Would have made for a nice touch, but would have required a lot more gameplay interactions and animations to be made.
I own the store as of 1+7/17/17
My Studio
My build thread in the Creative Corner
Store Install
Unlocked Stencils
random legacy
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9164453
More pics are in the upload, if you are curious.
And, here's another on a 10x10: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9164473
Both of these were based on floor plans from houseplans.com as suggested by @snowdove58.
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My building is on hold until I get all my stuff installed on the new puter, and at the rate it's going, won't finish till next week