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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #195 on: August 05, 2010, 04:33:23 AM »
I suggest looking at real houses, google cool houses or just houses modern or old and then make your design similar to that style. As you get better you can make up your own designs and mix together existing features.  :)
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #196 on: August 05, 2010, 06:50:53 AM »
Samoht, you're welcome to try making a large modern house for me.  I'd like large and spacious rooms, large nursery, huge master suite, plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms for a full house of Sims.  Gym, work room, large kitchen/dining, formal dining, pool, just everything.  Since TommyT's house is done in warm neutral tones, you could try making it more colorful.  Lots of windows, room for a big garden.  Modern lines and modern furniture.  The best of everything.  :D
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #197 on: August 05, 2010, 07:15:43 AM »
Okay Pam, I will just upload my legacy house first then make yours!  :)

You probably do have the Nursery Set I have (The Panda crib thing, I think it's wilderness nursery?)
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« Reply #198 on: August 05, 2010, 07:30:25 AM »
Okay Pam, I will just upload my legacy house first then make yours!  :)

You probably do have the Nursery Set I have (The Panda crib thing, I think it's wilderness nursery?)

Yes, I've got the Panda crib as well as Animals Abound, the Stanke Collection, the ultra lounge teenage, kitchen and bath sets.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #199 on: August 05, 2010, 07:56:56 AM »
@ Pam, Okay I will get started.  :)

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #200 on: August 05, 2010, 09:13:19 AM »
I'm coming to the professionals.  I have been trying to build the house I grew up in and it's a nightmare.  The problem is the "ground" floor.  The level on the floor you walk in the door on is split: two sets of stairs  lead up to a kitchen, dining room, living room area (one leading into the kitchen in the back, the other to the living room from the foyer area).  There are also stairs leading up to the top floor.  Then, the rest of the "ground" floor has a bathroom, a bedroom/office space, a large open "party" area connected to a walled in patio and a garage attached.  Stairs from this side lead to the basement.  There are railings separating the levels; you can see into the bottom level because there are no walls there.

I cannot make one level split this way.  I have tried every testing cheat there is and still end up with four full levels, not a "split" level with a top floor and a basement.  Either that, or the stairs do weird things.  Anybody have a suggestion for me.  I want my sims in the house I grew up in!

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #201 on: August 05, 2010, 09:22:54 AM »
Samoht - OH! I only just worked that out! hahaha

I don't understand what you're describing storyteller.

I don't see the point in having kitchen dining, and a formal dining. Sims always go to what's closest. So I always put just formal dining, because otherwise they'd never eat there unless the kitchen dining was full.



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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #202 on: August 05, 2010, 09:54:05 AM »
Glad you downloaded it okay Solstice!  :) I get used to people calling me 'Sam' online mainly because no one really stops to really look at my username. :)

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Oh well it only took me about an hour to build and furnish the bottom floor, it will only take me about half an hour to finish it, then I can make the Modern Mansion as it should have been!  :D
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #203 on: August 05, 2010, 10:10:20 AM »
Actually it looks like it is on the same street as Agnes Crumplebottom's house.  You can barely see the lighthouse in the back.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #204 on: August 05, 2010, 11:48:20 AM »
Solstice is right!  ;) The Lighthouse is covered by that tree on the left.
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #205 on: August 05, 2010, 01:17:41 PM »
Solstice, that is right on target.  That is exactly right.  I will try what you have suggested...it never occurred to me to have the foundation that way!  This is why you come to the professionals.

As far as having separate dining areas, I tend to play with large Sim families and have parties.  But the desire to build my childhood home is just that.  A desire (or maybe a fantasy would be more accurate).

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #206 on: August 05, 2010, 08:47:21 PM »
This was an experiment, but it turned out pretty good.  I was at work and for some reason octagon stood out and thought I would come home and try it.  What it doesn't show is a deck going out the back door by the chairs, behind the stairs.  I really did some thinking on this and used the palet.  It was just a thought.







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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #207 on: August 05, 2010, 09:46:29 PM »
Samoht - OH! I only just worked that out! hahaha

I don't understand what you're describing storyteller.

I don't see the point in having kitchen dining, and a formal dining. Sims always go to what's closest. So I always put just formal dining, because otherwise they'd never eat there unless the kitchen dining was full.

Mine use to do that, now they will walk right past the dining table and go out on the deck to eat and there is room at the first table.  I love building the bar where they can eat and then I will build an informal nook or something past the bar, they go past the bar and eat at the table.  Basically, I have just one table now, because I found, when I have a big family, two will sit here and two will sit there.  Just isn't worth the hassle, lol.  So one dining table for my sims. :)
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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #208 on: August 05, 2010, 11:31:02 PM »
Saltypaws, I like that octagon house!  Very cool concept.  Was the roof hard to do?

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Re: The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread
« Reply #209 on: August 05, 2010, 11:37:27 PM »
I just kept using "auto roof" until I found one that I liked.
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