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Remodels and Builds
tombwriter
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I figured that i'd post some more builds that ive done to hopefully give you even more inspiration for future stories. I'll give a little back story for the game and the sim-inhabitant as well. I hope you enjoy! 
This is a remodel of a home that is already in the game. The name of the lot is Back to the Fuscia - 1br, 1ba and its located in Bridgeport. The sim that lives in this home (Veronica Lombardi) is an adventurous daredevil. She also has the brave, artistic, and disciplined trait, so she loves to travel to different countries so that she can get inspiration for her painting and compete in sparring matches to advance in her martial arts training.
This is how the original house and floorplan looked :
This is how I remodeled it :
I didnt expand any of the rooms, i only built walls and created others. I left the house the size that it originally was and worked within it as well as with a budget of $50k (the motherlode cheat). The original cost of the house was $15,885 furnished and $13,610 unfurnished, now the appreciated value of the home is $61,119. The garage is now fully functional, it has room for one car, as well as has her book collection/recipes, my wine racks and my washer/dryer unit.
She also owns and operates a bakery : 'Designer's Bakery' (i built this on an empty lot across the street from her home)
And this is my sim, Veronica Lombardi
@MayaRose1138 @simgeek79 @charlotteprice @janineisabaws @BlazonReaper24
This is a remodel of a home that is already in the game. The name of the lot is Back to the Fuscia - 1br, 1ba and its located in Bridgeport. The sim that lives in this home (Veronica Lombardi) is an adventurous daredevil. She also has the brave, artistic, and disciplined trait, so she loves to travel to different countries so that she can get inspiration for her painting and compete in sparring matches to advance in her martial arts training.
This is how the original house and floorplan looked :
This is how I remodeled it :
I didnt expand any of the rooms, i only built walls and created others. I left the house the size that it originally was and worked within it as well as with a budget of $50k (the motherlode cheat). The original cost of the house was $15,885 furnished and $13,610 unfurnished, now the appreciated value of the home is $61,119. The garage is now fully functional, it has room for one car, as well as has her book collection/recipes, my wine racks and my washer/dryer unit.
She also owns and operates a bakery : 'Designer's Bakery' (i built this on an empty lot across the street from her home)
And this is my sim, Veronica Lombardi
@MayaRose1138 @simgeek79 @charlotteprice @janineisabaws @BlazonReaper24
Why, yes! I do OWN the store! 
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OOH YEAH-- i almost forgot about the 'buydebug' cheat ... theres ALOT of great stuff in there as well
ive tried content from other sites, and there always seem to be an issue with something in-game, so i just stick to these 2.
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This is how the original house and floorplan looked :
This is how I remodeled it :
I didnt expand any of the rooms, i only built walls and created others. I left the house the size that it originally was and worked within it as well as with a budget of $50k (the motherlode cheat). The original cost of the house was $16,309 furnished and $12,487 unfurnished, now the appreciated value of the home is $41,668. I built a basement for Orlando to make his wine and to have a washer/dryer unit to do his laundry.
And this is my sim, Orlando Sanderson .. and yes, he wears guyliner ... such a rebel!!
Thank you!
The funny thing is that i create my homes to match my sims personality. And even though she has a very independent and colorful persona, her home seemed as if it should have that high-class 50's-mod-esque feel to it! She wont have any children in the near future; could you imagine having a toddler in a home with white marble floors?! NEVER!! Hahahah
From my own experience, ive gotten good results when i have the bakery as a "visitors allowed" lot. And make sure to check the newspaper often so that you can size up the baking competition and know what price you should sell your goods. I thought that i was the only person disappointed with the harvest stand! The item description was soo horribly executed, because they made it seem as if we could sell our own high quality ingredients. If i couldve returned it for a full refund, i wouldve! But luckily i got it super cheap off the DD, but still, its the priniciple behind it. (But EA is sketchy like that *rolleyes*)
Anywhoodles, i do not have the savvy sellers collection (im still saving for the gold version of midnight hollow), but from what ive read/heard, you can sell every and anything EXCEPT for your baked goods. i.e. jewelry that you create, jams, vegetables, etc. But im not 100% sure, so please please please, dont quote me! lol
@MayaRose1138 @simgeek79 @charlotteprice @janineisabaws @BlazonReaper24 i'll upload some more pics of my stuff periodically, but i would LOVE to see what all of you have done/decorated. We could possible help each other come up with different ideas and give each other inspiration
Very nice furnishing of the bakery! It looks great how you have placed the counters, and display shelves there. It looks nice the types of and how you have placed the tables and chairs there for sims to enjoy eating what they have bought. Sims will enjoy cooking food using the bakery and woodstove ovens there. Very nice sitting and reading alcove for sims to enjoy resting on the sofa reading a book from the bookcase.
Each of the builds are very nice!
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
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 love all of them but I know the first one is the one my sim would move into as a starter house in Bridgeport and add an upstairs.....it looked nothing like what you did, LOL My favorite colors are red and black, so you got me on that one! Its just gorgeous
I love the bakery but I would just place them in the worlds and they never seemed to work? Guess you need an actual baker, LOL and I didn't want to spend time running it! Next time I will see if its set on "visitors allowed" which my sim was able to go to it and others did show up!
The Sims you created look great! Veronica, she is different and unique
The Bistro is good. I don't like that anyone can go into the kitchen and help themselves! I think only the cook should. And they need a waiter/waitress to take orders. I wish it was more like OFB in Sims2 though
I am all over my game, LOL. I gave up on the gardener/cook for now. I cant build a house to save my life! LOL
I created a new game from a medium CAW and am placing things in there. I need to go to the exchange and get some starter homes though. My Sim lives in Sandy Shoals house right now. Its gorgeous and I don't have to do anything to it. Yeah, I use motherlode all the time and move them to a better place right away, LOL
I didn't know you tagged me! How would I know? If its something I need to check a box on, well, my wall wont let me. It only has the report option. Only thing I can do is change my picture
Love all of them and you do such a great job.........and I realized.........you are more of a decoholic than I am, LOL
*hugs*
You say you cannot build a house to save your life ... But you can.
Just mess around with the stuff until it fits right and manages to express what you want in the room/build.
Start with a theme or concept and stick with it throughout the build.
If it doesn't look right ... Don't be lazy, tear it down and do it again.
Notice things you like in other builds that you see ... Remember how to do the things you like to do in a build.
Remember that building a house for a particular Sim is different than building a house for just any Sim.
The hardest parts of builds are the stairs and roofs ... Everything else is gravy.
Once you get good at it and learn the tools, you can build/decorate/landscape a house in two hours that is better than anything the EA staff has put in the game.
Have A Wonderful Evening ... And Happy Simming!
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Good Stuff ... Remodels are always a good way to get into building.
You have some nice
@charlotteprice thank you!
Thank you @BlackSand! and remodels are a great way to get into building. Thats pretty much what i did for about a month before i attempted my first build (a mansion). Since the PS3 exchange was shutdown, i have to remake it on here, or i woulve posted pictures of it already. It also turned out to be my longest played game @ 65+ weeks!
The 'Zen Garden' has every harvestable from the EPs and Stuff Packs (except for the ingredients for the alchemy skill, the crystals from Into The Future, and the herbs from University Life)-- it even has all the harvestables that you can purchase from the sims 3 store.
@njwilson1986 @charlotteprice @simgeek79
EDIT - i forgot that i added the Tea Party table after i took these screenshots. Its by the lounge chairs in the pool area (right next to the window)
It is a very nice home for sims to live in when visiting China
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