Post photos of your premade house renovations!

Nice make over! :) Your link "My Blog" leads to a closed down site???

It's fun to renovate premade homes as generations go by! Good job!

Okay, here are mines. Since Yvette Grisby wanted a big family, I had to be imaginative to find places for kids to be. Then, George Dean joined and wanted five other kids. SO...

The garage was claimed as a bedroom by the rebellious son. But Laurel still insisted on putting her car there, by principle. It makes for unique decoration.

Then, my evil sim wanted a space of her own (she shared a study with two other siblings and seriously, bunk beds are not that cool when you're a teen), so she decided to use the attic as her lair!

Thankfully, Laurel is a handy Sim, she could add a door to the garage and a ladder to the attic to fulfill her siblings' wishes!

The Grisby attic:

Ladder
https://i.imgur.com/vegQf9I.jpg

Bed
https://i.imgur.com/xTjtijB.jpg

Computer
https://i.imgur.com/saiGLp5.jpg

Costume
https://i.imgur.com/pNQsPze.jpg

Window 1
https://i.imgur.com/Qia3P3T.jpg

Window 2
https://i.imgur.com/JWAKvD1.jpg

The Grisby's garage:

It started when Dave was a kid, he couldn't endure his siblings crying.
https://i.imgur.com/mYtH2gx.jpg

Laurel added a door so it would be easier to get in.
https://i.imgur.com/FWVILWk.jpg

It got more elaborated when Dave grew up.
https://i.imgur.com/wEt1wmS.jpg

It became a real den...
https://i.imgur.com/O82SFJN.jpg

...decorated with Dave's taste.
https://i.imgur.com/sN9TWGP.jpg

But it is still useful for the family...
https://i.imgur.com/06XbiTc.jpg

From one of my other saves...(Yeah, I have way too many of them to keep track of)...and this one is from the cleaner pictures of an XXX-rated romp...through Sims 3's Sunset Valley that I played. Took the Monotone in Sunset Valley...and tried to keep it as close to what it was before, but added a few improved furnishings, such as an improved stove and fridge.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n1FU3qlfAEY/W_Ti0HVHs8I/AAAAAAAAbQ4/JAJdYueQy-IwABgNgj4ja9werbcCkqTOgCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot-68.jpg
Added a basement...
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...and an upstairs floor - kept the color scheme the same.
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...no there's no other "clean" pictures. :tongue:

I'm generally not in the habit of using pre-made homes in TS3, mainly because of the tight quarters and the layouts aren't what I like. I tend to go for modern/open layout...because it's easier to get screencaps in those places than in the EA pre-mades. Hence the reason why I prefer to build over using someone else's layout (downloading houses from creators). When I buy a property in Sunset Valley or any other world, the EA premade houses are basically "teardown value" to use a real estate term (a career in which I formerly was in) and the value inherent is in the lot value.

I always end up using and changing a few premade houses.

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/45791941425_4fb1c3f2dd_c.jpg

This house was built for Appaloosa Plains. I mixed the blueprints of Shotgun Style with the textures and general idea of Turnkey Trot. It's a cute little home for townies.

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After playing in Monotone and "El" Urban Sprawl, I chose Modernehaus as my main home now. I deleted all the furniture and, even though I didn't change the shape or the exterior, I tried to redecorate my way.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4855/39742302843_bff3b02420_c.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4869/39742317713_2626404b74_c.jpg

Pool area was completely changed. I may change it more since my sims aren't using this very much.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4841/39742311963_d2ac20c2c1_c.jpg

TV area

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4826/32832430788_98be505311_c.jpg

Dining and Kitchen. I decided to use some kitchen stuff I got from the store.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7913/39742306043_e95669de6e_c.jpg

The fence separated the kitchen from an office area with drinks, music, the computer and the easel.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7867/39742304143_11b67d5726_c.jpg

One of the bedrooms. I wanted to show off their Monet painting. XD

Haruo decided to renovate his fiancee's mother's home. Hope she won't be too annoyed. If she is, that's a REAL good way to get on her good side, eh... ~sarcasm~ That's a real beaut, eh?:D
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Well, ain't that a relief... She's happy with it. :mrgreen: