#BnS104 - Unexpected ArrivalsEntry List (continued)Established (continued)https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771749/#Comment_16771749
FORUM ID: honeybrained
ORIGIN ID: honeybrained
LEVEL: first entry
LOT NAME: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A77FE8A1CD0211E88866ADD8C8E84D99?category=all&searchtype=hashtag&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=bns104&max=50&maxis=false
GALLERY COST: 127,938
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/cgTkjNb
ENTRY DETAILS: i tried to keep the exterior as close as possible to the original and included some additional details that i think make it fit in better with the new orleans feels of willow creek. i completely redid the floorplan so i could utilize the space better. both floors were extended so i could have enough rooms for all of the bedrooms as well as an office and playroom. i felt like such a large family would want a lot of different rooms to escape to lol. either of the new rooms could easily be converted into a bedroom in case the twins decide they want separate rooms when they get older. sorry that the screenshots are a bit blurry. i use a mac so ive been having issues with screenshots being blurry and upside down since august.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: n/a
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771819/#Comment_16771819
FORUM ID: SimsIslandheart
ORIGIN ID: SimsIslandheart
LEVEL: Established
LOT: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/C18F1521CD0511E88C88ADD8C8E84D99?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=SimsIslandheart&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST: N/A
LOT NAME: Riverside Roost
GALLERY COST: $136,167
TOTAL COST: $136,167
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://islandheartstudio.com/2018/10/11/bns104-unexpected-arrivals-lot/
ENTRY DETAILS: The classic modified double-shotgun has been yet again reimagined, this time with plenty of space for a big family! At five bedrooms and three baths, this house will be a comfortable and welcome home for the unexpected arrivals for years to come. These are great digs for a family on a budget who still wants everyone to be comfortable, and there is still room to expand as the children grow. #MOO #NoCC
My main goal with this remodel was to keep the feel of the original home, but to remake the interior into something warm and comforting as the children adjust to their new home. I think I struck a good balance of meeting development, interest, and space needs of the new arrivals with familiarity for the couple.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Any
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
TWITTER TAG: @IslandheartArt
FACEBOOK PROFILE: Islandheart Studio
TUMBLR LINK: N/A
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16772817/#Comment_16772817
FORUM ID: glen1974
ORIGIN ID: glen1974
LEVEL: Established (Previously Expert but changed this as I have not been participating for a while)
LOT: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/B6C2EE24CD9111E887A6526B46B29011?category=all&searchtype=item_name&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=riverside roost redux&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST:N/A
LOT NAME: Riverside Roost Redux
GALLERY COST: 179430
TOTAL COST: (179430
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/PG07MCu
ENTRY DETAILS: After a false start where I went completly off track I managed to update Riverside Roost and keep the exterior in the style it was previously. The interior has been completly transformed with the addition of a basement/rumpus room being the biggest change. This open plan room is designed for the children and is totally their space where they can play and relax. It also has aself contained bedroom and bathroom and i devoted this room for the teenage son Faisal.
I redid the layout of both ground and first floor removing hte existing bedroom form the ground floor and devoting htis space to the kitchne instead. There are 3 bedrooms on the now extended first floor which include Nila's bedroom, a nursery for the twins and a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom.
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CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: (Please give links to any CC, mods, and/or recolours you used in your entry)
TWITTER TAG: https://twitter.com/glen_mcnally
Sim ChallengeFORUM ID: SimsIslandheart
ORIGIN ID: SimsIslandheart
LEVEL: Established
HOUSEHOLD: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/DCE0022BC36611E880BA6995527B6279?category=all&searchtype=hashtag&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=BnS104&max=50&maxis=false
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://islandheartstudio.com/2018/10/01/bns104-unexpected-arrivals-household/
ENTRY DETAILS: Saanvi Ásgeirsdóttir, née Chaudhary, fell in love with Lúna while the two were still in high school. Their romance was not an easy path, however, and Saanvi’s very traditional parents would not approve of the young couple. When she graduated from high school, she and Lúna moved out to college together, and Saanvi’s family became distant, eventually no longer maintaining contact. Despite being estranged, Saanvi still cared deeply for her family, so when she learned her twin sister and brother-in-law had been killed in a car accident, leaving four children behind, she didn’t think twice about taking the children in.
Lúna Ásgeirsdóttir was afraid when she moved to Willow Creek from the Land of the Midnight Sun that she not only wouldn’t be able to make new friends by the time she graduated from high school, but that the culture shock of the temperate, riverside neighborhood would be too much to adjust to. Thankfully, the latter proved to be an unfounded fear, and she fit right in to her new community. At school, she quickly made friends, and ended up meeting the lovely Saanvi Chaudhary. The two became fast friends and then a cute couple, much to the delight of their peers. However, not everyone was thrilled – Saanvi’s very traditional family disapproved, despite Lúna’s attempts to ease their concerns. After high school, she and Saanvi decided it would be best for their relationship to move on together and leave Saanvi’s family to sort their own feelings out. The two married and made a lovely home together; then, one day, tragedy struck Saanvi’s estranged family, and Lúna had to watch her wife’s heart break all over again. She quickly assured Saanvi she’d be happy if they took the children into their own home, so they could have loving parents to raise them.
Faisal Saqqaf is the eldest child of Fadl and Paavai Saqqaf. He’s outwardly quiet and plain, but he has been doing his best to meet his parents’ expectations that he become a scientist. What he really enjoys, though, is the discovery – once he’s found something new and the novelty wears off, he’s ready to move on to the next thing. His dedicated, inward-facing world was thrown upside down by the sudden deaths of his parents, hitting him hard in an already difficult time – high school. Out of nowhere, the aunt his parents rarely spoke of and her wife stepped in to take him and his sisters into their home. They seem like great people – but he’s not sure if he can really open up to them yet.
Nila is the middle child of the Saqqaf children, and her already-shy demeanor was only multiplied by the sudden death of her parents. She’s a creative soul at heart and throws herself into her work with a vigor that surprises even adults. She didn’t know what to make of her new home with her aunts initially; it was pretty crowded, and her Aunt Saanvi’s resemblance to her mom was unsettling. She was surprised and delighted when her aunts took interest in her opinions on things, because they had never mattered to adults in her life before; she was used to simply doing as she was told. When she learned her aunts were intending to remodel their house so she and her siblings could each have their own space, she was thrilled – while still mourning the loss of her parents, she’s nervous and excited to see where this new journey will take her.
Ayla and Aesha Saqqaf, twins, are the youngest of the Saqqaf children. They were barely more than babies when they were orphaned, and they aren’t quite sure what the sudden fuss and move to a new house was about. It seems like Mom is still there, but she dresses differently, and she keeps saying to call her “Aunt Saanvi.” Dad isn’t around anymore, and no one wants to say why, but Aunt Lúna is always there instead. Things are different in the new house, too; there are tall stairs to navigate, and there’s talk about new rooms coming soon. It’s all very confusing, but also very interesting, and they can’t wait to explore and learn more about what’s going on.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Any
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
TWITTER TAG: @IslandheartArt
FACEBOOK PROFILE: Islandheart Studio
TUMBLR LINK: N/A
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FORUM ID: 13Vader
ORIGIN ID: 13Vader
LEVEL: First time entering
HOUSEHOLD: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/9AA075A9C63811E881726995527B6279?searchtype=hashtag&category=all&time=all&searchquery=BnS104&sortby=newest&max=50&maxis=false
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/xEEo22a
ENTRY DETAILS:
Saanvi and Luna are ecstatic with the new arrivals, but not about the cause, though. They had just started talking about getting a family before the tragedy, so they were almost ready for them arriving. They liked the house before, but now they love it! The renovators managed to keep the style and were able to give each room its own personality and have created some safe and nice spaces for the two big siblings and the future toddlers.
Faisal and Nila are still devastated. Taking that in consideration, the house has plenty of equipment for entertainment and skill building. At least if they are busy they won’t go to dark places and feel so bad constantly. That doesn’t mean they have forgotten their parents. Faisal still searches for a star to put her mother’s name in the sky forever, and Nila is getting along pretty well with her new found auntie, she’s even wearing her hair as Saanvi does.
Luna is working in the culinary career as her aspiration is becoming a master chef. And Saanvi is in the painter career, her aspiration is becoming a painter extraordinaire. Both have developed some skills, but they are still down in their jobs levels. Faisal is a grade C student and Nila is a grade B student.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please.
