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These are some Pictures of the Interior of the house
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do you think the architect would look better if I move the bathroom to the top left corner of the garage making a bigger living space? the moderator said that the architect needs changing, so I don't think It will be accepted if I don't change the layout
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I'm not really good enough with layout to make better suggestions.
However, one thing I do notice is, that nothing seems to have been through CAS. I think it would help a lot, if you did that. Also, I notice the picture over the bed, is not raised so that it doesn't clash - I would also suggest moving that up a bit
The flooring in the garage is a bit peculiar for a garage, but that may just be me.
I do like the general look of the house, and I quite like what I can see of the front garden and the terrace - I'm sure it can be a very nice house Looking forward to updates
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I do think the garage takes too much space, so I'll second your suggestion of taking a corner of it for living space. I'm not really good enough with layout to make better suggestions. However, one thing I do notice is, that nothing seems to have been through CAS. I think it would help a lot, if you did that. Also, I notice the picture over the bed, is not raised so that it doesn't clash - I would also suggest moving that up a bit The flooring in the garage is a bit peculiar for a garage, but that may just be me. I do like the general look of the house, and I quite like what I can see of the front garden and the terrace - I'm sure it can be a very nice house Looking forward to updates |
I currently only have Late night and University installed and I think generations give the ability to change the height of paintings.
if that is the case I will try to reinstall it, but when I reinstalled it last week for my other family it caused my game not to save due to error code 12 and 16 so I uninstalled the EP but since then I did get help to solve the saving issues which worked but I just haven't reinstalled generations yet because I was told that when my file gets to large I will start getting saving errors again and I lost my favourite family during the process of fixing the issue.
I Don't have a garage at home and the last time I went in one was many years ago so I was really unsure on what flooring to use.
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In my personal opinion, Late Night has some nice gravel under misc. flooring, that I use a lot in my garages. I think it's some of the first listed, under misc. flooring.
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The interior is alright, but the furnishing style can be more coherent. The idea is great, keep working on it!
Try to CASt items more: even tweaking things here and there can help make your colours go together and the room will then look like it's actually a room, but not a place where random furniture is put together.
The windows look odd at the barbeque area. Try switching to another style
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I will start making changes to the house and will post updates later tonight or tomorrow.
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Changes:
The garage has been made smaller, flooring has been changed and two different window have been placed at the back
The bathroom has been moved next to the bedroom
The kitchen windows are now white
The top left corner of the outdoor area has a small allotment for sims who want to garden
Dinning area has been moved to were the bathroom was
A new little are has been added in the Interior
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If it were me I would alter the shape of the house a bit too, because at the moment it is still basically a square box. I would add some planting to the back of the house rather than leaving it all paved like that - it's a very big area to be paved. Why not plant up a small area, like you have in the front, - that looks really pretty. You have 2 picnic tables, do you need 2? Personally I'd use one and add in some planters to the area.
The house is coming along very nicely
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The colour scheme doesn't have to be so eye-catching. Just a soft tone like beige of various shades could do.
The landscaping can be more natural. Try reading the tutorials here at MTS or look at what others' do. I am referring to the hedge in the front yard. It looks somewhat odd.
In my humble opinion, I'd like to change the kitchen windows as well. The reason is that, although every room is furnished okay, they don't go well together as a whole house. You used "manor" windows for the garage and then the LN modern ones for the kitchen, which is one of the factors causing the lack of coherence. You said you are going to do a simple holiday house - so why not do it suburban style? Plain, simple windows. Try using the same in the whole house, or two similar ones.
The empty space in the living room can be utilized as well - what would you want there in real life, if you were the houseowner? Currently I have no idea, only that I'd suggest you put something there or change the architecture to avoid empty space.
And, as I am a patient suffering from Create-a-style OCD, I can spot that the kitchen isn't CASted at all. It isn't a problem but you'd want doing so, because when you CASt all items with similar colours / complementing colours, the coherence will then be found. Same goes for the bathroom.
I'd also prefer a smaller tiled pool area with a grass yard. For now it looks mroe like a plaza than a cozy, natural backyard. Try to play with flooring patterns in the pool area as well, to give it some flavours.
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I like the room placement much more now and the smaller garage space The dining table looks rather odd squashed up against the wall, try moving it out and putting chairs along both sides of it. And to be honest I would use a smaller table as this is only a one bedroom house. In the kitchen I notice you have the fridge in front of the window, I would swap it with the counter next to it. If it were me I would alter the shape of the house a bit too, because at the moment it is still basically a square box. I would add some planting to the back of the house rather than leaving it all paved like that - it's a very big area to be paved. Why not plant up a small area, like you have in the front, - that looks really pretty. You have 2 picnic tables, do you need 2? Personally I'd use one and add in some planters to the area. The house is coming along very nicely |
I put in 2 picnic tables in BBQ area because I want there to be enough room for all the guest when the sim(s) throw a party, same goes for the table but I will change the table.
Interior furnishing is good, only that you can try finding a general colour scheme to be used thoroughout. For example, you did well with the living room's blue wall which spiced up the atmosphere. Now, I'd suggest that you should switch for another sofa. That doesn't look suitable for the general environment. The colour scheme doesn't have to be so eye-catching. Just a soft tone like beige of various shades could do. The landscaping can be more natural. Try reading the tutorials here at MTS or look at what others' do. I am referring to the hedge in the front yard. It looks somewhat odd. In my humble opinion, I'd like to change the kitchen windows as well. The reason is that, although every room is furnished okay, they don't go well together as a whole house. You used "manor" windows for the garage and then the LN modern ones for the kitchen, which is one of the factors causing the lack of coherence. You said you are going to do a simple holiday house - so why not do it suburban style? Plain, simple windows. Try using the same in the whole house, or two similar ones. The empty space in the living room can be utilized as well - what would you want there in real life, if you were the houseowner? Currently I have no idea, only that I'd suggest you put something there or change the architecture to avoid empty space. And, as I am a patient suffering from Create-a-style OCD, I can spot that the kitchen isn't CASted at all. It isn't a problem but you'd want doing so, because when you CASt all items with similar colours / complementing colours, the coherence will then be found. Same goes for the bathroom. I'd also prefer a smaller tiled pool area with a grass yard. For now it looks mroe like a plaza than a cozy, natural backyard. Try to play with flooring patterns in the pool area as well, to give it some flavours. |
Tbh, I couldn't decide on what to put in the empty space, I'll try to change things with CASt but it can cause my game to lag.
Updates should be up tonight or later
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Just to let you know in advance I will not be changing the layout but when/If I make another house I will not make it so squared.
I used the EA Match Mission Window at Counter Height by Leefish so do I need to ask her permission to use her windows on the house before I explode it.
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No you don't need to ask Leefish's permission to use her windows, but it is always best to check a creator's Terms of Use (TOU) before you upload.
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because the house only needs minor changes I will not be post updates and submit the house, plus I need to save time for revision because I have an exam tomorrow so I'll need to revise.
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Thanks to everyone who helped me, my Upload has been accepted. I've learned a lot through the thread and will use the skills I have learned In future builds.
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Well done, you worked hard on this house. Goodluck with your exam |
Thanks, I found it quite hard, when I did the test I Wasn't with yet (if you know what I mean) because I felt sick as if I was going to throw up and I had something on my mind about a creepy thing that had happened when I was walking home from school on Wednesday and Thursday, so I spent the whole day dreading the walk home.
Dam, I was looking over upload page and just realised that I did the Birds eye view shot with half walls on and not full walls, This is going to bug me.
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