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Amphorasims
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7 years ago

I could use your opinions on this house I'm working on :)

Okay, so this is a house WIP that I recently found in my folder that I forgot about and started working on again. Pictures are of both the front and back yard. And this is very much a work in progress so anything crappy you see already I’ll most likely be getting rid of soon enough :P

Anyway I am absolutely clueless when it comes to modern houses so I’d like your opinions: Do you like having a two-story window above the main story?

Front yard
https://78.media.tumblr.com/cd7e5a01787b99c8bb48e5f12fa9cc70/tumblr_p9rooi8RI81xq9hdmo2_540.jpg

https://78.media.tumblr.com/e3c119ef6f29d2976b4d9dc40cf925af/tumblr_p9rooi8RI81xq9hdmo4_540.jpg

Back yard
https://78.media.tumblr.com/fe6329a2c793218d8ec2cfbede62d28a/tumblr_p9rooi8RI81xq9hdmo1_540.jpg

https://78.media.tumblr.com/caf5bd4fed78f4956eccc44de3d293d5/tumblr_p9rooi8RI81xq9hdmo5_540.jpg


Or do you prefer the one square story window above the main story?
Front yard:
https://78.media.tumblr.com/cb9a0321d8488901cca4ce710f8f95f6/tumblr_inline_p9roqpj9RE1vhkp6x_540.jpg

https://78.media.tumblr.com/f3d7bb9a81b56f181dd83f8a0e721538/tumblr_inline_p9rolefq801vhkp6x_540.jpg


Back yard:
https://78.media.tumblr.com/b9eb51ba1e67f537c4b7f0f1e1165b95/tumblr_inline_p9rp0hRJc91vhkp6x_540.jpg

https://78.media.tumblr.com/d5f200ca0883784742387ae617233d3d/tumblr_inline_p9rp0msk5Y1vhkp6x_540.jpg

Feel free to give opinions and input. It will be very much appreciated :)
  • I would leave the double window as it gives the illusion of height.
    Rabbits! All my stuff gets deleted. It wasn't particularly good but I had based it on a real house that I saw while I was on holiday in Cornwall.

    And I wish I could build cottages like you do.
  • Thank you, @Nikkei_Simmer! So you like the double windows as well? The more I look at the pics the more I’m starting to prefer them too. Next time I go in my game I’ll have to change it up :)
  • Love the original inspiration house. You've done a good job of recreating it.

    I would make the chimney shorter though by using a half wall on the top instead of a full height wall.
  • I'm with pary and polrbear on liking the single windows. I always prefer a shorter roof and I love using friezes to add height. So, though the first is gorgeous if playing with an actual second story, I really, really like the second version best. Plus, I love that inspiration pic with the brick and wood combination that way!