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  • WrathofCathWrathofCath Posts: 4,419 Member
    edited December 2014
    "Wildflower Farm" 4br, 3ba.
    Lot Size: 40x30
    Cost: $302,337


    Link on Gallery:
    thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/E645DEAE59FD11E48752305BB1BC618D

    My newest build is loosely based on the 2009 Dream Home. I tried with windows similar to theirs and it looked too plain with our color choices, so I gave the windows shutters and painted the doors red.

    I guess for a while (if not longer) we will be experiencing problems with the new game. During this build I discovered that some of the items we make "bigger" will revert to their original size sometimes... Very disappointing.

    I made this "natural pond" by adding bigger rocks and while testing out the lot, I noticed that sometimes when I placed it, the rocks had disappeared. Other times, only some were there and sometimes, all were in place. Very strange. I hope it's something they fix soon with a patch. Why offer us that option, if it isn't going to stick?

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    The backyard is all set up for a pool once we get that patch:

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    Here's that pond I was talking about earlier:

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    The veg and fruit garden is all set up with raised planter boxes. At first I didn't realize that it wouldn't upload with the items we plant, so I spent a long time trying to get good quality plants, only to realize that no one else would be able to have them.

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    Birds eye view:

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    Entryway into home. Living room straight ahead open to Kitchen with nook located to the right. Music room and Study on the left of the hall and to the right is the dining room and little tea room for the ladies:

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    Dining room with a peek at the tea room beyond:

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    Study and Music Rooms:

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    Master En suite:

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    Playroom for the little simmies in the upstairs landing:

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    Boys room:

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    Girls room:

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    And finally, the Nursery with entrances from both the hall and from the Master bedroom. One note is that I did put a bassinet in there, but it too disappears when uploaded...

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    So that's it! Thank you for stopping in for a look ;)

    If you would like to see a few more photos, please click here:

    s1285.photobucket.com/user/WrathofCath/slideshow/Wildflower%20Farm?sort=6

    Goodnight!
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  • DatkidDatkid Posts: 430 Member
    Wildflower Farm is absolutely stunning! 11/10!
    Have a look at my gallery yeah? JUMANJIKID
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  • romagi1romagi1 Posts: 6,988 Member
    Love it Cath! <3 The landscaping is Beautiful and the kids rooms are just adorable! :D
  • masajomasajo Posts: 5,993 Member
    Wildflower Farm is absolutely gorgeous inside and out, very much a dream home! The landscaping is wonderful, really love how you've made the pond. Each and every room is beautiful, great work :D
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  • rosemowrosemow Posts: 163,519 Member
    Wildflower Farm is such a very nice home! :) Very nice exterior of it! The roofing and the wraparound porch looks very nice! The flower box windows and the flowers lining the edges of the front footpath, sides of the home and porch look so very pretty! Very nice backyard area! It looks great how you have it ready for when pools come. Sims will enjoy cooking on the bbq there and eating their meals in the sunshine at the umbrella covered table. It looks very nice how you have placed the flowers in the backyard area too! Very nice sitting area beside the pool water and also on the back porch for sims to enjoy sitting resting out in the outdoors air. It looks very nice how you have done the pond with the rocks and fkowers around it and the water fountains in it! Very nice fenced off harvestable garden area. The flower cart and the gardening tool decor items look very nice how you have placed them there. The birdbath surrounded by flowers is a very pretty sight for sims to enjoy seeing whilst outside at their home. Very nice furnishing of and layout of the interior of the home! The entryway area is very nice! It looks very nice how you have placed the side tables in the entrance way with the lamps, flowers and clock and mirrors for sims to enjoy seeing as they enter the home. They are very nice homely touches. The coat and hat shelf near the front door is a nice touch.The living room is very nice! Very nice furnishing of it! Sims will enjoy sitting relaxing on the sofas there in front of the fire, having a chat and watching tv. It looks very nice how you have placed the flowers either side of the fireplace for sims to enjoy seeing whilst sitting there, and the teaset on the coffee table and the candles and clock on the fireplace ledge are very home touches in the room. Very nice design of the kitchen! It looks very nice how you have placed the kitchen cabinets there! Very nice window alcove eating nook. Sims will enjoy eating their meals with the sunshine coming in onto them whilst dining there. The island bar stool and sink counter is great! The fruit picture on the wall is nice for sims to look out whilst cooking a meal, and the way you have placed the plates on the side wall look very nice! The dining room is so very nice! Sims will enjoy eating their meals there! It looks very nice how you have placed the pictures on the walls! The flowers on the table and the pictures on the wall are very nice for sims to enjoy seeing whildt dining. Very nice window sitting alcove area! The wall pattern and paneling that you have used looks nice and it looks nice how you have placed the display shelves cabinets in the corner nook areas of the room. The tea room is very nice! It looks very nice the type of sofas that you have placed there and how you have placed the pictures on the wall and have the teaset and flowers there. It is a very nice place for a sit, chat and a rest. Nice soft wall pattern that you have used, and the type of curtains you have used look very nice there. Very nice study and music rooms! Nice window study desk nook area in the study for sims to enjoy sitying at the table using the computer or reading a book from the bookcase enjoying the sunlight coming in through the windows. Sims will have fun playing chess on the table near the window too. Very nice corner armchairs sitting nook area in the music room for sims to enjoy resting there listening to the music from the grand piano. The grandfather clock is a great touch there. It looks very nice how you have done the windows there. The placement of the floor rugs in all the rooms add very nice touches in the rooms. Very nice furnishing of the bedrooms! The master suite is very nice! Sims will enjoy seeing the picture on the bedhead wall when waking in the mornings. It looks nice how you have placed the curtained windows either side of the bed. Very nice window alcove sitting area in the room! The teaset on the coffee table there is a nice touch. Sims will enjoy sitting there looking out at the views through the windows. Very nice vanity table in the bathroom! The double sinks and the three mirrors looks great! The playroom for the child sims looks very cute! It looks great how you have placed the chairs aroubd the penguin tv! Little sims will have fun doing artwork on the art tables or using the chemistry set. The teddy looks cute there! The dinosaur pattern looks great on the wall. Very nice boys and girls bedrooms! The sports theme of the boys room looks great, and the girls room is very pretty! Very pretty pink colour you have used there, and the butterflies and birds on the wall are very nice for the sims to see whilst laying in bed. It looks very nice how you have done the corner study desk area! The lamps look very nice there . The room is very nice! The nursery is very nice. The animal pictures on the wall there look cute. The bunny looks great on the dresser.
    It is a very nice home ! :)
  • BreeMilesBreeMiles Posts: 8,903 Member
    I'm loving all your beautiful TS4 creations sweet Cath!! Looks like you are well on your way dear in TS4!! Amazing Amazing work dear!! <3<3
  • lazouglazoug Posts: 75 Member
    I love your creations!
    the double curtains are very original. I might steal this idea from you ;)

