I have greatly enjoyed the "show me your Oasis Springs" thread and get so much inspiration from seeing all your versions of the worlds. So I figure it's time for another: Show me what you've done with Willow Creek!

My Willow Creek: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ2oXcMVOW8LhH6o8VyZatXwE4_QHnMjgwnGlJQ4I5ypb6ppbMxyx7fS5HJSczbWAMs1fohxBM6KfT65QHYAFenDedWuhMwoz-crWAoa1HnrzrLN4G_qXa8QZcAuotYXDShpX3PCjFy8SP6rO8wtfKEoFZGBoRF9Y58km7bARgdC8YPrxt-YQlLdeY3w=s16000I've always seen Willow Creek as a rather upscale community. Somewhere to live if you have money and a certain class, so I've let this reflect the changes I've made in the community at large. I've tried to keep to the original style of the place, but more upscale, adding things like modern farmhouses and wooden houses in Victorian inspired style. Most houses are fairly big - suitable for large families.Pendula View & Sage Estate:Spoiler (Highlight to read)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq-Uei53SE6tKDVMdPUg5YyaoYmcTJd5WgYRgZgmdP4gYFP6bM12ecTAsxOoDENRybd1gKGSnOFn8irMpmYPyy19C3lisFZ8_IlyBf08INzYqVtVbEX9RbJ0MtepdiAW96kjNwKZA4OLqtVm1gshIMgBNWUJm2SnTqOPForVClCbb--_8Ca4-Tuo8IYw=s16000Here I have replaced Umbrage manor with a Victorian house (since I hated the layout of the original), made a mostly cosmetic renovation of Parkshore to make it more modern and built a small rental cottage on Hallow Slough for those who want to try living large but cannot afford it. Pigeon Hill Rental CottageThe cottage is actually based on a cottage I visit with my family every summer, just a little bit remodeled to fit the game (the bedrooms are much smaller IRL). It's situated on a hill called "Duebakken" which means Pigeon Hill so that's where the name comes from. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6-t4ur1xbql2SCQ-f8bKmej2VsYrOwf_OByC8NrSN1UZ-Q2bDrkwfrGvw-7chApYbKEUZ9h7SjQm4vi0bsjf7sPUM2lRj4TvzBZcC51O-MgOJmJbzSF-ZdB9jBhMOm0Hvbyh_vtuC5zcq21peRx8n5BwK7X5qZiJ-4n7vYCxhHrX1PYZ_2Jj-fHNEkg=w640-h326https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXjfMurrjB-QqRbEzyGP36XJCAFbmd2GfZRSFfmrSoUgJS6OVjhzWAWYJE0DfaJOd9mxIngdfwVckI7LxxwVQ1b2c6xiZyc_zrYkh2PxEn0grf1pd0u9HmSP39dKpxIFYHo5QzANonGJsHh8hyvtepGTghiEnAOd3Wfmsf6eFvKoH9Me3ad7qOgRrt2w=w640-h414https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB08geifEosejbYyWOjqQekfS10t38zG9So527S_yJJwbKHvWTRKZwN9rOupXQT4HEBvK5Sj_0bUB_9TYmgE-5QEVCxPTltWsPevfKVM4dcLN6fQwa77XqmsxK5c8ExDolc18zj57Yi0ArRwUZP7EvYwq3TdlBtDmMPwPPBK83YTpVV6IvZyhS3EUTBw=w640-h440The Victorian VillaThis is just a shell, since most of what I used inside is CC and very specific to the Indian family who lives there in my save. Sage Estates I left entirely as they were, as I saw no need to change anything. I also never play those lots so they don't matter that much to me. I just have big families living there.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq-Uei53SE6tKDVMdPUg5YyaoYmcTJd5WgYRgZgmdP4gYFP6bM12ecTAsxOoDENRybd1gKGSnOFn8irMpmYPyy19C3lisFZ8_IlyBf08INzYqVtVbEX9RbJ0MtepdiAW96kjNwKZA4OLqtVm1gshIMgBNWUJm2SnTqOPForVClCbb--_8Ca4-Tuo8IYw=s16000Here I have replaced Umbrage manor with a Victorian house (since I hated the layout of the original), made a mostly cosmetic renovation of Parkshore to make it more modern and built a small rental cottage on Hallow Slough for those who want to try living large but cannot afford it. Pigeon Hill Rental CottageThe cottage is actually based on a cottage I visit with my family every summer, just a little bit remodeled to fit the game (the bedrooms are much smaller IRL). It's situated on a hill called "Duebakken" which means Pigeon Hill so that's where the name comes from. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6-t4ur1xbql2SCQ-f8bKmej2VsYrOwf_OByC8NrSN1UZ-Q2bDrkwfrGvw-7chApYbKEUZ9h7SjQm4vi0bsjf7sPUM2lRj4TvzBZcC51O-MgOJmJbzSF-ZdB9jBhMOm0Hvbyh_vtuC5zcq21peRx8n5BwK7X5qZiJ-4n7vYCxhHrX1PYZ_2Jj-fHNEkg=w640-h326https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXjfMurrjB-QqRbEzyGP36XJCAFbmd2GfZRSFfmrSoUgJS6OVjhzWAWYJE0DfaJOd9mxIngdfwVckI7LxxwVQ1b2c6xiZyc_zrYkh2PxEn0grf1pd0u9HmSP39dKpxIFYHo5QzANonGJsHh8hyvtepGTghiEnAOd3Wfmsf6eFvKoH9Me3ad7qOgRrt2w=w640-h414https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB08geifEosejbYyWOjqQekfS10t38zG9So527S_yJJwbKHvWTRKZwN9rOupXQT4HEBvK5Sj_0bUB_9TYmgE-5QEVCxPTltWsPevfKVM4dcLN6fQwa77XqmsxK5c8ExDolc18zj57Yi0ArRwUZP7EvYwq3TdlBtDmMPwPPBK83YTpVV6IvZyhS3EUTBw=w640-h440The Victorian VillaThis is just a shell, since most of what I used inside is CC and very specific to the Indian family who lives there in my save. Sage Estates I left entirely as they were, as I saw no need to change anything. I also never play those lots so they don't matter that much to me. I just have big families living there.Courtyard LaneSpoiler (Highlight to read)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRyJnv5sMgo7uZWiKAVzQfwExzNRQiFTr97r1ph4ESZweycY61zFEnZ0CbHfSegSQDo_cxtCnxwIaHevj5oA4V1EQUE6c_KrKqvytpSxbkmmvUK-pJCIMszaWZoU56OgYdOjaK8Dq53LAdsqSFApOcoH3CdfYUg_DkUQW9VtzegZNT_n4VyTe2jGj8hA=s16000Only two original houses remain in their place here. Brook bungalow has been moved to a smaller lot in Foundry cove, and the other buildings are new. Here is a big modern farmhouse, a very seventies brown brick villa with a pool and another modern house I took from the gallery and redecorated (Woodland - shell by summerrplays). Modern Farmhousehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTs5CLBdS9NDtNGmmYPpR5cI3KzglMs61iXyzfIkkKRQZeshskj99BZ_B-sm_9XnODYM5tFhDlr209YNf8ohs_SFQKglU3rz0iLHIQIytmrbaUxV2QFfh6JWe-BZqt_fcPAIGzSND3N6h22C_yRIFc6AEzTW8YahYPCwAlwJugudhc-7UsevoCIXnRWw=w640-h390https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIOirqr1dmeSmjMgBPpe-FSZUbx6SeHuvbAY0ZJkdQl2uNV7c5h63KljuAn7IN1cZNAZWKYx71pR8C5oQOpaSYY4nTkubnjUrMt5nlZhClHIrNDkOO81cBlxQ34AJ8OMx2c5ZeXcetVty2okW-YWEzo3CMCS5Uc0Ke1BfGli3EKnab5tJwuq-ZFZxK6A=w640-h410Oh so Seventies Villahttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN81jvWywIqGI2XvU769M94VjBQU1QuWxeX2UhrKcXHn-PeLy4YIIqhnS1LGhTh36kX-U14IC0MR8uEH2kP5n0rAi2ontL1hjY_isbjXzzGU2cHjRSSPZYUT6PA_JRFyByUISo36yrr1AlbEu5UI_lPyI8xaSDfqYRz8xpUMB-2uqFC06mfs_HeyfUJg=w640-h318https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQPhoBCgvpoo7Z-ZPkWf4Lux6iIOLerDe_HxVqrhUm5P66q4WHM9oC-hVUPKi7JJwnNIibp3vQBogUyef_pT1kmkEMpArUbZHxEzJFdW2oCMJ3kFeMR0TzVamLfQjdNDr4TFwL3IV3gh_BmhZ00QeWBGhFPoh-35G7d5juywyxsQ1gXiHwa4VAQoZVAhttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRyJnv5sMgo7uZWiKAVzQfwExzNRQiFTr97r1ph4ESZweycY61zFEnZ0CbHfSegSQDo_cxtCnxwIaHevj5oA4V1EQUE6c_KrKqvytpSxbkmmvUK-pJCIMszaWZoU56OgYdOjaK8Dq53LAdsqSFApOcoH3CdfYUg_DkUQW9VtzegZNT_n4VyTe2jGj8hA=s16000Only two original houses remain in their place here. Brook bungalow has been moved to a smaller lot in Foundry cove, and the other buildings are new. Here is a big modern farmhouse, a very seventies brown brick villa with a pool and another modern house I took from the gallery and redecorated (Woodland - shell by summerrplays). Modern Farmhousehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTs5CLBdS9NDtNGmmYPpR5cI3KzglMs61iXyzfIkkKRQZeshskj99BZ_B-sm_9XnODYM5tFhDlr209YNf8ohs_SFQKglU3rz0iLHIQIytmrbaUxV2QFfh6JWe-BZqt_fcPAIGzSND3N6h22C_yRIFc6AEzTW8YahYPCwAlwJugudhc-7UsevoCIXnRWw=w640-h390https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIOirqr1dmeSmjMgBPpe-FSZUbx6SeHuvbAY0ZJkdQl2uNV7c5h63KljuAn7IN1cZNAZWKYx71pR8C5oQOpaSYY4nTkubnjUrMt5nlZhClHIrNDkOO81cBlxQ34AJ8OMx2c5ZeXcetVty2okW-YWEzo3CMCS5Uc0Ke1BfGli3EKnab5tJwuq-ZFZxK6A=w640-h410Oh so Seventies Villahttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN81jvWywIqGI2XvU769M94VjBQU1QuWxeX2UhrKcXHn-PeLy4YIIqhnS1LGhTh36kX-U14IC0MR8uEH2kP5n0rAi2ontL1hjY_isbjXzzGU2cHjRSSPZYUT6PA_JRFyByUISo36yrr1AlbEu5UI_lPyI8xaSDfqYRz8xpUMB-2uqFC06mfs_HeyfUJg=w640-h318https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQPhoBCgvpoo7Z-ZPkWf4Lux6iIOLerDe_HxVqrhUm5P66q4WHM9oC-hVUPKi7JJwnNIibp3vQBogUyef_pT1kmkEMpArUbZHxEzJFdW2oCMJ3kFeMR0TzVamLfQjdNDr4TFwL3IV3gh_BmhZ00QeWBGhFPoh-35G7d5juywyxsQ1gXiHwa4VAQoZVAFoundry Covehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguve4Qm_krPV2kj_gZNlvLtOWlyGHViGm8XR769yjdijpNZ83xaa8XTgBXPXsWp85pQpppuVweqXR-YK1jZAZoySIuqutUlLFSHKG6pUekQYK6ltMqoJeyI4HWJAdZ9gbq4ZYf8HqDtQSUNacONLhRdR0DbrbBBOJz2qo7spy6WB0y-j3TK-5u00t4vg=s16000In Foundry Cove not one original building remains, the closest is Brook Bungalow which has been moved to Bargain Bends and gotten a remodeled garden. Garden Essence, where BFF used to live, is now a huge French-styled modern farmhouse, with a cellar as well as two floors. The ultimate big house on a big lot and one of my the builds that I'm really proud of. Daisy Hovel and Streamlet single are both wooden cottages, one smaller one a bit bigger. Crick Cabana is now a Victorian style wooden house with a small garden to the side. All of these are my own builds and houses I am really