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• Amiutza Posts: 1,796 Member

  November 2017

  +1, can not recommend your building skills enough haha. There are a lot of talented people on the forums to help the rest of us who struggle, so it's a fantastic idea

  
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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  Ooh what a great thread idea for terrible/uninspirable builders such as myself! I'm definitely after some family oriented homes/starters, maybe featuring some of the toddler stuff SP items for playdates!

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  @Amiutza Thank you for those amazing words of recommendation - ! I am actually working on finishing and furnishing the house I built for you and can link it here when I do I had to move it to a 30x20 lot because there were no decent 20x20 lots in city-like setting (or in general haha) and there are so many 30x20 ones. I also have been working on the landscaping quite a bit I feel you will like the new version!
  
  @Rumpelstiltskin I wouldn't mind making such a house I have the toddler stuff pack! It is one of the few packs I have because I adore toddlers haha. I must admit though I'm not that familiar with building starters or what you mean by family-oriented. I usually never even consider the cost of a build while I am building haha. Maybe you could give me some guidelines like size, budget, and build style? Do you want something from a certain time period for instance? Thanks!

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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  @Nore Ah all I mean by family Oriented is so that it accommodates like, 2 sims + kids, maybe one child/teen and a toddler. Not a particular style - though I want to make another family for Oasis Springs, so a home that would fit in with the scenery would be amazing. (I adore toddlers too )
  I mean a starter usually needs to cost 18-22k depending on the location/size of the family but obviously if it was too hard a budget I could make 28-30k max work if needed, and they'll just have to shift their weight a lil!
  The lot size would be a smaller one for a starter, so one of free places in OS like 20 x 30, I think!

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• reanseih Posts: 265 Member

  November 2017

  I’ve tried building starters before... they get out of hand real quick. orz Not even on a 20 by 15 lot is small enough, seriously. Before you know it you’re well onwards towards 40k, with it still looking pretty crap...
  
  On another note, this seems fun, I shall be lurking around until time is right! owo xD

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• pronterus Posts: 2,166 Member

  November 2017

  Speaking of starters, I made a handy guide about building starters before.
  
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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  Thanks for the info and link to the tutorial guys! I must admit I don't usually build starters so this might be a challenge budgeting haha.
  
  @Rumpelstiltskin So if I understand correctly you're looking for a modern style starter with toddler stuff in mind? I can work with that

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017 edited December 2017

  @Amiutza I finally finished the house you requested haha, furnishing and all! I feel you are going to like it The landscaping matches the Baroque style of the house and the interior is in the ultra-modern style. I figured it works quite well as many of those old amazing buildings in Paris are often renovated in the inside with new stuff but maintained in the old styles on the exterior.
  
  I call it When Baroque met Modern. I haven't linked it to the Gallery because there's some pathing I must fix. I took a ton of pictures below haha, if you know of how to fix any of the pathing, please let me know.
  
  @Rumpelstiltskin I can get started on your starter now finally haha

  View from ground level:
  
  
  Standard view: Here's the first pathing issue. Sims cannot get into either of the two garden nooks. This is the weirdest pathing issue, and I'm not sure what is going on with it. It might be caused by the ground being covered by lily of valley squares, but I know for a fact that sims can walk over this grass. What's even weirder is if I remove one of the lily of the valley squares from under the right arch, then the sim can go and walk to the bench and sit, just 1 square... so weird.
  
  
  Back view:
  
  
  Night view:
  
  
  Garden nook with waterfall, one of my favourite parts, took forever to make, but alas sims cannot get to it at the moment haha:
  
  
  Other garden nook:
  
  
  Front and rear roof accents, these were definitely my favourite part of the entire build, just adore that European style of building statues into the exterior walls. Can also see the balconies here with a sitting and meditation area, quiet places to get away from all the bustle going on outside. The front accent I call the Winged Ballerina, and the rear the Winged Knight haha (yes I got super excited when I saw an item that could work as wings from Dine Out, and could work as waves! I couldn't decide between wings or waves so now they are wings with ships sailing on them haha):
  
  
  
  
  Now for the inside! Which goes to ultra-modern style. First the dining area:
  
  
  The super long kitchen:
  
  
  The theatre-esque living room. Here's the next patching issue. Sims cannot turn on the tele or sit in the raised chairs. I'm guessing raising a chair with 9/0 makes it unusable so I know how to fix that. My question for the tele is, I built it on the foundation to look cool, but it seems like that means sims cannot use it. Is there a way to make this work? Do I need to build stairs somewhere? It isn't like sims actually walk up to the tele to turn it on, so I'm very confused why pathing matters here.
  
