Decorator Tips

I'm bookmarking this thread, too -- your ideas are so creative! I will definitely be using the entertainment center one and the island desk. :) I'm kind of in the same boat as @kristinemancuso. I LOVE to construct the buildings themselves, but I find myself using the same wall coverings and furnishings and color schemes over and over.

I don't know if this would be new or useful for anyone, but I did discover recently that you can sandwich a kitchen counter between two walls and then use solid fencing on the front wall to make it a half-wall which gives you sort of a 'built in' look and a shelf that allows you to place some of the larger clutter/sculpture/plant items that won't fit on the regular wall shelves. It's only decorative, though -- sims can't use anything that's on the shelf because they see a 'wall' between them and the object -- so it's no good as a desk, etc. Something like this:

http://i.imgur.com/iXem2kM.jpg

Now, if only there was an actual half wall that we could put any wall covering we want on! :)

Ooh superb wall counter thingys !

I might have something useful. If you are enlarging toys etc and you are already building with foundations then if you place them on their own little foundation instead of the floor then kids won't suddenly walk off with your 24 foot tall giraffe.

"ahholladay;12780802" wrote:
I'm bookmarking this thread, too -- your ideas are so creative! I will definitely be using the entertainment center one and the island desk. :) I'm kind of in the same boat as @kristinemancuso. I LOVE to construct the buildings themselves, but I find myself using the same wall coverings and furnishings and color schemes over and over.

I don't know if this would be new or useful for anyone, but I did discover recently that you can sandwich a kitchen counter between two walls and then use solid fencing on the front wall to make it a half-wall which gives you sort of a 'built in' look and a shelf that allows you to place some of the larger clutter/sculpture/plant items that won't fit on the regular wall shelves. It's only decorative, though -- sims can't use anything that's on the shelf because they see a 'wall' between them and the object -- so it's no good as a desk, etc. Something like this:

http://i.imgur.com/iXem2kM.jpg

Now, if only there was an actual half wall that we could put any wall covering we want on! :)

Half walls are on my Christmas wish list :)

@ahholladay, that's amazing! Great idea!

Wow, these are some amazing ideas! I can build a home no problem, it is the decorating inside that gets me (and its no wonder, I can hardly decorate my RL home lol). I have bookmarked this thread for sure. I love all the creative uses for kitchen cabinets. I will be playing more with those in my game today!!

"JBEAR1;12780842" wrote:
I might have something useful. If you are enlarging toys etc and you are already building with foundations then if you place them on their own little foundation instead of the floor then kids won't suddenly walk off with your 24 foot tall giraffe.

Omg, I never even thought of that happening when I enlarge stuff, lol. Now I kind of want to know what that looks like, though. Thanks for the tip! :)

@DippyDesigns, the game update today that added stuff makes me think we may get our half-walls yet. So excited to see what's coming in the future! ETA: I said that before I realized that today's update added a buydebug cheat. Buydebug! I'm ridiculously excited about this. Off to try it out!

@DieterPrivate, thanks! I was just fooling around with fencing and came up with it. I'm still finding new stuff every time I play this game. I only JUST yesterday discovered roofline trim. I'm a little embarrassed about that, lol. I was like, 'What's this? Ohhhhhhh, cool.' :D

@ahholladay - That looks so amazingly unique! I love it. I'm definitely going to try incorporating that into a house. Maybe a luxurious master bedroom. Thanks for sharing! I would never have thought of it.

Super thread! I love to see the creative things people come up with to give their interiors a unique touch. One of the things I really miss from TS3 is being able to recolor and decorate the ceiling. I'm one of those people that always looks up, both while building and playing. The only thing I've come up with so far in TS4 is to use shelving (I size it up) to at least line the ceiling on a wall or two:

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/BnSPenthouse/dining1_zps6e4a9d08.jpg

Because the shelves have to be against the wall, it's limited, and there are often conflicts with the collision boxes of other objects, but when it can be done, I think it lends a nice touch. If any of you have figured out cool stuff to do with the ceiling, I can't wait to see it!

I still don't understand ceilings. Are floors ceilings? I tried clicking the yellow line but I can only find that 1 time out of 10. And I have never looked up to see a ceiling in build mode. Help?

That looks so cool! I have been so annoyed with ceilings. I also like to change them up. I want a way to do ceiling beams. And I also notice that sometimes there is a roof and sometimes there isn't. I don't know what that is all about.