NoreKP Creations :) - New Challenge: New style every build - Latest: Brindleton Christmas Home (p.2)
Long time sims 3 builder here, figured it was about time I started a large sims 4 build endeavour. I utilised CFE dramatically in sims 3 for almost all my builds, so I had to learn a whole new style f...
So I finalllllllllly finished my Parisian house after spending way too much time on it. It is likely the most time I have ever spent on details both exterior and interior. What's amazing is that what started off as a build request from @Amiutza has definitely become my favourite thing I have ever build, and likely my most complete build so far haha. I haven't linked it to the gallery yet because there are 3 or 4 pathing issues I must fix and I have no idea how, so if anyone knows how (I will point them out in the pictures) please let me know.
I also took waaaay too much pictures as this was my first time using tab mode in Sims 4 haha. So apologies in advance if it is a bit crazy.
I called the build "When Baroque Met Modern," and here's the gallery description I wrote: #noCC #modern #French #Baroque #Renaissance #mansion #family #flowerbed #undergroundpool #Parisian #hometheatre #balcony #openfloorplan #waterfall #statues #winecellar #attic When Ms. Baroque met Mr. Modern it was amour at first sight! But they couldn't decide on a style, thus a compromise: buy a Baroque house and replace the inside with ultra-modern furnishings! Who wants 17th century appliances anyway? Ms. Baroque, though, couldn’t give up her beloved style and snuck in a Baroque woman-cave!
Because women can have man-caves too, but just classier :) Now those two crazies have moved to the French country so the home is free to explore and take care of :) I spent a crazy amount of time making all sorts of tiny nooks in this build and tried to make it all tie back into this story of two clashing styles haha.
Ok I'm likely writing too much and should just get to the pictures haha.
View from ground level: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/808702503e707dd56a8149f02943887f59c0861b155d1189ec8fe5733d1cfa9681130080.jpg
Standard view: Here's the first pathing issue. Sims cannot get into either of the two garden nooks. This is the weirdest pathing issue, and I'm not sure what is going on with it. It might be caused by the ground being covered by lily of valley squares, but I know for a fact that sims can walk over this grass. What's even weirder is if I remove one of the lily of the valley squares from under the right arch, then the sim can go and walk to the bench and sit, just 1 square... so weird. https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/907866739ef3017a01366473f31401b586ad1a55c4aaf49986ee7086f3143086b61dd374.jpg
Back view: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/200436178aeb75b1f0ec0af89b11dd6ee7837703470aed525fcf590b293886be04ab2b5e.jpg
Night view: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/03308392cc2f4fa26f5fbaec2f349fa1409271faf137831e1b3fc1486d4d7f5ee23c02f9.jpg
Garden nook with waterfall, one of my favourite parts, took forever to make, but alas sims cannot get to it at the moment haha: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/956475814faa3dc617fc2f7ee2154acaca48d39365db8065169deef796699a14d26280c6.jpg
Other garden nook: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/08956116dad3825279a67cd126e751155a2ac8be156ba3e6c966b15d72f1acdc7e110779.jpg
Front and rear roof accents, these were definitely my favourite part of the entire build, just adore that European style of building statues into the exterior walls. Can also see the balconies here with a sitting and meditation area, quiet places to get away from all the bustle going on outside. The front accent I call the Winged Ballerina, and the rear the Winged Knight haha (yes I got super excited when I saw an item that could work as wings from Dine Out, and could work as waves! I couldn't decide between wings or waves so now they are wings with ships sailing on them haha): https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/89309484c0c4ce9b1537fffd9073c8d0b276dd949899be1590392403b1881ba8383a7465.jpg
Now for the inside! Which goes to ultra-modern style. First the dining area: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/9582125956ea9bd9cd74a81c9e0c39109d90bacf2ac14e28907da49f8693e448e2323b18.jpg
The super long kitchen: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/7664535353c6f6c10c18c64b330401d50cf502bed6f3433ab0a63d50fca48ade027d8961.jpg
The theatre-esque living room. Here's the next patching issue. Sims cannot turn on the tele or sit in the raised chairs. I'm guessing raising a chair with 9/0 makes it unusable so I know how to fix that. My question for the tele is, I built it on the foundation to look cool, but it seems like that means sims cannot use it. Is there a way to make this work? Do I need to build stairs somewhere? It isn't like sims actually walk up to the tele to turn it on, so I'm very confused why pathing matters here. https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/10251024376cc08979062ce387397f0ac96b1e3d0c53d7492a2eb3e2bb7bfa6a6b985dfa.jpg
Overview of ground floor: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/645928918d91a27675cb77751dbc9ed16618d07153cab0d80d3c3ba99e728626dd1db6c5.jpg
Overview of basement floor. This part is quite cool because this is where the "woman-cave" is haha, which is the only Baroque style indoors. I created a path which splits to Baroque on one side and modern on the other, which I felt symbolised the build overall quite well haha. And of course there's the wine cellar, which is always good lol: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/48039635b4415234f009c625f93d56bf4e73878ecc8d279bc751a74aa04b0160e5b7dafc.jpg
And here's that clashing style hallway, modern to the left and Baroque to the right haha: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/2711162715021b304ab27ce25c0aa2ab3997f30c8924f279c20dc4c69e357e0f28bf3d3f.jpg
The underground pool: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/734986840af066b4024efea10b034a63641b246ad2fbf18793c36fea46caaecd01914060.jpg
Pool restroom, going to actually have to redo this as sims cannot get around the sinks, I'm guessing they require at least a tile to move haha: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/09064479cef910f4a31dce3a1f8f08a6eea2121d80b7bcfa1b01132b9df3773a7c355bfd.jpg
The Baroque woman-cave!: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/8097319161b05f95335042d57ae5f2587ee20f1e260fd8e31d59587ead68de59d5b60148.jpg
First floor aerial, decided a colour scheme felt like it fit the modern style haha: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/645414255425a1e17ebe1c32d727bd050121eb5d95dcadce66f7695c55f9500658506b46.jpg
Children's room, ideal for fraternal twins haha. Or just anyone who likes cute wall bunnies :) https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/33863578d91a9026f715f16c42d79a9390e5ecb79cf05ed540838bdafc8ee0e91121f1a8.jpg
Second floor overview, here's the last pathing issue. Sims cannot seem to move around in the music nook area. It seems to be the circular chandeliers, which is annoying because they fit so well and I didn't want to have to remove them. Any idea why they block pathing being on the ceiling? Also I built windows in the gable accent roofs, but it doesn't seem like there's a way to connect a roof wall with actual walls so that the floor could use those windows. I recall in sims 3 we could do this. Is there a way to do so in sims 4? https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/682246629fedf59c80ed4f1730b69291c73687f4b8151bfa3d4728a5049d650d369a7f0c.jpg
Music nook: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/15458236de4e511e0751e5a7a9411cf8dc5f70ff585143706fba227ca29d6b63db9d2186.jpg
Master bedroom with huge closet and statues: https://img2.brain4.photobox.com/89430965880c1c4989b1fe2abf3b61382286968604a8dd91c05a46ed210434e26aff1728.jpg