pleased with. Crick Victorian Househttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOS4MNhCJTmqF3YhVwaC2iRc4VnI2puSvn7iVDqttv3XHKP-jRyaONDFyr2kXBhgtno9RB5PtbIxvw3VqWuy-ZhjUnffQfsl2wZkXDI2f76W32ZQ01u01UGTlKWotzc5a4v2CUWDNw7l1MbNgMLVAIFzfgv6kFeogcRk9MMacD6U7IEwUywvlq88JhRQ=w640-h565https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd-WIXkL-mSalP7hGZM_-43hA15IKF1Ic_kxeErJ-lAbSyZF9XgYJsvuNMXEu8UnU8g13E3-oHdLqxa7ZdYvxHGPRsCx1kDLe1i1zyZXip8erM30pvJoL9q0zi7Boo7Nq5Ubt6hYdo8cErgDZ1EMzCCsrMff953_znHjzv0sTp9fjnofl0_oMYN2IpxA=w640-h414French Country Villahttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiECMxW49bonXFOrAM7-UBWaY9rUuUP8zVVWECjpAOCF4cUz7bTPzQkQfgpxyd1NaalHj7wQtvfGaq1Op9uHTdLazqeaUqhZ_k4O8SwUCmDLKU4KyM_yckY0eeENDK1eysdRculQZClKo53C--n4fKCoI0w24OmmyTVdlozeZPB_GOO34nyrtZqDd5_Hg=w640-h364https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVdHop_jQqUWK72JETCQg_5-B0RJp4GfqoBFQqjmAxp4peNCe3eNqBF1SgIMX33WMgCvl7OBRGCZtVu4R7JmhfYDZIiAQdmCnb_EVx-rvX0h7lkEAq5UaICKMvN35jedCvALE2jC87EcpZUua0ucmubGrvlSTeSvhYzJ-KHVtS31VOta-nzVFmpB8BKA=w640-h334https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik16YbSz0tdgA2es6McEdH4NI0Jn_JR2IJc4NgkLJqxlEmoDytf1_Ci57FAcgxONPgVBJziCusWVtnIW7tI7V9rK70ZFahcaamjrDL4F2xEfjNmDZOJ8VZgpyUttTpAxjYfr58I7W64keu1teD175EYGqixirETh9kCGJCzEk_1R0D5pxKTHnSSscc1Q=w640-h507Boho Cottagehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3Qg8fjr-ZFyg2UNcM69BEq2ZWWgwvlTZ10bb25WWyqSBsmCMD7RqwFu7mvxwyj3xH0bdCTiP4I8WISwq3NdR41L0O3mlzWKWNoTCP4PoUOi-W13KXvp9SywtfPN_BkVOeVhgXpXhNJFoLR7dDI0kUoFAr2zEnJzpC6yF3HumRYDEDeS-O5TjbGIcxrg=w640-h354https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrWY01VzlWZKWy_HwIrYvmmdrVX08G-u6iDls3Px38LeXvnsp_k4KebciyZ3ARRHXItaCxAJdxyOrlYnMtsZuTs4JRcVIrjnTjcS0zQIB8QBi1FCQy5sH0sAbC3jxMLf6wRTYOgOaqYUtDER2XUqnA15xVZLAZ9aF284lP6SlqWkTbTWgEUDTKLXDWvw=w640-h360Inside this is a boho color bomb, very specific to the family I built it for. A single artist and her daughter. Rindle Rose CottageThis is called Rindle Rose because that's where I had originally thought to place it, but it worked out better in the Streamlet Single lot.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuXPoumVLY_nT7GED0qc4uFP0VZGsZRsY-fWYFoL7oPGj9YURpdxgYa1z8k5yolYU9aDimjcJWzEYIx04syhrLr__3KmhwfsJcNBh4eXJR8UQEc8IgVgqg_TQlIwLaaj1foJUhAnQjSTz5UkRIqAI_IeirDT0LZgOV1lEgqEGA4mutvnmQ9-uqvxbaUg=w640-h394https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs4oYryJv-i5x54dx2zIkZ9JjzXlb_VExdtd36RHdEyR80Efy-ZDkcwO-aE_v4hT242UWFiFTlFkqPq0OapHn-yYpcSx_RcQ_4hnC9DQvbRfPNWl68GepKPiWIR6o23pvkWmJdUITv8O3LpRcWNudV46Alzapk1ZMt7F_wLCgZgtJn8NzD-aP044WzUg=w640-h406Communal lots:Spoiler (Highlight to read)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtKBL1okHU-eMOgxL_pweSPOzUChCOT86_nzz0y13RGhvK9M6KWN0Nx4LQ-Q53y7efGtwoQ7JieZhKq2G-svTA5bcAQ1uT6oibU3haMcsJcn8I3MmJ7B3pEqtRru4nQF3aiSzCHUN0Q9cIPLm_ZjCeUwgA9f5w4LZ5srET4wjqBHkw8NhTTnKSKywxJw=s16000With the exception of the gym, my communal building looks very much like the originals on the outside, but with important differences, making them fit for the idea of a very upscale town. The gym is entirely removed and replaced with EA's fancy Chez Lama restaurant with formal dress wear. It's a fairly beautiful build and I actually hasn't changed anything in it yet. Blue Velvet Jazz BarThe nightclub Blue Velvet is now a jazz-bar instead. I felt an upscale bar next to the fancy restaurant made more sense than a nightclub, but you can still see the base as the building itself remains the same. I just added some new decor and a few more tables. I've also added speakers that play jazz, but the piano plays center stage. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijdoSmAd8xTYlVhNhqDUFyaM2uwtxapWxshQOZvZ4VSAevzd02lIPGfdv08VP_cK33Rw9siEcjaEp7MegHQyCaZSm1POEKDdjEoRyprfmEUHD2jHHN7LnkWy6C3XYXXfdPVOVe9ahv6cgqcT3DJKtMJ3NhgO7-nw5OT2EvrDokACIM5VFcPwaKLKtWUQ=w640-h352https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagrjoKKTZmRKaz4AiyaRfid_4BUoup_JWUDf52v1aZbwvAzUP36PAwOd7drwhyQm6uo7rUoAKR2b2uRbRvCUQ2o8L-CjPWc-ZJoF9xK1k_D-lmvrgEXjy2DoCpPsxtSJrfNEyaUl1nBV2BQwupAUEWRKpgHBqZiNuHw7q7hHKy5s_5vPK-z9fJMQqTA=w640-h334https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioxqn0aL6mcKGXXQ8TFCNTSesBZ4-_p7ZTdbQ4iL-CI12v4pfsdOyX4j9lZpgdQZMN4lDwltjYe6dJF0WS7IsckcV9ZIeSWMVssHqODWgPj_U_kVeTPzSTFgj1-Vf-r5SJzSIhsBU4oThEN9cNcy3GV3KnhXgqIg2hOiip_mlUjinzSX_sB0WXb--5mA=w640-h390Willow Creek ArchivesThe archive is much the same on the ground floor, but has gotten a new darker wood for their furniture which I felt was more appropriate for the community feel: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaGDsbaGMiHurlJOB5tgSSY70sC4cjPMEh6lT2eu1dCSXW939fiWFIqR0pb2ssq1Hk2xSMOaKNvMpuKrB1NLa7-Agf0zw8uN3Nlv-1v21ns4qbLUt3yq68axOxpppxRTsr9Q5OD49gWEr0nSc5qIeDrzy7MoSfsYM1j6DxNpAVJFkO8N8IY6INiuYQQA=w640-h348The kids area is expanded with a doll house, some reading chairs and an activity table so the kids can draw and have fun while their parents are studying or reading: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-0Lo-WY6uEVuIDE33SXnxII8is0AT42xwgVL5efBqIrvd9tnLXtulVaMO5PdITu5X93GLpFQG6rLtIy_krzJS1TeSX7FjA3kUnZL-yLrqEt3B1bX9QcKMC84q97zDLBrlKRBPZJV08oezajzrDhynSXuYe0tQ2eD9bQQkOgx5PShOmwkXaz0pM42EAQ=w640-h382Upstairs more desks with research computers has been added and outside a small café-area is open to the people walking along the street: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2R78RZc5I129APrXKDNClBwKNm2x4zUA0Fgl9E8UI2tGiOZ_ila4hVD_KIsT-QrnkrxLS8Y2bsTexHLy7HXEJPMFYVTXUFKRXmQ-eaZw8atkhjI2ICzfAiX5TMPdFikYLCRoDyzjMkGZBZXNyKySOohYRr6ecEo1Hiymm7di6XO5svnOv59l4oh3XrQ=w640-h350https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9eqWpX8rbSj-D_H99HxmtAlAKe4PfObJUcvWMIIh9anh-SqwgqRQr-Snmo1j34TWnwxn3JSO7Lvzkl1q250zNugKil1wcfz7D0aEF1Smy2lGOEviCTg9w3ySiwxjxio8O1M5yqVpPX_CIGg1fEBpDt5wYcmL0gxMxS3sGRG5Wc_51nbyiVeXP8EIkXg=w640-h340Municipal MusesThe museum is my only art-museum and kept close to the original with most of the changes outside, where a outdoor café has opened and a wedding area has been set up. Several of my sims have gotten married here as it is a quite beautiful garden to get married in. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOJhC3P3aorqCPdTQ4H0TIeaXYRfvGyBSyYAyMGYSirrIEPb7k8Yck5LWRfueTIyuuqcdSpeypJO1bGO3nS0YmB2wQOnx_gIwTN1wsR5rYGZOb_8oTdP7EycvmDqzuMP2P9fId71XEYw5OAOsZ8r9ayTikcxNRrTYNb3VY8rq3Cb-Un6vulm2SBO7EEw=w640-h340Magnolia Blossom Park (Café)I always felt the bathroom building in Magnolia Blossom Park was too beautiful to only be a bathroom, so I changed it into a café with some seating inside, but more seating outside. (I used one of the toilet buildings for toilets instead). Right now the lot is set as a café instead of a park, and I use various clubs to make sure people still do the park activities. (How I wish we had combinable lots!)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ5Nxo7j9xuvaRK0oMMZpJXRQlyn1XlKq0NPO_tb3g1R7bqzx1mkw9n5R6YYSKyrp8FX-Kz8cIeF1hn1YDK-bmh6daiVM9X4HS2VR6XvIVhBya0oQlrOvksKPGmBJoJfDbynzfeZyNoiqaZVYD6Y_ia0BvZTkHM2mxcjl3ojIZaLs4qQjzN_0LqaRDgw=w640-h352https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghEFwD1b0ZV7Ejbk0ggPyLnxXUPCefsR5hxhYlZs2TvOnzafYfg7G2cQSjqMQMVgesBcSvercBBO_fEZlfG4ZxcfDTZefsB3JKzi-1KTMezkzmY_d7kuL91aMCp0xqTYNHs-BsTRzkLDB4BCL5mjcsRvwpi1csadye_DSa6VP9GpIJIpluSDzzOUCVLg=w640-h328In the park itself, I expanded the playground and made a giant sandbox so toddlers have activities too. I also added some yoga mats to the park. The public grills, picknick tables, fishing pond and chess-tables I left intact. I did add a big cherry blossom tree because I love them, and a magnolia tree, because how can the park be named Magnolia Blossom if it doesn't have any magnolias?https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_nDj37e_s79U9-PsBLfB1PPr1QZX8S0Z2aNxCjI_COAmUGovCkZ-0yke4CJcSfC9ypZvtZcpVnx4-tfITbp7K-kqaam-D4shPYsJrtqUQO4mjwNX_vGg9cdt8J6xPX72Pj_mAwngqmzWINaybDjknWk5sJfYkCUupwntHqmc7oXRdj2OHrNAfxMDrvw=w640-h350https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtKBL1okHU-eMOgxL_pweSPOzUChCOT86_nzz0y13RGhvK9M6KWN0Nx4LQ-Q53y7efGtwoQ7JieZhKq2G-svTA5bcAQ1uT6oibU3haMcsJcn8I3MmJ7B3pEqtRru4nQF3aiSzCHUN0Q9cIPLm_ZjCeUwgA9f5w4LZ5srET4wjqBHkw8NhTTnKSKywxJw=s16000With the exception of the gym, my communal building looks very much like the originals on the outside, but with important differences, making them fit for the idea of a very upscale town. The gym is entirely removed and replaced with EA's fancy Chez Lama restaurant with formal dress wear. It's a fairly beautiful build and I actually hasn't changed anything in it yet. Blue Velvet Jazz BarThe nightclub Blue Velvet is now a jazz-bar instead. I felt an upscale bar next to the fancy restaurant made more sense than a nightclub, but you can still see the base as the building itself remains the same. I just added some new decor and a few more tables. I've also added speakers that play jazz, but the piano plays center stage. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijdoSmAd8xTYlVhNhqDUFyaM2uwtxapWxshQOZvZ4VSAevzd02lIPGfdv08VP_cK33Rw9siEcjaEp7MegHQyCaZSm1POEKDdjEoRyprfmEUHD2jHHN7LnkWy6C3XYXXfdPVOVe9ahv6cgqcT3DJKtMJ3NhgO7-nw5OT2EvrDokACIM5VFcPwaKLKtWUQ=w640-h352https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgagrjoKKTZmRKaz4AiyaRfid_4BUoup_JWUDf52v1aZbwvAzUP36PAwOd7drwhyQm6uo7rUoAKR2b2uRbRvCUQ2o8L-CjPWc-ZJoF9xK1k_D-lmvrgEXjy2DoCpPsxtSJrfNEyaUl1nBV2BQwupAUEWRKpgHBqZiNuHw7q7hHKy5s_5vPK-z9fJMQqTA=w640-h334https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioxqn0aL6mcKGXXQ8TFCNTSesBZ4-_p7ZTdbQ4iL-CI12v4pfsdOyX4j9lZpgdQZMN4lDwltjYe6dJF0WS7IsckcV9ZIeSWMVssHqODWgPj_U_kVeTPzSTFgj1-Vf-r5SJzSIhsBU4oThEN9cNcy3GV3KnhXgqIg2hOiip_mlUjinzSX_sB0WXb--5mA=w640-h390Willow Creek ArchivesThe archive is much the same on the ground floor, but has gotten a new darker wood for their furniture which I felt was more appropriate for the community feel: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaGDsbaGMiHurlJOB5tgSSY70sC4cjPMEh6lT2eu1dCSXW939fiWFIqR0pb2ssq1Hk2xSMOaKNvMpuKrB1NLa7-Agf0zw8uN3Nlv-1v21ns4qbLUt3yq68axOxpppxRTsr9Q5OD49gWEr0nSc5qIeDrzy7MoSfsYM1j6DxNpAVJFkO8N8IY6INiuYQQA=w640-h348The kids area is expanded with a doll house, some reading chairs and an activity table so the kids can draw and have fun while their parents are studying or reading: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-0Lo-WY6uEVuIDE33SXnxII8is0AT42xwgVL5efBqIrvd9tnLXtulVaMO5PdITu5X93GLpFQG6rLtIy_krzJS1TeSX7FjA3kUnZL-yLrqEt3B1bX9QcKMC84q97zDLBrlKRBPZJV08oezajzrDhynSXuYe0tQ2eD9bQQkOgx5PShOmwkXaz0pM42EAQ=w640-h382Upstairs more desks with research computers has been added and outside a small café-area is open to the people walking along the street: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2R78RZc5I129APrXKDNClBwKNm2x4zUA0Fgl9E8UI2tGiOZ_ila4hVD_KIsT-QrnkrxLS8Y2bsTexHLy7HXEJPMFYVTXUFKRXmQ-eaZw8atkhjI2ICzfAiX5TMPdFikYLCRoDyzjMkGZBZXNyKySOohYRr6ecEo1Hiymm7di6XO5svnOv59l4oh3XrQ=w640-h350https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9eqWpX8rbSj-D_H99HxmtAlAKe4PfObJUcvWMIIh9anh-SqwgqRQr-Snmo1j34TWnwxn3JSO7Lvzkl1q250zNugKil1wcfz7D0aEF1Smy2lGOEviCTg9w3ySiwxjxio8O1M5yqVpPX_CIGg1fEBpDt5wYcmL0gxMxS3sGRG5Wc_51nbyiVeXP8EIkXg=w640-h340Municipal MusesThe museum is my only art-museum and kept close to the original with most of the changes outside, where a outdoor café has opened and a wedding area has been set up. Several of my sims have gotten married here as it is a quite beautiful garden to get married in. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOJhC3P3aorqCPdTQ4H0TIeaXYRfvGyBSyYAyMGYSirrIEPb7k8Yck5LWRfueTIyuuqcdSpeypJO1bGO3nS0YmB2wQOnx_gIwTN1wsR5rYGZOb_8oTdP7EycvmDqzuMP2P9fId71XEYw5OAOsZ8r9ayTikcxNRrTYNb3VY8rq3Cb-Un6vulm2SBO7EEw=w640-h340Magnolia Blossom Park (Café)I always felt the bathroom building in Magnolia Blossom Park was too beautiful to only be a bathroom, so I changed it into a café with some seating inside, but more seating outside. (I used one of the toilet buildings for toilets instead). Right now the lot is set as a café instead of a park, and I use various clubs to make sure people still do the park activities. (How I wish we had combinable lots!)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ5Nxo7j9xuvaRK0oMMZpJXRQlyn1XlKq0NPO_tb3g1R7bqzx1mkw9n5R6YYSKyrp8FX-Kz8cIeF1hn1YDK-bmh6daiVM9X4HS2VR6XvIVhBya0oQlrOvksKPGmBJoJfDbynzfeZyNoiqaZVYD6Y_ia0BvZTkHM2mxcjl3ojIZaLs4qQjzN_0LqaRDgw=w640-h352https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghEFwD1b0ZV7Ejbk0ggPyLnxXUPCefsR5hxhYlZs2TvOnzafYfg7G2cQSjqMQMVgesBcSvercBBO_fEZlfG4ZxcfDTZefsB3JKzi-1KTMezkzmY_d7kuL91aMCp0xqTYNHs-BsTRzkLDB4BCL5mjcsRvwpi1csadye_DSa6VP9GpIJIpluSDzzOUCVLg=w640-h328In the park itself, I expanded the playground and made a giant sandbox so toddlers have activities too. I also added some yoga mats to the park. The public grills, picknick tables, fishing pond and chess-tables I left intact. I did add a big cherry blossom tree because I love them, and a magnolia tree, because how can the park be named Magnolia Blossom if it doesn't have any magnolias?https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_nDj37e_s79U9-PsBLfB1PPr1QZX8S0Z2aNxCjI_COAmUGovCkZ-0yke4CJcSfC9ypZvtZcpVnx4-tfITbp7K-kqaam-D4shPYsJrtqUQO4mjwNX_vGg9cdt8J6xPX72Pj_mAwngqmzWINaybDjknWk5sJfYkCUupwntHqmc7oXRdj2OHrNAfxMDrvw=w640-h350

"BoergeAarg61;c-18096131" wrote:The most significant changes are the addition of three community lots: Two restaurants and one wellness center. I see I'm not the only one to use Chez Lama :) Have you changed it in any major way or do you keep it as is? I would love a spa in Willow Creek, it would fit so well with the town vibe, but I could never do without the residential lots. I make sure every single NPC has a home in my games, so residential lots are so, so valuable. Especially in Willow Creek since I don't have buildings for single or couple sims the way I do in other worlds. In Oasis Springs, Yuma Height is a home for the elderly so 8 elderly people usually live there. In Newcrest I'm up to 5 apartment buildings & have one collective in Sulani that can also house eight and a terraced house in Windenburg which three families live in at the moment. I don't know how you can manage with three less residential lots!

https://i.imgur.com/juiO2Bp.pngI've been working on my Willow Creek since 2015. If anyone wants to find the builds on the gallery I'll happily dig up info.Foundry CoveSpoiler (Highlight to read)All lots are residential and most resemble what they originally were. I've built the traveller's camp and downloaded the yellow starter house.https://i.imgur.com/hhuvq7p.pngAll lots are residential and most resemble what they originally were. I've built the traveller's camp and downloaded the yellow starter house.https://i.imgur.com/hhuvq7p.pngCourtyard LaneSpoiler (Highlight to read)I wanted a japanese district before we got Mt.Komorebi. These houses didn't really fit there so I left them here. There's a restaurant and a maker space plus three residential lots. I've built the restaurant and smallest residential, downloaded the rest.https://i.imgur.com/pmjS2Ee.pngI wanted a japanese district before we got Mt.Komorebi. These houses didn't really fit there so I left them here. There's a restaurant and a maker space plus three residential lots. I've built the restaurant and smallest residential, downloaded the rest.https://i.imgur.com/pmjS2Ee.pngPendula ViewSpoiler (Highlight to read)Goth manor is repurposed as a spa. Umbrage manor is in its original state. I've built the bigger victorian and downloaded the smaller one.https://i.imgur.com/NuoumKU.pngGoth manor is repurposed as a spa. Umbrage manor is in its original state. I've built the bigger victorian and downloaded the smaller one.https://i.imgur.com/NuoumKU.pngSage EstatesSpoiler (Highlight to read)I'm in love with this pond I downloaded, it sits here just perfectly. Also downloaded the museum.https://i.imgur.com/5IuE4cp.pngI'm in love with this pond I downloaded, it sits here just perfectly. Also downloaded the museum.https://i.imgur.com/5IuE4cp.pngOther areasSpoiler (Highlight to read)Downloaded everything here: cafe, gym, lounge and arts center.https://i.imgur.com/AGe1zrf.pngI have edited the original park into a karaoke park, though current main purpose is park again. They should have held the Sims Sessions at this stage :D https://i.imgur.com/3RFvjGO.pngDownloaded everything here: cafe, gym, lounge and arts center.https://i.imgur.com/AGe1zrf.pngI have edited the original park into a karaoke park, though current main purpose is park again. They should have held the Sims Sessions at this stage :D https://i.imgur.com/3RFvjGO.png

@musteni That pond is beautiful. Is it swimmable? I also love the big Victorian house. Oh and the map is beautiful - where is it from?

@JAL Yes, it's actually a swimming pool! I mostly visit there when it's warm enough to swim. Thank you for the compliments on the house too. Here's the gallery info on them: Summer Fun At The Lake by IsegrimSims & Victorian Luxury Mansion by musteni. Map replacement is by 20th Century PLumbob. It's my only mod, just couldn't resist :blush:

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JesLet40
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@DaniRose2143 & @Stormkeep I really dislikes roofs as well, and it bothers me beyond imagination that I cannot have matching floors and stairs, or foundations and walls on the outside. I mean how hard can it be?

That's why a lot of my "builds" are gutted versions of EAs original buildings with me just changing the insides. I've also found that it helps (me at least) to start at websites that either build or sell homes. That will give you a blueprint and photos on the roof, exterior and landscaping as well to go by. I've found my own building has improved a lot since I started using that as a tool. Then I still change everything I don't like anyway, but it's a good place to start for inspiration.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
@JAL I'm open to trying anything once. I'll take some time and look into that. I was going to redecorate a lot for my main save, but maybe this is a way I can create one from scratch.

I know what you mean about the mismatched items. When I redecorated that lot on Tartosa I had a stair railing in mind that I thought flowed well with the whole lot but I couldn't use it. The paint on the wall around the terrace and the railing, both Maxis items, would not match up. And it was a glaring difference. Use a common palette guys. Ugh! I get differences in textures and patterns but monochrome paint in primary colors not matching??
JesLet40
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"DaniRose2143;c-18096330" wrote:
@JAL I'm open to trying anything once. I'll take some time and look into that. I was going to redecorate a lot for my main save, but maybe this is a way I can create one from scratch.

I know what you mean about the mismatched items. When I redecorated that lot on Tartosa I had a stair railing in mind that I thought flowed well with the whole lot but I couldn't use it. The paint on the wall around the terrace and the railing, both Maxis items, would not match up. And it was a glaring difference. Use a common palette guys. Ugh! I get differences in textures and patterns but monochrome paint in primary colors not matching??

Good luck! I use https://www.homeplans.com/ & https://www.houseplans.com/ when I want that more American look, and https://www.hemnet.se/ when I want Swedish/Scandinavian homes.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
"JAL;c-18096363" wrote:
"DaniRose2143;c-18096330" wrote:
@JAL I'm open to trying anything once. I'll take some time and look into that. I was going to redecorate a lot for my main save, but maybe this is a way I can create one from scratch.

I know what you mean about the mismatched items. When I redecorated that lot on Tartosa I had a stair railing in mind that I thought flowed well with the whole lot but I couldn't use it. The paint on the wall around the terrace and the railing, both Maxis items, would not match up. And it was a glaring difference. Use a common palette guys. Ugh! I get differences in textures and patterns but monochrome paint in primary colors not matching??

Good luck! I use https://www.homeplans.com/ & https://www.houseplans.com/ when I want that more American look, and https://www.hemnet.se/ when I want Swedish/Scandinavian homes.

Thank you very much for the links!
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
Hey guys, I have a followup question. How do you get a screenshot of your maps? I've tried hitting 'C' but nothing happens. I'm not quite to the point of posting a screenshot yet, but while I'm working on a few things I thought I'd get this question out of the way.
JesLet40
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"DaniRose2143;c-18096799" wrote:
Hey guys, I have a followup question. How do you get a screenshot of your maps? I've tried hitting 'C' but nothing happens. I'm not quite to the point of posting a screenshot yet, but while I'm working on a few things I thought I'd get this question out of the way.

There are two ways, one of which I only found out about from @Stormkeep in the Show me your Oasis Springs thread a few days ago! (I love these threads, they are giving me so much useful info as well as inspiration!)

Method 1: Press prt sc on your keyboard (instead of C), then use paint, a blog or another imaging tool for copying and editing the image (control+v to access it).

Method 2:

Press the windows key + R (at the same time) to bring up the run command and then typing "Snippingtool.exe" (without the quotes) and then hitting the "okay" button. (this is only needed once)
Whenever you want to take a screenshot you press windows key+shift+S at the same time, choose which part of the screen you want to capture, then control+v into any imaging program or site.

The second method is a bit harder but gives in my mind gives you better results.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
"JAL;c-18096807" wrote:
"DaniRose2143;c-18096799" wrote:
Hey guys, I have a followup question. How do you get a screenshot of your maps? I've tried hitting 'C' but nothing happens. I'm not quite to the point of posting a screenshot yet, but while I'm working on a few things I thought I'd get this question out of the way.

There are two ways, one of which I only found out about from @Stormkeep in the Show me your Oasis Springs thread a few days ago! (I love these threads, they are giving me so much useful info as well as inspiration!)

Method 1: Press prt sc on your keyboard (instead of C), then use paint, a blog or another imaging tool for copying and editing the image (control+v to access it).

Method 2:

Press the windows key + R (at the same time) to bring up the run command and then typing "Snippingtool.exe" (without the quotes) and then hitting the "okay" button. (this is only needed once)
Whenever you want to take a screenshot you press windows key+shift+S at the same time, choose which part of the screen you want to capture, then control+v into any imaging program or site.

The second method is a bit harder but gives in my mind gives you better results.

Thanks @JAL. I will try @Stormkeep's option first. The second would take some research to convert those commands to their Apple equivalent. I'm sure there's a way I would just need to look it up.
JaggidEdje
3 years ago
@DAniRose2143, the 2nd method only works on a Windows computer, because the Snipping Tool is a baked in Windows app.

Edit: I just realized, you might have windows installed on your apple computer. in which case. duh me. :lol: In that case, the command key = the windows key. So (Windows key)+R would be Command+R.
DaniRose2143
Hero
3 years ago
@JAL @Stormkeep Success! At lest with getting the shot. Now I have to figure out why it saved as an html document and not a JPG or PNG. I'm sure I just missed a setting where I can choose want I want to save it as, but that can wait.

I've mentioned it before, but just in case, in my canon, Willow Creek is a version of NOLA. So I found some NOLA inspired lots on MTS, but I want to redo Garden Essence since I still need the lot for a bit in my Tartosan Sun story. I've been clicking around in Google maps through the Treme and Marigny neighborhoods getting some ideas for a fairly comprehensive redo. With the way I think of Willow Creek and having been to NOLA I've never really been all that fond of how they tried to do shotgun homes in Foundry Cove. So I thought I'd try to capture something more in keeping with that theme.

I'll post some pics here of the exterior or maybe in the screenshot spammers thread. I think you're going to like it, if I can pull it off.?? In this case the exterior will be the easier task redoing the interior will be trickier.
Simmingal
Hero
3 years ago
aaand another world I've been mostly just bulldozing :lol:
https://i.imgur.com/Okb4BwS.png
Spoiler
Sage Estates I just have this
https://i.imgur.com/47GBnVD.png
think I might bulldoze though cause its just... off somehow
https://i.imgur.com/WG1ltJe.png
In Pendula View I've bulldozed everything after moving Goths to Forgotten Hollow
but I didn't know where to put dons ts2 house that I'm playing atm so its just awkwardly there for time being
https://i.imgur.com/EbuUZcN.png
https://i.imgur.com/XZgmsMK.png
https://i.imgur.com/RKh4PWn.png
https://i.imgur.com/aUooW0P.png
really just as close to ts2 one as I found possible at time
then in foundry I have this childrens home...
https://i.imgur.com/msGYY71.png
Run by Tragic Clown
https://i.imgur.com/MRx7Qp4.png
https://i.imgur.com/t5K4qao.png
https://i.imgur.com/E9zEjhH.png
https://i.imgur.com/lSKT4SA.png
Dreamers from ts2
https://i.imgur.com/jsjVjQt.png
https://i.imgur.com/UCa2Jzx.png
https://i.imgur.com/lgOdx93.png
I kinda wanna flip their house to like ts4 pretty version instead of recreation but idk yet cause I'm bad at suburban houses :lol:

for next house
I saw house made by someone on twitter feed so I tried to recreate it only like without bunch of things the original creator put there
and i removed some rooms
https://i.imgur.com/Eyjku5x.png
added this park space there in case I think of something to put there like maybe some pet park thingies or something
https://i.imgur.com/MZbW5mV.png
https://i.imgur.com/AH4wEQz.png
insides yet again still empty
https://i.imgur.com/Km8nBih.png
https://i.imgur.com/0xRJWmU.png
aaand then I have new theme in Pancakes neighborhood after they divorced and left
https://i.imgur.com/a6xViqV.png
this bigger house I plan to have mad scientist in... idk why... it just feels like it
hence the ufo antenna
https://i.imgur.com/9QeG5aD.png
then there is black house next to it
https://i.imgur.com/EcanFyl.png
kinda basic
https://i.imgur.com/Mx1zhfq.png
but i felt like this little fella that stays glitched there since elizas paranormal adventures would like it
https://i.imgur.com/r7SCocL.png
then theres rindle rose, actually i built that first cause it was a vibe
https://i.imgur.com/a0kkfGl.png
its still mess inside but I made sure theres room for attic in these houses
https://i.imgur.com/dSZdAuL.png
then theres this small park/playground
https://i.imgur.com/6OKKe9P.png
it's first park I ever built in the game
cause I usually ignore them cause I felt like there was nothing to do
but I added some things to do in this one
https://i.imgur.com/6gSmQRR.png
https://i.imgur.com/rMofWDj.png
aand then theres the big building we are not gonna talk about cause idk what to do with it :lol: its kinda in the way which i kinda like but also not maybe I'll need to redo it
https://i.imgur.com/bD8OENF.png

for community lots I've just been bulldozing to build new jazz club one day and maybe recreate the existing ones idk yet