    Keep going! I'm bookmarking this thread! o:)
  • Chris2fer03Chris2fer03 Posts: 650 Member
    Lovely homes, beautifully designed inside and out. The exterior of New Beginnings is so charming and original. Coastal Living is very much like a beach home, love the siding color and the stairs up to the 2nd floor entrance. Your version of the dream home that year is gorgeous! <3 the landscaping and exterior. Your bathroom counter idea is genius, elegant and gives that "custom" cabinetry feel. Fav'd and following! :)
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  • Ash072Ash072 Posts: 1,324 Member
    @wrathofcath - I really like your latest build! I can definitely see this one be used in someone's sim family blog. Also, I love your pond! Did the rocks stay after reloading the lot or do they get kicked out due to object collision?
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  • follyfootfollyfoot Posts: 3,450 Member
    Cath Wildflower Farm is a beautiful build so warm and welcoming. I love the decor and the landscaping is very pretty. :)
    Hugs Folly
  • BryonyRaeBryonyRae Posts: 5,181 Member
    My newest build is loosely based on the 2009 Dream Home. I tried with windows similar to theirs and it looked too plain with our color choices, so I gave the windows shutters and painted the doors red.

    I guess for a while (if not longer) we will be experiencing problems with the new game. During this build I discovered that some of the items we make "bigger" will revert to their original size sometimes... Very disappointing.

    I made this "natural pond" by adding bigger rocks and while testing out the lot, I noticed that sometimes when I placed it, the rocks had disappeared. Other times, only some were there and sometimes, all were in place. Very strange. I hope it's something they fix soon with a patch. Why offer us that option, if it isn't going to stick?

    Anyway I called this one "Wildflower Farm"

    It's a lovely build, Cath! Great work on both the exterior and interior, but I especially love your interiors. Your color schemes work really well.

    Regarding the enlarged objects, they will typically only revert when you place the lot from Manage Worlds. If you place it when you are in build mode on a lot, all of the enlarged objects should retain their size. As far as re-sized objects causing disappearances, yes, it happens when you inadvertently overlap them with other objects. It can be tough to notice, but with most objects, when you size them up, their collision box sizes up too, and in many cases, it is exponential. You won't see a problem at the time, but the next time you load the lot, objects that they overlap will be gone. It can be tough, especially with wall objects, to gauge what will work, as sometimes, you *can* get away with some overlap. In the Build Mode Feedback thread, I have requested that EA reduce or eliminate the collision boxes, or at least prevent them from sizing up, especially when it comes to non-interactive objects.

    Visit my blog to see my creations: http://bryscreations.wordpress.com or search the gallery by my OriginID or #bryscreations
  • Tiki5872Tiki5872 Posts: 3,115 Member
    Wildflower Farm is absolutely beautiful!! Gorgeous on the outside and inside!! <3
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  • SnowmoonSnowmoon Posts: 3,437 Member
    Another note on the disappearing object - if you have sims on the lot, the items go to the household inventory.
    Find my builds under Evie_Snowmoon in the Gallery!
  • MrGodardMrGodard Posts: 713 Member
    Oh my, besides being overall gorgeous, that little TV area in the kids room of Wildflower Farm is the cutest thing I've ever seen <3
  • HidehiHidehi Posts: 1,109 Member
    The pictures of your homes are looking fabulous Cath - but I can only advise people to check out your builds in game!! They are absolutely AWESOME!!!! Big Hugs :D x
    P.S.: ... and that goes for all your TS4 and TS3 creations!! :)
  • grod4Lgrod4L Posts: 129 Member
    Wow! Your houses are so adorable and so perfect for a family! Great job!
  • yanti68yanti68 Posts: 19,017 Member
    WOWZA Cath! <3 I am in love with your farm! Such perfect architecture, lovely garden and stunning interiors! If I haven't added this to my favourites yet, then I will be doing it shortly! When I visit the gallery. Great job! :D
  • PurpleKachinaPurpleKachina Posts: 4,159 Member
    Such a pretty little farm :) Very Cath:ish :D
  • evclm6evclm6 Posts: 458 Member
    I just love your houses. Coastal Living and Wildflower Farm are just amazing !!
  • WrathofCathWrathofCath Posts: 4,419 Member
    Wow! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! :D<3

    @Datkid, @Romagi1 <3 and @Masjo, big, huge thank you for your very kind comments! :)

    @Rosemow, you are the best! Thank you once again, for your kind, lovely words! <3

    @BreeMiles, thank you! <3<3, @lazoug, thank you and steal away, lol! :p , @Chri2fer03, thank you so much for those wonderful words! As far as cabinetry goes, I think you've got that over me, for sure! :p

    @Ash072, thank you! And sadly, no, the rocks didn't stay... I didn't know about the collision thing. I hope it's something that can be fixed in the future.

    @Follyfoot, thank you for your Lovely comment! <3<3

    @BryonyRae, thank you Bry, for both the compliment and the explanation. I had no idea they wouldn't transfer... Funny thing is, I noticed it with a shrub in my 1st build. It's in the front yard with nothing else around it, yet it shrank to original too. It was after I placed the lot a couple of times, so I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not.

    @Tiki5872, thank you! :)<3 , @Snowmoon, thanks Snow, I didn't know about that. :D@MrGodard, thank you for the lovely comment! :)

    @Hidehi, thank you for both your very kind comments and even more for being such a loving and sweet friend! :)<3<3

    @yanti68, thank you for always being so supportive and such a good friend! :)<3<3

    @Manssom, thank you! I hope it's being Cath-ish, is a "good thing" as Martha Stewart is fond of saying, lol! :p

    @evclm6, thank you for stopping by and for the lovely comment! :)




  • CasseeCassee Posts: 3,710 Member
    Oh, Ms Cath!! Just beautiful!! So full of charm. Great details!!
    The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell
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    Cassee's Corner: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/783956/cassees-corner-new-5309-memory-lane-wip-page-72/p1
  • KimSim1965KimSim1965 Posts: 712 Member
    Cath, all three are GORGEOUS! Your architecture is beautiful and I love your landscaping. Wildflower Farm is beautiful, and I will definitely be putting all 3 in my game. Thank you for sharing! Kim
  • AnotherSimNutAnotherSimNut Posts: 89 Member
    No one will be disappointed downloading and recommending your beautiful creations. I love your charming creation called New Beginnings. Looking forward to placing this lot in my game. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent for building and decorating homes.
  • WrathofCathWrathofCath Posts: 4,419 Member
    Hiya Cassee! Thank you so much! :)<3

    Kim and AnotherSimNut, thank you both so very much for your wonderful compliments!! :D You both really made my day! :)<3
  • WrathofCathWrathofCath Posts: 4,419 Member
    edited December 2014
    Dark Manor 4br, 4ba.
    Lot Size: 40x30
    Cost: $323,943


    Link on Gallery:
    thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/71194BD8607211E48D9C1A0AF0BA63F8

    So I saw this really cool house that I've been wanting to build and I decided to make it for Halloween. It's the James W Bryan house and it is just awesome. I really wish we had more stuff for Victorian's in the new game. I had to improvise some with what we're given. Turret roofs are tough. And I would Love some bigger archways. Anyway here is a pic of the RL home:

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    I didn't use the reddish color on mine because it's for Halloween. I made the yard all unkempt looking with dirt paths leading around the property. I wanted it to be darker and as a matter of fact, that's what I called it, "DARK MANOR" 4br, 3ba.

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    I had to make up my own design for the back of the house because I couldn't find a single picture for it.
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    Bird's eye views:
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    Looking back at the front entryway:
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    To the left is the study:
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    And to the right is the dining room:
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    Straight ahead is the kitchen:
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    Through a door to the breakfast nook:
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    On through to the living room:
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    Upstairs there is a reading room in the hall:
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    Master en suite:
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    Girls ensuite:
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    Boys en suite:
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    And the Nursery, which has access from both the hallway and from the Master bedroom:
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    If you'd like to see a few more pictures, they can be found here:

    s1285.photobucket.com/user/WrathofCath/slideshow/Dark%20Manor

    I hope you enjoyed having a look and Happy Halloween!!! >:)

    Sweet Dreams...muahahaha
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