Houses & Landscaping Pictures (v1)

[linuslover30]

Built a beautiful mansion and just have to show it off? Figured out the perfect arrangement for your ficus and ferns? Show us your "Sim 3" building and landscaping skills right smack dab in this here thread.

[simtastic2]

OMG first post!!!

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-4-1.jpg

[me2uou812]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/MakeMyHeartStop/TS32009-06-1123-20-51-90.jpg

[pennysims]

That's a really nice modern house, me2uou812!

Cute house, simtastic2. Don't you just love all the trees and bushes in TS3?

. . .

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss54/pennysimming/Sims%203/Update%202/48.jpg
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss54/pennysimming/Sims%203/Update%202/43.jpg
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss54/pennysimming/Sims%203/Update%202/64.jpg

[beatdoc16]

I made... a BOX! (gee beatdoc, your building skills have really gone to pot lately :lol: )
http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/beatdoc16/Sunset%20Valley%20Sims/The-Box-House.jpg
My poor sim had just moved out and only had a measly $7000 to find a home. Hence she recieved the above box with no furniture except for a bed!

Penny - Beautiful pictures! I love the one with the pond and roses, the detail looks amazing!
me2uou812 - Love the open feel of your home, especially the with all the windows and open car space below.
simtastic2 - Cute house! Isn't it great how you can match all the windows and doors?

[Tenielle]

Penny- I love your landscape pictures- so pretty!

beatdoc- It may be a 'box', but it's a very cute box at that, and has your style stamped all over it.

[Fernweather]

@beatdoc16:
At least it is an attractive box. My first-time homeowner Sims should be so lucky.

[Arcadus]

I seriously need to get the hang of interior design and landscaping before I can post my otherwise goodlooking houses :p.

@ Peeps above me: Looking great guys, keep it up.

[Ingeborgsk]

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5497/screenshot136.jpg

[Fanaticsimmer]

ingeborgsk, what a beautiful picture! The butterflies look amazing.
beatdoc16, the landscaping is so bright! I love it!
pennysims, all of your pictures are great. I stalked your lj and the desktop background pics are my favorite :)

Sorry I have nothing to share, I'll have to fire up my game and get some shots :]

[jenba]

Pennysims, those shots are breathtaking! Wow. The light filtering through the cherry trees looks amazing.

beatdoc - You can make a box look adorable! And you are soooo awesome at landscaping. Wow.

Ingeborsk - That shot with the butterflies it beautiful!

[simtastic2]

Thanks for the comments!
beatdoc- I love the create-a-style. I like your "box"

[Gigi]

The Whistlethorpe's shack, which still needs more landscaping:
http://i39.tinypic.com/w9inw5.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2najthx.jpg

beatdoc: Well... I would so live in that box!

[beatdoc16]

Thanks for the lovely comments on the 'box' everyone! I wonder how many different ways a box could look?

Ingeborgsk - what a great landscaping shot, I love the butterflies and yellow flowers.
Gigi - That's one pretty awesome shack! For some reason I just love the back porch with the telescope.

[Gigi]

Thanks, beatdoc!

A little beach house that my legacy spare will live in:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2e1x88y.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/wl6kci.jpg

I didn't do too much to it because I have no idea how much money she'll have to move out with.

[momicajack]

I love that the landscaping plants no longer need tending! It's so aggravating to get your landscape all set up, only to find that because of the way you put it together, you sim would get all upset if they couldn't get close enough to water something or pull weeds.

Gardening is as it should be now, just the things you actually plant with your sim! :)

Here's a house I've been working on today:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/momicajack/Screenshot-816.jpg

View from the back:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/momicajack/Screenshot-806.jpg

Looking through the trees:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/momicajack/Screenshot-792.jpg

Landscape mountain view:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/momicajack/Screenshot-779.jpg

I'm not very good with landscaping the yard. This one has a big empty yard for now, but I plan to work on it as I go along. Right now I want my couple to get moved in and playing. :)

[NicMcD]

Great houses! You guys make me want to become a better builder. :)

Starter homes are the biggest challenge for me. 16,000 is such a tiny, minuscule, practically non-exsistent amount! Actually I struggle with staying under budget in all aspects of life. ;)http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5826/buildquanitstarter001.jpg (Pardon the plumbob)

I woke up with this house in my head. I live near a lot of houses like this so it's no wonder really. http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6628/buildantebellum001.jpg (Apparently there's a bug that causes some of the shutters to not display, it's very annoying.)

[momicajack]

NicMicD, I thought that too in the beginning, but I later discovered that there is an option setting either under the video tab or the tab with the cogwheels, that says something about only showing detail on the active floor. After I cleared that checkbox, I was able to see furniture on all floors and shutters and stuff. (The two pics of mine above that don't have shutters were actually taken before I remembered to put some on! Lol!). When I play next I will try to remember to check out the exact name and location of these settings so I can update this post with that info here.

[NicMcD]

Thanks for posting that, momicajack :) I found it and now the shutters are all there.

[momicajack]

Cool! Yay! It makes the pictures look so much nicer when you can actually see stuff in the rooms! Lol! It was bugging me anyway that when I looked at a house I saw big empty rooms or people "sitting on air" and stuff like that! I'm glad I finally figured out the way to make that stop!

[DeclanCroft]

NicMcD - i really like that last house, i love colonial style :)

Gigi - thats a very cute little house, i really like the blue you used there.

pennysims - those shots are stunning !

heres some townhouses i've made. does anyone else think the lot sizes in the sims 3 are way too big ?

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/declandabest/Sims%203/Screenshot-21-1.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/declandabest/Sims%203/TS32009-06-0401-49-16-86-1.jpg

[Nissun]

The more pictures I see the more I want this game and a new graphics card.

I don't think we'll need as much custem content as we did in the sims to have ok houses this time. The neighborhood view seems to be the key, in my opinion.

Daaaamn, I need a good graphics card :(

ps: declandabest, what's that dome I see in the background?

[DeclanCroft]

oh thats the science centre, or whatever its called, you can't go in it unfortunately :/

[SimGirlTasia232]

My first home Ever(still need more work though)
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/Tasia122/Screenshot-120.jpg

[Ingeborgsk]

SimGirlTasia232: That's pretty good to be your first house! My first house(ts1) was an orange box with a bed and a toilet (couldn't afford anything more). You should but [IMG] tags on it, though ;)

[zombirific]

I don't understand all the complaining about the graphics... at the very least, the landscape of some areas in the game are gorgeous!

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/zombirific/Sims%203/landscape1.png

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/zombirific/Sims%203/landscape2.png

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/zombirific/Sims%203/landscape3.png

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/zombirific/Sims%203/landscape4.png

[shogunra]

The Factory,

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/452/screenshot3d.jpg
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1135/screenshotbxg.jpg

[NicMcD]

That looks pretty cool, shogunra

Casa De Nefarionhttp://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3931/housenefarion001.jpg The house that evil built.

[SimGirlTasia232]

Wow NicMcD that house is amazing
ThanksIngeborgsk it took me a long time to do that house and a long time to build up her funds to build it i winged it from my dream home i want one day:)

[kristelparv]

zombirific- nice pics! The first one would look great as desktop wallpaper ;)

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm174/Kiku1991/H1.jpg

[SimEnthusiast]

Usually I work on my houses round the space I want inside but decided to work from the outside first this time and see how I got on - still a lot to do but it's getting there.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p76/Uist_photos/Screenshot-29.jpg

[chowgilly]

Im loving the scenery in the game so far

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/chowgilly/Screenshot-10-1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/chowgilly/Screenshot-5-1.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/chowgilly/Screenshot-11-2.jpg

[Greenlea]

My second house I've built.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/jaycee5577/l_ffb95369a6b74fa5ac5526ae13e5903d.jpg

[kailay]

You all are making me sooo jealous!! I wanna play sooo bad but can't cuz I don't have a computer :'(

[babolat85]

Greenlea - What a cool house, the roofline is great.
kristelparv - That house is so cute.
NicMcD Dayum, massive house you got there :)

The Finkelstein House
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Screenshot-69.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Screenshot-71.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Screenshot-70.jpg

I keep getting braindrained and ending up with the same type of house over and over, but oh well..

