@Archer_Girl I'm a sucker for Christmas themes and Tudor style. You've encompassed both, so wonderfully. It's almost like a trip to Yankee Candle, in the Christmas wing. (which I need to do again soon) Love it. ♥
@Taoron Thank you. It is a really nice world, the only thing that annoys me is that there are almost no road / walkway connections. I would have loved to have a walkway, but there is a bit of sand between the border of the lot and the boardwalk....
@trashdocka I love your build. Especially the table / seats in the garden. That is so inventive
@Taoron, thank you for your comments. The idea was inspired by a place in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee called A Christmas Place. It's like 5 adorable little buildings all devoted to Christmas decor all year long. This didn't really turn out to look like my initial inspiration but I captured a little of it I think. There really is something so charming about a Tudor-style building decorated for Christmas. I love "Old World Christmas" and I love the Seasons expansion...best one so far in my opinion.
FORUM ID:
ORIGIN ID:
LEVEL: Expert
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Sporting Space in Brindelton Bay
NEW LOT LINK: Star Gazing
LOT COST: $2000.00
GALLERY COST: $108,627.00
TOTAL COST: $110,627.00
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW :https://imgur.com/a/CjOw4is
ENTRY DETAILS: Built in downtown Brindleton Bay, this modern home was built for Gunter and Norberaht Ausman. They love to chart the stars. So I designed them a house where they can enjoy the starry sky from nearly every part of the home. The overall interior wall color is a night sky blue that is covered in artwork of things discovered in the sky.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: All nocc artwork was created by myself, AlJay2000
Hope everyone is doing well. I've been incredibly busy lately, but lucky for me (or.. unlucky?) I've gotten sick, so I have some time to work on the new challenge in between at-home work. I've been working on the home for Candy and Sofia, and wasn't sure what exactly was meant by "classical design." I interpreted it as neoclassical/colonial style, and here's what the shell of the home looks like so far. What do you all think? Thanks in advance!
I'll start out with my Sims: Gunter and Norberhat Ausman.
FORUM ID: Wendyology
ORIGIN ID: Wendyology
LEVEL: Starting Out
HOUSEHOLD: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/4B325E62F13311E98AEDEEB2A79C7201
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/tGgzY8x
ENTRY DETAILS: Gunter was a young songwriter looking for original celestial metphors, Norberhart was an eccentric astronomer looking for someone out of this world. Together they've had a lifetime with stellar heights and baritone lows. He's an expert at guitar and singing; she's mastered logic and rocket science.
ENTRY DETAILS: The Ausmans might be seniors but they've kept their edge, and they want everyone to know it. The top floor features a master bedroom with skylights and a #telescope patio. There's drama throughout including a glass dining table on a glass floor overlooking the swimming pool. Thinking of the future, there's space reserved for an elevator, Gunter and Norberhart insist they won't need it.
Seems as though my original submission was somehow removed, or never posted?
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #129- Solving the Senior Situation
FORUM ID: HIGHER_DESIGN
ORIGIN ID: HIGHER-DESIGN
LEVEL: Established
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Cottage Am Em, Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: Maine Lake House
LOT COST: § 1,500
GALLERY COST: § 73,716
TOTAL COST: § 75,216
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Full Album
ENTRY DETAILS: Designed for Mikael and Birgitta Olsson, they need a master bedroom with ensuite, a separate bathroom for guests, a craft room, a man cave, and a combination kitchen/living room. Mikael likes fishing and sports while Birgitta loves floral designs. Inspired by New England architecture, and coastal lighthouses, this cozy water-side home features a layout for two, hosting a shared kitchen and living area, large master bedroom with ensuite, sports room, crafting center with garden top deck, and guest bath as well. Enjoy!
FORUM ID: xamira99
ORIGIN ID: xamira99
LEVEL: Established
LOT: The Olsson Fairview
LOT COST: $1,500
LOT NAME: Bedlington Boathouse
GALLERY COST: $90,244
TOTAL COST: $91,744
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: The Olsson Fairview
ENTRY DETAILS: The Olsson Fairview is built on a 20x20 lot in the Brindleton Bay for the Olsson’s couple. The master bedroom is located on the top floor with a balcony where they can enjoy some private time together. It also has a TV nook area where the couple could also enjoy a movie night. In addition, the house has a lovely small greenhouse attached to the house for Birgitta to enjoy her personal time doing the floral designs and Mikael’s man cave on the ground floor has everything that he enjoys to keep him busy when he is not going out fishing either for a deep water fishing or just a simple casting near the beach. It has an open kitchen, dining and living area where they could easily entertain their guests while cooking and eating. At the backyard deck, the couple could enjoy the beautiful sunset overlooking Cavalier Cove and the ocean. The interior suits the taste of both couples and the landscaping has been kept minimal since it’s often that the area have high tide. There was also a small storage area in their backyard.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: Not Applicable
TWITTER TAG: @xamira_99
FACEBOOK PROFILE: Not Applicable
TUMBLR LINK: Not Applicable
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
I'm stuck and I don't know what to do here. Any advice would be welcome.