  
  Ground floor parlour bathroom:
  
  
  Overview of ground floor:
  
  
  First floor aerial, decided a colour scheme felt like it fit the modern style haha:
  
  
  Guest bedroom:
  
  
  Children's room, ideal for fraternal twins haha. Or just anyone who likes cute wall bunnies
  
  
  Second floor overview, here's the last pathing issue. Sims cannot seem to move around in the music nook area. It seems to be the circular chandeliers, which is annoying because they fit so well and I didn't want to have to remove them. Any idea why they block pathing being on the ceiling?
  Also I built windows in the gable accent roofs, but it doesn't seem like there's a way to connect a roof wall with actual walls so that the floor could use those windows. I recall in sims 3 we could do this. Is there a way to do so in sims 4?
  
  
  Music nook:
  
  
  Master bedroom with huge closet and statues:
  
  
  Master bath:
  
  
  Attic:
  
  
  
  
  Anyway, so sorry for the giant wall of text and pictures! I went a bit crazy with the tab mode and general excitement over finally finishing haha.

  Even more pictures because I'm insane haha:
  

  
  
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  Post edited by Nore on December 2017

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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  Haha no rush or anything! That building is BEAUTIFUL. Wow!

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• kilra0 Posts: 644 Member

  November 2017

  @Nore that's absolutely amazing and ... inspiring

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin Thank you I tried to do Paris justice but it is hard to capture the awesome city of lights haha. It is definitely not a starter budget though haha, the end build was around 790,000. Definitely likely for millionaire sims, which is crazy given it is on a 30x20 lot haha. I was quite surprised when I saw the price.
  
  I also realised that oasis springs isn't built in the modern style haha. I never played any families there so I just went by all the modern builds people make there. It seems to favour the Mediterranean style which is awesome, because I never built in that before and I always enjoy new styles. Am I correct in assuming that's the style you'd like for a starter?
  
  @kilra0 Thank you! I'm interested by what you mean by inspiring haha. It sounds like you might try the Baroque style in which case I would definitely like to see what you build! I feel like not many people make builds in the French Baroque/Renaissance/Neoclassical styles and so I'm happy to get builders to see how cool it is to build haha.

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• kilra0 Posts: 644 Member

  November 2017

  @Nore yes I'm trying new things. Finished my first fairy tale house today and I played around with roofs and got a lovely baroque one - it just didn't fit to the theme. You opened my eyes - never thought I could make tympanums.

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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  Definitely into the Mediterranean style for oasis springs, I have that and a more western area. The only start maxis have along that theme is a basic square one that I’m not a fan of so that would be awesome!

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  @kilra0 oh very cool! Do you have pictures haha? Yes I started playing around with those back in the sims 3, where it was a bit easier with all the many useful items I have. Although I have gotten much better at them since then. Still I have only done them on roofs and it seems impossible to put them on doors or to mimic some of the crazy amazing ones you see in places like Paris. I am going to try some in alcoves maybe but that would require a much larger build. I started working on a remake of the drachenburg castle where I could try them but the build is so huge just imagining furnishing it is exhausting. I have a tendency to make a shell and forget about it unless it is smaller haha.

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• kilra0 Posts: 644 Member

  November 2017 edited November 2017

  @nore ... the picture is not amazing looks like some buildings had an accident, I was just playing around to get an idea in my mind. The roof needs definatly a higher "house". But actually I wanted to create a low cozy vet clinic in a rural style. In the end I did another modern build. I'm more familiar with this style. Some pics of the fairy tale house are in this post
  
  
  
  

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• hannahvs3 Posts: 211 Member

  November 2017

  @nore The house you built for Amiutza is absolutely gorgeous! I love the outside and like building in this style myself. I however always have trouble with the decorations on the outside walls, how to make it look not boring and you did an amazing job with all the little statues etc!

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017 edited November 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin So I created a shell and went over budget haha. This is going to be harder than I imagined. Here is what I built so far:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As you can see I'm not used to building starters haha. It seemed small at first but then the windows and all just skyrocketed the cost. I did create a nice little toddler hangout in the back though
  
  

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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  Nore wrote: »

  @Rumpelstiltskin So I created a shell and went over budget haha. This is going to be harder than I imagined. Here is what I built so far:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As you can see I'm not used to building starters haha. It seemed small at first but then the windows and all just skyrocketed the cost. I did create a nice little toddler hangout in the back though
  

  
  Haha no worries, the design of the build is really pretty! I love the little archway you’ve built in by the car, it’s really fitting with the style too! And the toddler area is really well incorporated! ☺️

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin Thanks I might try to make it smaller and still go for a starter, unless you really want me to keep it as it and just make it a regular house?

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017

  @Amiutza Finally fixed all the pathing issues in my Parisian house! Ended up actually having to redo a lot of things, pathing is much more complex than I ever realised haha. I also got rid of a lot of random clutter and lights in an effort to make the interior feel more natural. Also the waterfall does not look like what it does in the pictures, had to replace the rocks with plants because they wouldn’t place correctly, but it yet looks nice I feel
  
  Anyway, here is the Gallery Link: When Baroque Met Modern
  Pictures below!
  
  Story of the house:
  When Ms. #Baroque met Mr. #Modern it was amour at first sight! But they couldn't decide on a style, thus a compromise: buy a Baroque house and replace the inside with ultra-#contemporary furnishings! Who wants #17thcentury appliances anyway? Ms. Baroque, though, couldn’t give up her beloved style and snuck in a #Parisian #woman-cave! #noCC #French #Renaissance #mansion #family #flowerbed #undergroundpool #hometheatre #balcony #openfloorplan #waterfall #statues #playtested #winecellar #attic
  
  Because women can have man-caves too, but just classier! Now, however, the quirky couple has moved to the French country and their home is yours to explore and take care of! There are many small details to delight your sims in ever nook and cranny. This is likely the most detailed build I have ever attempted. I wanted to go for a clashing styles theme, modelled after the many old buildings in Europe that have recently been renovated inside. In my pictures I placed the lot in the middle of an urban area, however, I imagine it would work well in a more country lot as a decadent maisonette. Enjoy!
  
  Note that you do NOT have to have MOO on to place the lot. I tried both with and without and everything places the same way
  
  (Apologies again for all the pictures, I’m trying to work on my picture taking abilities in general, with lighting, angle, zoom, height, location, etc. Feels like I’m getting a tad better since last time haha).
  
  View from ground level:
  
  
  Standard view:
  
  
  Back view:
  
  
  Side view:
  
  
  Night view:
  
  
  Garden nook with waterfall, one of my favourite parts, took forever to make haha:
  
  
  Other garden nook:
  
  
  View of nook from first floor balcony:
  
  
  Front and rear roof accents, these were definitely my favourite part of the entire build, just adore that European style of tympanums. Can also see the balconies here with a sitting and meditation area, quiet places to get away from all the bustle going on outside. The front accent I call the Winged Ballerina, and the rear the Winged Knight haha (yes I got super excited when I saw an item that could work as wings from Dine Out, and could work as waves! I couldn't decide between wings or waves so now they are wings with ships sailing on them haha):
  
  
  
  
  Now for the inside! Which goes to ultra-modern style. First the dining area:
  
  
  The super long kitchen:
  
  
  
  
  The theatre-esque living room:
  
  
  Ground floor parlour bathroom:
  
  
  Overview of ground floor:
  
  
  Overview of basement floor. This part is quite cool because this is where the "woman-cave" is haha, which is the only Baroque style indoors. I created a path which splits to Baroque on one side and modern on the other, which I felt symbolised the build overall quite well haha. And of course there's the wine cellar, which is always good lol:
  
  
  And here's that clashing style hallway, modern to the left and Baroque to the right haha:
  
  
  The underground pool:
  
  
  Pool restroom:
  
  
  
  
  The Baroque woman-cave!:
  
  
  First floor aerial, decided a colour scheme felt like it fit the modern style haha:
  
  
  Guest bedroom:
  
  
  Children's room, ideal for fraternal twins haha. Or just anyone who likes cute wall bunnies
  
  
  Study/Library (with a nice view of the front!):
  
  
  
  
  Second floor overview:
  
  
  Music nook:
  
  
  Hallway:
  
  
  
  Master bedroom with huge closet and statues:
  
  
  Master bath:
  
  
  Attic:
  
  
  
  
  Anyway, so sorry for the giant wall of text and pictures! I went a bit crazy with the tab mode and general excitement over finally finishing and fixing pathing haha.
  
  Even more new pictures in case you want to see!:
  

  
  
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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017 edited November 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin well I managed to cut the cost of the build by about a half down to around 27k, however that's just the shell haha, so it is yet too much for a starter. This is definitely much harder than I realised haha.
  
  Here's what it looks like now:
  
  
  
  
  
  Going to keep trying

  Post edited by Nore on November 2017

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  November 2017 edited November 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin got the cost down to 25k! With all the required items indoors as well, just have to organise it all. Almost there haha, going to try replacing plants with gardening stuff, can see if I can get it down to 22 or 24k.
  
  Here's the pictures now:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  November 2017

  Nore wrote: »

  
  Oh wow I love it! Much prefer the outdoor changes you've made too! The pond is a great idea - That seems like an awful lot for 25k! Gonna prepare myself a family to move in there asap!
  

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• Nore Posts: 236 Member

  December 2017 edited December 2017

  @Rumpelstiltskin I finally finished! Sorry it took so long, had a ton of uni work recently.
  
  I called it Desert Toddlers Family Starter. Note, you must delete the chandelier, cars and toddler toys to get it to a starter price of 24k At the moment it is about 25.9k. It fits well into the style of Oasis Springs and I built it on the empty lot in the starter zone that costs 1500 (the desert sands lot not the grass one). Let me know how it works out for you and if you want to send me pictures of your family in it that would be awesome I saw your restaurants in your showcase btw and they were very cool!!
  
  Gallery Link: Desert Toddlers Family Starter
  
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• CoteDAzur Posts: 610 Member

  December 2017

  It looks great! Really nicely decorated for a starter too.

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