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
TWITTER TAG: @13Vader_
FACEBOOK PROFILE: No Facebook
TUMBLR LINK: 13Vadersims
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771631/#Comment_16771631
FORUM ID:SimTresa
ORIGIN ID: TresaofPern
LEVEL: Established
Link: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/CA36AE64CCF111E8816A77C0F1EC7B3C
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/bGXu0r5
ENTRY DETAILS: Luna and Saanvi were High School sweethearts. Neither family approved and pressured the girls to go to different colleges, hoping they would grow apart and forget each other. But that didn't happen. The pair found each other again after college, discovered they were still very much in love, and decided to get married. They had spoken of maybe adopting someday, but never expected to suddenly be the parents of four so soon. While they certainly regret the way it happened, they are both very happy to raise Saanvi's nephew and nieces as their own and wouldn't have it any other way.
As the oldest, Faisal had been prepared to drop out of school to raise his sister, and is very glad he didn't have to. He's still protective of them, one reason he doesn't mind having the room right next to the twins. He secretly feels like he needs to help out around the house and with his sisters so the aunts he barely knows will want to keep him around.
NIla is the quiet one, who finds some measure of comfort in her drawing and painting, which help her cope with her parents' deaths. At first, she believed the accident was her fault because she was angry at her mother and told her to go away that morning. She is beginning to accept that wasn't the case, but the fear of saying or doing the wrong thing in case someone else gets hurt has only added to her shyness.
Aesha and Ayla turned one during the newly formed family's vacation, and as such are much too young to really understand what is going on. Their aunts and Siblings will do their best to keep the memory of their parents alive for the two littlest girls by sharing stories and pictures, but as far as they're concerned, they've always had two mothers who love them very much.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: None
FACEBOOK PROFILE: www.facebook.com/cindy.cherry1
Room Challengehttps://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16770100/#Comment_16770100
FORUM ID: 13Vader
ORIGIN ID: 13Vader
LEVEL: First time entering
ROOM: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A3127BCDCC6F11E88F69526B46B29011?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=13Vader&max=50&maxis=false
GALLERY COST: § 20.802
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/aZzwcdS
ENTRY DETAILS: We wanted a comfy and safe space for our new kids. Nila loves when we read to her. We love watching movies or playing video games together too. And listening to music, of course. Luna’s gardening is also improving, so she surprises us with some nice shaped bonsais from time to time. We are looking forward to the twins to grow up and join the family for the fun. It’s messy, but it’s our mess and we love it.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, Please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
TWITTER TAG: @13Vader_
FACEBOOK PROFILE: No Facebook
TUMBLR LINK: 13Vadersims
Experthttps://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771039/#Comment_16771039
FORUM ID /ORIGIN ID: kilra0
LEVEL: Expert
LOT: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/7323D3FDCCB011E88A04B573E4FD424D?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=Kilra0&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST: -
LOT NAME: Riverside Roost
GALLERY COST: 190,750
TOTAL COST: 190,750
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://kilra.blogspot.com/2018/10/riverside-pearl.html
ENTRY DETAILS: I tried to keep as many furniture as possible from the original lot, I recoloured some of them to match them to the new design of the house.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes, please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: nocc
TWITTER TAG: kilra0
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771727/#Comment_16771727
FORUM ID: gmcrozier
ORIGIN ID: gmcrozier
LEVEL:Expert
LOT: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/BB712E50CCFD11E886816995527B6279?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=gmcrozier&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST: N/A
LOT NAME: Riverside Roost
GALLERY COST: 173,104
TOTAL COST: 173,104
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/1Nha6Yu
ENTRY DETAILS: (Be sure to tell us about your entry)
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
FACEBOOK PROFILE: https://www.facebook.com/glenn.crozier.7
Sim Challengehttps://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16771809/#Comment_16771809
FORUM ID: CaramelLibra29
ORIGIN ID: CaramelLibra29
LEVEL: Expert
HOUSEHOLD: https://www.ea.com/it-it/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A95178D5CD0511E8805E526B46B29011?category=all&searchtype=hashtag&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=bns104&max=50&maxis=false
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/ohe8d1I
ENTRY DETAILS: Stayed true to storyline. Luna is the Senior manager of the Willow Creek Music Store called Muse and Saanvi is a short story writer but my be on the verge of her big break.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes Please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS:Custom poses found on Lana CC finds (can't find creator's name) but used @MenaBuchner home as my backdrop
TWITTER TAG: CaramelLibra29
ResultsStarting Out -:
Comments1st Place: @TinkPlays
Established -:
Comments1st Place: @sawdust
2nd Place: @xamira99
3rd Place: @honeybrained
Sim Challenge: @13Vader
Room Challenge: @13Vader
Expert -:
Comments1st Place: @kilra0
Sim Challenge: @CaramelLibra29