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#BnS205 - Back to Basics
The deadline for this challenge is 31st August 2018
THE BRIEF:
Build a house for a four-person family (2 adults, 1 teen, 1 child or toddler — any genders, traditional or non-traditional family) with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, kitchen, dining and living spaces, and fully landscaped on a 20 x 30 lot anywhere you choose. You may use base game materials only! The house can be any style inside and out.
SIM CHALLENGE: Create a family (2 adults, 1 teen, 1 child or toddler) and show them enjoying life in their new home. Use base game materials only in creating them (hair, clothing, etc).
Entry List
Intermediate
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16657929/#Comment_16657929
NAME: Kesminlix
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240441
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/kNHj083
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
LEVEL: Intermediate (because I used MOO and actually CASt. I still feel like a noob when it comes to building though )
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 18 Maywood Lane (Sunset Valley) $73,946
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: A small family home furnished for 2 adults, a teen girl and a toddler (likely boy as the room is blue, but it really could be gender neutral). There is also a "big kids" bed in the toddler room for when the toddler ages up (or you could shove grandma in there when she comes to visit ). The garage has room for 1 car and 2 bicycles. There are also harvestable plants on the sides of the backyard as well as the back left corner of the yard.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: No
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: No CC. Basegame only. However, I did base it off of this floorplan.
TWITTER TAG: kessiesims
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16659232/#Comment_16659232
NAME: Kgaff
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240589
LINK TO MEDIA: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16659230/#Comment_16659230
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: n/a
LEVEL: Intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 placed by me on Pinochle Point Sunset Valley. final price 74,989
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: This house holds a very dear spot in my heart as the first house bought by me and my husband.
The style is American Four Square and ours was built in 1910. The interior of the foursquare is just that, square. Ours had a bay window in the dining room that broke up the boxiness.
Common elements for four squares that were also present in our house were a large front porch across the front of the house, craftsman like woodwork (luckily ours was never painted), built in cabinetry (we had a china hutch and butler's pantry) and a hipped roof with 3 or 4 dormers.
The lower level had massive pocket doors that closed off the living room from the foyer and dining room. The front, back and upstairs doors had transoms, that way you could close the doors open the transoms and have excellent air flow.
We also thought it was possible that the house was a Sears House because we found numbers on a lot of the wood in the attic and the window sills and sashes had small brass numbered buttons on them. This was never confirmed but it was fun to think about
There were no garages because once the original one fell down the city would not allow you to build a new one.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16702451/#Comment_16702451
NAME: iampes23
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9246823
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/1iy08bt
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: n/a
LEVEL: intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 lot at 55 Water Lily Lane, $75,000
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: A modern-looking house with clean lines to entice people to come, this new home has touches of coziness and warmth inside for any family to enjoy! The first floor is mainly black and white with pops of red. The second floor is given up to the children, including a reading area and play area. The third floor is really a rooftop deck for all sorts of outdoor actives. A pool and barbecue area make this home especially family-friendly!
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: only recolors in game using Maxis patterns
TWITTER TAG: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
FACEBOOK PROFILE: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
TUMBLR LINK: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16705985/#Comment_16705985
NAME: cwaddell
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9247596
LINK TO MEDIA: Forum Thread - Builds by cwaddell https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16702544/#Comment_16702544
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: NA
LEVEL: intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30, 9 Sun Song Ave Sunset Valley, costs $74,350
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: I chose the empty 20x30 lot next to the Frio brothers in Sunset Valley because it gives a +15 moodlet for a beautiful vista. The lot location determined the style of house - a beach house. To take advantage of the view I built an "upside down" house with the living areas on the second floor. Because this is a new house, never lived in before, there is no accumulated clutter.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: NA
Advanced
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16656353/#Comment_16656353
NAME: creativemetaphor
LINK TO LOT: Anything But Basic - no cc (Sim-made art was replaced by game art) https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240787
LINK TO MEDIA: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM7jnqccacvyYyjCM-nxtfiKIGSF7V5lR5vBlDpKiPJS8Msv2ve9NB_WEJ5w2ytYA?key=NUZES3B5MFRnWFFLYjB5c0owNlZHTW5fOTJTRHRn
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: included in above
LEVEL: advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 30x20, Custom placed Sunset Valley, Final cost 72,093
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: more coming soon
There were several inspirations for this build - I had hoped to do a hobbit-style house but the limitations on lot size made that difficult to fit the extra bedrooms in on the main level. I wanted to really push myself to do an traditional cottage without the help of additional content from expansions or stores. But I also wanted it to have an old world elegance rather than a purely rustic feel. In the end, I imagined the new owners made a loving renovation of an old house, wanting to keep true to the original feel.
The main floor is buried in the hillside, only the front face is fully exposed, with two small depressions on the sides for additional windows for the kitchen and master bath. Out front are both flower and vegetable gardens to enjoy, as well as a telescope for exploring the stars.
Inside has a traditional entry hallway which is open to the living and beyond to the dining giving both a more open feel and yet keeping the rooms defined. The kitchen was left more rustic with the original stone walls but was updated with indoor plumbing! The other rooms were heavily inspired by Victorian era decor, colors, and patterns. The bathrooms have retained their original charm with claw-foot tubs
The study offers a quiet place for reading and art, and the powder room was added for the convenience of guests. Upstairs belongs to the children with two bedrooms and a shared bath.
Throughout, the home has been decorated almost exclusively with self-made art from the easel. (art cost included in cost of build)
- The Basic Family -
Salina Basic is a self-made artist, and earns money selling her paintings. She is a perfectionist and loves the outdoors. She's also a vegetarian, which is one of the things that makes her wife perfect for her!
Kayla Basic is an avid gardener and cook, and is quite handy around the house. Even so, she still loves to read and expand her mind. She and Salina enjoy games of chess together.
Lakshmi is the eldest child, and though she is easily impressed she is also a perfectionist. One of her favorite past times is gazing through the telescope. She loves indie music and french toast!
Lianne is the younger child, and is the athletic one of the family. She is quite the little daredevil and is always up to something. She loves the color blue.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: n/a
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16662839/#Comment_16662839
NAME: suzses
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9241040
LINK TO MEDIA: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmnT3Bfx
>>> Correction removing and replacing two store items with base game items. Price remains about the same with removed items totalling 285 simoleans and replacements totalling 280. Changes shown in spoiler below plus are at end of album above.
Spoiler
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
(I know I said I was working on a family, but I realized they just weren't "base game" in terms of professions, etc., so I decided to bag that. I was using Louise from a couple months ago, much later in life, with her teacher husband, a foster teen with family problems her husband had brought home, and their grand-daughter who was living with them while their daughter was in medical school in a foreign country.)
LEVEL: advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 lot - 365 Oak Grove Rd. in Sunset Valley (I bulldozed the 30x30 lot there and replaced it with the 20x30) - $74,975.
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: First off, this was a lot more fun than I expected! Maybe that's because I didn't spend a lot of time going back and forth on which things to use since there wasn't much available. I had saved an inspiration picture of a house with wonderful flower boxes and that was the basis for this house (the picture is the last in my album for the build). Of course, I couldn't pull off such wonderful flower boxes, but I still liked what I was able to come up with. The floor plan is just what occurred naturally given the spaces available, and the decor was, of course, determined by what the base game allows.
Downstairs is an open living/dining/kitchen area, somewhat broken up by the stairs to the second floor, plus the master bedroom and bath. Upstairs has a teen boy's bedroom at the back, child girl's room at the front, a second full bath, and a desk/art area on the landing. The backyard is fenced with a large deck at the back of the house.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: None.
TWITTER TAG: / FACEBOOK PROFILE: / TUMBLR LINK: I'm happily social media free.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16684705/#Comment_16684705
NAME: Mederouin
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9243991
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/8Uw6HaE
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
LEVEL: Advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30; 18 Maywood Lane Sunset Valley; Final cost: 73, 352
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: For this challenge I perhaps combined the back to basic challenge with the back to school attitude that all the stores are pushing. So I made a basic schoolhouse. As is well evidenced by a lot of my builds I have a fondness for conversions and well this one just stuck in my head. I worked loosely with the idea that this had been Sunset Valley's school before they became a city, it had been left to ruin until some ambitious sim came along to make a community fixture into a habitable space once again. Hope you enjoy.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: N/A
Results
Beginners -:
Comments: N/A
1st Place: N/A
Optional Challenge: N/A
Intermediates -:
Comments
1st Place: @iampes23
Optional Challenge: N/A
Advanced -:
Comments
1st Place: @suzses
Optional Challenge: N/A
The deadline for this challenge is 31st August 2018
THE BRIEF:
Build a house for a four-person family (2 adults, 1 teen, 1 child or toddler — any genders, traditional or non-traditional family) with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, kitchen, dining and living spaces, and fully landscaped on a 20 x 30 lot anywhere you choose. You may use base game materials only! The house can be any style inside and out.
- §75,000
- 20x30 lot
- Any style in any town.
SIM CHALLENGE: Create a family (2 adults, 1 teen, 1 child or toddler) and show them enjoying life in their new home. Use base game materials only in creating them (hair, clothing, etc).
Entry List
Intermediate
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16657929/#Comment_16657929
NAME: Kesminlix
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240441
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/kNHj083
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
LEVEL: Intermediate (because I used MOO and actually CASt. I still feel like a noob when it comes to building though )
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 18 Maywood Lane (Sunset Valley) $73,946
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: A small family home furnished for 2 adults, a teen girl and a toddler (likely boy as the room is blue, but it really could be gender neutral). There is also a "big kids" bed in the toddler room for when the toddler ages up (or you could shove grandma in there when she comes to visit ). The garage has room for 1 car and 2 bicycles. There are also harvestable plants on the sides of the backyard as well as the back left corner of the yard.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: No
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: No CC. Basegame only. However, I did base it off of this floorplan.
TWITTER TAG: kessiesims
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16659232/#Comment_16659232
NAME: Kgaff
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240589
LINK TO MEDIA: http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16659230/#Comment_16659230
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: n/a
LEVEL: Intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 placed by me on Pinochle Point Sunset Valley. final price 74,989
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: This house holds a very dear spot in my heart as the first house bought by me and my husband.
The style is American Four Square and ours was built in 1910. The interior of the foursquare is just that, square. Ours had a bay window in the dining room that broke up the boxiness.
Common elements for four squares that were also present in our house were a large front porch across the front of the house, craftsman like woodwork (luckily ours was never painted), built in cabinetry (we had a china hutch and butler's pantry) and a hipped roof with 3 or 4 dormers.
The lower level had massive pocket doors that closed off the living room from the foyer and dining room. The front, back and upstairs doors had transoms, that way you could close the doors open the transoms and have excellent air flow.
We also thought it was possible that the house was a Sears House because we found numbers on a lot of the wood in the attic and the window sills and sashes had small brass numbered buttons on them. This was never confirmed but it was fun to think about
There were no garages because once the original one fell down the city would not allow you to build a new one.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16702451/#Comment_16702451
NAME: iampes23
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9246823
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/1iy08bt
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: n/a
LEVEL: intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 lot at 55 Water Lily Lane, $75,000
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: A modern-looking house with clean lines to entice people to come, this new home has touches of coziness and warmth inside for any family to enjoy! The first floor is mainly black and white with pops of red. The second floor is given up to the children, including a reading area and play area. The third floor is really a rooftop deck for all sorts of outdoor actives. A pool and barbecue area make this home especially family-friendly!
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: only recolors in game using Maxis patterns
TWITTER TAG: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
FACEBOOK PROFILE: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
TUMBLR LINK: (entirely optional but makes it easier for us to tag you)
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16705985/#Comment_16705985
NAME: cwaddell
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9247596
LINK TO MEDIA: Forum Thread - Builds by cwaddell https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16702544/#Comment_16702544
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: NA
LEVEL: intermediate
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30, 9 Sun Song Ave Sunset Valley, costs $74,350
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: I chose the empty 20x30 lot next to the Frio brothers in Sunset Valley because it gives a +15 moodlet for a beautiful vista. The lot location determined the style of house - a beach house. To take advantage of the view I built an "upside down" house with the living areas on the second floor. Because this is a new house, never lived in before, there is no accumulated clutter.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: NA
Advanced
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16656353/#Comment_16656353
NAME: creativemetaphor
LINK TO LOT: Anything But Basic - no cc (Sim-made art was replaced by game art) https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9240787
LINK TO MEDIA: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM7jnqccacvyYyjCM-nxtfiKIGSF7V5lR5vBlDpKiPJS8Msv2ve9NB_WEJ5w2ytYA?key=NUZES3B5MFRnWFFLYjB5c0owNlZHTW5fOTJTRHRn
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: included in above
LEVEL: advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 30x20, Custom placed Sunset Valley, Final cost 72,093
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: more coming soon
There were several inspirations for this build - I had hoped to do a hobbit-style house but the limitations on lot size made that difficult to fit the extra bedrooms in on the main level. I wanted to really push myself to do an traditional cottage without the help of additional content from expansions or stores. But I also wanted it to have an old world elegance rather than a purely rustic feel. In the end, I imagined the new owners made a loving renovation of an old house, wanting to keep true to the original feel.
The main floor is buried in the hillside, only the front face is fully exposed, with two small depressions on the sides for additional windows for the kitchen and master bath. Out front are both flower and vegetable gardens to enjoy, as well as a telescope for exploring the stars.
Inside has a traditional entry hallway which is open to the living and beyond to the dining giving both a more open feel and yet keeping the rooms defined. The kitchen was left more rustic with the original stone walls but was updated with indoor plumbing! The other rooms were heavily inspired by Victorian era decor, colors, and patterns. The bathrooms have retained their original charm with claw-foot tubs
The study offers a quiet place for reading and art, and the powder room was added for the convenience of guests. Upstairs belongs to the children with two bedrooms and a shared bath.
Throughout, the home has been decorated almost exclusively with self-made art from the easel. (art cost included in cost of build)
- The Basic Family -
Salina Basic is a self-made artist, and earns money selling her paintings. She is a perfectionist and loves the outdoors. She's also a vegetarian, which is one of the things that makes her wife perfect for her!
Kayla Basic is an avid gardener and cook, and is quite handy around the house. Even so, she still loves to read and expand her mind. She and Salina enjoy games of chess together.
Lakshmi is the eldest child, and though she is easily impressed she is also a perfectionist. One of her favorite past times is gazing through the telescope. She loves indie music and french toast!
Lianne is the younger child, and is the athletic one of the family. She is quite the little daredevil and is always up to something. She loves the color blue.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: n/a
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16662839/#Comment_16662839
NAME: suzses
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9241040
LINK TO MEDIA: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmnT3Bfx
>>> Correction removing and replacing two store items with base game items. Price remains about the same with removed items totalling 285 simoleans and replacements totalling 280. Changes shown in spoiler below plus are at end of album above.
Spoiler
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
(I know I said I was working on a family, but I realized they just weren't "base game" in terms of professions, etc., so I decided to bag that. I was using Louise from a couple months ago, much later in life, with her teacher husband, a foster teen with family problems her husband had brought home, and their grand-daughter who was living with them while their daughter was in medical school in a foreign country.)
LEVEL: advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30 lot - 365 Oak Grove Rd. in Sunset Valley (I bulldozed the 30x30 lot there and replaced it with the 20x30) - $74,975.
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: First off, this was a lot more fun than I expected! Maybe that's because I didn't spend a lot of time going back and forth on which things to use since there wasn't much available. I had saved an inspiration picture of a house with wonderful flower boxes and that was the basis for this house (the picture is the last in my album for the build). Of course, I couldn't pull off such wonderful flower boxes, but I still liked what I was able to come up with. The floor plan is just what occurred naturally given the spaces available, and the decor was, of course, determined by what the base game allows.
Downstairs is an open living/dining/kitchen area, somewhat broken up by the stairs to the second floor, plus the master bedroom and bath. Upstairs has a teen boy's bedroom at the back, child girl's room at the front, a second full bath, and a desk/art area on the landing. The backyard is fenced with a large deck at the back of the house.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: None.
TWITTER TAG: / FACEBOOK PROFILE: / TUMBLR LINK: I'm happily social media free.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16684705/#Comment_16684705
NAME: Mederouin
LINK TO LOT: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9243991
LINK TO MEDIA: https://imgur.com/a/8Uw6HaE
OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: N/A
LEVEL: Advanced
LOT SIZE, ADDRESS & FINAL COST: 20x30; 18 Maywood Lane Sunset Valley; Final cost: 73, 352
LOT DESCRIPTION & DETAILS: For this challenge I perhaps combined the back to basic challenge with the back to school attitude that all the stores are pushing. So I made a basic schoolhouse. As is well evidenced by a lot of my builds I have a fondness for conversions and well this one just stuck in my head. I worked loosely with the idea that this had been Sunset Valley's school before they became a city, it had been left to ruin until some ambitious sim came along to make a community fixture into a habitable space once again. Hope you enjoy.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT TO SIMMERS FOR CUSTOM CONTENT USED: N/A
Results
Beginners -:
Comments: N/A
1st Place: N/A
Optional Challenge: N/A
Intermediates -:
Comments
1st Place: @iampes23
Optional Challenge: N/A
Advanced -:
Comments
1st Place: @suzses
Optional Challenge: N/A
