@rosemow and @ParadoxSims, thank you both for your kind words! :)
The Domus Familiaris renovation is the newest build I've done so far, so I guess I'll go back to posting screenshots from older builds. This is one I did last April. At the time, I was still trying to improve my building skills, so I started watching speedbuild videos on the YouTube in order to see how it was done. I was watching a lot of Deligracy videos, and she really likes modern architecture, but personally I'm not a huge fan of modern architecture. Even so, I was looking for something to build that wasn't my usual style, and I wanted to work with a small space so that I wouldn't be tempted to build huge rooms full of nothing. So I decided to try building a small but fancy modern home, borrowing some elements of Deligracy's style and combining them with my own style.
https://i.imgur.com/VF0tcGf.jpg
Here's a closer view of the top floor, complete with outdoor hot tub, bar, dance floor, DJ booth, and elevated swimming pool with see-through walls. Even though this place is small, the Sims who own it must be loaded with Simoleons if they can afford this. I had already decided to go with a white-with-black-accents color scheme when I started this build, and I used the checkered dance floor and the chess piece lights to bring those colors into a chess theme.
https://i.imgur.com/bQIv2dm.jpg
This is the guest bedroom -- or it can be used for a butler, or whatever. It's definitely the most plain room in the house, although I imagine the Sim who'd be staying here likes art, hence the easel.
https://i.imgur.com/ksfvmhw.jpg
I also imagine that the Sims who live in this house would have twin spoiled brats toddlers. And that they'd have a very pink-for-girls-and-blue-for-boys kind of sensibility when buying things for their kids. I don't always have my Sims follow gender roles like that, but some of them do. It depends on the characters I have in mind.
https://i.imgur.com/12hb3vJ.jpg
This is the upstairs bathroom. I call it "La Toilette en Bleu." Even though only the walls are blue and everything else is black and white.
https://i.imgur.com/SAbxsEu.jpg
I call the downstairs bathroom "La Toilette en Noir." It's a lot darker than the rest of the build and a bit fancier than the upstairs bathroom, with a triangle tub and one of the talking toilets from City Living. I was a little paranoid about the talking toilet being able to peek at Sims while they shower, so I added a little one-square wall to block the toilet's view. Not that it matters much, since that nosy talking toilet already watches Sims do their business with its creepy HAL eye.
https://i.imgur.com/JZ0L93u.jpg
The master bedroom is also quite dark compared to the rest of the build. However, this is the first room that really shows that I was going for a sort of "modern classic" look by combining modern architecture with the art deco furniture from Vintage Glamour Stuff.
https://i.imgur.com/mNYqyF9.jpg
And here we have the study, a quiet little nook where the well-read and well-traveled Sims who live in this household can plot world domination *ahem* I mean, read a book.
https://i.imgur.com/yhQXPF2.jpg
The kitchen is part of a big open-plan living area. Not much to see here, although I like what I did with the marble and wood flooring, if I do say so myself.
https://i.imgur.com/vQus3xz.jpg
Here's a view of the kitchen and the dining area. At this point, my black-and-white color scheme is becoming a bit black-white-and-gold. Yes, it's a little over the top, but I think that over-the-top suits the Sims who'd be living here.
https://i.imgur.com/NY6bjjK.jpg
This is the living area and front entrance. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I put a fireplace directly under the pool -- if this was a real house, there'd be nowhere to vent the smoke!
https://i.imgur.com/P0VLHCu.jpg
Last, there's this little outdoor dining area underneath the pool. Not much to see, just a grill, a table and some chairs.
https://i.imgur.com/VKLIich.jpg
I'm currently working on a renovated version of this build, so if anyone notices anything stupid I did that I didn't notice myself, please let me know (politely) and I'll see if I can fix it.
