alexpilgrim

Random (at best)

2012-03-04T16:43:00.001-05:00

I'm still stuck with computer problems, but I still have some previously unreleased stuff, so here goes another set.

I call these "random" because they're a mish-mash of different subjects and styles. I had actually made these for my game with images I fished here and there on the internet and that I liked, but I thought I might as well share them. Most of the art is from Ffffound and other sources. I'm sorry but I lost the info about the original artists though I know there's art by Gruau, Mats and Quim Guió among others. I feel a bit bad about not being able to give proper credit, I'll try to update as soon as I can.

24 images on a base game poster mesh, costs 90$ in game:

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(both formats, made for PETS or patched game)

12 images on a base game smaller horizontal poster mesh, also costs 90$ in game:

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(both formats, made for PETS or patched game)

And 16 images on the small square base game painting, costs 50$ in game:

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(both formats, made for PETS or patched game)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: Daybed AweSims, rug, record player (functional), records, pillows B5Studio, side table Karas.

Picture 2: Sofa Desdren, side table,and floor lamp B5Studio, pillows AweSims, rug by me.

Counting by Numbers

2012-02-07T15:58:00.002-05:00

Sorry for the lack of updates but I have been having all sorts of problems with my computer... I hope to be able to solve them soon, but it has put all my new projects on a (maybe long) hiatus. Anyway, since I had a few little things in store I had already made I will be releasing them in the meantime. To start with, this number posters, on a base game mesh.

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(both formats, made for PETS or patched game)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Rug, wall lamp and cabinet B5Studio, antlers EA Store and MK, books Karas and Mutske, windows and curtains Madaya, phone Camille, suitcase Karas at GOS.

A Is For...

2011-12-11T18:55:00.003-05:00

These small alphabet prints by artist Ryan Frease are maybe a little too edgy for your usual "cute" nursery but might be perfect for when your hipster Sims start having children, right? They'll also look great in any teen room, study or downtown bar, basically wherever you would need a framed letter.

26 letters (duh) on a base game mesh... can't remember what they cost in game, 50$ I think...

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(MADE FOR PETS/PATCHED GAME, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Dresser, toy robot and toy car eryt96 at TSR, rug B5Studio, lamp EA Store, teddy bear Pyszny, books Mutske at TSR

Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting

2011-11-20T18:02:00.000-05:00

Today I have some more Joan Miró art for you. I wanted to use some of his less known work, not the usual Miró prints you can find more or less everywhere, and I stumbled upon the website of this exhibition at the MoMA, "Joan Miró, Painting and Anti-Painting 1927-1937". I used base game meshes so they should be compatible but your game (probably) needs to be patched. 16 prints/drawings/collages/paintings on the smaller vertical mesh, and another 16 on the 2-tile horizontal mesh, they cost 190$ and 250$ respectively in the game.

It will be a while until my next upload, I'll be away for three weeks, for work and then visiting my family. I'll be back around the second week of December with some fresh inspiration!

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(MADE FOR PETS/PATCHED GAME, both formats)

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(MADE FOR PETS/PATCHED GAME, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: Eames lounger SYL at TSR, Noguchi coffee table and vase AweSims, rug and book B5Studio.

Picture 2: Sideboard Pyszny, vase and bowl Exotic Elements, sculpture AweSims, rug B5Studio.

Cattitudes

2011-11-14T18:05:00.001-05:00

A small update today, a little bit more "cute" than usual, but after all the headaches Pets has given us we deserve something back from these little furry creatures, don't we?

The original "Cats In Clothes" art is by the very talented Heather Mattoon (check her Etsy site here). I used a base game mesh so it should be compatible, but I made it with the latest version of TSRW so I really think your game at least needs to be patched. 12 lovely kitties in one file.

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(MADE FOR PETS/PATCHED GAME, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Daybed, blanket and pillows AweSims, rug and book B5Studio, end table EA Store

Something Old, Something New

2011-11-08T02:06:00.002-05:00

The third and final part of my The Rug Company rugs, this time two different rugs on a new mesh (thank you Bau again) slightly wider than the previous ones, this one is about 2,5x3,5 tiles.

The first one includes 16 modern or contemporary designs, plus the two usual CAStable options I've been including in the narrower ones.

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

The second one includes another 16 designs, more traditional (Aubusson, Ushak, Amristar and other Oriental rugs). I didn't include the CAStable options here because it's the same mesh and anyway CASting the rugs with an all-over pattern turn out sort of contemporary looking so... whatever.

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: Walls Club Crimsyn, windows Cyclonesue at TSR, Chairs AweSims and Casas-Cosas-Sims, end table and divider B5Studio, sofa pillows Esatto, floor lamp B5Studio, desk and table lamp EA Store, sewing machine Around The Sims, books Luna, AnoeskaB at TSR and RD, sculpture Cemre at TSR, parasol Exotic Elements, wall art B5Studio, LemonJelly and me.

Picture 2: Sofa Exotic Elements, pillows B5Studio and Simply Styling, ottomans, end tables and console Mango Sims, books Simply Styling and Mango Sims, deco plate B5Studio, cup Mango Sims, floor lamp Jun, sculpture Stylist Sims, wall art B5Studio, AweSims and The Verona Relapse

Town and Country

2011-11-01T16:49:00.009-04:00

First of all, sorry for the delay, I had these made for a while already but the whole Pets/patch thing came in between... I've added fixed versions of all my previous files, which you can find in the original posts (walls didn't need fixing). Starting from this post all downloads will be Pets compatible, but for this update and the next few I still have the unfixed files if you need them. From then on anything new will be made with the new version of TSRW so I won't be able to provide pre-patch stuff anymore.

Anyway, now to the fun part. Today I have a new rug, on a new mesh (thank you Bau for all your help!) slightly wider than the previous one, this one is about 3,5x2,25 tiles, 16 designs from The Rug Company ranging from antique to modern.

And of course two totally CAStable versions with different tiling just like the previous one.

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: Sofa Pilar at TSR, end table DOT at TSR, books Luna and Mango Sims, floor lamp B5Studio, table lamp TSR kudos gift, chair AweSims, Flowers BPS, Camille, Cherry Blossom Sims, cabinet Exotic Elements, wall art B5Studio, Mango Sims, Pink Rabbit and me, windows and radiator covers Madaya at TSR.

Picture 2: Sofas Pilar, wall art B5Studio, sideboard Gosik at TSR, vases Esatto, books Simply Styling, shiftable blinds SailfinSims, windows Madaya at TSR, shiny floor Murano at TSR. The egyptian sculpture is from the game in "buydebug" (or if your Sim goes to Egypt and obtains it somehow, I guess it's a thing you'd find in a tomb?).

At your feet

2011-10-11T02:10:00.007-04:00

16 rugs from The Rug Company on a new mesh by Bau, the first of a few sets I'll be releasing. This particular mesh is 3,5 x 2,125 tiles, so it's rather narrow, suitable for smaller spaces.

I have to say that I realized when I had made these that some of the designs had been released previously by LemonJelly... well, The Rug Company is a very famous... err... rug company so these things happen, we both drew our inspiration from the same source. Hers are larger so both can be a nice addition to your game and can complement each other, I think.

Cloned on a base game rug so should be compatible.

16 designs in one file:

I've also included two CAStable options in the file with different tiling (so you can make the pattern smaller or larger) which will give a nice plushy look to any pattern you apply. Showing here in plain white:

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(FIKED FOR PETS, both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: Armchair SailfinSims, Eames chair Pocci, phone Camille, iMac Simiversity, books Luna, Jope, RD, desk Living Dead Girl at TSR, antlers Helen-Sims, radiator Ritsuka, wall art B5Studio, me, lamp Cashcraft at TSR, deco plate Mutske at TSR, side table Karaskaras.

Picture 2: Chair and ottoman Murano at TSR, wall art B5Studio, AweSims, LemonJelly, Mango Sims, me, pillows B5Studio, RD, luggage EA Store, window and curtain Madaya at TSR, end table *n-a-n-u* at TSR, sofa Hysterical Paroxysm at MTS.

In all likeness

2011-08-01T05:11:00.009-04:00

I know it's been a while, but I finally have an update for you, it's all about portraits this time. First of all a series of 9 small historical engravings on Mango's "Alizé" drawing mesh (you don't need the original but still you should have it because it's a lovely addition to your game).

Here's a close up (click for a bigger view), from left to right and top to bottom: Mirabeau, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, Louis XVI, Charles III and Philip V of Spain, Benjamin Franklin, Floridablanca and Buffon. I found these on internet and, really, it's a quite unlikely collection of characters but I guess someone put them together for some reason...

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

Next is a recolor of the base game oval portrait. I changed the multiplier for the frame to make it look more antique, in all there's 16 portraits from the XVIIIth century by, among others, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley and Louise Élizabeth Vigée Le Brun. Sorry the file is quite large but I wanted the images to have a nice quality...

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

And last but not least, 6 recolors of the Jazz Age photos from the EA store, cloned on a base game painting (so you don't need the original either). I tried to make diverse types of families with different backgrounds and ethnicities, all the pictures are either from the EA store website or other "official" Sim pictures I found here and there.

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

Fractional Walls

2011-06-21T03:16:00.000-04:00

I uploaded a set of walls at MTS, just simple walls with the dado at different heights: 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4, but I thought they might come in handy for decorating. Grab them here.

For a list of CC used in the screenshots check my post at MTS. ;)

Joan Miró Art Prints and Mural

2011-06-11T07:34:00.008-04:00

Today I have small update for you, dedicated to the work of the famous Catalan Spanish artist Joan Miró (1893-1983).

First a collection of 20 art prints, mostly from the 50's and 60's, on a simple base game EA mesh. They cost 90$ and I think they're really nice to give a touch of artiness to your young Sim's starter homes, or to decorate where an actual painting would be just a little too much.

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(FIXED FOR PETS, both formats)

And a four-piece ceramic mural, which you can use indoors or outdoors to add a touch of Mid-Century architectural class. Each part costs 15$ and can be found in the "Wall Sets" category.

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(both formats)

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer

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Shopping list:

Picture 1: coffee table and rug, B5Studio, chair and vases AweSims, books Simply Styling

Picture 2: Arches: AweSims, lounger Stylist Sims (pay), cactus Helen-Sims, wall trims Angela at TSR (pay)

Blast From The Past Blog Train

2011-05-08T12:09:00.010-04:00

First of all I'd like to thank RD for trusting me enough to invite me to this blog train, before I had even learned how to create my own CC for Sims 3 and I had almost nothing to show for myself, this makes this post my first real official release, and it probably would have happened much later if it were not for this project. And I'd also like to thank the very talented Bau from B5Studio, who has patiently guided me through the whole process, has created a special mesh for one of the sets and has modified an original mesh by Pilar (muchas gracias Pilar también) for the wall plates.

Vintage Maeght Posters

24 original art posters from the Maeght art gallery, most of them from the 50's and 60's, on a new mesh by Bau specially for this set. They cost 150$, preview here.

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FIXED FOR PETS, both formats

12 more Maeght posters on Bau's Japanese Woodcut mesh at B5Studio. They also cost 150$, preview here.

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FIXED FOR PETS, both formats

Bernard Buffet prints

6 vertical and 8 horizontal prints on EA base game meshes. The small vertical ones cost 190$ and the two-tile horizontal ones 250$. Preview here and here.

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FIXED FOR PETS, both formats

Fornasetti wall plates

The famous "Tema e Variazioni" wall plates by Fornasetti, 24 of them on an original mesh by Pilar modified by Bau. they cost 75$, preview here.

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FIXED FOR PETS, both formats

Vintage wall plates

24 Vintage wall plates from the 50's and 60's, by Fornasetti and other artists, on the same mesh. They cost 75$, preview here.

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FIXED FOR PETS, both formats

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Made with TSRW and Photoshop CS4, package files converted with Sims3Pack Multi Installer
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Shopping list:

Picture 1: windows Madaya at TSR, sofa Melanise at MTS, rug and coffee table B5Studio, chair AweSims, end table Pocci, phone Eight/Three, floor lamp Murano at TSR, table lamp Exotic Elements,

cup Mango Sims, books AnoeskaB at TSR

Picture 2: desk SYL at TSR, lamp Leehee4444 at BPS, typewriter and pencils Camille, books Luna, chair Lemoncandy at MTS, notepad LivingDeadGirl at TSR, glasses Mango Sims, ashtray Lemoncandy at MTS

Picture 3: sofa Holy Simoly, coffee table and vases Mango Sims

Picture 4: lounger AweSims at LS, sideboard Lisen801 at MTS, cat Camille, bowl Exotic Elements,

lamp DOT at TSR

Picture 5: sideboard AweSims, Fornasetti rug B5Studio, vases Mango Sims and SIMcredible, wire basket Gosik at TSR (from the magazine exclusive Loft set)

Picture 6: sideboard, chair and mirror AweSims, rug B5Studio, candles Mango Sims

So many men, so little time.