The price of my home is just....wrong. I'm just finishing up, and like what happened to me on the Chalet build, the cost in the Gallery and the cost in Build Mode, make no sense. I looked at the cost going into the Gallery and it was over by a little. I removed more than $10k worth of stuff and the price going into the Gallery did not change, but the Build Mode price reflected the change. I continued to remove items with the same results. Now I'm stripping my house down and the Gallery cost stays the same, no matter what I do.
I saved my work and exited the game. I removed the save in my Library. I evicted my tennant. I go back, in Build Mode and the price is the same, going into the Gallery. In Build Mode, I am now several thousand below where I need to be, even with adding in the Lot Cost and in the Gallery, if I upload it, I will be penalized for going over the Build Cost, even though I have not. That's why I just got frustrated with the Chalet and stopped caring about how it looked. Now it's happening to me again.
Why?
So, I am stuck. I can upload it as is and it will be over budget and empty and be critiqued for being over and empty or just completely give up. I don't understand why this keeps happening.
@Taoron Last time the gallery was that weird for me I rebooted the laptop and everything started behaving.....I suspect that plants were my issue and no idea if it will fix your version of randomness but might worth a shot?
I’m just stuck. My build and me are simply not getting on.....I like the shape and wall height, find the right windows then can’t find curtains....choose the curtains to match the build/change the windows/change the walls/change the curtains/change the height/give up on the build & start another/can’t get anything I like as much as the other one so go back and change the curtains/etc/etc.....I’m in an endless loop that’s driving me insane!!! I really like the house overall but I just can’t finish it. I’m normally working on a slide show by now so i’ll probably miss the deadline i’ll probably give it another day then just give up and enjoy everyone else work instead
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #129 - Solving the Senior Situation Pt. II (Candy Noren and Sofia Banks)
FORUM ID:Taoron
ORIGIN ID:Taoron24121
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Brindleton Pawspital
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/314BFDE7F35B11E98706303966EC7D90
LOT COST: $3,000
GALLERY COST:$121,689
TOTAL COST:$124,689
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/we8ryjU
ENTRY DETAILS: As per my previous post, the pricing gave me a ton of issues. I think I figured out why. It would seem the created Artwork makes everything lose it's mind, for whatever reason. Either way, ghosts in the machine and all, after moving it to different lots and seeing how it went, I finally got it to settle down. I hope.
Classical styled Home: 4 Bed/3.5Bath Front Covered Porch with an offset Gazebo built in and a Rear Deck. There is a Master Suite on the 1st floor and one on the Second Floor. The Fist floor also contains a Living Room, Formal Dining, Library, Storage Room, Laundry, Half Bath and an Open Family Room/Breakfast Nook and Kitchen.
On the second Floor, along with the 2nd Master Suite, are 2 extra bedrooms and a full Bath.
Flower Gardens in the front and rear.
I forgot to add the #BnS129 tag to my entry and did not think of it until it already had a bunch of downloads. I'm sure the migrane didn't help in that. I hope you can still find it, with the links and info provided.
@Taoron Last time the gallery was that weird for me I rebooted the laptop and everything started behaving.....I suspect that plants were my issue and no idea if it will fix your version of randomness but might worth a shot?
I’m just stuck. My build and me are simply not getting on.....I like the shape and wall height, find the right windows then can’t find curtains....choose the curtains to match the build/change the windows/change the walls/change the curtains/change the height/give up on the build & start another/can’t get anything I like as much as the other one so go back and change the curtains/etc/etc.....I’m in an endless loop that’s driving me insane!!! I really like the house overall but I just can’t finish it. I’m normally working on a slide show by now so i’ll probably miss the deadline i’ll probably give it another day then just give up and enjoy everyone else work instead
@AliSim19 Have you tried resizing the curtains? There are a lot of them that don't seem to fit any window until you 'fix' them. I find I end up adjusting about 90% of the curtains I put up.