[Gigi]

So, it's getting really hard for my legacy family to live in a little 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch style house. Hopefully this won't be too cramped:
http://i40.tinypic.com/10gz5o0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/9ghufb.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/2lj3p8p.jpg
^ I had to stop because my head was about to explode. I'm not finished with it yet -- I may add more windows +shutters, landscaping, and maybe change some colors around.

babolat85: Love it!
kristelparv: That's a really cute house!
declandabest: Thanks! I love the look of your townhouses. The diagonal driveway is really cool looking! :)

[DancingSimmer]

Great houses everyone! A lot of talent here. =P

[simtastic2]

Great Houses everyone!
I added on to the house that my legacy family will "hopefully" move into. They are very poor right now, lol!
I'm not very good at building as you can see!
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-231.jpg
I also added a garden in the back
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-232.jpg

[SimGirlTasia232]

Lovley houses everone

Here is my second home ever i think i'm improving lol just got to finish the landscaping in the front but its a big decent roomy home.
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/Tasia122/Screenshot-134.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/Tasia122/Screenshot-135.jpg
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/Tasia122/Screenshot-136.jpg

[Fanaticsimmer]

Geez, this thread is full of great pics! Great job everyone!

Here are some shots of Riverview:

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Picture16-1.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Picture15.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Picture11-1.jpg

[sadie7684]

coolchimpy I love your shots of Riverview, especially the middle one, it's gorgeous! :)

[no.[666]bicycle]

My self sims house:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/cupcake_prissy/Screenshot-193.jpg

[xTarmilx]

Here's my second Sims 3 house
I hadn't finished decorating the upstairs when I took the pic :P

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/Smurfil/Sims%203/Screenshot-83-1.jpg?t=1245881756

[Fanaticsimmer]

Thank you Sadie!!

New tiny house... it's super bright :)

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Sims%203/Picture188.jpg

[gonebynow]

I love the colour of the windows against the brick, and the hedges outside of the windows, xTarmilx! :D
The little fenced garden area is so cute, no.[666]bicycle, and the house is amazing. :D
The colourfulness of that house is awesome, coolchimpy, I love it! :lovestruc

My sim Trixie Taite's house..
http://209.85.62.24/176/154/0/p173644/1.jpg
..and Annette Griswald's.
http://209.85.62.24/176/154/0/p175715/1.jpg
The lots are way too big for me. =[

[sadie7684]

I love your super, tiny, bright house coolchimpy!

[Night Racer]

all these houses are awsome! :O
i gave up trying to build... im trying out a Crummplebottom legacy...i wanna try to get more than 3 generations before quitting like i usualy do. IMO; Agnes and Stiles Mggraw and PERFECT for each other. its like their related but not really.

[babolat85]

gonebynow - Those houses are really cute, especially Trixie's house.
coolchimpy - Whoa, vibrant colours. I likey.
no666 - Awesome modern house, is that car in the driveway the most expensive car? It looks like the batmobile or something from the back :P

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Screenshot-1.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Screenshot-3-1.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Screenshot-7.jpg

[Blaise Parker]

That is breathtaking, Babolat.

[Zorgot]

Babolat, amazing! AMAZING!

[DeclanCroft]

seriously babolat, you are epically good at building houses !

[sadie7684]

I love your house Babolat

[kristelparv]

babolat- that house is so gorgeos that I just have to try to copy that in my game ! :)

[simtastic2]

The Johnson's new home that I built for them( even though they moved in, im still updating it whenever they get more money)
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-308.jpg

[oh_missmae]

I love everyone's houses! Everyone's making some neat houses with the sims 3.

So I kinda cheated and took a premade lot and just renovated it til I gave up for a while. haha. I am definitely planning on going back and reworking somethings (i.e. the color of the brick, and the upstairs.).

I only posted the pictures of the downstairs because the upstairs and the basement are still in renovation.
:]

The house went from this rustic cabin:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u229/oh_missmae/OHLegacy/SIMS%203/02/Screenshot-85.jpg

To thise updated and slightly modern abode:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u229/oh_missmae/OHLegacy/SIMS%203/02/Screenshot-87-1.jpg

Still in the process of decorating and moving things around though...

[no.[666]bicycle]

babolat85: I love your houses, and yes im pretty sure it is the most expensive...i love it! i wish they had more of a 79 camero style car...ya know?

[arfa8788]

So I saw some posts similar to what i'm thinking but...OMG WOOOOOOW beautiful houses everyone!! especially the white colonial one I saw back there. wow. I cant waaaaaaait to play. just a few more months. i'm soo jealous. =p

*edit*

ohh and I love the screenshots soo much, i made one of them a wallpaper. don't remember whose =p :p

[FuryFanFiction]

House I built - Biggest lot in Riverview

Front
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/tibianrevo/FurySims/070220098-1.jpg

Pool and Garden -
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/tibianrevo/FurySims/070220099.jpg

Pool (Again) and Back of house
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/tibianrevo/FurySims/0702200910.jpg

[babolat85]

FuryFanfiction - Dang that lot is massive. Is that the teleporter thingymagig in the pool area?

Alexandros House. I switched back to Whateveritwas Valley because I kinda missed the beach parts to it. So this lot has a nice view of the beach.

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Alexandros/Screenshot-3.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Alexandros/Screenshot.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Alexandros/Screenshot-5.jpg

[captainzaza]

babolat85 your houses are AMAZING! I wish I had half the talent you had at building houses.

[greenismeen]

Babolat85 When will you upload your home? I always fail to make anything close to that.

[FuryFanFiction]

FuryFanfiction - Dang that lot is massive. Is that the teleporter thingymagig in the pool area?

Yeah, it is quite a big lot. And yes, it is the teleporter in the pool area. :)

Nice house btw!

[Illousion]

You rock Babolat, there's no denying it.

--
This is a farm that i've started building. The field to the left is sort of abandoned. No real house has been built yet.
http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq315/Illousion1/th_Screenshot-42.jpg (http://s459.photobucket.com/albums/qq315/Illousion1/?action=view&current=Screenshot-42.jpg)

[AmalijaDig]

I would love it if you uploaded that green and white home you made. Its beautiful!

[dallasindc]

amalijadig, its available on her lj. click the link in her siggy.

[FuryFanFiction]

A community building - Chapel of Love

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/tibianrevo/FurySims/07084.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d31/tibianrevo/FurySims/07085.jpg

I don't know if links are welcome here, but this is the place if you want to download it.

http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=539197

[Chinchillagrl6]

Babolat. OMG! I am insanely jealous of your building skills. Gorgeous.

[Garek Maxwell]

I don't have nearly the same building skills as everyone else here. I made a library, but it's not that great. ( All images were just slightly tweaked in photoshop by the way.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_StreetView.jpg
Outside the building.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Lobby2.jpg
The lobby. (Yes, those are indoor trees. And why can't there be a way to recolor the ceiling?! I don't want an ugly gray roof. :cry: )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Conference_Room.jpg
A conference room upstairs.

And here's the rest of the images I took of the building.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Lobby.jpg
Another lobby view.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Kid_Zone.jpg
A "Kid Zone" with play pen, indoor playground (it's the large tower object, which isn't shown), chair with themed rugs for story time, bookcases low enough to be in reach of children, and careful attention to keep as much of the area as visible as possible so parents won't easily loose track of their kids. (I'm not a parent and I don't want kids, but even I can see this as a huge benefit to parents. :P )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Overall.jpg
The library overall. (It seemed out of place already with the bright colors. Almost seems like something between Art Deco and 80s styles.) Those ugly boxes on the roof are supposed to make it blend better with other buildings that have roof junk on them. I used trashcans as vents. :P Until there's good custom content out there, these things will just look too bland at a distance.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Library_Upstairs.jpg
Another view from upstairs which doesn't include much of what is there.

Things not pictured are:
The bathrooms (which are somewhat lacking. No good mirrors or dispensers or anything for public bathrooms).
The computer access room is not picture because it's a bit too bland for my tastes.
The upstairs study areas aren't shown either. They use those yellow half-wall things but they're too bright and I can't tone them down any to make it look better. :( Not even making the walls and floor a lighter yellowish color helped enough. I mean, they do blend more, but they're way too bright.
Finally, the "special collections"/Archives. It's not a pretty room. It's all grey colored with "high tech" lighting and the bookcases are plastic textured with those really bad metal/plastic colors of an off sea green, a yellowish color, a turquoise like color, and finally a salmon color. It's meant to represent the common use of those colors, even if they're terrible... At least it's realistic somewhat.

That said, the building is ugly. Blarg.

[vicarious70]

Garek Maxwell: You're to modest, you did an excellent job with the library. :)

[Night Racer]

Bab: that house is awsome. i actualy dont really know what else ot say when you post pics of your houses.

Maxwell: thats an awsome library. i like that alot

[Shrewsbury333]

Garek Maxwell, you are good, very good... ;)



Classical :)

http://i30.tinypic.com/29nw9wn.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2h2f67c.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/29xdbth.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/a1ny8.jpg

[Reynaldo28]

That's wonderful! Oh wow. Great creativity!

[vicarious70]

shrewsbury, glad to see you're back with some more wonderful architecture.

[OVERLORD_CHAOS!]

it is just me that its completely dissapointed because all the cool building stuff from the sims 2 (all the expansions-stuff packs) was not even considered for the sims 3? and i hate build.weird new tools like that green arrow that comes from a side of the wall to resize, etc. and if i use the move objects code with the windows they get jammed and the windows get stuck like if they could not go there. i need to re place them. honestly i will never play sims 3 again. but i must admit Shrewsbury333 that thats a really nice building there!

[Shrewsbury333]

Well thank you, step by step, i'm starting to reconcile to me with Sims3.... :)

[MondayMorning]

Here's my latest house that I'm currently play testing. Just exterior shots, but still, I'm proud of it. :)

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/samialeviticus/Screenshot-35.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/samialeviticus/Screenshot-34.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/samialeviticus/Screenshot-33.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/samialeviticus/Screenshot-43.jpg

[sadie7684]

Your house looks great MondayMorning, I really love the way you built the gazebo type thing...what a great idea!

[easypeaze]

MondayMorning-love your house!

I am loving the houses! Great talent! Here is a little cabin in the woods. Great for fishermen.
http://i32.tinypic.com/2gufknc.jpg

View from the deck
http://i26.tinypic.com/6tpe9i.jpg

Night time pic
http://i27.tinypic.com/33wxe83.jpg

[Ingeborgsk]

Your houses are so great, all of you! I have no creativity when it comes to building :( I want to build something great, as you do! Do any of you have a link with building tips, for people who's not great at building? :P

[Night Racer]

you could try copying real life floorplans
thats what i do sometimes

im almost done building a house im quite proud of...ill post pics later/tommrow

EP: oo thats a nice cabin.. nice landscaping

[Garek Maxwell]

Thank you vicarious70, Night Racer, and Shrewsbury333! I really appreciate the comments and am very surprised by them as well. :)

Also...

Shrewsbury: Lovely interiors!

MondayMorning: That looks like it would be perfect as a beach side home. Also, the gazebo(? Interesting use of curtains at least) is very interesting. I may have to copy that some time. :P

easypeaze: What a lovely place in a mountainy forest area. It seems like a relaxing getaway from the city life, or a vacation home. :)

[tizerist]

CHELSIM FC STADIUM
Every good stadium has to have a good car park.
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/SIMS3CHELSIMFCSTADIUM.jpg


SCIENCE LABORATORY
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/sims3science.jpg

LEARNING AREA
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/sims3learningarea.jpg

PINE LAKE TOWN SQUARE
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/SIMS3TOWNSQUAREJUL.jpg

HOSPITAL
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/SIMS3HOSPITALJUL.jpg

[DSMeatte]

O HAI GUISE WUTS GOIN ON LOL?!?!

So I just finished decorating the interior of a house for one of my sims. It's a crappy default Maxis made house, but that just makes it more prefect for him. I'd really like and advice you can give to make this fit him better. I gave some little info about him if that'll help.

They're all too big for MtS, so They're in links. Sorry.

Heres the basic shot (http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/Dengarde/KylesHouse.jpg)

Kyle, being a workaholic Investigative Journalist, isn't home very often. But he's forced out of work (A.K.A. Closing Time) He likes to be as comfy as possible. (Hell, the only reason he's wearing ANYTHING is for you guys :P )

Shot 2 (http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/Dengarde/KylesHouse2.jpg)

Whenever he EVER has time off, (Which is a nightmare for him), He passes the time by reading mystery novels. He always has the TV on, but he never watches it. He just has it on the News all the time is case something big happens. He also tosses the football around when he needs to think. His CD collection is to store all the jazz music he buys when he's working.

The gnome is a second place trophy for a contest held at the office for most stories covered in a month. He would have gotten first place, but that would mean a vacation. We just can't have that.

Shot 3 (http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/Dengarde/KylesHouse3.jpg)

In the rare case that he's not forced to be home, he's usually just typing up an article, or checking up on Baseball scores from ESPN. Alarm clock is there for when he falls asleep at the computer or couch.

Final Shot (http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll72/Dengarde/KylesHouse1.jpg)

He only ever cooks if it's first thing in the morning and he's just woken up. And usually then it's just PB&J. He has no stove, so there's no need to have an alarm there, but he insists that he once set Cereal on fire, so better safe then sorry.

So, based on those discriptions, any suggestions for his house when he rarely uses?

[amvalvo]

easypeaze, that cabin is so cute! I love how you did the roof and awning thing.

This is a lot I've been working on, some of you might recognize it (or I hope, at least :P).
http://i27.tinypic.com/1z6a1b5.jpg

[mflux]

This is Maxine's home. Maxine is quite the rockstar/playboy/artiste. He's also a prolific painter, and his subjects are often his many lovers that pose for him.

His home is built as a gallery. These are all his works.

http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_1.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_8.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_9.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_10.jpg

A bar inside the gallery.

http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_2.jpg

A candid photo of his study-lounge and bedroom. Maxine's currently working on a mystery novel.

http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_4.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_7.jpg

This is Maxine's upstairs penthouse. It houses paintings of his beloved idols and muses.

http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_3.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_5.jpg

Off to the side of the main villa is an indoors swimming pool which also serves as a gallery for his other works.

http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_6.jpg
http://www.ghost-hack.com/post/maxine_gallery_11.jpg

[babolat85]

mflux - Dang. You've been busy.
amvalvo - I don't recognise it myself, but it looks awesome.

I keep changing the exterior colours, as I can't seem to settle on a colour that looks good, but for now we're going with blergh-green for Will & Vince's house.

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/Randoms/Screenshot-8.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/Randoms/Screenshot-11.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/Randoms/Screenshot-15.jpg

[mflux]

easypeaze, that cabin is so cute! I love how you did the roof and awning thing.

This is a lot I've been working on, some of you might recognize it (or I hope, at least :P).
http://i27.tinypic.com/1z6a1b5.jpg

Duh it's 2fort from TF2 :D Very nice.

[amvalvo]

Duh it's 2fort from TF2 :D Very nice.
yay you recognize it :P and wow that sim must paint a LOT

babolat85: your houses are always so perfect looking! I think that color looks good.

[vicarious70]

Your houses and landscaping are always so amazing, babolat. I find myself constantly gazing at them, lol. Are you an architect by any chance? If not you should become one. ;)

[Garek Maxwell]

Mflux: That's a lot of paintings! Is it a public gallery? I've yet to make a true gallery or museum. I've got one I made, but I don't like how it looks. Seems bland to me. Anyway, just wondering if those will stay on a community lot.

Babolat85: Your houses always look so cozy and like a place I would love to live in.


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I don't know how successful I was, but I attempted to make a "maxis match" to the bistro.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Bistro_N_Somethin.jpg
I had no idea what to make the other building, so it's currently a museum to the life of people long ago. I'm not a fan of the columns, but at the time I felt they balanced out the weight of the tall buildings. I also tried to go with a slightly French and Italian blend to the objects I chose.


I also redesigned the central park to have a slightly more European flair...Slightly. I attempted to add in Roman design aesthetics and stick to more Mediterranean plant life.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CentPark_Center.jpg

Here's the overview.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CentPark_Overall.jpg

To the left, I wanted something similar to the depictions in impressionist paintings I have seen. (And a pointillism painting by Seurat.) Both a large waterfront for relaxation as well as a more "marsh" look to the upper half with the willows and other plants. There's also a less "Roman" (if I could call the rest of the park that) style bridge which is similar to the old one but changed so that there is water flowing under it.

To the right near the top there is area for picnics and meals. On the lower right there are bathrooms and benches hidden by quite a few trees.

Here's some other shots of the park.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Central_Park.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CentPark_Fountain.jpg

As you can see, the major problem here will be sims using the pool used as an extension to the fountain. It wouldn't let me stick fencing around the pool, and I had a HUGE problem with trying to stick a pool in there in the first place. I tried to stick fencing down first and then the pool, which normally works, but again, pool issues. "Invisible barriers" kept me from extending the pool over completely empty patches of land... :wtf:

[mflux]

Garek - I'm still new to TS3 I didn't know you could make public buildings...

And HOLY CRAP I love what you did with the central park! Wow! That is truly extraordinary... I think I know what painting you're talking about (the park with the ladies, picnic, umbrellas?). If that's the one I think you've pretty much nailed it.

[mflux]

babolat85 indeed, and he sells 70% of his paintings too! Your house looks "Real", as in.. it very possibly could exist somewhere in suburbia USA. Very well done model... :O

[babolat85]

Your houses and landscaping are always so amazing, babolat. I find myself constantly gazing at them, lol. Are you an architect by any chance? If not you should become one. ;)

I did actually consider it, but no, I'm just a journalism student who is also studying for my Pilots Licence.

And thanks guys ;)

Garek - Holy crap! I love that central park, especially with the statue in the middle of the fountain.

[Garek Maxwell]

Garek - I'm still new to TS3 I didn't know you could make public buildings...

And HOLY CRAP I love what you did with the central park! Wow! That is truly extraordinary... I think I know what painting you're talking about (the park with the ladies, picnic, umbrellas?). If that's the one I think you've pretty much nailed it.

Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment. I'm glad someone like the changed appearance. And yes, that's the one. The lady also has a pet monkey. :lol:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Georges_Seurat_-_Un_dimanche_apr%C3%A8s-midi_%C3%A0_l%27%C3%8Ele_de_la_Grande_Jatte.jpg
Monkey's in the lower right.


If you go into neighborhood view, there's a button in the lower left corner with "...", and it will allow you to go into "edit Neighborhood" or something to that effect. When in that mode, you click the cursor button (if it isn't already in use, which it should be at first) and when you click on a lot an information bubble should come up. One of the buttons has the same build mode graphic on it. That will allow you to build public buildings. You can demolish lots as rebuild them from scratch, or just alter existing ones. I altered the existing park in mine.

So just a quick and easy guide below, here's a step by step guide.
1. Go into Neighborhood View
2. Click the "..." button in the lower left.
3. Go to "Edit neighborhood" or the equivalent.
4. With the "pointer" cursor in use, you can select lots and change things or go down to them to build on.

Extra Step 5. If the lot isn't public, there is a button with a "/" in the middle with a park bench on one side. You can switch a lot from public to private, and vice versa. :)


Edit:
Babolat85: Woah, compliments from a building master! (At least I consider you to be quite talented.) I feel so proud now. :D

[brandon1107]

^^ Wow! Didn't know you could change the community drastically like that. http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5954/screenshot3yht.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/i/screenshot3yht.jpg/)

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5619/screenshot4lkp.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/screenshot4lkp.jpg/)

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9300/screenshot10e.jpg (http://img169.imageshack.us/i/screenshot10e.jpg/)

[panther00567]

You guys are making me so jealous! O.O I wish I could build like that! :D

[Trinity77]

Wow Babolat85 your houses are really amazing!Are you putting that house for download??

This is a little cottage i made just put it up for download

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt244/rashmikmc/SIDEVIEWEDIT-1-1.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt244/rashmikmc/Screenshot-27.jpg

[RabbitRoadkill]

Easypeeze: Love the firepit area by the water. It looks like ther perfect place to hang out.
Babo: That looks so realistic, I feel like I could just walk inside! I love the exterior colors, it’s perfect.
Brandon: So cool and modern. I love the pool area.
Trinity: That’s amazing! It looks so cozy and safe there. I feel like it could make a great bed and breakfast.

Andy Oliver's house:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/piratesbootyx/Screenshot-14-1.jpg

[jenba]

Babolat: Man, you never fail to make me drool at your beautiful houses.
Garek: That's a pretty good match to the Bistro! Cool idea to make it a museum. And that central park is breathtaking!
Brandon: That is a super cool house. I like the asymmetry of it and how those round windows look like portholes.
Trinity77: That looks so idyllic! I love the cow!
RabbitRoadkill, that cottage is awesome! It looks realistic and yet magical at the same time. Love it.

Like Tizerist (very inspiring, by the way!), I'm experimenting with "covering up" the rabbit holes. Here's my business center:

http://jenba.net/sims3/town001.jpg

It's concealing the Doo Peas Corporate Center in Riverview:

http://jenba.net/sims3/town002.jpg

[Pontiac76]

I decided to play a single Sim in Sims3 to build up all his skills to max, and earn a living. Going to see if I can stay interested enough in accomplishing this task. Fiance on the side, of course.

With that, I decided to also build a house with a view, ground up. Initially I started with 4 walls, a bed, toilet, fridge, stove and some counter tops to make food, although I could have lived without the stove and relied just on `quick meals` to start.

From the get-go I wanted to have a room with a view. There was one house I saw uploaded to MTS that had a bathtub in a small room. I wanted to emphasize on that, sans the bathing in private for all to see, so decided that maybe I'll turn it into a study somehow.

Heres a few captures of what I've done so far. Mind you this house is STILL A WIP. (Pics are clickable and go to Flickr.com)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3744915771_e7cf8a37a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapontiac/3744915771/sizes/o/)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3744897287_c28a6367e7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapontiac/3744897287/sizes/o/)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3744896929_c2139e93c6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapontiac/3744896929/sizes/o/)http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3745693940_18b5879d86.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapontiac/3745693940/sizes/o/)

The rest of the pics are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/papapontiac/sets/72157621649440719/

Since I originally posted those, I did end up finally moving a couple of computers, a desk for collecting gems, and did some in-house renovations. I'll post more up when I'm more satisfied. :]

[panther00567]

OMG Jenba I love that rabbit hole cover. It looks so awesome... like an old office building from the early 20th century.

[Gigi]

Yay, I'm back after not playing TS3 for a month! :up:
Here's a house I'm working on:
http://i25.tinypic.com/119z81h.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/34eajuv.jpg

Pontiac76: I love your room with the view. If I lived there, I would stay in that room all day!

[ndayeni]

That house is gorgeous Gigi.

[Fanaticsimmer]

Gigi: Amazing house & landscaping! Just beautiful.

My current families front yard, complete with a pond...

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Picture278.jpg

http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt241/fanaticsimmer/Picture280.jpg

[Gigi]

Thanks ndayeni and coolchimpy! I love the pond, coolchimpy. It looks really serene, especially with the rocks and foliage. :)

[NicMcD]

That's clever Jenba.
Love that house Gigi!

I've been playing Test Drive Unlimited a lot lately and I love the houses in that game. So, I was inspired. This house is based on one from that game. It's hard to capture the exotic island feeling of Hawaii (where TDU is based) in Sunset Valley though lol.

...Front...http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2605/tdu001extfront.jpg

...Back...http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9302/tdu001extback.jpg

[simtastic2]

here is my legacy family's house. It's horrible, isn't it? LOL @ my lack of building skills
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-276-1.jpg
http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-278-1.jpg

[imjetguer]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3759646213_ab5fec5d24.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3760437042_ae99f67b18.jpg

[bopashu2]

NICMD That house is just gorgeous!

[caseymendi]

A little house I built out of boredom:

http://i30.tinypic.com/2egbqt2.jpg

[NicMcD]

Thanks bopashu2 :)

Whoa, imjetguer! That house is amazing!! The gardens alone are spectacular.

[beatdoc16]

Reily House
(Semi-based on a house plan, which is something I don't usually do)
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Riely/Reily-House-Dusk.jpg
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Riely/Reily-Garden-Dusk.jpg
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Riely/Reily-House-Day.jpg
PS - Babolat I am in LOVE with your walls!

caseymendi - Your house is so cute, it looks straight out of a storybook!
imjetguer - Wow, that house and those gardens are AMAZING.
NicMcD - I haven't seen what it's based on, but who cares - that is one brilliant home!
Gigi - Yey your back with more wonderful pics! Awesome building.

[Sim Simmer]

Yay, I'm back after not playing TS3 for a month! :up:
Here's a house I'm working on:
http://i25.tinypic.com/119z81h.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/34eajuv.jpg

Pontiac76: I love your room with the view. If I lived there, I would stay in that room all day!

Damn you, damn you and your graphics card! Lol.

[linnulvklo]

imjetguer: Amazing garden! Must have took you several hours to make.
caseymendi: Very pretty!
Beatdoc: Such a sweet little house! It looks really 'lived-in', which I know is hard to achieve.

[bopashu2]

Beatdoc that house is just gorgeous!

[vicarious70]

Beatdoc your houses and landscaping always look so amazing.

[Gigi]

Sim Simmer: Awww... thanks. :lol:
beatdoc: Thanks! Beautiful house and garden, as usual!! I can't stop looking at the pictures. :)
caseymendi: Cute house! I love how you lowered the terrain to make taller porch steps.
imjetguer: Wow! I would never have the patience to build that! Good job!
simtastic2: I love the stone on the front and your use of big windows.
NicMcD: Thanks! That's an awesome looking house!

[imjetguer]

thank you to everyone for taking the time to write + comments. I will be uploading it soon for everyone to dld.

[beatdoc16]

Thanks for the wonderful comments! I find it so much more time consuming to make Sims 3 homes so they're much appreciated. Since I'm here already, some random homes...

Everson Starter
Costs exactly $16000 furnished. Score!
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Everson/Everson-House-Dusk.jpg
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Everson/Everson-House-front.jpg
Tiny Blue House
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Small-Blue.jpg
Seaside Maxis Makeover
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv39/beatdoc_sims3/Sea-Shack.jpg

[kristelparv]

Beatdoc- your houses are just so amazing :) I hope you upload them soon ;)

[agnes940]

All your houses inspired me really much, so I decided to build one myself... I'm quite happy with the result, but my building skills aren't nearly as good as yours. And I'm also really bad at taking pictures. Here's the house, anyway:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj183/AGN3WS/Screenshot-4-1.gif

[ndayeni]

Agnes940 - That's a really cute house. Not sure if you intended it to be a farmhouse, but that's what it reminds me of. You did an excellent job with the porch roofs and the bits of fencing.

[VoiceIHear]

my latest project...

http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/VoiceIHear/new%20sims%203%20house/TheSims31082009110533AM.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/VoiceIHear/new%20sims%203%20house/TheSims31082009110628AM.jpg
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt228/VoiceIHear/new%20sims%203%20house/TheSims31082009110329AM.jpg

It's been a while but i think its still alright....

[Garek Maxwell]

beatdoc16: Your houses look so lovely, if very small. That's not a bad thing either, as they look perfect for couples and single sims. Very beautiful.

agnes940: Your house looks just fine. I would maybe add a little more vegetation away from the house, but otherwise it looks great.

VoiceIHear: I would maybe delete out a little of the terrain changes around the edges to make it smoother in transition. Also, the tree/shrub around the garage seems to go into the garage... Not sure. Other than that, it looks like a nice modern home for the suburbs...maybe more upper middle class suburbs anyway.

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Here's something I just did today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/New_City_Hall.jpg

This is only a shell to go over the city hall. It was my attempt at changing how it looks.
The extra building add on parts cannot be entered. This is just changing the look of the existing rabbit hole.
Now that I look it, I don't see how the bricks turned purple...they are brownish toned. Also, I don't know french so this may be incorrect.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CitHal_Overall.jpg
Here it is over all. I don't like how I didn't make it symmetrical...
Also, there's a lot of little oddities here and there.
...You can tell I didn't use any real architecture plans because of how disconnect everything feels. There's not a real pattern that stays around it...

Few random shots.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CitHal_Entrance.jpg
Entrance. I don't know if sims can actually enter it since I haven't tested it yet, but I would think they 'should' be able to considering there is a gap between the doors and the entrance to city hall.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/CitHal_Side.jpg
Shot from the side of the entrance. I miss the colonnades from the old Sims 2.

[VoiceIHear]

That lot is just uber.fricken.awesome.!!!
Simply WOW!!! mine doesn't even compare to that *is speechless* .....

And thanks for the pointers, not quite finished yet but should be soon. Again thanks..

And your lot is simply AMAZING!!
i really like it, i like it not symmetrical it gives it uniqueness? lol. and sometimes the best work is not done by plans and just from our minds :D .

[vicarious70]

Garek Maxwell: Your city hall is very grand. I don't think I would have the time, effort, or patients to build something like this. How long did it take to build?

[moeppl]

Wow, all your houses look so amazing.
My Sims got a daughter and now need a new house, because they don't have enough room. But since all houses I build look bad and I don't want one of the pre-made houses, I just don't play the whole game anymore.

[Garek Maxwell]

VoiceIHear: It's not that good, but thank you. I really think it could use more decorations and maybe some columns. Probably more windows would help too, but I didn't want it to be cluttered. Thank you for comments though! And yes, I rather enjoy not working from plans. I just get a few pictures and take some ideas from each. :)

vicarious70: Too long. :lol:
Actually, I think it took maybe 6 hours... Not sure. I kept fiddling with the wall textures and things. The hardest part was making it so the city hall wouldn't turn black since it was technically inside the building. I added some walls in the back to block the view of the city hall from the outside, then added windows to the regular wall that encases it. Since the added walls didn't seal off anything, the natural lighting came in and lightened the city hall from the inside out. That was probably the biggest pain, since my computer started lagging a lot at that point.

[DeclanCroft]

agnes940 - i love that house ! so pretty :)

Garek Maxwell - such a neat idea, i like how you didn't completely cover the original town hall.

VoiceIHear - thats a huge house ! very cool looking :)

an older style house i made today.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/declandabest/Sims%203/Screenshot-62.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/declandabest/Sims%203/Screenshot-63.jpg

[VoiceIHear]

declandabest: Very Nice. I especially like the way you go down to the basement type room. Landscaping is also very good. You should upload it :D .
And actually it looks bigger then what is actually is.. its only 3 bedrooms =P.
P.S. Big fan of your magazine

Garek Maxwell: And i think it is that good. Very clever idea too. And 6 hours isn't much.. thats pretty damn fast really :D .


Now i have to go and start another house, much similar to the last one (hopefully with a greenhouse and a waterfall this time) its going to be smaller though. My deadline is by friday... we'll see if it turns out that way :D .

And i can't believe i've never had a look at this forum. It's cool to see what everyone else is working on :) .

[DeclanCroft]

thanks VoiceIhear ! I might put it up for download, but the interior is a bit plain at the moment :P glad to hear your a fan of LivingSims !

[vicarious70]

declandabest: Very Nice. I especially like the way you go down to the basement type room. .


Declandabest: I also like how you did the walk down to the basement. Is it easier to create basements for the sims 3 than for the sims 2? Also wanted to say I love your livingsims magazine ;)

[DeclanCroft]

i followed a tutorial i found on youtube :P to be honest, i found basements in sims 2 easier, but i'll get used to it eh :) i'm so glad you guys like the magazine too !

heres the link to the tutorial i used - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6oaIDSyn08

[VoiceIHear]

Of course we like the magazine. I mean how couldn't you :P .

And personally i didn't find making basements any harder in the sims 3 then what i did in the sims 2 but eh oh well

Now i got to go build my next house... all i did whilst at school today was plan out my next house... i mean who needs maths :D .

[tizerist]

all i did whilst at school today was plan out my next house... i mean who needs maths :D .

Ha ha, even adults do this, some woman was explaining to me how to do something at work today, and I was just dreaming about my new unfinished library in sunset valley instead of listening.

Some things are more important than real life, you know!!!!

Anyhow, I created my first REAL public building in TS3 last night: an art gallery. Theres not much to play with right now, so I went for it.

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3gallery1.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3gallery2.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3gallery5.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3gallery3.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3gallery4.jpg

[bekpek]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/house2-1.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/house1-1.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/house3-1.jpg

[Mystic25]

bekpek: it looks awesome. Above all I love the garden!

My new house:
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4051/dm01v.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/dm01v.jpg/)

[babolat85]

Mystic25 - I can never get that type of roof to work for me, it looks great and I like the garden around it.
bekpek - I like that house a lot, its unusual but looks like it works well.

Winters family home. After spending hours fiddling with the outside, I found when it came to doing the interior, I didnt like the larger proportions in the living area, so I may end up wiping it and starting again. I think I'll keep the exterior look, though.

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Screenshot-5.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Screenshot-3.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Screenshot-7.jpg

[DeclanCroft]

that house is hella sexy babolat, nice job !

[FlipGuardian]

OMG first post!!!

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-4-1.jpg

I like the mailbox. Didn't know you can do that. =]

[FlipGuardian]

A small 1 br, 1 ba shack. Under 13k. There's nothing really holding it up so I had flowers and shrubs cover up the empty space underneath.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y61/Biz_R/Screenshot.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y61/Biz_R/Screenshot-8.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y61/Biz_R/Screenshot-7.jpg

[babolat85]

FlipGuardian - Interesting layout, what does it look like from the front?


Winters Haus redux
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Redux/Screenshot-30.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Redux/Screenshot-32.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Winters/Redux/Screenshot-32.jpg

[crocobaura]

Babolat, that street looks so peaceful and quiet. Kind of makes you wonder what's the story of the inhabitants of those houses. And the houses look so cozy and realistic. Which reminds me that I have yet to learn how to make different height roofs in TS3. Please share the secrets. :)

[linnulvklo]

Babolat: Beautiful houses! I wonder the same thing as crocobaura, plus how do you recolor the stairs? I didn't knew one could do that.

[GoldenSimmer]

Babolat: Beautiful houses! I wonder the same thing as crocobaura, plus how do you recolor the stairs? I didn't knew one could do that.

http://linna.modthesims.info/download.php?t=362401 :)

[moeppl]

Wow, great houses. I'm not good in building, I have problems in assessing the dimension of the room, either they are too small or too big.:( Makes all my houses looking the same, they're boring to play and look boring, only sqaures and so on.:(

[DiamndPrincz]

Some of these houses look so real..with all the shrubs and the environment around them. I am jealous. :-)

Here is the first house I have built in this game. About to try more after this..just takes sooo long.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/DiamndPrincz/Sims%203%20Uploads/SimpMod-27.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/DiamndPrincz/Sims%203%20Uploads/SimpMod-1.jpg

[waterjenny]

Hey- How do you guys do railings? I'm trying to make my first ever house (It's going to be a replica of my house...) and I cannot get the railings to work. What do you guys do?

[crocobaura]

Railings are under fences. For the stairs you can select them indivudually if you have auto railings turned off.

[RamseyOfficial]

I'm new here and I hope to get a warm welcome. I've downloaded plenty of houses and objects, but now I am finally making my 2nd house and will upload as soon as it's done.
Here are my W.I.P pics; I just started today.

The front area
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/GT5_nfscars/Screenshot-2.jpg
The interior area of the front door..obviously..lol
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/GT5_nfscars/Screenshot-5.jpg
Family room
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/GT5_nfscars/Screenshot-3.jpg
Looking down the hallway
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j152/GT5_nfscars/Screenshot-6.jpg

You will get more information once I upload the file.
Hope you like it! =]

[waterjenny]

Wooohh! I finished my first house. What do you guys think?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/WaterJenny/Screenshot-65.jpg
...ignore the picture in the window. xD :rofl:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/WaterJenny/Screenshot-64.jpg

Based on:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/WaterJenny/House002.jpg


I actually got the stairs to work, although they aren't as long as i was hoping. How is it for my first house? Took me all night. I may upload this if anyone wants it =D

[coltraz]

Bab: Not sure how you get those coloured edges, but it looks beautiful. Love your houses as always!

[bekpek]

Here is my new modernish house. I have the empty neighbourhood from MTS and this is going to be the upperclass posh beach house area, the other end of the street is going to be more normal beach houses!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/modhouse1.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/modhouse2.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/modhouse3.jpg

[RamseyOfficial]

I have a question about custom content. When i have custom content in my houses and I upload them. When people download them, will it have different furnishings or will it be replaced? I'll post a link to the custom objects.

[pennysims]

babolat85: Realistic houses once again. I really like your style :)

[bekpek]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/beachhouse.jpg

[Jmac90]

A few of mine... All of them are in Sunset Valley.

Here is middle class suburban-style homes. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/215/1/e/Scott__s_House_by_Jordan90.jpg


Here's an old-styled house. Like many of the old houses where I live, the garage is detached and pushed to the back of the lot. This house has 2 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/210/2/5/Kevin_MacArthur__s_House_by_Jordan90.jpg

I redid the downtown area to make it look more conventional. I combined the city hall, the town square, the library, and a 3-story brick apartment building (for decoration only) onto one lot. The school is west of the office building with an alley separating them and the hospital is north of the warehouse. There is a water tower in the middle of the block behind the office building and the school...
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/210/a/b/The_Town_Square_Redux_by_Jordan90.jpg


The Municipal Library...
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs48/i/2009/196/7/2/Municipal_Library__north_side_by_Jordan90.jpg

I'm also renaming the town. I never really liked the name Sunset Valley. I've limited the list of possible names to Empire, Vandever, Rockwell, Weston, and Eldonville...

[chris_damon]

I redid the downtown area to make it look more conventional. I combined the city hall, the town square, the library, and a 3-story brick apartment building (for decoration only) onto one lot. The school is west of the office building with an alley separating them and the hospital is north of the warehouse. There is a water tower in the middle of the block behind the office building and the school...
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs47/i/2009/210/a/b/The_Town_Square_Redux_by_Jordan90.jpg

Whoa...Anyway you could upload that neighbourhood? I've been trying to redo the town centre myself to make it more realistic, but I've been having no luck. Yours looks fantastic!

[Jmac90]

Thank you. Unfortunately I'm not able to upload it because the computer I play the game on does not have internet access...

[bekpek]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/rowhouse1.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u292/bekpek/rowhouse2.jpg

[dream_operator23]

I love your houses and town, Jmac! It all looks so realistic!

[moeppl]

But how to move in more than one family?
The game treats it as one house, doesn't it?

[bekpek]

But how to move in more than one family?
The game treats it as one house, doesn't it?

Haha yeah if you are talking about my row of houses it is just for show really
:( I think the lots are too big in Sims3 and I had to fill up a big lot so the answer was, lots of houses! But maybe soon there will be some sort of expansion or mod so I can make it work!

[shery00]

Simple starter homes

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/shery00/Screenshot-659.jpg

[tizerist]

Jmac, your town centre looks stunning. So compact and neat.

Bekpek, your houses look real nice to live in. I am gonna have to obtain something like that... :)

[vicarious70]

shery00: I just love how modernesque that house is. The colors and the stone you used are excellent choices. ;)

[SBE]

Jmac90 - I love what you did with your town!

[simtastic2]

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv70/houses03030/Screenshot-207-1.jpg

[babolat85]

The Delancy Twins' Home
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Delancy/Screenshot-7.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Delancy/Screenshot-13.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Delancy/Screenshot-12.jpg

[1234]

Hey actually my first post but now that I can actually make good stuff I figured I need to start contributing.

I have completed the exterior but the interior is only like half way done
http://llnw.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/611/377/001/00/screenshot_original.jpg
http://llnw.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/596/377/001/00/screenshot_original.jpg
http://llnw.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/620/377/001/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Anyone know of a Corinthian column for TS3? I don't even think there was one for TS2 and I looked everywhere.
http://www.capecodphotoalbum.com/corinthiancolumns.jpg

[vicarious70]

1234, that villa looks so esquisite, very beautiful. ;)

[Rikachu]

http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/2/4/7/2/8/4/6/MTS2_RiBlan_982744_Screenshot.jpg

I'll get more, just copied this from one of my uploads. :lol:

[Night Racer]

i wasnt going to post these becasue i suck at taking pictures for houses. (i can take great pictures for storys...but not for my houses)

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/fergiefan12/Screenshot-6.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/fergiefan12/Screenshot-2-2.jpg

[de Friese knaap]

I started to make a city in roman style today (in Riverview)
of course I started making
the coliseum!
http://i27.tinypic.com/2d9twth.jpg

it might take a couple of weeks, because school started again, but I think it'll be worth it

[JaneSamborski]

of course I started making
the coliseum!


You should build a really deep basement underneath and bury the stadium in it! Then you could send your athletic sims to work there. That would be awesome.

[de Friese knaap]

if I lowered the ground far, there would come water in it..
but I kept on going with my coliseum :giggler:
some pics

http://i31.tinypic.com/2z5lym9.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/21on8yx.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/rumzc5.jpg
(srry for the small size. here's a bigger one: http://nl.tinypic.com/m/5f0jkk/1 )

there are not enough "ancient" objects in the game, so it won't be 100% historical correct :)

[AyameS]

de Friese knaap: Wow, that's a lot of work.

My attempt at small and quaint. I want it to have a rustic yet neat appearance. I really haven't decided if I should add a pond or leave it.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/AyameSM/Sims%203/Screenshot-585.jpg

Two couples have already lived here. I really like this one.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/AyameSM/Sims%203/Screenshot-591.jpg

[de Friese knaap]

thanks ayames (it sure is!)

in my opinion you should add a small pound, or a gardening space :)

[tizerist]

de Friese knaap, that colosseum! Thats real deco.

[AyameS]

in my opinion you should add a small pound, or a gardening space :)
I think so too. There is a garden space already in the back. Will upload more screenies soon.

Night Racer: That house is awesome. I like the use of wood with brick. I used a similar texture scheme with one of my modern houses. It really never fails.

[de Friese knaap]

ty tizerist, it would be cool if you could use it (let them fight and die with honor!)

does anybody have a solution for my floating ceiling problem? the one on the index won't work, because I'm to far already ;)

[linnulvklo]

My latest, american-inspired home:

http://i30.tinypic.com/nx13pk.jpg

My idea was to build a house where I actually wanted to move in, and I think I managed.

.

[pai.kea]

Wow, that house is really awesome, linnulvklo! I love the american Style of houses but i just fail everytime I try it. I want to move in there too^^

[vicarious70]

linnulvklo, I have too agree that is a beautiful home. I love the traditional style home.

[babolat85]

linnulvklo - That's an awesome house, I can never get those octagonal rooftypes looking right, so I'm amazed to see houses with it.

In between practicing my aviation stuff, and anal-rententively organising my wardrobe, I got back into the game, and working on this house for the past week, I'm kinda proud of it.

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Keagan%20Milano%20and%20Nelson/Screenshot-16.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Keagan%20Milano%20and%20Nelson/Screenshot-15.jpg

[sarrrrah]

Babolat, that house is absolutely gorgeous!! Is it going up for download?

[babolat85]

Thanks sarrrrah, I hadn't thought about it to be honest, but I'll put it on my site for ya. I do have a week of journalism assignments and astrophysics lectures ahead, so I probably won't get time to put it up until the end of the week ;)

[sarrrrah]

Thanks sarrrrah, I hadn't thought about it to be honest, but I'll put it on my site for ya. I do have a week of journalism assignments and astrophysics lectures ahead, so I probably won't get time to put it up until the end of the week ;)

Really?! You are too kind! Take your time; I remember being in school with a huge pile of assignments and lectures. Ugh....

[Fresh-Prince]

That is absolutely amazing babolat! It looks soo real! Fantastic job! :)

[SuicidiaParasidia]

i really came to like this house after i finished making it.
its small. but i like small places.

1 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-30.jpg)

2 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-31.jpg)

3 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-32.jpg)

4 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-33-1.jpg)

5 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-34-1.jpg)

6 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-35.jpg)

7 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-36.jpg)

8 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-37-1.jpg)

i'll post interior shots if anyone wants to see the inside. O:

[KSpiffy]

I love the landscaping in that house, SuicidiaParasidia. 8D Please post some interior shots?

[linnulvklo]

Thanks pai.kea, vicarious and Babolat!


http://i25.tinypic.com/nv6zar.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2ni4d53.jpg

[Night Racer]

THAT IS AWSOME!
I cant build anything like that. bah.
I want it. please? :P

[KeiraLou]

linnulvklo - That home looks really cosy, I'd love a house like that :lovestruc
babolat85 - Wow I love that first picture lots :)

[babolat85]

Lou - Thanks :)
linnulvklo - Your houses amaze me, they're beautiful and the landscaping is perfect. I may have to steal some of those ideas.

Yetta's Place
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Yetta/Screenshot-38.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Yetta/Screenshot-39.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Finkelstein/Yetta/Screenshot-42.jpg

[Izzy]

Babolat- Im totally in love with your new house!

[captainzaza]

Babolat, that house is AMAZING!
Any chance you'll upload it? I love your houses. I always use them.

[kristelparv]

Got inspiration from Babolat85 Yetta's place, so I built this :

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm174/Kiku1991/1.jpg


linnulkvo- that house is so adorable

[sarrrrah]

Got inspiration from Babolat85 Yetta's place, so I built this :

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm174/Kiku1991/1.jpg


linnulkvo- that house is so adorable

Such a cute house!

[babolat85]

captainzaza - Thanks, it's actually on my LJ now.
kristelparv - That house is awesome.

[captainzaza]

thanks babolat!
kristelparv, I really like your version, too.

[Impulseman37]

I posted this in the S2 section by mistake.

Hi all,

I have been trolling the site and getting all sorts of materials and ideas for things to do in Sims 3. I kind of got the customizing bug. First it was creating the perfect body skin for my male sims, can't show that here, now its gone to skinning my houses.
This is the house I am presently working on. I call it "The Columns". Its and old style southern Antebellum mansion.

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/264/9/3/The_Columns_by_impulseman37.jpg

Still is a work in progress. Still have to work further on the landscaping. I may post some interior shots.

[vicarious70]

Impulseman37, that is a very elegant house, very beautiful.

[KeiraLou]

Impulseman37 - Beautiful home!!
babolat85 - Quite alright, and I love that house :) .

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3948319799_c526ac1bee_o.jpg

[linnulvklo]

Nice houses everyone :)


Tried to keep it simple:

http://i38.tinypic.com/2dt0je1.jpg

[tizerist]

Impulseman37, the front of your house is not that far from the City Hall in looks, with its tall pillars and triangular bit above them.
I bet you could build a better town hall than the rabbit hole!

[Impulseman37]

tizerist,

Funny you should mention city hall, I was thinking of seeing it I could get someone to possibly detach the portico from it and make it an arch for the building mode. I am actually making another Antebellum mansion, a famous one for Halloween and if I could get this thing chopped off City hall and made an build item it would completely finish the job. Although it will be missing a few elements of the original, it will be as architecturally as close as possible. I am hoping to have it far enough along for a few pictures tonight.

[babolat85]

Impulse - Fantastic mansion, and I'm interested in seeing the portico project. :)
linnulvklo - Your houses are cute, as always.

Yetta & Ben D'Angelo were expecting their second child in my game, so they desperately needed to move out of their 2 bedroom home.
As Yetta made it all the way up to Surgeon, and Ben is a TV weatherman, they were able to afford a bigger home. Although it nearly broke their bank account, leaving $300 in the kitty.

Their old house, with MOAR landscaping:
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/New%20House/Screenshot-41.jpg

Anyway, their new house is across the road:

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/New%20House/Screenshot-5.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/DAngelo/New%20House/Screenshot-4.jpg

[coldfloral]

I made over the Myrtle Bungalow in Sunset Valley

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/coldfloral/Sims%203%20houses/myrtlebungalow.jpg

[Rikachu]

babolat85 - I love the new house! :D

[tizerist]

One thing I am not good at is outside landscaping. So I've decided to force myself, cause otherwise my mansion is a bit incomplete.
I remember having a rocky fish pond or two in TS2, and was wondering what I could do similar to that, and came out with these couple of bits:

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3garden2squares.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3ancientgardenpillars.jpg

[Abbey12388]

I'm such a failure at building but, I think this is kind of decent..:)

Aiden and Hannah Jones's New House

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/abbeyy2009/joneshouse1.jpg

Porch

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv271/abbeyy2009/joneshouse2.jpg

[kristelparv]

Abbey- very unique house. I kinda like it ! :)

[SuicidiaParasidia]

my hand at a japanese-esque house.

first floor (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-55-1.jpg)

second floor (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-56-1.jpg)

side yard 1 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-54-1.jpg)

side yard 2 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-53-1.jpg)

side yard 3 (http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq347/ShiraishiKumiko/Screenshot-52-1.jpg)

also, to the person who commented on my last house: i deleted it without saving a copy of it. x_X; so im sorry i cannot deliver interior shots.
wasnt very special anyway. xD in terms of interior design.

[Dozo]

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww206/dozosims2/Ted7.jpg

[tizerist]

Thanks to Fresh Princes new deco set, I can now create a real town mechanics shop!
Basic and dirty, but it does the job :)
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3mechanic1.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3mechanic2.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3mechanic3.jpg

[simka]

Aaww, a Lebkuchenhaus - this is so cute, Dozo!

[MOD YOU UPP]

The infamous aquarium-forcefield house...

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/dcallstar51/Screenshot-5-1.jpg

[Martine]

Impulseman37 - Very beautiful, I love the white columns and the landscaping :)
linnulvklo and Dozo - Such cute little houses!
babolat85 - Lovely homes, I especially like the second one because of the colors you used.

Here's my Faded Glory house, you can check out the rooms in the Favorite Rooms thread :)

http://i38.tinypic.com/x26jyf.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/ao5kqc.jpg

[Bhm22]

Oh Martine, that is amazing! I expected it to be from the rooms, but wow. There are simply no words to describe it.

[Martine]

Oh Martine, that is amazing! I expected it to be from the rooms, but wow. There are simply no words to describe it.
Aw thank you! It's quite a simple house really, with a very basic layout :)

[Bhm22]

haha maybe I'm just easily impressed! Are there plans to put it up for download?

[Martine]

haha maybe I'm just easily impressed! Are there plans to put it up for download?
Well I'd love that, but I've used tons of CC (including quite a lot 'pay' content), so listing the CC would probably take me a week, but maybe when we get a Sims 3 equivalent of the Clean Installer :)

[tizerist]

Theres been alot of progress over the last couple of weeks in my SV hood while I wait for WA.

Petrol Station
This is a modified lot from MTS. I felt that the roof cover (originally half the height) wasn't tall enough for a petrol station, so i lifted it. But is it possible to remove those squares on the poles? :/http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3PETROLSTATION.jpg

Childrens Play Centre
Lots like this partly overcome my fear of building. Its got the 'snug' look that I was aiming for. Almost finished.
Oh, by the way: is there a way to make kids go there? They kinda ignore it...:(
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3PLAYCENTRE2.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3PLAYCENTRE1.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3PLAYCENTREOUTSIDE.jpg

[tizerist]

Cinema and Clothes Store
Two different buildings, but on the same lot.
A functioning cinema at last. And its better than the one I had in sims 2 as well. Vending machines will eventually fill the last space inside.
And the clothes store was tricky due to its high ceiling combined with its staircase, but for the most part its a welcome addition to the town
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3cinemaandclothes.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3clothesstore2f.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3clothesstore1f.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3cinemainside.jpg

[babolat85]

tizerist - *sigh* I miss clothing stores. I'm very tempted to load up TS2 with my Japanese neighbourhood so I can play with stores again. The Play Centre is cute too.

I haven't had time to play much in the past month, but I have managed to do a few new things based off of some my TS2 houses.

This one for now:
Mountain Home
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/New%20Stuff/Screenshot-19.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/New%20Stuff/Screenshot-24.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/New%20Stuff/Screenshot-22.jpg

And, a replacement for my riddler-tiled Art Gallery:
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/New%20Stuff/Screenshot-15.jpg

[panther00567]

Wow tizerist and babolat, your pictures are very inspiring. I can't wait for the Create a World tool in December :D

[tizerist]

Nice pictures babolat. I like the use of those cubit windows. I've used them alot too, very useful.
Heres the under-construction Modified Town Hall
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3TOWNHALLINSIDE4.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3TOWNHALLINSIDE2.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3TOWNHALLINSIDE.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/TS3TOWNHALLINSIDE3.jpg


Still got about 60% left to do, but at least I've got what looks like the makings of a real town hall.

[SpacePirate]

I've been working on this house for the past couple days.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn27/aara34/Screenshot-8.jpg
The exterior is pretty much done, still need to landscape and finish up the interior though.

[linnulvklo]

SpacePirate: Very nice house! Looks cozy :)
babolat: That's some interesting split-levels you got there!


My recent house:

http://i38.tinypic.com/11makoz.jpg

[sarrrrah]

Linnulvklo: That house is too cute! I bet your sims love the cozy feel of it :)

[no.[666]bicycle]

A house I recently built:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/835/screenshot94k.th.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/screenshot94k.jpg/)

[Garek Maxwell]

I have to say, Tizerist, you're making me want to set up stores of my own, even though most wouldn't work unless I slapped a grocer on to the side. :(
Martine, love the small house..it may be a bit dirty, but that just adds character. :)

Babolat85, your buildings always look so beautiful and always inspire me to try harder and do better work...with exception to what's below! :P


Edit: Strange, I must have been looking at a different page when replying...oh well, more replies!

SpacePirate it looks just like some homes I've seen in some mountain areas I've visited...and seen on TV. It's very charming.

linnulvklo, that house looks just adorable! Nice use of the contrasting colors too, as they're not too overpowering but still draw attention to it.

no.[666]bicycle , is that a "garage" of sorts (or is it called a carport?) were the tree is? It looks rather old fashioned and I never thought about doing something like that. Very interesting. :)

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Haven't really had the time to do much game playing lately, and what time I did have was taken up by being lazy. However, I managed to mess around and try to do something new for the neighborhood. I'd like to say it's a work in progress, but really I just don't know what to do with it exactly at this point.

This is my Romanesque + Gothic combo church.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Cathedral_Side.jpg

I just looks "shorter" than it really is. There's also not a lot of windows that work well for churches of the really old variety. I did use the raise terrain trick to get the two towers above 5 stories though, but I kept them about the same height as the dome.

Also, I didn't know what to do with the side entrance....so it looks a little strange. The grounds are also somewhat empty. I may add some gardening type things around there for an abandoned garden. I don't know just yet.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Cathedral_Inner_Night.jpg

Just a shot of the interior at night. I photoshopped it to give it more atmosphere. ...And yes, there is a bar used as the pulpit (Crypt? I don't know what it's called, I just know it's in the Apse).

And just a few more shots if you're interested.
Cathedral, alternative view, day, interior. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Cathedral_Inner_Day.jpg)
Cathedral Top View (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Garek_Maxwell/Screenshots/Cathedral_TopView.jpg)

[Night Racer]

Spacepirate: thats really nice. it reminds me of the Bachelor's house.
Garek: its nice..but maybe its a bit to big in general?

[no.[666]bicycle]

Garek Maxwell- Yes it is a garage/carport, thats the first house i really tryed that on thought it looked good and thanks!

[linnulvklo]

Thanks sarah and garek maxell!

http://i37.tinypic.com/2h52t74.jpg

[Stephie]

I made over 91 Landgraab Ave. I wasn't feeling the horrendous blue and orange theme they had going on.

http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/stephieboo/Hunt%20Legacy/Exterior1.jpg

http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/stephieboo/Hunt%20Legacy/Exterior2.jpg

http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac239/stephieboo/Hunt%20Legacy/Garden.jpg

[greenismeen]

Babolat85 Your house reminds me so much of Ferris Bueller's Day Off =)

[Roei]

I'm a newcomer here, I really like the sims 3. The game gives so much possibilities for creating your own character or house.
I have with me two pictures of houses I recently built. Lately I got really in to the concept of modern living so I made these two with that concept in mind. I just started playing sims for about two months and I'm still learning to create good things with the game. And the houses and sims you guys created here just mesmerize me, very inspiring :)

[babolat85]

greenismeen - Hahahaha, the funny thing is, I was watching it when I was building it. Especially the garage underneath. I just need a vintage Ferrari, or whatever that red car was in the movie.
Roei - Welcome! That 2nd house looks really interesting, I love how it's raised up to capture the country view.

Bleh, bored, had nothing better to do and was itching to build something after hopefully sorting my lag and blue-hole problems with WA, so I took a stab at another of my Sims2 recreations. It's still a work in progress, however.

Original in TS2, occupied by the Carr family in The Keys:
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/Sims2Original.jpg

Recreation:
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/Screenshot-32-1.jpg
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/Screenshot-31-1.jpg
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/Screenshot-29-1.jpg

I think I'll lose the loft window in the top, lower the roofline and possibly change the window over the front door for the third time, then start working on the interior.

[Roei]

babolat85 - thanks :) , God that house on your latest pic just looks so comfortable and cozy, dude if I ever own a house like that I never wanna get out :D

I also include two of my other house design, first house I built when I started playing sims 3, its owned by a cranky dude with anger management problem. Second house I built yesterday, own by a couple. This house kinda make me think I'm on a space ship or something, but maybe its just me :)

[itsarunaround]

babolat85 - What an absolutely beautiful house! :)

[Zhaana]

Hi there, here's my newest house :) I'm gonna upload it soon :bunny:

[Roei]

Beautiful interior! just looking at it makes me feel at home:) I could never create such a beautiful interior.

My latest house is a modern caravan concept, I think its quite unique.

[SpacePirate]

Row houses I'm working on, well at least I was until my power went out before I got a chance to save it.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn27/aara34/screenshot_original.jpg

[Tenielle]

100 Ely Road
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/tenielle84/TS3/Clove%20Family/TS3EP012009-12-0611-26-06-59.jpg
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/tenielle84/TS3/Clove%20Family/TS3EP012009-12-0611-26-46-02.jpg
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq239/tenielle84/TS3/Clove%20Family/TS3EP012009-12-0611-27-03-60.jpg

[beatdoc16]

Tenielle - I love you house, it's so adorable!! The garden and bright sliding compleatly make it. When can I move in?

[babolat85]

Tenielle - Dang that house looks cool. I'd love to see the interior.
SpacePirate - I hate it when that happens! I've lost a few houses like that.

Beach House
I'd actually built this house previously in my game, but I had it on a 30x30 lot, and it just didn't look right, so this time I rebuilt it on a smaller lot, like I had in TS2.

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Beach%20House/Screenshot.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Beach%20House/Screenshot-3.jpg

http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/TheBabolat/The%20Sims%203/Beach%20House/Screenshot-17.jpg

[Ghostwalker]

This is my latest build:

Front side:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6456/azzameenshousefrontside.jpg


Front Side view 2:

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6456/azzameenshousefrontside.jpg


overlooking pool area:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2963/azzameenshousebacksidee.jpg

[Night Racer]

BAB: Your gonna upload that. Again. Right? Right. :)
it was actually my favorite house in the sims 2.