I didn't build it. The house is by Maratanah and you can download it here.
First floor layout.
And the second floor layout. I have made only a few tiny changes from the original.
Coming in the front door, you are presented with an enormous rug and a family area, where they have Don't Wake The Llama set up. I haven't used that game probably since the day I got Free Time, so I thought I'd give it another go.
Just off the family room, Camilla has a little space just for her sewing stuff. She has never had that before, so this will be a nice private space for her for a change. In their apartment, her sewing stuff was in the bedroom.
The bathroom. There's another similar one upstairs which I won't bother showing you.
The kitchen. I figured they might have matured past the bright blue counters they had in their apartment, so Camilla's favourite colour grey won out here.
Still plenty of blue around in the dining room though!
And in the living room. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged people at N99 to find a way to use Shoukeir's photo stand. I've always liked it but I've had it in my game forever and had never used it before. All their contributions inspired me, so I ended up using it here to separate the living room from the dining area.
Charlie and Camilla's bedroom. Camilla favours exotic furniture, so the bed and dresser have a slight Asian influence to them.
Everett's bedroom. He's probably thisclose to outgrowing a room like this, now that he's 9! But I'll redo it when I have to.
And finally Grace's room. I'm just noticing that those are some rather advanced books Grace has in her bookcase. A 9-year-old learning HTML 4? ;)Hope you enjoyed the tour!
Great tour! I love all the greys and blues you used. And the hues are versatile enough to change whenever you need them to (like when children turn into teens)! Also the house itself is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it! Everett's room will be in need of a makeover for sure one day and Grace's room will need a little update too. But hey, I like decorating, so that's okay. :)
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I love how "homey" your houses always look. There's just personal touches everywhere and those pictures! Gah! I wish there was an easier way to do that in TS3.
ReplyDeleteGood to know someone besides me appreciates the family portraits! I love having a good collection of those to choose from when I'm decorating a home. And yeah, TS3 is really lacking in that capacity!
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Love the tour! The whole house looks great and I love the small exotic flares around the house like the large rug and the pieces in the bedroom. The kids bedrooms are so sweet. I love Everett's nautical theme. The boat is especially cool. The family room is a great idea too. I'm sure they'll have lots of fun playing don't wake the llama together. Or at least for a few more years until Grace and Everett decide they are too big! Can't believe they are 9 already :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it! I downloaded dozens of Persian-style rug recolours a while back and have been dying for an excuse to use one. That huge empty space in the middle of the living room was perfect.
DeleteI was thinking that same thing about Don't Wake The Llama. Grace and Everett are going to think it's pretty lame in a couple of years' time. But maybe Charlie and Camilla can keep it out for when their nieces and nephews visit. Jack and Audrey will probably have popped out a kid by then and Connor and Lila may have as well. :)
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My husband says that a 9-year-old could totally learn HTML. But he's a crazy smart computer programmer, so maybe you shouldn't take his word for it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first comment, by the way; I'm finally delurking after having read pretty much every post on here. Your blog makes me want to do all sorts of new stuff with my game. I especially love your family portraits.
I've taught some pretty cluey 9-year-olds, so your husband might be right about that! Kids tend to be good at that sort of thing.
DeleteAnd welcome - always nice to see someone delurking! I'm glad you've enjoyed what you've been reading and hope to see you around again some time. :)
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It's a beautiful house, and as always, you have decorated and furnished it very nicely!
ReplyDeleteThere is one bit I don't understand: how is the drive going to work? Will the car get in and out at the side? It can't possibly be driven across the pond, can it?
Glad you like it! As for the driveway, I guess in real life they'd come out at the side but in the game, the car will just sort of "jump" over the pond, I think. That's what normally happens when you have a driveway set up any other way than the standard. Anywhere you can place a car, you can generally drive it out to the road as well.
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I bow to thee, oh mighty decorator! Seriously, I'm always amazed by the way you decorate your houses. You always add those personal touches that makes the house feel like it's really a family home. And I love the family portraits. I've had those frames for a while now but I've been too lazy to do recolours so my houses just have empty frames where photos should be!
ReplyDeleteLOL, thanks! You should definitely take the time to do a few portraits. The nice thing about doing them this way, as opposed to using the in-game camera is that it's so easy to have the same photo hanging in more than one house. So Mum and Dad can have copies of the wedding pictures and Grandma and Grandpa can have photos of all their grandchildren. It's fun.
DeleteI had those empty frames up for a while, while I was replacing the ones I lost in my computer crash and I still have a few around. I'm slowly getting around to filling them all in though!
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The house looks really nice! I can't wait to see an update of this family living in this house!
ReplyDeleteI love that you used 'don't wake the Llama' - I've never placed it somewhere myself, but it always seems like so much fun watching other people's sims play it :)
I really like the exotic touches all around the house.
Glad you like it - the next Benton update is not for a while, I believe, as it's in the second half of the round. But it's coming!
DeleteThe Don't Wake The Llama game was already placed in the house, or else I don't think I would have thought to use it! As soon as I entered the house and saw it, I thought "what a great idea! I'm definitely leaving that there!" And so I did.
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Lol, maybe she's giving you the hint that she wants to go into computer programming :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, maybe she is! I'll have to keep an eye on young Grace!
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Very lovely house! Love how you decorated it. I like the blue in the dining room. It’s there but it’s not overbearing. And the photo stand looks great where you put it. I have it in my game, too, so I’ll have to remember to go check out those inspirational pics. I really like the bedrooms, too. LOL at Grace with an HTML 4 book. What are they teaching in Sullivan Primary School? :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I’m seeing why you love those photo frames so much. I (finally) got around to making a bunch of pics for the Meadows update and was running out of space to put all the pics! I love all the sizes and that they can be placed on walls or tables. They add so, so much to a home.
Glad you like it! I had fun using the darker blues in the living/dining area. It seems like I normally end up using lighter blues, so it was a change. Grace seems like a pretty bright spark to me, so perhaps she is learning HTML 4!
DeleteOh, I'm glad you had a go at making some of those frames! I have some families who don't have enough space for all the pictures I have for them too. I use a lot of OMSPs sometimes, so I can put a bunch of them on the top of dressers and even in empty spaces in bookshelves. They really do add a nice personal touch.
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I absolutely love the Benton's new home.I really like how you decorate and tailor each house to the interests, careers, and colors of your sims.I really like the mix of the blue and gray.I like the addition of the family photos in each room.I actually started using those frames after I saw you use them on here :) I can't believe they're both still in their twenties and are homeowners, married with two small children.This couple turned out great, especially having children so young.I can't wait to see an update in their new house.Again, I love your decorating; this looks really nice :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoy the personal touches - those are the most fun things for me to add. :) Especially the family photos. And I think I saw this morning at N99 that you'd started to use these frames. I'm sure you're having a great time with them.
DeleteYes, Camilla and Charlie got an early start on adult life and Charlie's trust fund has made for an easier time than Finn and Victoria had. They went into debt to buy their place and took a while to pay it off. Camilla and Charlie are on very sure footing, financially, though. We'll see an update from them in their new house later this round.
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Great looking house for this family. They've really come along way since they found about the twins. Really happy they've made it work through all those hard times. There is plenty of space for them all too. Any chance of them expanding their family?
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it! Camilla and Charlie have definitely done well for themselves, considering they got off to such a difficult start.
DeleteAs for expanding their family, well, that's up to them! They haven't tried for a baby at all, though ACR hasn't kicked in for this new house yet, so who knows? I'm hoping they have one more!
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The house is so cute! You're great at decorating. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rachel! I'm so glad you like it. :)
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