Least fav build trends?

I’m very picky about where the toilets are. I’ve passed up several otherwise nice-looking houses on the gallery because the downstairs toilet was too close to the kitchen. :#

"SweetieWright_84;c-17859268" wrote:
I'm guilty of most of these :#.

I think using columns as trim on houses is builders' way of adding interest to the siding, to kind of give it a less flat look. I do it because the siding with the trim rarely looks right. A lot of the time, some corners on the exterior don't have the trim. It's really frustrating.

For me, I would say probably the chunky roof trim. Also, I'm not a fan of tiny houses. I've built a couple but I don't care for them. I understand the challenge but it's just not for me.

My hatred for columns comes from them on diagonal walls mainly. I actually don't mind them on certain builds, like Von Haunt Estate looks fine with them in my opinion, or this re-model of Von Haunt Estate used them really well.

https://i.imgur.com/ZNsKJbb.png

"Simmingal;c-17859149" wrote:
https://st.depositphotos.com/1118354/2559/i/950/depositphotos_25595993-stock-photo-suburbia.jpg

if your house resembles any of houses in this image it makes me indescribably sad

and that would probably make it my least fave build trend

its partly the lack of symmetry, partly the lack of character/decoration and also partly the idk overall boxyboxy in big size

I've tried to make something similar before just so my build fits world around it but oh boy does it make me sad

Yeah, I'm not a fan of this style either. The city I'm moving to only has houses like that, and I want to cry every time I think about the fact that I'll never live in an interesting house.

I also don't like modern builds that are boxy with a flat roof. Tiny/micro homes also annoy me. Especially when they're so small that I feel claustrophobic just looking at it in the game. Three tile bathrooms, a single bed in a narrow room and surrounded by clutter, makes me feel panicky.

For context, I've always loved old fashion homes built between the 1700s-1930s.

"AyKooChao;c-17859272" wrote:
I’m very picky about where the toilets are. I’ve passed up several otherwise nice-looking houses on the gallery because the downstairs toilet was too close to the kitchen. :#

I can't stand that either. I try to at least make a small hallway separating the bathroom from the kitchen or dining room.

"eternalrainn;c-17859273" wrote:

"SweetieWright_84;c-17859268" wrote:
I'm guilty of most of these :#.

I think using columns as trim on houses is builders' way of adding interest to the siding, to kind of give it a less flat look. I do it because the siding with the trim rarely looks right. A lot of the time, some corners on the exterior don't have the trim. It's really frustrating.

For me, I would say probably the chunky roof trim. Also, I'm not a fan of tiny houses. I've built a couple but I don't care for them. I understand the challenge but it's just not for me.

My hatred for columns comes from them on diagonal walls mainly. I actually don't mind them on certain builds, like Von Haunt Estate looks fine with them in my opinion, or this re-model of Von Haunt Estate used them really well.

https://i.imgur.com/ZNsKJbb.png

That's a beautiful house. Did you build you do that?

i use the saucer lights and do the columns thing. the lights are just because i can’t stand when my builds are too dark, especially when i’m taking screenshots. and the columns are because sometimes i want trim on the house but the siding that comes with trim doesn’t always place the trim in the right places.

anyway, like most people i’m not a huge fan of the super cluttery builds. i don’t mind a little bit but i like my sims to be able to add their own clutter/decorations over time. i don’t really like to overuse MOO either unless it’s for little thing that won’t interfere with gameplay like wall decorations.

Hate it when I download something beautiful from the Gallery because I don't feel like building myself. Then have to spend the next day completely rebuilding to make the house playable. Mostly there are serious routing issues that makes the kitchens not useable, and beds and chairs not reachable. Also, having to remove clutter, upon clutter, only to discover even more clutter hidden behind the other clutter.

Oh the ceiling lights! I hate it when people hide the subtle saucers inside another light or generally hide any light at all. The build often ends up with too much light and it's a lot of trouble finding all these little hiding spots. I think I like my builds darker than most, but really sometimes the excessive lighting ruins screenshots.

Ridiculous amounts of plants indoors.

Don't get me wrong, I like plants. But a lot of builds are chock-full of them! It's not just one room, either - they're EVERYWHERE. On the walls, on every snap of a table, shelf, etc might offer, huge vases etc in each corner of the room (and sometimes IN THE MIDDLE OF IT). It's just WAY too much. So basically the clutter thing others mentioned, but with plants. Again, I like plants and nature, but I don't understand this obsession with placing them everywhere indoors, especially when that build also has a huge :heart::heart::heart: garden...

Unroutable & otherwise non-functional builds.

I realize some people bought Sims mainly for building, not for CAS or live mode, which is absolutely fine! But I hate it when a build's functionality is sacrificed for ~ aesthetics ~. Sure, if you don't play them yourself it's fine, but if you upload them to the Gallery, PLEASE play test them at least once. I used to love using other people's builds in my game, but most were completely unplayable because of weird object placement and ridiculous amounts of clutter. I just resorted to building my own houses...

Modern / futuristic builds.

Just a personal preference thing, I think they look super ugly. :sweat_smile: I prefer traditional houses, they look way more cozy to me. It's also why I prefer small builds. Plus, it takes Sims FOREVER to navigate huge houses, so they end up wasting hours upon hours just walking.

Monochromatic builds.

I love colour, so these builds look very boring and lifeless in my opinion. Completely white builds look sterile and cold.

- Castles. I simply don't like them, never did, neither the size nor the architecture or what they stand for... Everybody else may dream of being a prince(ss) in a huge castle, but I can do without it.

- Huge builds in general. Unless the number or the situation of the sims involved justifies it, I prefer smaller homes where every room has a purpose and it doesn't take two sim hours to get from one activity to another.

- Related to the above, rooms that serve no purpose. It may be the prettiest room in the entire house, filled with the most expensive works of art, but if my sims never have any reason to be there, it has to go. Or be filled with something useful.

- Open floor plans of the kind that you often encounter in modern houses and apartments, where the entire living space is basically one big room. Bonus points if said room is also relatively empty. I call this the warehouse style.

- The taller wall heights, except in builds that make clever use of platforms and/or big objects.

- Long, narrow bathrooms with two doors, big bathrooms with just one toilet and sink inside, and public bathrooms on the upper floors of community lots with none downstairs, all of which are unfortunately very common in premade builds. Maxis can't do bathrooms!

- Last but definitely not least: The overuse of clutter. I can't state often enough how much I hate that, or when builders "create" new objects my MOOing together existing ones into something non-functional. And how proud they usually are of their abominations.

I admit I love to put many clutter & plants in all my lots as they bring character & life into them, I do make extremely cluttered lots but they are for showcase/screenshot only.

The things I don't like:
- The houses that are too big, no matter how well design they make me feel empty.
- Tiny houses. Theres many ridiculously expensive tiny flat / houses in where I live, I just don't want to see them in my game.
- Blocky modern houses. They look lack of life.