Tiny House Challenge
There is a movement for tiny homes that I find very appealing. We've had contests before on building on a 10x10 lot and that in itself is challenging. I was looking through the builders forum in th...
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By Odin's beard! This is phenomenal! (Be warned, lot of exclamation marks here) I am so glad that I've stumbled in here. I wish I'd gotten in sooner, because I'm overwhelmed with all the wonderfulness happening at once. Oh, but wait, IT'S ONLY BEEN 3 DAYS!!!! You people are nuts!
@creativemetaphor, Litenby Cottage is absolutely charming. And you actually managed to find room in Casa Pequeña for a brick pizza oven!
@Kgaff, just give me a shed out back for all my holiday decorations (I'm a bit of an addict) and drop the bed to floor level (I don't do ladders) and I could totally live in your first house. But that nautical house! While I "could" live in the first house, I "want" to live in this one. But, there is no download link. Is it on your exchange page, or somewhere else? Please say yes.
It reminds me of a tiny stilt style house I once built in Lunar Lakes. The backstory was that the girl who lived there was third generation. Her grandfather had been a naval captain before taking to space travel, and had left her a couple chests with nautical themed items, which she used to decorate her home. It was also all cool shades and an open plan. I wish I still had a copy so that I could share it here.
@AlphaFen, I love the bakery. I don't believe you can have too much blue. And I think stacking rooms is a great way to utilize a small footprint.
So, obviously, now you've got me thinking I have to try this out. Gonna have to think a little to try and come up with something unique. Y'all have thrown so many different styles in the ring already. I really think I may try a stacked house, similar to @AlphaFen's bakery. Mainly because that is a concept I've played with before. I actually had a dream once years ago of a house like that and have never gotten it out of my head.
I don't know if I am into the 16 tile approach. Here's why. I watch the tiny home shows on TV, and I feel there is a line between a tiny home and a free-standing dorm room. I am a fan of the former, not the latter. Of course, ask anyone who knows me and they will laugh out loud, with milk coming out of their nose, at the concept of my living in such a small space.
I like stuff. Lots of stuff. I won't deny this. But I have a small income. If I am ever to own a home, it will have to be modest. And a smaller home means lower taxes and lower utility bills. So I play with this idea a lot. Honestly, I don't see myself going this small. I've mentioned my love of holiday decorating. Just finding room for a Christmas tree in most tiny homes is a challenge. Although I have determined that having a decent sized shed to store the decorations off season reduces the need for closet space in the actual house.
And, I used to entertain. And hope to again. Living in the American northeast, this cannot be done outside throughout the year. But in the Sims, I can. So, my small house challenge here will give me a chance to play with ideas that I might otherwise have done in another life. Like, say, maybe, a SimLife?
By the gods, I am so incapable of being brief. Like, maybe, "hey, great job, everyone. I think I wanna play." Yeah, that.
@creativemetaphor, Litenby Cottage is absolutely charming. And you actually managed to find room in Casa Pequeña for a brick pizza oven!
@Kgaff, just give me a shed out back for all my holiday decorations (I'm a bit of an addict) and drop the bed to floor level (I don't do ladders) and I could totally live in your first house. But that nautical house! While I "could" live in the first house, I "want" to live in this one. But, there is no download link. Is it on your exchange page, or somewhere else? Please say yes.
It reminds me of a tiny stilt style house I once built in Lunar Lakes. The backstory was that the girl who lived there was third generation. Her grandfather had been a naval captain before taking to space travel, and had left her a couple chests with nautical themed items, which she used to decorate her home. It was also all cool shades and an open plan. I wish I still had a copy so that I could share it here.
@AlphaFen, I love the bakery. I don't believe you can have too much blue. And I think stacking rooms is a great way to utilize a small footprint.
So, obviously, now you've got me thinking I have to try this out. Gonna have to think a little to try and come up with something unique. Y'all have thrown so many different styles in the ring already. I really think I may try a stacked house, similar to @AlphaFen's bakery. Mainly because that is a concept I've played with before. I actually had a dream once years ago of a house like that and have never gotten it out of my head.
I don't know if I am into the 16 tile approach. Here's why. I watch the tiny home shows on TV, and I feel there is a line between a tiny home and a free-standing dorm room. I am a fan of the former, not the latter. Of course, ask anyone who knows me and they will laugh out loud, with milk coming out of their nose, at the concept of my living in such a small space.
I like stuff. Lots of stuff. I won't deny this. But I have a small income. If I am ever to own a home, it will have to be modest. And a smaller home means lower taxes and lower utility bills. So I play with this idea a lot. Honestly, I don't see myself going this small. I've mentioned my love of holiday decorating. Just finding room for a Christmas tree in most tiny homes is a challenge. Although I have determined that having a decent sized shed to store the decorations off season reduces the need for closet space in the actual house.
And, I used to entertain. And hope to again. Living in the American northeast, this cannot be done outside throughout the year. But in the Sims, I can. So, my small house challenge here will give me a chance to play with ideas that I might otherwise have done in another life. Like, say, maybe, a SimLife?
By the gods, I am so incapable of being brief. Like, maybe, "hey, great job, everyone. I think I wanna play." Yeah, that.
