How much clutter do you like in your sims home

I'm honestly somewhere between What I picked and The More the Better! But, I have seen too much clutter in houses and that is too much for me. I just have massive images of hoarder episodes when I think "Never too much clutter!" So, I love clutter. I use it a lot, but... there is too much clutter.

I like my clutter to look realistic. So things like desks/dressers often have a lot of clutter on them but I tend not to use clutter anywhere else. I also try to limit the use of MOO, because too much clutter with too much MOO, causes some serious lag for me.

"DreamaDove;c-16850592" wrote:
as much as possible.
I love messy sim homes <3
If they're not cluttered and messy, they just look like generic hotel rooms to me.
They have no character. I like my homes to be lived in.

I'm right there with you @DreamaDove. Houses without clutter just feel too sterile and impersonal. In IRL I have a hard time trusting people who have magazine-ready minimalistic homes because it just doesn't feel real.

"ChelleJo;c-16850733" wrote:
I'm honestly somewhere between What I picked and The More the Better! But, I have seen too much clutter in houses and that is too much for me. I just have massive images of hoarder episodes when I think "Never too much clutter!" So, I love clutter. I use it a lot, but... there is too much clutter.

I do that too - if I see pics of a lot of clutter I instantly wonder if the people are hoarders. It makes me uncomfortable and wondering about what else is on all that clutter. Makes me stand a little distant away.

"DreamaDove;c-16850592" wrote:
as much as possible.
I love messy sim homes <3
If they're not cluttered and messy, they just look like generic hotel rooms to me.
They have no character. I like my homes to be lived in.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/3ce9174ab2fd92012d93109287275945/tumblr_pitb2iP5221qijewwo1_1280.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/6c261842881a34f2bedf97b302023e62/tumblr_pitb2iP5221qijewwo3_1280.png

Definitely looks lived in - no question about that.

"calaprfy;c-16850777" wrote:
Absolutely none. I like the negative moodlets to shine so I can solve them.

Actually I added a plant on the floor, a fruit bowl to the coffee table and one picture my sims painted on the wall and got a nice decorated buff on my sim - so it does not take much to get a buff.

"Writin_Reg;c-16850808" wrote:

"DreamaDove;c-16850592" wrote:
as much as possible.
I love messy sim homes <3
If they're not cluttered and messy, they just look like generic hotel rooms to me.
They have no character. I like my homes to be lived in.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/3ce9174ab2fd92012d93109287275945/tumblr_pitb2iP5221qijewwo1_1280.png

https://66.media.tumblr.com/6c261842881a34f2bedf97b302023e62/tumblr_pitb2iP5221qijewwo3_1280.png

I could never step foot in this house - in real life - not that I would anyway - but - just no. I would never make a sims house like that. for my sims anyway. Definitely looks lived in - no question about that.

You can have clutter and still have a clean home, you just need to clean.

"BridgetKV;c-16850760" wrote:

"DreamaDove;c-16850592" wrote:
as much as possible.
I love messy sim homes <3
If they're not cluttered and messy, they just look like generic hotel rooms to me.
They have no character. I like my homes to be lived in.

I'm right there with you @DreamaDove. Houses without clutter just feel too sterile and impersonal. In IRL I have a hard time trusting people who have magazine-ready minimalistic homes because it just doesn't feel real.

Another great thing to do to make homes look natural is not set anything exactly aligned with the grid. I use alt to shift furniture over a little and turn it ever so slightly and it makes a world of difference. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have a way to know if all my furniture at my RL home is exactly aligned, and if it were, I'd find that kinda strange.

"Writin_Reg;c-16850808" wrote:

I could never step foot in this house - in real life - not that I would anyway - but - just no. I would never make a sims house like that. for my sims anyway. Definitely looks lived in - no question about that.

I'm not a particularly neat person RL, so there's no way I'd make my simself be either. I keep things clean and organized, but I don't go out of my way to hide things away. RL I collect dolls so I have those in display all around. I also have tons of books and art supplies. I go through them pretty quick, too.

when I see minimalist room aesthetics I'm just like... where's... your stuff... They don't make sense to me.Do they hide away every thing they own?

I certainly feel strange and unwelcome in houses that are TOO neat and coordinated. It's like, what are they? robots? Is this a test? Should I sit on the couch or will they yell at me? (I went to a relative's home were the couches were basically there just to be shown off as they were expensive and no one was allowed to sit... very weird)

When I visit homes that are kinda cluttered kinda messy (not dirty), I'm like, alright, this is a Real™ person with a life and problems like the rest of us and they're not going to immediately yell at me if I forget to use a coaster.

I have always considered the house to be a big part of my sims story. I usually start off a family with very little. As my sims experiences grow I like the house to reflect that. I usually have some clutter but I like it to mean something about my sims. When I download a house the first thing I do is remove all the clutter and sometimes the furniture. That way my sim can add to it a little bit at a time and build their story and their home at the same time.