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Knotty Pine Ranch
If you want the challenge of running a big ranch, this is the home for you! It includes accommodations for a full house, cat/dog, farm animals, 2 or more horses, and even an outbuilding to house a butler and roommates, if you so desire. Mix and match whatever combo fits your goals!
Slideshow: https://imgur.com/gallery/vPGpQMz
Gallery: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A510EC4503FB48B09983B7725D82DCBE
A bit better overview of the layout of the lot. Clockwise the lot includes a horse barn with party loft, a pen for cow/llama and chickens (and the mini goats/sheep use both areas), a fishing/wading pond with bridge (at back home entrance), a 'guesthouse' (where my 3 roomies and butler sleep (includes small kitchen, bathroom, and living room), a treehouse, the main house, an all-season garden, a 'vender stall', a garage with work area and storage, and a large horse training fenced area.
Left side yard.
Right side yard.
Top view/layout of main floor of home. Includes a 4-seasons enclosed back porch and roomy porch at front door, living room with open balcony above, a music room/library, 2-sided fireplace and dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and 2 mud-rooms.
The second floor has an open balcony over the living room three bedrooms and a play area, a family bathroom and a master bath and balcony off the master bedroom.
The basement has a family room, fourth bedroom, laundry room, bathroom, and a room for making 'nectar'.
@SheriGR Wow! Lovely build. I really love the ranch pack the horses rule. This pack is so much better than I thought it would be. Love your build. ♥
- ReneHollyDesign12 years agoSeasoned Ace
I made a build on the largest lot. Well I made it twice cause of a bug that caused the Sims to hate their surroundings. I bulldozed and rebuilt. No more hating the decor! Yay! Pond in the middle is inspired by: @JonaO703's build. I loved the idea a bunch. ♥ Used Twisted Mexis Tool to put horse shoe over the front door.
The sign on the tower reminds me of Gilly's. DogBitDesigns really influenced the design of the pool, pond go fishing and swimming.
Using TwistedMexis tool to make the animal sheds small and hiding them in the bucket so you can build your own shed was something I saw on SimmarySims Twitch channel. Clicking the shed in the bucket gives you the same options to clean and other things in the shed. LOL You can also upgrade it from there.
The little goat's name is Tiny Brute. LOL
- ReneHollyDesign12 years agoSeasoned Ace
Over view of the Ranch. Going right from bottom ranch house, swing set, little garden with perfects plants to make nectar and dragon fruit for cash. Tub by water tower if you need a scrub after all that work. Bunnies and birds around the garden area. Patio on ranch house includes fireplace eating area (covered) hot tub, grill and lounge area. Then the big pond, horse sheds, with training areas for agility and jumping. Chicken coop, then animal sheds for Cow and Lama. I did this during a rags to riches which took sometime. Please have #Moo on if you down load. The terrain paint took hours. Happy Simming ♥ I'm ReneHollyDesigns on the Gallery.
- SheriGR2 years agoHero
@simsplayer818 @ReneHollyDesign1 Thank you for your kind words and encouragement in regards to my ranch! ❤️
@ReneHollyDesign1 Oh my gosh... iI love your ranch! What a great idea to shrink the shed and build your own! I never thought of trying that! I actually did that with butterflies on the ranch I shared last night (shrinking and raising the bug cage for them to place them in bushes - and if you look at the railing by the front door I embedded one cage inside the railing on the deck so the butterfly is above it and animated). So fun! Got the idea about a year or more ago from @AlJay2000. I never though of using the idea on something like the cow/llama shed! 🙌Also, I know what you mean about how time consuming the terrain paint & landscaping can be! Nice job!
- simsplayer8182 years agoHero
@ReneHollyDesign1 it looks lovely, I was hoping we'd get to see the rebuild!