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Do you like Mid Century Modern? If so, what is your favorite that you have made or found in Sims 4?
SimKeats
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I grew up in an Eichler house, and I think that has made me rather partial to such architecture. Do you like Mid Century Modern? Do you like playing houses of the style in sims 4? Do you like building in that style?
I'm not that good at building houses, as my brain tends to drive me to build things that are symmetrical and boxy. Tends to be good for gameplay but not for looks.
I'm not that good at building houses, as my brain tends to drive me to build things that are symmetrical and boxy. Tends to be good for gameplay but not for looks.
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I actually turned Newcrest into an MCM neighborhood with all houses and community venues only in that style and I love it!
MCM is actually one of the styles that is quite easy for me to build myself (and I'm not a builder by any means) when I can't find something I like to download.
I don't always decorate it traditional 60's retro, mid-century modern furniture and decor. I much prefer muted, neutral colors and have a tendency to stick to more scandinavian/minimalist styles for my personal played house.
might be because where i live pretty much all the annoying boring places like schools and waiting rooms and offices have that decor style and not in like fancy innovative way
it just gives me quite uncomfy vibes and i rather find antiques and such to be the good vibes for myself
for my sims though decor theme is not about what i like its about what suits them and what they (seem to) like
and some of them yeah live in midcentury modern/ modern kinda houses
(well especially since I mainly play premade families)
I do tend to keep some type of symmetry/balance too though
it really irritates me if something in build is awfully unbalanced.. which is probably why yeah i don't really excel in modern exteriors
I just can't do that to myself
eventually will have to though cause del sol hills are still waiting to be built and i have to make at least one modern flat mansion there
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Although I build a lot, I don't really build MCM in the Sims. The only MCM I ever built in TS4 was...my house. Only because I'm planning for an extension.
In the Sims I build haunted castles, steampunk mansions and cozy cottages. It's very unlikely that I will ever live in one of those...
In game, I do enjoy playing the style, though I don't build them myself. I think I'd like to recreate some of the more famous ones and see if I can make them a little more functional.
So far I've like built one shell in this style, it's fun to build this type of house, but the aesthetic just doesn't really interest me. I guess I'll build more of them once I tackle Del Sol Valley and Oasis Springs.
I like symmetry by the way.
And I'm so jealous that you got to grow up in an Eichler house! As a child, that was one of my dreams.
Because I can't; I keep all sigs turned off.
Frank Lloyd Wright is definitely legendary. Fallingwater is on my list of top 10 places I wish I could live.
I used to live in the town he came from and I got to tour quite a few of his first homes and I've had the pleasure of touring some of his granddaughters designs. They're amazing! The piano hinge doors are so awesome. I mean...I can't even imagine how long those hinges took to place. LoL
I don't love that late 60s-70s ranch style of house with the low ceilings.
I love Craftsman and California Mission style homes. (Though I suppose that's a bit older than mid-century...)
I love craftsman style as well, particularly a fan of Greene and Greene. Not as much a fan of Mission style.
Interestingly enough, the town I live in now, is mostly victorian, craftsman, and mission style houses. Sadly though, a lot of the victorians are only two colors of paint, and at this point, almost any style of house around here may have a stucko finish, even some historic victorians that were definitely siding/shingles etc. previously.
I tend to design and decorate to the sims personality, story etc. I don't put as much effort into curb appeal as I do the interior which can literally be a suburban cookie cutter but that sim is all about boho or island decor. It really depends on the situation for me
I also don't really match neighborhood themes so if they feel like a sim that would have a palm tree in New crest but they aren't "island life" but maybe just love costal themes then they get a palm tree.
So... yeah...I decorate to the sim and not to a particular fave I have.
Here are two houses i built based on that style:
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Super Cute! You did an awesome job, not only on building but decorating too! It always amazes me how good some houses can look with just game items.
But I'm from New England where we have a variety of Victorian mansions and Federal styles and Georgian, Colonial, Shingle and the like (as well as Farmhouse and Ranch and Cape Cod and everything else, lol). I like architecture that looks like it has a history or mystery or that it's haunted or hiding magic or secrets. Probably has to do with the kinds of books I read growing up. The House With A Clock In Its Walls comes to mind, that's still one of my favorite stories. (Not the film, the movie changed everything and was a horrible travesty.)
Frank Lloyd Wright is pretty cool though. He does some really unique designs that are truly fascinating.
I loved the Moroccan style and wish we could have a lot more of that added to the game. I like the colors and curved lines.
Gah, me too, that awful dark brown or pea soup green long 🐸🐸🐸🐸 carpet and dark gloomy interiors. Gives me hives to this day.
The edited out word is that carpet with the long yarn pile, s h a g carpet, I wasn't being naughty. lol