#BnS130 - Whimsyville Residential
The deadline for this challenge is 13th November 2019
It's time to add even more whimsy to our Sims 4 neighborhoods! What is whimsy, you might ask? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines whimsy as a playful or amusing quality, a sense of humor or playfulness. Your builds should have charm and a humorous quality to them. The ways to accomplish this are infinite - use your imagination and have fun!
This round, we'll be creating residential lots and sim families. The goal is to have a residential home and potential family for every lot in the main Sims 4 neighborhoods (Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Windenburg, Newcrest, and (possibly) Brindelton Bay). When claiming your lot, please state whether you will be creating a family for the lot or not. To help keep us organized, please submit lots and sims/households in the same post for this challenge.
Available Lots:
Willow Creek:
Streamlet Single - 20x15
Crick Cabana - 20x15
Bargain Bend - 30x20
Daisy Hovel - 30x20
Garden Essence - 40x30
Rindle Rose - 20x15
Potters Splay - 30x20
Riverside Roost - 30x20
Pique Hearth - 30x20
Brook Bungalow - 40x30
Hallow Slough - 30x20
Ophelia Villa - 30x20
Parkshore - 40x30
Umbrage Manor - 40x30
Cypress Terrace - 40x30
Oakenstead - 50x50
Oasis Springs:
Nookstone - 20x15
Agave Adobe - 20x15
Pebble Burrow - 30x20
Sandtrap Flat - 30x20
Slipsod Mesquite - 40x30
Raffia Quinta - 20x15
Dusty Turf - 30x20
Vista Quarry - 30x20
Springscape - 30x20
Cacti Casa - 40x30
Granada Palace - 30x20
Sultry Springside - 30x20
Arid Ridge - 40x30
Rio Verde - 40x30
Yuma Heights - 40x30
Affluista Mansion - 50x50
Windenburg:
Havisham House - 20x20
Proprietor's Square - 30x20
Waterlock Redoubt - 30x20
Factory One - 30x20
Cottage am See - 20x20
Rustic Residence - 30x20
The Summer Home - 40x30
Coorinberg Cottage - 40x30
Dresden House - 64x64
Mid-Nowhere - 20x20
Dock Den - 30x20
Pier Palace - 30x20
The Light house - 40x30
Von Windenberg Estate - 64x64
Newcrest:
Midtown Meadows - 40x30
Beech Byway - 30x20
Fern Park - 30x20
Oak Alcove - 20x15
Comfy Cubby - 20x15
Twin Oracle Point - 50x40
Rippling Flat - 40x30
Avarice Acres - 40x30
Tranquil Crescent - 30x30
Asphalt Abodes - 30x20
Optimist's Outlook - 40x30
Sandy Run - 40x20
Hillside Highlands - 30x20
Civic Highlands - 30x20
Cookout Lookout - 30x20
THE BRIEF
Create a whimsical residence.
Optional challenge
Create a sim or household to reside in your whimsical build
The Sims Challenge
Create a whimsical sim or household
Please use the whole of hashtag #BnS130 when you upload your creations. Any build, room or household without this hashtag will not be considered for Maxis Fave nomination
Entry List
Starting Out
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
Forum ID: MaryKup
Origin ID: MaryKup
Level: just starting out in BnS
Link to lot: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/679CFD14064211EA82DB2495E2BB44F7?category=all&searchtype=item_name&sortby=newest&time=weekly&searchquery=Rippling Flats&max=50&maxis=false
This house is built for Holly Golight and Paul Varjak, Paul is a computer whiz, outgoing, geek and bookworm, Holly is a Master Actress, she is outgoing, creative and a music lover. They are just starting out in their new life together. No CC
Criticism: Yes please, I'm still learning
Lot cost: 3,000
Gallery Cost: 241,517
My build cost: 241,517
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/WqQ6hKz
This one almost got the best of me!
Challenge 130 Whimseyville (Residential)
FORUM ID: Wendyology
ORIGIN ID: Wendyology
LEVEL: Starting Out
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Slipshod Mesquite
NEW LOT LINK: All The World is a Sitcom
LOT COST: $4,000
GALLERY COST: $179,774
TOTAL COST: 183,774
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/KcCIVaN
This one is built for a multi-generational family. The matriarch is a diva-tasctic grandma. Her adult son, who lost his wife a few years ago is subdued. His daughter and her adopted sister are growing from childhood to their teen years. Finally, a toddler son is a little confused by everything. Come and enjoy a groovy episode with outrageous conflict but always ending in hugs by the end of the story.
GALLERY LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/4CE8DC8A068C11EA87F4F3DBDD0CBB2C
TV imitates life, or is it the other way around?
Established
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville Residential
FORUM ID:Taoron
ORIGIN ID: Taoron24121
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Sandy Run, Newcrest
NEW LOT LINK: Coop 'N Run: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/FAB23D5DFA9711E988F7267D47C7ADE4
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: (REQUIRED - https://imgur.com/a/iU5B8vv
ENTRY DETAILS: Coop 'N Run: What I was looking to do was to create a home for the family of Chicken Little. (They will be uploaded as 'The Clucks' ) I created the 'Coop', which is Barn Styled, closed, personal dwelling area, of the Bedrooms, Baths and upstairs, the Theater. The rest of the home, with all of the glass, is the 'Run', containing communal areas, such as the Entertaining/Sitting Room, Kitchen, Dining and the Gym, Game Room and Den below, creating a Coop and Run. Hence the name.
There is a front patio for entertaining or lounging, as well, with a Grill and plenty of seating, and along the side of the home, more seating with a fire pit.
The home takes up the entire parcel, so there isn't any real landscaping to be done, and even if there was, they're chickens, and they have scratched it all up by now anyway.
FORUM ID: Mikkiness
ORIGIN ID: PrettyPuzzle
LEVEL: Established
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Rindle Rose - Willow Creek
NEW LOT LINK: Here https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/3C0D7CD9FADF11E985D07A1175479295?searchtype=ea_origin_id&time=all&category=all&searchquery=prettypuzzle&sortby=downloads&max=50&maxis=false
GALLERY COST: 90,230
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Here https://imgur.com/a/BAMSQqw
ENTRY DETAILS: I wanted to keep the floral connotations of "Rindle Rose" so I knew going in that I wanted a huge conservatory, and lots of soft pastels. I kinda got the base layout mostly done, and started thinking that a) there was just a little bit more space I could squeeze out of my shell and b) one little old lady wasn't really a 'family' as such. Thus, the teenaged relative come to visit on an "indefinite basis" as in so many novels I read growing up. Her room is a bit pokey because it used to be a sewing room, or a teeny guest bed, or something.
I'm not 100% sure I nailed the whimsy, but I tried to catch that sense of charm and freedom you associate with certain types of old women - that idealised grandmother type who keeps certain things old fashioned because she's just grown to like them that way, but will also sneak into the annual flower show and steal cuttings off all the hydrangeas because it's absolutely shameful what the garden centre charges for something that should be growing free.
Hoping I nailed that at least.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Always
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential)
FORUM ID:Taoron
ORIGIN ID:Taoron24121
LEVEL:
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Garden Essence; Willow Creek
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/26D1B5B6024D11EA826BBA891CD6F027
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/qkjZfjM
ENTRY DETAILS: I designed and built these three Craftsman type Homes, for The Three Little Pigs. One home is built of Straw, one of Sticks and one of Bricks. Other than the buiulding materials and colors used, the build is the same for each, with the lower lvel containing a 1 Car Garage, Laundry and Guest Bed and Bath. The upper lvel contains the Living Quarters, Kitchen, Meal Seating area and Master Suite.