FORUM ID:sgemm
ORIGIN ID:sgemm
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Factory One, Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/2297F406F22711E98A1B7A1175479295
LOT COST: $2,000
GALLERY COST: $106,304
TOTAL COST: $108,304
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/YcOvywZ
ENTRY DETAILS: Riverbend Colonial is a classical/colonial home in the heart of Windenburg, overlooking the river. With marble flooring, large windows, and clean white walls, it gives the impression of status while also being cozy. It's grown backyard, a home library, large kitchen, and well styled parlor give it it's character. There are 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
Comments
CHALLENGE #129 - SOLVING THE SENIORS SITUATION PT II
FORUM ID: trashdocka
ORIGIN ID: Sekyria
LEVEL: Expert
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Cottage Am See - Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: https://ea.com/sv-se/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/470283CEEE6911E989BAEEB2A79C7201?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=weekly&searchquery=Sekyria&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST: 1500 Simoleons
GALLERY COST: 94 815 Simoleons
TOTAL COST: 96 315 Simoleons
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/wM16ubL
ENTRY DETAILS: Made for Mikael and Birgitta Olsson.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: no CC
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
@trashdocka I love your build. Especially the table / seats in the garden. That is so inventive
ORIGIN ID:
LEVEL: Expert
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Sporting Space in Brindelton Bay
NEW LOT LINK: Star Gazing
LOT COST: $2000.00
GALLERY COST: $108,627.00
TOTAL COST: $110,627.00
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW :https://imgur.com/a/CjOw4is
ENTRY DETAILS: Built in downtown Brindleton Bay, this modern home was built for Gunter and Norberaht Ausman. They love to chart the stars. So I designed them a house where they can enjoy the starry sky from nearly every part of the home. The overall interior wall color is a night sky blue that is covered in artwork of things discovered in the sky.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: All nocc artwork was created by myself, AlJay2000
@trashdocka So amazing
@AlJay Love how you integrated all the space themes in!
@AlJay We're thinking along the same lines but I love your deco influences.
@sgemm A pretty design, the gray with white trim is very crisp.
FORUM ID: Wendyology
ORIGIN ID: Wendyology
LEVEL: Starting Out
HOUSEHOLD: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/4B325E62F13311E98AEDEEB2A79C7201
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/tGgzY8x
ENTRY DETAILS: Gunter was a young songwriter looking for original celestial metphors, Norberhart was an eccentric astronomer looking for someone out of this world. Together they've had a lifetime with stellar heights and baritone lows. He's an expert at guitar and singing; she's mastered logic and rocket science.
Gunter: Renaissance Sim - Perfectionist, Creative, Geek
Norberhat: Nerd Brain - Erratic, Genius, Romantic
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure!
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
FORUM ID:Wendyology
ORIGIN ID:Wendyology
LEVEL: Starting out.
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Tail's End (will also fit on the Summer Home in Windenberg)
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/2F7DDF88EF9C11E9879F303966EC7D90
LOT COST: 3000
GALLERY COST: 121,072
TOTAL COST: 124,072
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/oOgP7gR
ENTRY DETAILS: The Ausmans might be seniors but they've kept their edge, and they want everyone to know it. The top floor features a master bedroom with skylights and a #telescope patio. There's drama throughout including a glass dining table on a glass floor overlooking the swimming pool. Thinking of the future, there's space reserved for an elevator, Gunter and Norberhart insist they won't need it.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes.
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #129- Solving the Senior Situation
FORUM ID: HIGHER_DESIGN
ORIGIN ID: HIGHER-DESIGN
LEVEL: Established
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Cottage Am Em, Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: Maine Lake House
LOT COST: § 1,500
GALLERY COST: § 73,716
TOTAL COST: § 75,216
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Full Album
ENTRY DETAILS: Designed for Mikael and Birgitta Olsson, they need a master bedroom with ensuite, a separate bathroom for guests, a craft room, a man cave, and a combination kitchen/living room. Mikael likes fishing and sports while Birgitta loves floral designs. Inspired by New England architecture, and coastal lighthouses, this cozy water-side home features a layout for two, hosting a shared kitchen and living area, large master bedroom with ensuite, sports room, crafting center with garden top deck, and guest bath as well. Enjoy!