2011-03-29T03:36:00.000-04:00

By popular demand, some of my favorite male sims previously posted at GOS at GSC, hope you like them. They have quite balanced features, so they also look good as females and should breed nicely.

I used quite a minimum of CC and some EP stuff, but if you don't have them nothing will happen really except that they will show up with whatever replacement the game thinks fit and some make-up you'll have to remove. Another thing than can happen is that they show up sort of grayish in CAS, if so select a skintone and a hair color and they'll go back to normal. In any case if you want a base game CC free version please let me know.

I had a very hard time taking the pics and they weren't collaborating either, making silly idle faces, but TAMO's tutorial was a great help. I was lucky with Jason but not so much with poor Iker, he's really cuter in-game, believe me!

I didn't use sliders but I did have the AWESOME MOD the first time I made them, and the MASTER CONTROLLER when I fine-tuned them to share, so I don't know...

To install just drop in your SavedSims folder (documents > Electronic Arts > Sims 3 > SavedSims)

BASIC CC:

Default face skin by AIKEA_GUINEA

Default body skin by TUMMYZA

Default eyes by TAMO

And if you want to... enhance your Sims a little, KITTIKLAN's "JUNK" is a must.

;)

JASON JONES

Ambitious, athletic, charismatic, virtuoso and friendly, wants to be a rock star.

Hair from AMBITIONS EP

Brows #2 by HEIRET

"Eye baggage" by KITTIKLAN

Freckles by PAPERCAT

Earring by TAMO

Glasses by TAMO

Jeans and formal top from LATE NIGHT EP

Denim patterns by ALL ABOUT STYLE

(imho patterns 2 and 3 are a must-have)

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IKER IZAGUIRRE

Artistic, athletic, easily impressed, clumsy and friendly, wants to be a master of the arts.

"Faded flare" by PAPERCAT

Freckles by PAPERCAT

Shirt by TAMO

Jeans from LATE NIGHT EP

Denim patterns by ALL ABOUT STYLE

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LARS NILSSON

Athletic, loves the outdoors, eco-friendly, friendly and frugal, wants to be a superstar athlete.

Hair from AMBITIONS EP

"Eye baggage" by KITTIKLAN

Freckles by PAPERCAT

Jeans from LATE NIGHT EP

Denim patterns by ALL ABOUT STYLE

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Have fun!

HRH Prince Henry of Magstadt

2011-03-27T09:08:00.000-04:00

If you are in want of a new Monarch for your Kingdom seek no more, my good Ladies and Lords, His Royal Highness Prince Henry, of the ancient and illustrious house of Magstadt, is a most suitable candidate to the Throne.

This noble Prince of the highest rank and merit has received a superlative education, being of Scholarly disposition, and his Vanity is compensated for by his many other virtues and qualities.

But, aye, one fatal flaw has been passed on through generations of the House of Magstadt: licentiousness. It is to be hoped that the affairs of the State will keep this worthy Pince's mind off these worldly temptations.

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Place in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims Medieval > SavedSims

If you don't have a SavedSims folder you can either create it yourself or save a Sim to the bin in CAS and the game will generate it.

This Sim will show up in the CAS bin when starting a new game.

Medieval!

2011-03-26T19:09:00.001-04:00

Henry the Great

Garage Life

2011-03-25T18:05:00.000-04:00

My two entries for the Garage Life 2.0 challenge at LSF.

Olivier and Damian

Christine and Armand

Dorm Daze

2011-03-12T04:35:00.002-05:00

My entry for the "Dorm Daze" challenge at LSF, I picked Charles Manner and Everett Blythe, I thought they had interesting personalities to do the neat-nerdy-guy/messy-creative-guy thing, since I figured Everett was the virtuoso Cello player (okay, it's a bass, but let's pretend) and Charles the aspiring photographer.

What I did was furnish the room previously with all the basic furniture, the same for both of them, and only add their decorative touches. Otherwise the room in itself it a bit drab (ugly linoleum floor, old paint, I think this dorm has been in use for generations of college students!).

