What sized homes do you prefer?

It really depends on the size of the family, but the biggest I've made was 2 stories with 6 rooms in total.

Stories don't matter, you can get as much space in a sprawling ranch as you can in a three story townhome. All that matters is that it can comfortably house whatever size household I'm playing at the moment.

I think I play medium sized homes, or prefer them. But I do have sims living in large houses or smaller homes. Sims do take forever to climb stairs so having the house laid out strategically is a must. But not always done...really. So yes, medium sized houses, 1 or 2 stories is what I like. I do like a good basement though.

I like really cramped two story box houses but that wasn't an option XD

I love huge mansions, but I like to build outward rather than upward. It's bad enough that Sims take 15 minutes to walk across the house. Put their bedroom on a third floor and the work day will be half over before they get outside.

I chose 2 story since that is my favorite type of house, but it's not the only type I use. My single/couple sims start out in a small starter home somewhere, usually Willow Creek or one of its "suburbs" (Magnolia Promenade or Newcrest). I never use money cheats, so they have to work hard to move up to that 2 story family home. I used to put them in an apartment to start with, but I have too many problems with them so it's not worth it to fool with them anymore.

Five story. I like big families.

I make all kinds of homes. I have a small 3 floors down (1 main floor & 2 basements) in my Doctor Who TARDIS.
I also have made some towers based on Rapunzel's tower, a Lighthouse & a Spaceship.
Furthermore, I've made Cottages, Cabins, Domes, Underground Bunkers, Small Ice Palaces, an Underwater home with the kitchen being on the land part. I usually prefer cozy floors.
I never seem to know what to do with extra space after I have made the Kitchen, Dining Rm., Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Living Rm., Music/Art Rm., Meditation/Medium Rm. & Study. That's why I stick to small floors.

"GalacticGal;c-17820036" wrote:
Large. I can't stand houses wherein any knick-knacks placed make the room look cluttered, or that my Sim has to clip their way through the fireplace or some other such painful-to-watch surface just to get to the other side. I also preferred at least a two-story lot, sometimes a three-story, if it makes sense for the additional floor.

"Kathykins;c-17819834" wrote:
Max 2 floors + basement. Its also more about the size of the property, as I also need a fairly large greenhouse with room for one of each plant.

I have recently begun to use magazines that offer floorplans again. Since we don't have cars, I am turning the garage portion of the houses into green houses. It's not all that hard, actually, and if you have a two-story, you don't have to make the garage as tall as the rest of the house. Just put windows on the exposed walls and turn the roof into a glass one. Voila. Saves space on those smaller lots. ;)

I've built houses that we had on our old TS1 fansite, and they all had garages. Whenever I use one of those builds, I also turn those into greenhouses. There's really not much else to do with them. Ok, maybe a home gym or room for painting/music.

I've built small, but can't have my sims live in those tiny homes. There's not enough space for everything they need :D

I like my houses to be just big enough for the household. I don't like it too cramped or to spacious. I like it just right, just like Goldilocks :).