There is a rear Patio with a grilling area, as well as a front balcony with seating on each home.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: Art by ME and #juwels64
Entering both Build and Sim challenge @BuildnShare
Treetop Whimsy
FORUM ID: SE08
ORIGIN ID: SE08
LEVEL: (First entry)
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Mid-Nowhere in Windenburg
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/AE845E1B044311EA89BD4BBF48D73738?category=lots&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=SE08&max=50&maxis=false (Link works if you copy/paste into the search abr. Couldn't figure out how to link it to the house directly. Scroll to the bottom of the page and it is listed as 'Treehouse Whimsy'
LOT COST: $1,500
GALLERY COST: $57,046
TOTAL COST: $58,546
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/PCevHpI
ENTRY DETAILS: When his wife told him she'd dreamed of living in the treetops since she was a little girl, John asked her to sketch up a design for how her dream home would look. She scribbled out some sketches- lovingly depicting the arch of the windows, the lattices of the windowpanes, a turret on the roof. John then put his wood-working skills to work and turned his wife's dreams into a reality. The result was a whimsical treehouse, nestled in the forest, perched high in a gnarled oak, overlooking a vast expanse of ocean. With its mismatched w
indows, pretty flowerbeds, and mid-nowhere location, this became the perfect little home in which to live out their very own happily-ever-after.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes Please!
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: None
TWITTER TAG: N/A
FACEBOOK PROFILE: N/A
TUMBLR LINK: N/A
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
FORUM ID: Alisim19
ORIGIN ID: Aliana101
LEVEL: Established
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Avarice Acres, Newcrest 40x30 (gallery upload was from Granite Falls where I was play testing but slideshow is Newcrest)
NEW LOT LINK: Seven Dwarves Move Out https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A7F297A8054711EA83452495E2BB44F7?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=Aliana101&max=50&maxis=false
LOT COST: 3000
GALLERY COST: 127,338
TOTAL COST: 130,338
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Slideshow https://imgur.com/a/HJxMON0
ENTRY DETAILS:
The build was inspired by a piece of work from Italian illustrator and architect Fredrico Babina's ARCHITALE series, “a tribute to the fairytale universe where the architectures are reinvented to accommodate the protagonists of the story.” See this link for more info. I did try to do a similar modern version but it was soundly dismissed by Assistant Designer (and she was right, my modern building skills are dire :D). So we've done a whimsical twist on a traditional tale....
After Snow White got married & moved out and their story got made into a blockbuster movie, the seven dwarves gave up mining and decided they needed a bit of distance from one another.....but not too much! So they relocated their old house upwards and each of them built a tiny home around it. Now they can have their own space but still be close to their brothers
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: NoCC art by Babewire, Mbarnet and me
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM (please copy and paste into your entry post)
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
FORUM ID: SimTresa
ORIGIN ID: TresaofPern
LEVEL: Established
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Von-Windenburg Estate
NEW LOT LINK: Von-Windenburg Castle V.2 (the one with no custom artwork, though I left it up for the screenshots.) https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/5D2BA8DC069611EA8B02BA891CD6F027
LOT COST: 12,000
GALLERY COST: 680,066
TOTAL COST: 692,066
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/EtOLBD7
ENTRY DETAILS: Some early founding member of the Von-Windenburg family apparently took the phrase "a man's home is his castle" a little too literally. The residence is literally a castle from the outside, though it lacks an actual portcullis and has no moat. The inside is modern and updated, featuring plenty of art and old family heirlooms along with the shiny and new. Each bedroom is decorated according to the owner's tastes.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: None used
Sim Challenge
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville Sims
FORUM ID: Taoron
ORIGIN ID: Taoron24121
LEVEL:
ENTRY DETAILS: The Clucks
Buck Cluck is the father of the Family and an Athelete. He is Family Oriented, Good Natured and very active.
Plucky Cluck, the mother is very into her family and hopes for a successful lineage. She is always cheerful, a neat freak and a vegetarian.
Chicken-Little Cluck, is the son of Buck and Plucky. He is quite the social butterfly, yet a tad gloomy and always thinks the sky is falling.
Henny-Penny Cluck is the daughter of Buck and Plucky and Chicken-Little's sister. (even though classically, in literature, they are the same person...or....chicken, rather) She a Whiz Kid and always cheerful.
Entry Gallery Link: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/8FE37061FA9811E98AAC267D47C7ADE4
FORUM ID: Mikkiness
ORIGIN ID: PrettyPuzzle
LEVEL: Established
ENTRY DETAILS:
Astelia never planned on children, and she certainly never planned to take on indefinite guardianship of her teenage niece under less than ideal circumstances! Astelia swears she's too old to change her ways, and Raia thinks her elderly aunt is out-of-date and out-of-touch. With luck they'll make the best of things, and without it their family circumstances may go from bad, to worse!
Astelia is an elder with the Freelance Botanist aspiration. Her traits are Cheerful, Loner, and Foodie.
Raia is a teenager with the Best Selling Author aspiration. Her traits are Gloomy and Art Lover.
Harold is a mixed breed ginger cat in a purple dragon costume. His traits are Fuzzy, Friendly, and Lazy.
ENTRY GALLERY LINK Here https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/45260316FAE211E989207A1175479295?searchtype=ea_origin_id&time=all&category=all&searchquery=prettypuzzle&sortby=downloads&max=50&maxis=false
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Just half a dozen shots showing some outfits and such. https://imgur.com/a/IueePUb
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Sims)
FORUM ID:Taoron
ORIGIN ID:Taoron24121
LEVEL:
NEW LOT LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/D7F8D667025211EA837CF028EED69856
ENTRY DETAILS: The Three Little Pigs
As are their homes, The Three Little Pigs are very different, from each other. I took liberty with the story, in it's original form (outside of the names, as they were blocked by the filter)
Brownie Pig is a lazy slob. His Aspiration is Chief of Mischief with Traits being Childish, Lazy and Slob. He lives in the house built of straw, being the path of least resistence for building, for the least weight and fastest and easiest to build.
Pinky Pig (origionally plum) is neat, but he is a very materialistic and greedy pig. For his Aspiration, I chose Rennaisance Sim, because he also wants to, or at least thinks, he knows everything. His Traits are Glutton (or Covet), Materialistic and Jealous (of things that others have). Being a middling sort of pig, he built his house of sticks.
Blocky Pig (origionally plum) seems to be the smartest (despite what Pinky thinks) and the most stable of the Three Pigs. His Aspiration is Friend of the World, because being neither lazy or slovenly, nor jealous and Covetous, he keeps himself and his home neat and gosh darn it, people like him. (see what I did there?) His TRaits are Cheerful, Outgoing and Neat.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: Poses by: #SakuraLeon & #juupo45
The Whimsical Whynn's
NEW HOUSEHOLD LINK: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/browse?category=households&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=se08&max=50&maxis=false (couldn't get the link separate; scroll to the bottom of the page. Title is The Whimsical Whynn's)
ENTRY DETAILS: Their story began with once upon a time, when John and Ophelia fell in love at first sight. It continued with 'K-I-S-S-I-N-G in a tree,' after Ophelia used her artististic skills to design a whimsical treehouse that John brought to life with his woodworking skills. Soon, their story will have a new development... Rock-a-bye baby in the treetops.
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/54y4bIz
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes Please!
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: None
TWITTER TAG: NA
FACEBOOK PROFILE: NA
TUMBLR LINK: NA
SIM ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
FORUM ID: Alisim19
ORIGIN ID: Aliana19
LEVEL: Established
HOUSEHOLD: Seven Dwarves https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/DE2884CF059111EA8610F3DBDD0CBB2C?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=Aliana101&max=50&maxis=false
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: Seven dwarves Slideshow https://imgur.com/a/t6taRhM
ENTRY DETAILS: I've only ever done one sim entry and that was because I'd taken a load of photos for my Benedict Museum build, so this is well out of my comfort zone and probably shows! I'd have liked to have taken more 'action' shots but I'm out of time; I have managed to get one of every dwarf in his own cottage but in retrospect I should have made them sooner and then used them when I did my play testing......always learning haha.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: No CC
SIM ENTRY FORM (please copy and paste into your entry post)
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
FORUM ID: SimTresa
ORIGIN ID: TresaofPern
LEVEL: Established
HOUSEHOLD: Got them replaced without the two custom buffs that were showing up before. Von-Windenburg https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/D4DBD816071011EA82ADBA891CD6F027
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/JT8Qmnp (Still working on it, sorry.)
ENTRY DETAILS: Friedrich Von-Windenburg is the family's patriarch and a widower, though being a romantic, he still has an active social life now that he is done grieving. He's also a snob and likes to look good except when he's relaxing at home with his family, then his clothes tend toward casual comfort. He still has some old-fashioned views about what's fashionable, and interestingly enough prefers the color green to red.
