I do both, but exteriors are a breeze for me compared to interiors.
I am more concerned with the organization of the interior spaces more than I am with the stuff that goes in it.
Interiors are like a roller coaster ride.
It takes a while to climb up that first peak, full of anxiety, and then the rest is enjoyable when I get going.
Or horrible, if it just isn't coming together.
Interior - I know in advance how many rooms I need which determines the size of the house or venue that I'm building. I also check traffic patterns so Sims can move around freely. Clutter and decorations are usually kept to a minimum because I don't like a lot of clutter IRL.
I can handle landscaping fine but roofing is sometimes my downfall. I just finished editing the Straud Mansion again trying to keep as much of the original build as I could because I like how it looks at night. The roof is still a mess.
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@SimplyJen I like your point about looking at the surrounding neighborhood when you get ready to landscape your lot. I do that too--I'll usually use at least one of the types of trees you find in the "unplayed" area. I might add a shade tree that would thrive in the environment of the world I'm building in, something the Sim family might have chosen to plant.
I'll often put some "wild" plants, similar to the ones in the common area, in the portion of the yard farthest from the house and try to blend them with what's growing on the other side of the boundary. Garden areas that are closer to the house, or that make up the garden of the Sims who live there, might be anything, because the resident Sims would have planted them.
Now I'm tempted to plop a 20x15 house onto a really big lot and create a massive garden like the one my wife's parents have. Since they're retired and healthy, they have the time and energy to care for it.
I do both, but exteriors are a breeze for me compared to interiors.
I am more concerned with the organization of the interior spaces more than I am with the stuff that goes in it.
Interiors are like a roller coaster ride.
It takes a while to climb up that first peak, full of anxiety, and then the rest is enjoyable when I get going.
Or horrible, if it just isn't coming together.
Well said. Exterior is mainly for "looks". Interior is far more complicated because in addition to 'looks' it has to be functional. Even now I'm still messing around with the interior of a house to get it smoothly functional. (And of-course, nice looking too.)
Because of this I've been partially neglecting the exterior. And the landscaping, to be honest.
This is a re-build of my very first building ever in Sims4 that was lost when all saves were lost a few months ago now.
I'm going similar to what I had before, but the thing is it was always constantly evolving. So now with my experience, doing it similar but more evolved again. Still changing it a piece at a time.
So probably what I'm most "Comfortable" with is exterior, (including landscaping). That's why I voted "Exterior"
(Interior is the most rewarding though when it looks cool and functions well at the same time! In my opinion. But often exterior is combined with interior for function, for my builds. And the landscape, especially with the cottage living pack)
And I'll stop ranting now...
I've actually gotten better at the outside but I can't start the outside without a floor plan so I don't have oddly shaped homes. I rely on French colonial and other very rectangle/ square exteriors with nice porches and such. I can't just build a shell and expect the floor plan to pan out... at all.
I’m definitely better at interior overall, I think. I do fancy myself a decent builder and I’ve built some houses that I’m genuinely proud of, however I know I’m nowhere near the level of a lot of people out there who make legitimately jaw-dropping and creative exteriors with amazing landscaping, lol. Landscaping in particular I’m god-awful at, I always save that part in my builds for last and dread it, haha.
How did you make your gallery page and the link to it? Love your builds, by the way.
@catmando830 Oh wow thank you so much! That means a lot. For my signature, I pressed the "." and the windows key to pull up the emoji keyboard (I'm on a windows laptop obvs) and from there I looked through the symbols tab until I found one that looked nice. From there, I inserted that symbol a few times to form a nice border. Then I centered all of the text and put the link in between the borders. 😊 (hopefully that makes sense! it's kind of hard to explain!)
I don’t mean to sound cocky but I love each design aspect equally and I’m extremely comfortable with doing all of them.
First I build the shell. If the ground needs to be sculpted e.g. with hills, ponds or sinkholes or whatever, I’ll start with creating a rough landscape and modifying it while building the exterior. The build needs to match the surrounding landscape.
Interior is next. Routing and functionality is the most important aspect here. I will always try to work as detailed as possible, without sacrificing functionality. I strive to create exciting indoor ( and outdoor) areas with specific functions and stories in mind.
Landscaping is the final touch. I can spend hours painting and working with stones, trees, flowers and items from the debug catalogue. For me the landscape needs to look as natural and exciting as possible. It really bothers me when I see amazing builds with no thoughts given to landscaping and I notice that very few simmers actually care about that part, whereas I feel this is what finishes the build. Often the landscape is what gives the overall structure balance and character.
Edit: I’m saying I’m extremely comfortable working with all aspects, that doesn’t mean my builds are any good. 😆
I don't build that often, but when I do, the exterior of a building tends to be fairly uniform. Individual rooms can be more distinct so I have more experience with interiors. I also try not to use too many objects, so I cut back a bit on my exteriors/landscaping. I make the buildings as big as I want and inside I put as many objects as I want, but outside I try to be fairly reasonable.
Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
Interiors
In terms of building, choosing the interior design to suit my Sims is my favorite, which is why I was hoping the active career in Dream Home Decorator would be more in-depth.
I don't build that often, but when I do, the exterior of a building tends to be fairly uniform. Individual rooms can be more distinct so I have more experience with interiors. I also try not to use too many objects, so I cut back a bit on my exteriors/landscaping. I make the buildings as big as I want and inside I put as many objects as I want, but outside I try to be fairly reasonable.
Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
Interiors
They're all about equal for me... so I don't actually know. Interiors can be rather fun and relaxing, but only if I truly know the sims living there, otherwise it's kind of... eh??
See, I often tend to do builds that I just intend to put on the gallery, so I don't always know what sims will be living there in the first place, and in that case I just tend to go for a random interior style in colors I find nice. Picking a theme that suits the rest of the build.
Exteriors can be alright. It's just about messing with shapes. Honestly I'd place that on my bottom tier, it doesn't do much for me, and I find I have the most fun when trying to recreate the exterior of a real house.
Landscaping is what pulls the whole thing together, though. I actually enjoy it. I like leaving a whole bunch of plants and rocks all over the place, arranged in a way that's aesthetically pleasing yet natural-looking, and not to mention PONDS. I love ponds. Got a huge bias for ponds. So landscaping just makes the whole build feel more... ALIVE. You know? It can do a lot for the vibes of the place.
I'm completely an interior builder, my houses totally lack a suitable garden. Maybe a fence and a few trees, but I can't build "pretty", everything is functionally.
I'm comfortable with all three areas now.... but that's only been in the last few years.
With Sims 2 and 3, it used to be all about the interior design for me, so that's what I got really good at. But with the Sims 4, I find myself spending a lot of time with the exteriors and landscaping and thoroughly enjoying it. I think it might be because building in Sims 2/3 was absolutely horrendous and a pain in the derriere, so I just stuck to the interiors mostly and never really bothered investing my time and effort on the exteriors. Whereas with the Sims 4, the build mode tools are so much easier to work with, therefore it makes working on exteriors and landscaping that much more enjoyable than previously.
And when TwistedMexi came out with his Better BuildBuy mod, I started spending more time in debug/live edit and discovered a whole new world of awesome debug landscaping items that I couldn't be bothered looking through before (because it was such an unorganized mess). That was a total game changer for me. I found myself having a blast creating interesting landscapes around my builds with all the debug items.... there's a treasure trove of stuff in there.
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I love landscaping and find it super relaxing. I don’t know if I’m any good at it, but I enjoy it just the same! If I were a sim, I would definitely have the ‘Loves the Outdoors’ trait.
I don't enjoy dividing up interiors, I frequently get it wrong and furnishing isn't much fun for me. I can do it but I find it a drawn out process. I think I do a reasonable job of landscaping and have improved.
Interior. I love building and 90% of the time when I play I am building, I love it but I am a much better interior design person than build or exterior design. That said, I enjoy Building the best, exterior 2nd and interior 3rd.
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I am more concerned with the organization of the interior spaces more than I am with the stuff that goes in it.
Interiors are like a roller coaster ride.