I think the poster next to the window on Everett's side is a message for Charles...

More pics here.

Mirror, mirror...

2011-03-06T07:22:00.000-05:00

OK, I admit I just want to show off a little, this is my participation in the Mirror Mirror challenge at LivingSims forum (the challenge is to re-create a photo submitted by the mods and build the rest of the room around it). More pics here...

Grass pattern UPDATE: file not working

2011-03-05T09:45:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: I got reports of this pattern not working anymore (thanks Gamer), I checked and it doesn't show up in my game either... strange, but it has probably something to do with how it was extracted and the game updates (?). Really sorry about that. EA included something similar in Pets or Generations in the "misc" category. Pralinesims has one at TSR, here, not sure if it's free though... I'll update further if I find more.

I'm leaving the download link active as for now if you still want to test if it works.

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Just a small update, but maybe you'll find it useful. I extracted the grass pattern from Flabaliki's "Retaining Walls", so you can edit the floor on top of foundations for a terraced garden effect, or whatever else you can think of.

You can find it in "Misc." patterns. Package file only, sorry but I couldn't get the Sims3Pack to install properly.

There's probably more grass textures out there, but I like this one so I thought I's share it...

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Kauffsim House

2011-02-27T08:05:00.001-05:00

OK, first post, one must start somewhere, right? I'm a great fan of Mid-Century Modernism so I wanted to build a house inspired by Richard Neutra's famous Kauffman house in Palm Springs, built in 1946 and one of the cornerstones of what is known as Desert Modernism. Here's a picture of the real house:

(It's the second time I build it, I did for Sims 2 and won a contest at Simbella's Hangout, hehe... you can see some pics here if you like)

Anyway, real houses are difficult to replicate in the game (and the simplicity of these houses is deceiving, believe me!) so I had to take some liberties with the layout, and I didn't want to use any CC or store stuff so it would be easier to share, so I kept the inside pretty simple but with everything needed for a family to move in. If you're a downloadaholic like me I'm sure you'll come up with nice decorative ideas. I'll suggest AweSims, of course, because Sarah has the best Mid-Century inspired furniture. Actually I've had her on my mind all along because as you maybe know she lives in Christcurch which has been hit by a devastating earthquake, you can reed more about it on her blog.

OK, so the house:

The house costs 66.130$ (yeah, it's a bit expensive, not a started home for sure!). I've built it on a 25x25 lot that I placed instead of 617 Trawler Cliffs in Barnacle Bay. If you don't have a lot that size you can place it on a larger lot or place a 25x25 lot with the "edit world" tool.

The house has a dining-living area, kitchen with laundry room, suite bedroom with bathroom and dresser, a guest bathroom, a bedroom or study and bathroom on the top floor, pool, and parking space for two cars.

As I said I didn't go over the top decorating and it's only EA stuff, though I have all EPs and SPs I think I didn't use much from those (except for the landscaping rocks from WA and a couple of other things maybe) but the Sims3Pack format will need your game to be updated, at least. Here are some views (*) of the dining-living area and the spare room on the top floor, the other rooms you can see in the overviews.

So... hope you like it!

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Oh, just a little thing, if you want to make changes on this house keep in mind that I used cheats that might make alterations difficult if you don't have some building knowledge. And I also realized that if you try to edit the "grassy" parts on the foundation you will get the plain misc. pattern, that's because I used the pattern from Flabaliki's retaining walls and the game doesn't export CC patterns with lots. I uploaded the grass pattern in the next post but I'm not 100% sure it works, otherwise PETS includes a grassy pattern in the misc. section.

* Sorry but I find it very hard to take good pics in Sims 3, it was so much easier in Sims 2 with the "Y" key, remember?

alexpilgrim

Random (at best)

Counting by Numbers

A Is For...

Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting

Cattitudes

Something Old, Something New

Town and Country

At your feet

In all likeness

Fractional Walls

Joan Miró Art Prints and Mural

Blast From The Past Blog Train

So many men, so little time.

HRH Prince Henry of Magstadt

Medieval!

Garage Life

Dorm Daze

Mirror, mirror...

Grass pattern *UPDATE: file not working*

Kauffsim House

Grass pattern UPDATE: file not working