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
FORUM ID: xamira99
ORIGIN ID: xamira99
LEVEL: Established
LOT: The Olsson Fairview
LOT COST: $1,500
LOT NAME: Bedlington Boathouse
GALLERY COST: $90,244
TOTAL COST: $91,744
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: The Olsson Fairview
ENTRY DETAILS: The Olsson Fairview is built on a 20x20 lot in the Brindleton Bay for the Olsson’s couple. The master bedroom is located on the top floor with a balcony where they can enjoy some private time together. It also has a TV nook area where the couple could also enjoy a movie night. In addition, the house has a lovely small greenhouse attached to the house for Birgitta to enjoy her personal time doing the floral designs and Mikael’s man cave on the ground floor has everything that he enjoys to keep him busy when he is not going out fishing either for a deep water fishing or just a simple casting near the beach. It has an open kitchen, dining and living area where they could easily entertain their guests while cooking and eating. At the backyard deck, the couple could enjoy the beautiful sunset overlooking Cavalier Cove and the ocean. The interior suits the taste of both couples and the landscaping has been kept minimal since it’s often that the area have high tide. There was also a small storage area in their backyard.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: Not Applicable
TWITTER TAG: @xamira_99
FACEBOOK PROFILE: Not Applicable
TUMBLR LINK: Not Applicable
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
The price of my home is just....wrong. I'm just finishing up, and like what happened to me on the Chalet build, the cost in the Gallery and the cost in Build Mode, make no sense. I looked at the cost going into the Gallery and it was over by a little. I removed more than $10k worth of stuff and the price going into the Gallery did not change, but the Build Mode price reflected the change. I continued to remove items with the same results. Now I'm stripping my house down and the Gallery cost stays the same, no matter what I do.
I saved my work and exited the game. I removed the save in my Library. I evicted my tennant. I go back, in Build Mode and the price is the same, going into the Gallery. In Build Mode, I am now several thousand below where I need to be, even with adding in the Lot Cost and in the Gallery, if I upload it, I will be penalized for going over the Build Cost, even though I have not. That's why I just got frustrated with the Chalet and stopped caring about how it looked. Now it's happening to me again.
Why?
So, I am stuck. I can upload it as is and it will be over budget and empty and be critiqued for being over and empty or just completely give up. I don't understand why this keeps happening.
I’m just stuck. My build and me are simply not getting on.....I like the shape and wall height, find the right windows then can’t find curtains....choose the curtains to match the build/change the windows/change the walls/change the curtains/change the height/give up on the build & start another/can’t get anything I like as much as the other one so go back and change the curtains/etc/etc.....I’m in an endless loop that’s driving me insane!!! I really like the house overall but I just can’t finish it. I’m normally working on a slide show by now so i’ll probably miss the deadline
CHALLENGE #129 - Solving the Senior Situation Pt. II (Candy Noren and Sofia Banks)
FORUM ID:Taoron
ORIGIN ID:Taoron24121
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Brindleton Pawspital
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/314BFDE7F35B11E98706303966EC7D90
LOT COST: $3,000
GALLERY COST:$121,689
TOTAL COST:$124,689
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/we8ryjU
ENTRY DETAILS: As per my previous post, the pricing gave me a ton of issues. I think I figured out why. It would seem the created Artwork makes everything lose it's mind, for whatever reason. Either way, ghosts in the machine and all, after moving it to different lots and seeing how it went, I finally got it to settle down. I hope.
Classical styled Home: 4 Bed/3.5Bath Front Covered Porch with an offset Gazebo built in and a Rear Deck. There is a Master Suite on the 1st floor and one on the Second Floor. The Fist floor also contains a Living Room, Formal Dining, Library, Storage Room, Laundry, Half Bath and an Open Family Room/Breakfast Nook and Kitchen.
On the second Floor, along with the 2nd Master Suite, are 2 extra bedrooms and a full Bath.
Flower Gardens in the front and rear.
I forgot to add the #BnS129 tag to my entry and did not think of it until it already had a bunch of downloads. I'm sure the migrane didn't help in that. I hope you can still find it, with the links and info provided.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
SPACE FOR PICTURES:
@AliSim19 Have you tried resizing the curtains? There are a lot of them that don't seem to fit any window until you 'fix' them. I find I end up adjusting about 90% of the curtains I put up.
Thanks @Taoron Your build is amazing too!
ORIGIN ID:sgemm
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Factory One, Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/2297F406F22711E98A1B7A1175479295
LOT COST: $2,000
GALLERY COST: $106,304
TOTAL COST: $108,304
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/YcOvywZ
ENTRY DETAILS: Riverbend Colonial is a classical/colonial home in the heart of Windenburg, overlooking the river. With marble flooring, large windows, and clean white walls, it gives the impression of status while also being cozy. It's grown backyard, a home library, large kitchen, and well styled parlor give it it's character. There are 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
SPACE FOR PICTURES: