EAxis house of FAIL: December

[floopyboo]

Faizah - damn, there goes my idea for this month! Oh well, back to the drawing board.

[jolrei]

I have a question also... it's a technicality, really, but I would still like to know. The rules say that we may not (RE)MOVE original exterior walls, but what about changing them? Say I wanted to replace the very top of the west tower with greenhouse walls, but not make the room bigger or smaller... would it still count as removing the exterior walls or not?

That would be fine, in my reading of the rules.  As long as the original "footprint" of the house remains, what the walls are then made of is immaterial.

[nanacake]

Hello. Here is my remodel house. No CC.

STATUS
Price: $124,503
EP Needed: University Nightlife OFB Pets Seasons
Furnishes? Yes
Features: Living, Garden Deck, Kitchen, Bath, Bed, Phone, Greenhouse
Feature Detail View http://i37.tinypic.com/33ac9c9.png
Map Ground Floor|2nd Floor

DOWNLOAD LINK (2mb)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?myjomrd21yd

[Emma]

That looks gorgeous nanacake.

[jolrei]

Yeah.  Really nice, nanacake.  Gives me some ideas, which I may implement if I ever finish the apartment block I'm building.

I did like Faizah's as well - ladderless pool went well with the prison theme.  Was that intentional?

[leaths]

That is gorgeous, nanacake. I'm definitely yoinking it.

[Faizah]

I did like Faizah's as well - ladderless pool went well with the prison theme.  Was that intentional?

Intentional in that I didn't forget to put a ladder in, but rather opted not to, as it spoiled the look a little. Shiny blue ladders, in that house? No. (Though, drowning sims is a long standing favourite of mine. I've never really been fond of the lock-them-in-a-room death, which is funny, considering my entry.)

[mistyk]

I didn't make many changes, I added a hall to the second floor. Gave it a little bit of the morrocan theme.....
3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

Front:



Back:


First Floor:


Second Floor:


Terrace:


Garden:


Kitchen & Dining Room:



Living Room:


Upstairs Hobbies:


First floor Hall:


Second Floor Hall:


I have all EP's including AL and all SP's including M&G

Can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/?fufyzojrmnz

[starlady]

@Mystik -- RAWR! I'm so jealous! I was trying to do a Morrocan/Mediterranean feel in my house and I haven't gotten my M&G stuff pack yet! I love the windows and the feel of the house in general. *insert jealous emoticon here*

[kalina]

mistyk, the house looks very nice. I really like the garden!

[mistyk]

@Mystik -- RAWR! I'm so jealous! I was trying to do a Morrocan/Mediterranean feel in my house and I haven't gotten my M&G stuff pack yet! I love the windows and the feel of the house in general. *insert jealous emoticon here*

Thanks
I just picked up M&G yesterday, I couldn't wait to get it after I saw pictures of what people were doing with the new garden stuff, now if I could only be more creative...I am still trying to get the hang of it all

[witch]

I wondered where those windows came from, M&G is it? Sweet. Torrenting this weekend.

[starlady]

Well, I got surprised last night when my boyfriend handed me a copy of Mansion and Garden Stuff. Yay! So, I went a *little* wild with all the new pretties and added them to my house. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you all have. I'd have to say that so far, this is my favorite revamp of any of the houses of fail that I've remodeled. Please scan this lot again with CleanInstaller. I've scanned it myself, but I'm paranoid when it comes to things like this. Hacks and CC can be sneaky.

I've remodeled 111 Stratford Street into a five bedroom, five bathroom house. I forgot to take pictures of it, but there is a spawn containment area that's equipped for twins. I couldn't take pictures of the bathrooms because they're tiny. The teen room, spawn room, and master bedroom all have their own private bathrooms, and the boy's and girl's room is actually a Jack and Jill suite (meaning they share a bathroom). I believe that the house is fully awesomespec, and there is, of course, room for a driveway.

The Front


The Back



Aerial View



Front Entry


Two-story Conservatory/Greenhouse


Living Room



Kitchen


Dining Room



Lockable Stairwell


Hallway



Angsty Purpley Teen Room


Girl's Room


Boy's Room


Master Bedroom


Private Office/Balcony


ETA: Sorry everyone. I thought that I had edited this earlier to include the link, as I realized that I forgot it. I guess it didn't take! Here's the link though, so that you all can download it. http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=af7da9293f7a2857d2db6fb9a8902bda

[mitchellcjs]

I'm looking, but I can't find a link to download?  It looks fabulous from the pictures, though.

[jim]

That looks gorgeous! Beautiful garden, too.

[SalixTree]

Starlady, wow, nice house! I likes.

Did it involve EMMA TORTURE? Have you made any new Goopy-themed EMMA TORTURE items? Make me MOAR EMMA TORTURE and you can haz title.

Something like this? *giggles*

 ...It's work in progress, just a test shot. I will have time for making moar in a couple weeks.

[J. M. Pescado]

No. It needs to be for torturing EMMA. No biscuit.

[twooflower]

Here is my remodeling effort. As you can see, I decided to go with a castle theme.



Here's a view of the courtyard in the back.



Here is another view from the back. Notice the moat that surrounds the property.



This is the downstairs living area.



Dining room



Upstairs there are games and creativity-building.



This is one of the two double bedrooms.



Upstairs



Main floor

Lot Details:
§358,958 (expensive, but castles are supposed to be, right?)
4 bedrooms
double nursery on main floor
3 bathrooms
pond
greenhouse
hot spring

Requires:
All EPs + Family Fun and Celebration

Custom Content:
"windkeeperian" mailbox cover and recolors used
Maxis - Missink Point Mystery Topiary
Sims 2 Store - Castle window (on the towers)

Download Here: (4.3 MB)

[Giggy]

I really like the castle, the inclusion of the moat makes it seam worthy of the title.

I'm definitely snagging this

[witch]

Twoflower and starlady, you've both made nice lots. Isn't it funny how different the lots can look, with just the choice of theme? The castle was an original idea - I suspect we're going to get quite a few Moroccan type lots.

Not that I'm building a Moroccan type lot, oh no, mine's more , um, like, Mediterranean, yes, that's it, Mediterranean! 

[ajcrawly]

 When I saw this house it made me think of a house I'd seen in a video game I'd played, so the basic shape came from that...and an Asian theme just seemed to fit. I apologize in advance for my lack of decorating ability!

Please note - I apparently FAIL at taking pictures this time, so I also apologize for the lack of 'close ups'.

Aerial view of the house;

Front of the house;

2nd Floor

1st Floor

View of the Courtyard from 2nd Floor balcony



House is here;
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c6d09d9a6bb6c22bab1eab3e9fa335ca53df296e50ead8a7

[Emma]

ajcrawly, that is so nice. And I now need a new idea. Damn.

[witch]

That's really nice, I love the inner courtyard with little bridges and stone lions and all.

Why, were you thinking Asian, Emma? 

[Emma]

No...


 

[witch]

I don't believe you ...