60smusicluvr's Rockin' Creations: Brooklyn Brownstones 8/5/20

9 years ago

Alighty it's picture (& story) time! WOOH! B)

My All-In-One Steampunk Farm was a project I've wanted to do for quite awhile. I wanted something that would accommodate my favorite inventor sim, Leanne as well as my newly-er ( :D ) made sim, Fannie, who is a jockey. Together, I would combine steampunk & farm elements into one big lot. However, at the time I didn't realize it would be 64 by 64. :o So, at first, I pulled out a bunch of steampunk/industrial/Victorian/futuristic/farm items and determined which items were too modern for the look I was going for. So, unfortunately, lots of the cool windows, particularly from INTO THE FUTURE, didn't make the cut. :'( I did know with absolute certainty that I HAD to use the greenhouse, as I've seen so many cool steampunk builds with it, so those were a little bit of an inspiration for me. :heart_eyes: From there, I realized that the lot size was just too small to fit all those items (as I would have to constantly shuffle them around to make room for my build) and decided to upgrade to the final lot size. After that, I started the shell of the home. I never have a set plan, but a general idea started to emerge... The lot was big, so this house had to be big. I wanted both sides of the house to look symmetrical. The two greenhouses and the roof were my biggest priority because I had no idea if I could figure out how to do either. This was my first time ever working with the Manor items from TS3 store and the second time with the greenhouse, so it was a little nerve wracking, not knowing whether or not I would have to scrap the whole idea. But once I got the greenhouse to combine with the building I made, I had to continue with the roofing and thank goodness it worked out. I could see progress and I knew right then that this was going to be my new favorite build. :)

I tried to be a little more patient than my usual pick color/copy&paste with CASt and came up with the outside look you see above. After that, I believe I did the tractor track or maybe it was the other way around. :tongue:

After that I started the inside and knew that I wanted to use the Manor stairs as well because it would compliment a large home like this one. They'd be in view as soon as your sims walk in and I thought that would look nice. *nods to self* From there, I started splitting rooms and dividing sections for hallways, as I thought it would look more realistic with them (I usually don't provide hallways in my sim builds). Finally, I started setting destinations for each room, such as the study you see above. The first picture is located on the right side of the stairs and the second picture is more of a living room/study area, located by the entrance. Those two were fairly easy for me to create, as that was something that I had an idea of before I even started the lot. I wanted it to look Victorian Steampunk, not really caring too much about the farm look. I already had that going on on the outside. ;)

After a long break away from this build and the sims in general, I started continuing it, starting with the kitchen. I was a little concerned, once it was completed, that it was too modern looking to fit in with my steampunk farm, what with the air vents and the dark and silvery colors. I guess it wasn't until I started the tv room on the opposite side of the house, that I believed it would fit in with the look. Here's a small portion of that below:

Beside the kitchen and on the left side of the stairs, is the dining area, completely Tea/Alice In Wonderland themed. I decided to continue it a little on the outside of the house, as well.

^ ARGH!!! PIRATES!!! B)

The first floor was now complete, minus the greenhouse, which I would save for last. I hate doing bedrooms in sims, unless they're for children, so the LANDSCAPE! Err... The back portion. Saved the front yard/inside tractor track for last.