It takes a while to climb up that first peak, full of anxiety, and then the rest is enjoyable when I get going.
Or horrible, if it just isn't coming together.
I can handle landscaping fine but roofing is sometimes my downfall. I just finished editing the Straud Mansion again trying to keep as much of the original build as I could because I like how it looks at night. The roof is still a mess.
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My heart, my heart, My drowning heart, Oh all the tears I've cried
Oh I may weep forevermore, My love will never die..
I'll often put some "wild" plants, similar to the ones in the common area, in the portion of the yard farthest from the house and try to blend them with what's growing on the other side of the boundary. Garden areas that are closer to the house, or that make up the garden of the Sims who live there, might be anything, because the resident Sims would have planted them.
Now I'm tempted to plop a 20x15 house onto a really big lot and create a massive garden like the one my wife's parents have. Since they're retired and healthy, they have the time and energy to care for it.
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Well said. Exterior is mainly for "looks". Interior is far more complicated because in addition to 'looks' it has to be functional. Even now I'm still messing around with the interior of a house to get it smoothly functional. (And of-course, nice looking too.)
Because of this I've been partially neglecting the exterior. And the landscaping, to be honest.
This is a re-build of my very first building ever in Sims4 that was lost when all saves were lost a few months ago now.
I'm going similar to what I had before, but the thing is it was always constantly evolving. So now with my experience, doing it similar but more evolved again. Still changing it a piece at a time.
So probably what I'm most "Comfortable" with is exterior, (including landscaping). That's why I voted "Exterior"
(Interior is the most rewarding though when it looks cool and functions well at the same time! In my opinion. But often exterior is combined with interior for function, for my builds. And the landscape, especially with the cottage living pack)
And I'll stop ranting now...
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How did you make your gallery page and the link to it? Love your builds, by the way.
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I'd give myself a passing grade on interiors, I get the essentials in but often forget things like dressers in the bedrooms and am adverse to clutter.
When it comes to landscaping, "Wah! Do I HAVE to?!"
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Edit: I’m saying I’m extremely comfortable working with all aspects, that doesn’t mean my builds are any good. 😆
Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
Interiors
Exteriors
Very nice builds!
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The May Family
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The May Family
Modeling Career?
See, I often tend to do builds that I just intend to put on the gallery, so I don't always know what sims will be living there in the first place, and in that case I just tend to go for a random interior style in colors I find nice. Picking a theme that suits the rest of the build.
Exteriors can be alright. It's just about messing with shapes. Honestly I'd place that on my bottom tier, it doesn't do much for me, and I find I have the most fun when trying to recreate the exterior of a real house.
Landscaping is what pulls the whole thing together, though. I actually enjoy it. I like leaving a whole bunch of plants and rocks all over the place, arranged in a way that's aesthetically pleasing yet natural-looking, and not to mention PONDS. I love ponds. Got a huge bias for ponds. So landscaping just makes the whole build feel more... ALIVE. You know? It can do a lot for the vibes of the place.
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With Sims 2 and 3, it used to be all about the interior design for me, so that's what I got really good at. But with the Sims 4, I find myself spending a lot of time with the exteriors and landscaping and thoroughly enjoying it. I think it might be because building in Sims 2/3 was absolutely horrendous and a pain in the derriere, so I just stuck to the interiors mostly and never really bothered investing my time and effort on the exteriors. Whereas with the Sims 4, the build mode tools are so much easier to work with, therefore it makes working on exteriors and landscaping that much more enjoyable than previously.
And when TwistedMexi came out with his Better BuildBuy mod, I started spending more time in debug/live edit and discovered a whole new world of awesome debug landscaping items that I couldn't be bothered looking through before (because it was such an unorganized mess). That was a total game changer for me. I found myself having a blast creating interesting landscapes around my builds with all the debug items.... there's a treasure trove of stuff in there.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." ~ Mark Twain
I love landscaping and find it super relaxing. I don’t know if I’m any good at it, but I enjoy it just the same! If I were a sim, I would definitely have the ‘Loves the Outdoors’ trait.