@ZeeGee, thanks for the compliment on the Hickory house. I had fun building it! I'm so glad I saw this thread because it got me building houses again, which I haven't done since sims 2.
@Jude525, thank you for your comments and compliments on the house. Yes, the house sure does have that sims 2-ish look, lol. I haven't practiced building in sims 3 much, I've been mostly redoing the EA houses for my sims, but after making this house, I can't wait to build more of them in different styles. I also liked your childhood house and also the story behind it. Very nice!
@charlotteprice, it was a lot of fun building the house. Thanks for downloading and recommending it. I wondered if it was going to be a bit large for what you had in mind, but it just kind of happened that way, lol. I want to upload the house again completely furnished to see how it looks. It will be fun to see how it turns out. It was very nice meeting you too! I haven't played sims in some years now and it's fun to be back in the game.