The other day I was inspired by another Sims 4 player to recreate my current residence and that lead me to the subject of this discussion.
Growing up, my family moved around a lot. I've had 19 separate addresses. Some, like the house my parents owned when I was born, I don't really remember. Others, I only lived in for a few months and they made faint impressions. But a few I recall quite well and I attempted to recreate those based on memories and photographs. The results are depicted below:
715 Myrtlewood Court: I got to watch as this house was built in a subdivision of other new construction. It still smelled like paint when we moved in, with no fence and not even any grass in the yard. Those we added later.
There weren't many windows in the house, as can be seen from this backside view.
The basement was primarily a play area for the kids.
The main floor. At the time, we owned an orange and brown VW Bus. I couldn't find a similar looking car in the Sims 4 inventory.
The upstairs. The master bedroom had it's own bathroom, while the other was shared with the two smaller bedrooms.
92 Windsor Avenue: We moved to this house a few years after the previous one. It was an older house in a well-established neighborhood.
The back yard had a sandbox and a white picket fence.
The basement was half finished, with a bar and a built in train set. On the other side, a toilet stood on a platform in the middle of the floor. Functional, but with no real privacy, it was only used in emergency situations.
On the first floor, one side of the house was dominated by the living room, with kitchen, dining room, and basement access on the other side.
Upstairs were three bedrooms and a full bath.
1722 Lynwood Lane: I was in middle school when we moved to this house.
The back of the house featured a large carport.
This house had a larger square footage than our previous one, and we didn't have quite enough furniture to fill all the rooms.
For special occasions like Thanksgiving meals we moved the kitchen table into the dining room, which at other times was used as a play area. My little brother had a fort in there, made from cardboard boxes.
My parents shared a bed room, but each of the kids had one to themselves.
742 N Mission: I was in college, but living at home when my parents owned this house.
There were lots of trees in the front, including a cherry tree beside the garage.
One side of the back yard was dominated by a large tree. In another corner of the yard was a separate fenced in area we referred to as the secret garden.
The main room of the basement was nicely finished. My dad, my little brother and I all had computers down there. We called it the "Command Center". I used to build model airplanes on the table in the center of the room.
Another view of the basement, showing the laundry area, furnace, and hot water heater.
The living room had built in shelves flanking the big windows at one end.
My mom had the kitchen torn out and completely renovated; the new design included an ample amount of purple paint.
The dining room served double duty as a library.
Upstairs were two bedrooms and a small full bathroom.
This is where I currently live.
My unit is the green one on the end.
Kitchen
Living room
Bedroom
Garage
Comments
I only have this one, build based of the real cabin
(has CC wall and log trim)
Sea may rise, sky may fall, My love will never die..
My heart, my heart, My drowning heart, Oh all the tears I've cried
Oh I may weep forevermore, My love will never die..
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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
Challenges: Builder's Wanted!!!
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I'm impressed with the homes others have built with the tools we have, great job with those! Y'all are so talented, love seeing your creations! Great thread!
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That would be great. And also half walls from the top too.
This is from 742 N Mission in my original post.
The basement stairs in 715 Myrtlewood Court, 92 Windsor Avenue, and the stairs to the garage in the townhouses all work the same way.
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