Heinrich looks quite a bit like his father and likes to be in charge, which probably serves him well in his business career. He and his wife Adalheid are still verty much in love and he loves spending time with his children when he can, though his father belives that's the nanny's job. He doesn't understand how his heir, Richard, could have turned out to be lazy and irresponsible.
Adalheid wasn't born into money, but she enjoys all the benefits it provides - namely the ability to throw lavish parties on a whim and donate to all her favoirte charities. She likes to wear nice clothes and enjoys an excuse to dress up.
Richard is going through a bit of a goth phase, preferring to wear mostly black. He loves nothing more than to spend the day listening to or playing music, preferrably somethinng of his own creation.
Sara is, as her name implies, a little princess, a girly girl who loves pink and would rather draw or tell stories about her dolls than play sports or roll around int he dirt. This doesn't mean she's queamish though, she can't afford to be with an older brother who loves to tease her.
Stefan is the spoiled baby of the family who is always into everything in his quest to learn all he can about the world around him. His favorite toys are dinosaurs and trains. He deosn't really have a preference in clothes yet, happily wearing whatever cute outfit his parents choose for him.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: yes pleasez
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: none
Expert
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
CHALLENGE #130 - Whimsyville (Residential/Sims)
FORUM ID: AlJay
ORIGIN ID: AlJay2000
LEVEL: Expert
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Cypress Terrace in Willow Creek
NEW LOT LINK: Never Grow Up Treehouse https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/BF9D31F0FDDF11E9827D342C8609C7AD
LOT COST: $8,500.00
GALLERY COST: $114,100.00
TOTAL COST: $122,600.00
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/a/1nek06o
ENTRY DETAILS: I built a new tree house for Peter Pan and the lost boys of Neverland. You can find it by the Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. It comes complete with Captain Hook's flying ship. This tree house It has many different huts, all at different levels, and with many pathways attached to each. The perfect tree house for a good game of tag! There are so many things to discover, and many ways to get there around this tree house. There is even a possibility that the waters are mermaid infested. The perfect home for someone who never wants to grow up!
This build challenged me with all the different levels, connecting the stairs, making the roofs work, not having branches in random places, and making sure it was all usable... but it was soo much fun to build!!
“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes, please!
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: All NOCC artwork was created by myself Aljay2000
BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
> CHALLENGE #130: Whimsyville
FORUM ID: Talea12345
ORIGIN ID: ATalea1230
LEVEL: Expert
LOT: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/A7674C2C00C011EA8A80BA891CD6F027?category=all&searchtype=item_name&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=Whimsy Windenburg BnS130&max=50&maxis=false
LOT NAME: Whimsy Windenburg BnS130
GALLERY COST: 164,329
BUILD COST: 136,581(this is what it says under lot value and somehow these numbers seem wrong to mee. Any ideas?)
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: https://imgur.com/gallery/jQp87NO
DETAILS: I might have choosen the wrong world for this building... put it in anything other than Windenburg and it is plenty whimsy.... As a side note, I did do a family but i suck at doing them (so this isn't an official entry). You can find it in the gallery under "Whimsy Lady BnS130"
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Yes please.
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: none
FACEBOOK PROFILE:
TUMBLR LINK:
FORUM ID: @suepea
ORIGIN ID: @photobella
LEVEL: Expert
SIMS 4 LOT NAME: Potter's Splay in Willow Creek
NEW LOT LINK: Hodge Podge Lodge https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/7146EDFF02FF11EA8AE1F028EED69856?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=photobella&max=50&maxis=false
See Complete Lot here https://imgur.com/a/WmHlJX1
LOT COST: TC
GALLERY COST: TC
TOTAL COST: TC
LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: TC
ENTRY DETAILS: My idea was based on an actual house I found called Luna Parc in New Jersey. It was built by an artist and to me, was the perfect example of whimsy in a build. I tried to keep the look and feel of the house as close to the original as possible within the restrictions of Sims 4 building and gameplay. The lot is bright, colorful, cheery, cluttered and ideal for a fun, creative and eccentric Sim family.
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Sure
CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: None
TWITTER TAG:
FACEBOOK PROFILE:
TUMBLR LINK: