More Awesome Than You!

Rules:

Lot sizes: 10x10, 15x10, or 20x15
Length of challenge: Deadline is 12:01 am, May 1, 2013 in Kofistan time zone. Voting for the best house will take place for a week.
Winner: Will get this shiny(ish) graphic to put in their sig, and gets to start the next challenge.

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Challenges/April%202013/April-2013-winner.png)

Challenge: Build a starter house capable of housing three sims. Keep the unfurnished price below §16,500, but imaginary bonus points will be given to those who keep the furnished price under that.

Items that must be included: The B.R.A.S.S. Double Bed, the Kinder Kontainer OR the Rock-a-Baby Crib, a toilet, a sink, a shower OR tub, a stove, a fridge, and a counter.

No custom content. Store stuff is OK to use.

Use one of these color schemes.

You may choose up to one more color for wood(s), but otherwise use one color scheme for the interior. Exterior can be any color(s).

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Challenges/April%202013/colorschemes.PNG)

NAME YOUR LOTS by using the "edit details" button. I will refer to them by name in the poll and any lots without an in-game street name will be disqualified. If you need a street name generator, this (http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/StreetNameGenerator.htm) is the one I've been using.

For example, if I submit a lot named 3760 S Winchester Lane, it will be described in the poll as "jesslla | 3760 S Winchester Lane", this allows me to create multiple houses for the challenge and still be clear which one you're voting for.

This contest is open to anyone, even 'dome residents.

Where do we submit the lots? Do wee need to take pictures & if so, how big do you want them? need info :)

This sounds like fun! I have one question though: Is wanding permitted?

Submit the lots here in this thread. Yes, you need pictures. They should be fairly large, you should have at least one shot per floor, plus a shot of the whole front of the house. Overhead shots are probably the easiest ones to take, given the size of the lots, but that's up to you. No limit on number of pictures.

Wanding is permitted! Thanks for that question, as I forgot to include that in the rules.

Yes, yes, double posting, blah, blah, blah. I'm a rebel.

Download (http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/2356%20W%20Teid%20Lane/2356%20W%20Teid%20Lane.zip)

A tiny house is easier to clean. This is a 10x10 lot with a car and room for three sims. I have playtested the house and I think I've fixed any/all routing issues that cropped up during testing.

Furnished: §15,392

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/2356%20W%20Teid%20Lane/Screenshot-112.jpg)

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/2356%20W%20Teid%20Lane/Screenshot-113.jpg)

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/2356%20W%20Teid%20Lane/Screenshot-114.jpg)

Here, a tiny lot.  Figured a tiny lot wouldn't make me want to stab my eyes out the way trying to make large lots in Sims does.

It is $15,678 furnished, post wanding.  10x10, 2br, 1ba, should fit three sims (maybe four if you want to convert the attic), and has been playtested for a little bit.  Hopefully the stairs don't need rotating again.

No store content, but it does have a couple deco objects from Master Suite Stuff.

(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212lv1.jpg)
(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212lv2.jpg)
(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212lv3.jpg)
(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212lv4.jpg)
(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212lv5.jpg)

Download (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/partemis/1212 Little Valley.zip)

On behalf of the two Dome residents, I must ask, is this a reprieve from their doming, or do we go look in the Dome for their entries?  Also, what about the Canned?

All entries to be posted in this thread. Includes the unwashed and the unspeakable.

Canned users can email me at moreawesomethan @ linuxbit.net with their pictures and lot and I'll host their file and post it here for them. Same for the Domed users if they wish.

Meh, why build a house that only holds 3 sims? 
With that in mind, I present The Breeder Shack (address 1510 Breeder Shack Alley)!

*real estate sales voice*
Yes, this highly affordable and versatile starter home, sitting on a spacious 15x10 lot, sleeps an amazing TEN sims, plus three infants or toddlers!  Featuring not only the basic amenities, but also a wide range of entertainment items, your sims will never be at a loss for something to do.  Best of all, the landscaping is not only attractive but also practical, being garden plants! (Please note, we here at Cyberdodo Realty make no warranty against damage due to zombie attacks).  Our special wanded sale price for this beauty, as shown, is a mere $14,670!  Unfurnished, the price drops to under $11,000.
*end real estate sales voice*

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/breeder_front.jpg)

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/breeder_back.jpg)

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/breeder_floor1.jpg)

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/breeder_floor2.jpg)

Download (http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1510_Breeder_Shack_Alley.zip)

Hello everyone :)

27 Scott St

Furnished: $13,352
Unfurnished: $10,279

Here is my offering. I used a 20x15 lot, comes with a garden plot & driveway. The house is 2 bedroom, 1 bath & features upgraded appliances. You can download it here http://www.mediafire.com/?k54wu4zkq95fp8w

I have all Eps & Stuff Packs except the 70, 80 & 90 thing.

I hope you enjoy it!

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Frontview-Scott_zpscc94aa3b.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Planview-Scott_zps2f15d742.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Kitchen-Scott_zps650282dc.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Kitchen2-Scott_zps6edeb99a.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Bedroom-Scott_zps28fd27d3.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Spare-Scott_zps4d01647a.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Bath-Scott_zpsf8fd5230.jpg)

(http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w556/Morague1/Living-Sccott_zps74528f7f.jpg)

Split level housing on a 10x15 lot. Seasons-proof loft. Wanded price: 16,490 furnished or 13,247 unfurnished. Address: 96 Aspen Close.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/1.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/2.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/3.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/4.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/5.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/8.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/7.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/6.jpg)

I have all expansions up to University Life + all stuff packs up to 70s, 80s & 90s Stuff except that Katy Perry nonsense and Diesel Stuff. No store items.

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/file/si059etmtbn2q0o/96_Aspen_Close.rar)

Ok, here's my take on it.

(http://i.imgur.com/Zf6GC40.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HBveywk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Bu4Y4tk.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/lnRlHlO.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/I6UzDl5.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/rvwaCFV.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/V6vosZI.png)

And the download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut8hml4jdoldgb2/Turd%20Ferguson%2090%20Islip%20Drive.Sims3Pack

Yay! I love this challenge and some of the entries!

Here is my first:
15x10 lot
16298 furnished, 10556 unfurnished and wanded.

I chose the purple palette, picked it out with photoshop and used the hex code, but it looks darker in these photos.

(http://i.imgur.com/XySA44o.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/a45jBol.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/Ikb6Jgb.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/4PSWYA7.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/8Mio06U.jpg)


Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?hc5tt891oet0qgk
Made with all EPs SPs and patches, etc. Some store stuff [the TV and wall light].

I'm getting Access Denied at http://i.imgur.com. I can see Skadi's and Turd's images when I use the whole URL in a new tab (e.g. http://i.imgur.com/XySA44o.jpg) but I can't see the images in the posts. I've tried adding http://i.imgur.com to my NoScript whitelist and the Allow button is greyed out. Anyone have any ideas?

I'm not having any issues with seeing Turd's images, are you running any other blockers?

ReRybka - I really liked your lot, I like the colour scheme on the single bedroom especially.

I love everyones houses! It's going to be hard to choose a favorite when it comes time to vote. I was afraid no one at all would enter. Wouldn't I look silly then?

Here is my second house.

411 Anglin Street is a small Victorian inspired house.

Furnished: §16,315

Download (http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/411%20Anglin%20Street/411%20Anglin%20Street.zip)

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/411%20Anglin%20Street/Screenshot-115.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/411%20Anglin%20Street/Screenshot-116.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/411%20Anglin%20Street/Screenshot-117.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/411%20Anglin%20Street/Screenshot-118.jpg)

Wow Jesslla, that is awesome. And now I am off to do a modern one.

The exterior layout of my second house was blatantly stolen from a picture of a house I saw on the exchange. Interior/color schemes are all mine though.

A few questions actually...

1) How closely do we have to stick to the color palettes provided?

2) Can we make multiple entries?

Well, here is my submission:

578 Viking Drive

2 bedroom/1 bath
Fresh, Modern living space color scheme
15 x 10 lot

$9668 unfurnished
$14,436 furnished

Outside at Night:
(http://i48.tinypic.com/307qh77.jpg)

Outside During the Day:
(http://i48.tinypic.com/15dvp20.jpg)

Overhead View:
(http://i49.tinypic.com/35c4e35.jpg)

Nursery/Kid's Room:
(http://i49.tinypic.com/260re2o.jpg)

Bathroom:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/a1kc36.jpg)

Living Room:
(http://i46.tinypic.com/14wg6cn.jpg)

Kitchen/Dining:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2rdhydu.jpg)

Living Room from Kitchen:
(http://i48.tinypic.com/zkl2sm.jpg)

Bedroom:
(http://i46.tinypic.com/14xhq93.jpg)

No download link yet. I forgot to export it before I quit the game.

DOWNLOAD HERE (http://www.4shared.com/file/5DN2zEQX/578_Viking_Drive.html)

Alright, SJ just won. Everybody go home.

1. Stick to it as close as possible. It's supposed to be a challenge after all.

2. Yes, please do! The more the merrier!

2nd Entry, the Qube. 16,478 / 13231 wanded. 15x10 block, some store stuff. All EPs and SPs.

(http://i.imgur.com/QjMGSNe.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/3F6fSog.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/cINOaJv.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/73YghQq.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/iMcrV3u.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/oA2L7KK.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/LsYKCHr.jpg)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiybkqsuuj094es

Edited: because the first one was missing stuff.

Witch - the imgur thing isn't you, it is the links used. The direct links I originally grabbed didn't have the .jpg afterwards.

SJ - that is a great house, I can't believe how much decoration you could do within the budget!

No, that's not it, I still can't see any of your images in either post. I have no other blockers I don't think, checking now. Might be an ad block issue.

ETA: Yep, ad block. Somehow i.imagur is registered as an ad site. I have disabled for MATY. Very nice lots, Skadi. I like SJ's lot and Jesslla's Victorian house, but boy oh boy, I just LOVE ReRybka's house. I know a wee bit about sims building and I can see real expertise here. Oh, the grey/blue and white house is really cool too.

Jesslla I hope the poll will allow us to choose more than one house to vote for?

BTW I am finding the colour scheme really restricting. One of the things I like about building is the exploration of colour as the scheme evolves through the process.

3rd Entry, titled Deception.

Is it a run down house, barely furnished? Or an extravagant underground sanctuary?

16478 furnished or 13231 unfurnished.
Master bed, nursery and 1.5 bathrooms.

(http://i.imgur.com/HF2Qw2b.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/sYMM8Yd.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/XRjPy45.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/f4Mp0uk.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/HaS8Zft.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/75jQszv.jpg)

Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ec5o5iuq5ttzvoa

[quote author=witch link=topic=22222.msg599667#msg599667 date=1366183990.
Jesslla I hope the poll will allow us to choose more than one house to vote for

BTW I am finding the colour scheme really restricting. One of the things I like about building is the exploration of colour as the scheme evolves through the process.
[/quote]

I figure you'll be able to choose up to three houses in the poll.

The color scheme thing has turned out to be a lot more annoying than I thought it would be. But I don't want to get rid of it halfway through the challenge, so how about this. Pick a color scheme (and one extra color) and use any of the shades on the slider part of the color wheel (like when you choose a skin tone). This way you have a theme of colors, but aren't stuck using specific shades. 

Awesome!


Nah, I think you're right, leave it as is in its entirety. Saying to choose a range of colours will only be unfair to those who designed within the guidelines. I do have a house half-finished, I'm sure I can cope, and it's supposed to be a challenge anyway.

112 IttyBitty Lane
10x10 lot, $16,043 furnished
Appears brighter in game, I am unawesome at taking pictures.

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/TinyHouse1_zps82843e24.jpg)

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/TinyHouse3_zps57a9f444.jpg)

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/TinyHouse2_zps6af498cc.jpg)

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/TinyHouse4_zps69d50f7e.jpg)

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/TinyHouse5_zps155516c2.jpg)

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?sj2wrg71zhu5gx2)

I'm a big fan of compact lots.  Some lovely work here, downloaded a couple.

Here is submission #2:

32 Wainwright Way

2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths
20 x 15 lot
$16,500 (ON THE NOSE!) Furnished
$12,927 Unfurnished
Elegant, Urban Purple Color Scheme

Outside at night:
(http://i46.tinypic.com/24vn0k4.jpg)

Outside during the day:
(http://i47.tinypic.com/313nnye.jpg)

Backyard:
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2v9s0er.jpg)

Downstairs overhead view:
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2ng5tsh.jpg)

Upstairs overhead view:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/158rjk.jpg)

Office/Study:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/18ycz9.jpg)

Kitchen/Dining:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/o5qm3t.jpg)

Living Room:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/9v9kd2.jpg)

Downstairs 1/2 Bath:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/290slmt.jpg)

Nursery:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2ywfssw.jpg)

Master Bedroom:
(http://i48.tinypic.com/6g60.jpg)

Full Bath:
(http://i49.tinypic.com/24v366b.jpg)

DOWNLOAD HERE (http://www.4shared.com/file/1mX5KZye/32_Wainwright_Way.html)

SJA, you do some seriously good decorating.

I love it SJ! I especially love the desk. It's very nice to see one that isn't just wood.

Thank you everyone for your compliments! Building and designing are my favorite things about the Sims. While the color scheme rule is restricting, I'm actually really enjoying the challenge of it, because it forces me to be more experimental with how I decorate (like using patterns on things that are usually wood like the desk, or not using the default patterns on objects). I like the money limit, too, because it's harder to make the cheap stuff look nice.

There are a lot of really nice designs on the thread so far. I love seeing what people come up with because it gives me ideas I hadn't thought of before. Can't wait to see what else is submitted!

I've got one more house I'm working on, but that's going to have to be it for me. I MUST study for exams if I expect to complete this law school venture.  :D

You all are doing some wonderful builds, and it is fun that they vary so much. There should be a challenge for houseboats when IP comes out.   :)

This lot is a fishersims dream come true! Situated over a pond teeming with rare and unusual fish the house is safe from floods and you get a good workout climbing up and down those stairs.

20x15 lot, Furnished price of §16,468

7564 Passion Way

Download (http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/7564%20Passion%20Way.zip)

(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-119.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-120.jpg)
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(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-122.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-123.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-124.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-125.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-126.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-127.jpg)
(http://www.linuxbit.net/Sims3/Houses/7564%20Passion%20Way/Screenshot-128.jpg)

I would have to agree. It's unfair to relax a restriction partway into the challenge.

And that's coming from someone who expects to be heavily dinged on that restriction for my first entry.  Architecturally, my Breeder Shack stays true to the "Cozy Comfortable" color scheme. Everything is done in white, light grey, and light wood tones, except for a splash of color in the master bedroom.  However, I didn't stick to the color scheme on furnishings, throwing together a mismatched ramshackle look instead. Hey, it's a cheap-ass oversized shack.

I'm working on a second entry now, and I promise to pay more attention to the color scheme this time.

I'm impressed. There are lots of really good ideas here to steal be inspired by and use in future projects. But for now, here's my second entry: 10 Navy Lane. It's a simple, two bedroom house on a 10x10 lot, with room for a family of four. Wanded and slightly worn, it fetches a price of 16,482 furnished or 12,812 unfurnished.

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/1.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/2.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/3.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/4.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/5.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/6.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/7.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/8.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/9.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/10%20Navy%20Lane/10.jpg)

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8cd72dous71p4zb)

My thoughts exactly! I've been snatching up most of the entries.

I don't usually participate in these sorts of things, but I did actually put together an entry. However, 2 different entries look a lot like what I came up with independently... So now it would look like I ripped them off.  :-\ Back to the drawing board, I guess!

Let's face it, there are a limited number of options for small houses in the sims. So what if some are similar? Your own use of accessories and colour etc will still make an individual house.

It doesn't matter if they are similarly themed, the more the merrier! At least then we could have a few of the same feel for sub-sections within a neighbourhood.
Though this is making me want to crack out the world builder again.

Post it! Hell, I ripped someone off with my victorian house. There's only so much you can do in a small lot, so eventually similar ideas show up.

Well, I think maybe I'm disqualified anyway since my furnished price is so high (no imaginary bonus points for me), but here we go:

(http://i38.tinypic.com/2yynhxy.jpg)
10x10 flat lot
Furnished: $22,376
Unfurnished: $11,341
(Original inspiration from www.loftcube.net)

I used the "Fresh, Modern Living Space" palette of peacock blue/white/grey with the same pops of color that were in the reference photo (black, green, & magenta/red). I have all EPs & SPs except the Katy Perry one. I did play test a little, so there shouldn't be any major routing issues.

Outdoors at night:
(http://i35.tinypic.com/28hdcif.jpg)

Overhead views:
(http://i35.tinypic.com/2lsbsww.jpg)

(http://i37.tinypic.com/2w3dfk4.jpg)

(http://i36.tinypic.com/w8rx2b.jpg)

Interior shots:
(http://i36.tinypic.com/2880006.jpg)

(http://i35.tinypic.com/2wnzqix.jpg)

(http://i34.tinypic.com/2ry1xxk.jpg)

(http://i37.tinypic.com/16h13c0.jpg)

(http://i38.tinypic.com/2zjgoqf.jpg)

DOWNLOAD (http://www.mediafire.com/?qu1ycqiw0uql5m2) (Sorry for the wall of pictures.)

Grandma Murphy's Piece of Quiet

This is a three bedroomed house on a 20x15 lot. There is one car parking space beside it. Furnished it is §19,779, unfurnished §15,641.

I used the fresh modern living space theme with the blue and two greys. Ahem, when I say 'used' I mean that if you're prepared to play 'Where's Wally' ('Waldo' for Americans), you will indeed find all three colours in each room, some more than once. See, when Grandma moved in she couldn't bear to rip out all the lovely wood panelling just for a competition on a forum, so I had to be inventive with wallpaper. My accent colour is orange which will be rather obvious.

I made a family to playtest and haven't found any difficulties, except maybe the dining chair on the far end, a sim only used it once and had the plate on her lap instead of on the table. Oddly enough the family I made bought the house and had about §1700 left, I don't know if famblies get more than §20K now?

So the story goes that Grandma finally found her 'piece of quiet' out in the suburbs, she was happy to retire and planned to spend her days trying new recipes and meeting the neighbours. Life was idyllic until the knock on her door one stormy night, Grandma's daughter Priscilla and Priscilla's four children were shivering on the porch with nowhere else to go. What else could a poor grandmother do but invite them all in to stay? Six people, one upstairs bathroom, will Grandma retain her sanity?


(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/1.jpg)

(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/2.jpg)

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(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/11.jpg)

(http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/12.jpg)


Download lot. (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/Grandma%27s.Piece.of.Quiet.rar)

Download lot with Grandma and her fambly. (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/poofs/GrandmaMurphy/Grandma_Murphy.rar)
The children are twins, the toddlers are not supposed to be, but CAS won't let you make babbies. I was tempted to make Priscilla pregnant as well, but relented. :D

79a Greyleaze
Furnished: §16,323
Unfurnished: §9,759

Perennial lurker here, enticed into activity by a good building challenge.

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-28.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-33.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-34.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-31.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-30.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-29.jpg)

Most EP/SPs installed. No store stuff used. Not playtested.

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?bzb8k9ctv3q7rb7)

Name house in game is 240 Victoria street.

Lot size 20x15
Price unfurnished 14822
Price furnished 16569

(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/7016/page1xy.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img819/446/page3kw.jpg)

It's a split house
(http://imageshack.us/a/img208/882/240victoriastreet1.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img248/9879/240victoriastreet2.jpg)

Link for downloads: http://www.4shared.com/rar/8eaDgXSC/240_victoria_street.html
In the rar there are 2 files. A sims3pack and a package. If you don't want install via launcher, put the package in Document/The Sims3/Library

You will need to find a fileshare site, like Dropbox or Mediafire or Mega. If you don't have an account with one, you will have to make an account (don't use your real name) and then upload your house to that site. Then you can get a link to share your download. Put that link in your post.

I lovelovelove these new entries. phoneixc and rainkius you did just fine, no one will be disqualified (unless they don't name their lot, but everyone so far has done that).

My house bin is going to be so full at the end of the month. :)

Can I participate with more than one house? Maybe another dimension and another arhitecture?

Yes, you may! You can share as many houses as you want to. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with.

There are some seriously nice houses here.  When this challenge is done I'm going to have a full lot bin.

I hope I do not bother anyone if I add another house in the contest.
And I hope I'm not upset anyone if I have anither 2 ready.... There will be a total of 4. 2 lot size with 15x20 and 20x15, one 15x10 and one with 10 x 10 ... complete set.
Now about this lot. It's called 990 Doraly Lane.
Lot size Price 15x20
Price furnished 16408
Price unfurnished 13627
The House has facilities for a minimum decent living.  As soon as the simmmy begin to earn money, will be able to change the inside.
I put the emphasis on the outside.
I repeat, I use a program for translation, but it's not perfect, so if the terms are not in order, I apologize.

Link for download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/3I_i4Shz/990_Doraly_Lane.html
The rar is the same, 2 files: sims3pack and package for library if you don't install by launcher... Good for the jury.

Now, the pictures
(http://imageshack.us/a/img819/5206/page3uo.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img11/7030/page2fo.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img694/2119/990doralylane1.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img854/5750/990doralylane2.jpg)

I hope I have put all the details.

My second entry:

16 Alameda Walk
Furnished: §16,346
Unfurnished: §13,907

I went for a Mediterranean look, but sadly the colour themes didn't work too well. So I've used the 'Cozy, Comfortable Living Room' as a base and included the colours from the 'Crisp Coral Living Room' to accent it. I also overloaded it with dark wood.

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-35.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-36.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-37.jpg)

(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/SiKeTe/Screenshot-38.jpg)

Most EP/SPs installed. No store stuff used. Not playtested.

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?g6yboz7dbo77a2x)

The 3rd entry ... No more word. You know who I am from other 2 entry.

Lot name 55 Catalina street
Lot size 10x15
Price furnished 15405
Price unfurnished 11703
(http://imageshack.us/a/img405/9522/page11pw.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/7163/page12ra.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img692/9233/55catalinastreet1.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7602/55catalinastreet2.jpg)

And the link for download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/e_QZnyso/55_Catalina_street.html
The same thing, 2 files: sims3pack and package for Library.

And the last lot... I hope I finish here, but I'm not sure.  :D

Lot name 180 Aurora Street
Lot size 10x10
Price furnished 16337
Price unfurnished 11215

All my 4 house was tested in game.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img109/1497/page11ln.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/7423/page12t.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/7114/180aurorastreet1.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img248/5682/180aurorastreet2.jpg)

If the last picture is without walls is because I wanted to have almost all objects.

Link for downloads: http://www.4shared.com/rar/i3dCiImT/180_Aurora_street.html
The same thing. 2 files, one sim3pack and one package for library. Don't use both...

I promise that is the last lot because my imagination has gone wild today.

Seeing as it is accepted content from EA Store, I decided to use the garden set. It is an utopia.
An open space with no privacy ... everything is in plain sight.
I think it's only dedicated to naturalists', nudists ' and environmentalists'.

Lot name 5 Tropical Lane
Lot size 20x15
Price furnished 19719
Price unfurnished 12502

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(http://imageshack.us/a/img856/5922/page12hb.jpg)

The collage contains a detail without Palm trees to be seen better.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img46/1060/page11d.jpg)

Link for download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/d4zLqxA_/5_Tropical_Lane.html
The rar has 2 files: sims3pack and a package for Library. Don't install both.

I love what people can do with a starter lot. Makes me wonder why EA includes such crappy ones with their worlds.

Phoenixc, your buildings are wonderful!

My only comment is on the last one - anybody living in it is going to get the unfinished moodlet for inside with no floor. Other than that they're all fantastic. Everytime I think I'll submit one of my utilitarian little lots I look here and pike out.

Doooo eeet. We wanna see! My bin can use all the starter lots it can find.

I knew it, but I liked the real ideea...

I am super-impressed with everybody's designs so far. I'm going to have a whole neighborhood full of tiny houses soon enough!

Here is my last submission:

451 Shorelight Circle
2 bedroom, 2 bath
15 x 10 lot
Furnished: $16,469
Unfurnished: $13,037
Bright, bold living room color palette

Outside:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/20p29tz.jpg)

Outside at night:
(http://i37.tinypic.com/fu7urk.jpg)

1st floor overhead:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/2itrgg5.jpg)

2nd floor overhead:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/33bd9mq.jpg)

Kitchen 1:
(http://i37.tinypic.com/244yvc9.jpg)

Kitchen 2:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/24wvivt.jpg)

Living Room:
(http://i34.tinypic.com/akcz6r.jpg)

Downstairs bath:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2bv39s.jpg)

Hallway:
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2hh2ald.jpg)

Master bedroom:
(http://i38.tinypic.com/2q3rn9e.jpg)

Master bath:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/63y4hl.jpg)

Nursery:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/21a3cp.jpg)

DOWNLOAD HERE (http://www.4shared.com/file/jMP_Q0Uv/451_Shorelight_Circle.html)

I don't know if the night is a good counselor.
I thought the new EP will appear; Island Paradise and Robinson Crusoe. A cavern furnished with pieces from limited edition would be something special.
For now, I just put the required objects.
What about? A grotto like starter house?

Lot name: 101 Cages Lane
Lot size 15x10
Price furnished 15900
Price unfurnished 8998

I did not find the tile floor to match with the cavern, so the modlet wil be with unfinished room ... but no one die from that.

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Link for download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/km3ILMx0/101_Cages_Lane.html

Note: I haven't built so many lots to have more opportunities of winning a contest. I've done because I like to build. I am 55 years old ... it's weird for someone my age to play the sims3? My regret is that I don't speak English ... so I can't understand everything that people write.
Now sure I'll stop ... otherwise I'll put monopoly on contest... I still have not finished ideas. :D

Ö.Ö Yeah, there's no way I'm submitting mine now, lol. I showed a friend one of my "creations" and his reaction was and I quote: "It looks crammed as hell". I'm glad there are people like you guys otherwise I'd be stuck with my fugly lots. I love every single entry, excellent job everyone.

5 Mango Way

Lot Name: 5 Mango Way
Lot Size: 15x10
Unfurnished: 12,451
Furnished: 17,218

Hi Fellow Simmers, Hope you like my house it is small but comfy as. I might make another house like this for myself but make it a little bigger.  :-*

(http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/428/015/015/00/screenshot_original.jpg)(http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/435/015/015/00/screenshot_original.jpg)http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/421/015/015/00/screenshot_original.jpg(http://)http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/426/015/015/00/screenshot_original.jpg(http://)



Link for Download. http://www.4shared.com/file/JK6sHett/5_Mango_Way.html? (http://www.4shared.com/file/JK6sHett/5_Mango_Way.html?)

Watching V for Vendetta over the weekend, I decided to try an underground lot with an unassuming topside - Like V's Shadow Gallery. (Originally I wanted to make my own version of his home, but it was turning out WAY too expensive and didn't match any of the color schemes, so I gave that up.)

So here's another bunker/bomb shelter type lot for your paranoid sim families. I used a flattened 15x10 lot and the "Cozy Comfortable" color scheme. There is room around the outside of the shack (but inside the fence) to have a few crops.
(http://i36.tinypic.com/20uu7o5.jpg)
Furnished: $16,459
Unfurnished: $10,910
Lot has been play-tested a little and shouldn't have routing issues.

(http://i33.tinypic.com/2ahwmtd.jpg)

(http://i37.tinypic.com/2iatshl.jpg)

(http://i36.tinypic.com/15d6p1j.jpg)

For more pics, please see the album (http://tinypic.com/a/2ru6h/2).

DOWNLOAD (http://www.mediafire.com/?gzrhwcr3fohxhvn)

OMG! That's perfect for a Pescado sim.

Haha, that had crossed my mind. I imagine the computer corner would need to be a lot more impressive, though.

Now back to the "DOWNLOAD ALL THE LOTS" thing I have going on here.

I am a looser... because only now I understood that all the rooms must have the same scheme color on walls. (I asked someone of my friends to translate for me the rules)... Can I modify my posts? I will redo all the lots in order to be able to fit me fine. But no one couldn't tell me what is B.R.A.S.S.  :o

The B.R.A.S.S. bed is the metal bed frame bed, right near the beginning in the catalog listing. It costs around $400 -$450. Have a look at my lot pictures. I hope that helps!

Thanks, it helps!

phoenixc, you can modify your posts, but only if you want to do so. Non-native English speakers get to break the rules sometimes due to not understanding fully. If you submit new houses though, do follow the color scheme.

Thanks for understanding me, but the rules are the rules for everyone... if not, it's a contest for some and for some other no... so I will change the colors for each interior and I will change on my post only the interiors pictures and of course the lot for downloads. 
I hope the others contestants will not contest my request... because if someone speak another language than English (I speak better Italian and French), could understand better about I'm talking.

Hi, I think I may have a go at this challenge. I need to clarify something (haven't red through the whole thread, so I apologize if this has been covered anywhere). I understand the colour scheme thing but what about paintings, clutter, lamps, you know small accessories - do they have to be in the colour scheme also or are those excluded? And the extra colour for wood; does that have to be the same colour wood throughout or can I use a different colour wood from room to room? I don't know if I over-analyse this, but I have never done a challenge like this, so I don't know how strict this all is. LOL

Painting, clutter, etc, are a somewhat special case, often they have only one channel to change or no way to change them at all, so just do the best you can.

One color wood to be used throughout the whole house. Basically, you end up having four colors to decorate with. I went pretty strict on my houses, even patterns used only the color scheme I chose. I'd like you to stick as close to your chosen scheme as possible, even though it does lend itself toward a bit of a boring house (color wise).

My house does not really conform to the colour scheme at all, or only by a big stretch of the imagination, I don't mind if it gets left out of the voting. I don't expect speshul rights. It was fun to build and I now have a huge number of new starters from this thread. I am content.  8)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had trouble sticking with the color scheme. I went with stone instead of wood though and used one extra color which was from an accessory in the picture of my chosen color scheme. I CASted pretty much everything. Walls, floors, doors, windows, appliances, furniture, lamps, paintings, rugs, curtains and the clutter items. The house ended up looking horrible because of the weird layout I used. Maybe I'll try again with another color scheme.

*real estate sales voice*
Nothing says "tight-knit community" like close neighbors, and you'll certainly have that with 2015 Trailer Park!  Yes, we parked TWO mobile homes on a 20x15 lot!  With a shared yard and garden between them, you'll be BFFs with your neighbors in no time.
Each of the two mobile home can sleep up to 4 sims plus 1 infant/toddler.  Our special wanded sale price for the set, as shown, is $19,598.  Unfurnished, the price drops to $15,547.
*end real estate sales voice*

Address - 2015 Trailer Park

Yep, I built 2 houses on 1 tiny lot.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_park_garden.jpg)

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_park_overhead.jpg)

Since it's 2 houses, I used a different color scheme for each. For the first trailer I used 'Fresh Modern', while still looking like a trailer.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_park_blue.jpg)

The scheme for the second trailer is 'Crisp Coral'.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_park_coral.jpg)

I deviated a little from the color scheme for the main bedroom though. How could I not include some 'Trailer Trash Tacky'? :P

"Dahling! I love the decor! Especially the curtains!"
(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_park_tacky.jpg)


>Download< (http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/2015_Trailer_Park.zip)

Disclaimer
Finally, I managed to finish a lot. The first one is my official entry, the second one is supposed to be my first attempt at creating a tiny lot but I gave up. Neither of them are any good at all but since I wasted my time on them I decided to share. This is my personal take on the "assignment". I tried to use the colors in many varieties as to not make things too bland and boring.

Official entry
[99 Purple Water Rd.] built on a 20x15 lot and created with the "Elegant, Urban Purple Living Room" color scheme.
Furnished: §20,186
Unfurnished: §14,038
I CASTed everything that's CASTable according to the color scheme. Instead of wood I chose a color that was used as an accent in the picture of the color scheme.
[Pictures]
(http://i.imgur.com/DuVuG39.jpg)
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[Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?inkonzeexvwuvsz)]

Discarded lot
[28 Garden View Lane] built on a 20x15 lot and created with the "Bright, Bold Living Room" color scheme.
Furnished: §21,830
Unfurnished: §14,371
This one isn't as "meticulous" as my official entry. Something went haywire with the color scheme and I wasn't in the mood to fix it. The fridge, phone and windows for example aren't entirely CASTed in the color scheme and some of the patterns I used aren't properly CASTed according to the colors either. Instead of wood I chose a color that was used as an accent in the picture of the living room.
[Pictures]
(http://i.imgur.com/fuQbMMm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/sBtvWRy.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/uLMdq0Q.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/ceNVxvu.jpg)
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[Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8nedf9hsteat43h)]

Nice houses Virgali!

Last one from me: 22 Foundation Drive.
Edited to add download links.
One bed, one nursery with a large veggie garden. Built with all EPs and SPs with lots of stuff from Uni and Supernatural. Premium store content includes the playpen, baby monitor, and change table.
Green theme used, set up for a young college graduate who likes nature and painting. I discovered the portable drawing book which a cheap easel.

(http://i.imgur.com/mfwIgaY.jpg)

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Wanded - Furnished $16350, unfurnished $10789  20x15 block

Sims3pack download - 25mb! http://www.mediafire.com/?dy7s2805qujfl44
.package file for your library folder 1.28Mb http://www.mediafire.com/?8lr1hrosfsjy27b

Cyberdodo, I love trailer lots for my sims!

virgali, not any good MY ASS. Those are both utterly adorable.

Skadi, my wife builds excellent lots as always. I like that there is a money tree in the garden and a chess table.

Whew! I wasn't sure they'd be worthy of being posted here. Building and decorating is really not my forte. Thank you Skadi, I love the purple bricks and the dark wood combo of your lot in particular. All the entries here are amazing. I used to do a lot more building in TS2 than I do now in TS3 for some unknown reason. This really inspired me to do some more building.

Street Address: 1 Mimm Place
Lot Size: 10x10
Furnished Price: §23,704
Unfurnished Price: §14,605
Colour Scheme: Crisp Coral Living Room
Raison D'être: I don't like houses that are incomplete. This one has laundry facilities and alarms which has definately affected the pricing of it furnished. You'll also note that I've included wanded price and unwanded price pictures. It is the unwanded house that I will upload as I don't think you can honestly offer a 'new' house creation with a price constraint and expect to be judged on the wanded price.
Download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/cR7oLFCe/1MimmPlace_full.html

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Street Address: 2 Mimm Place
Lot Size: 15x10
Furnished Price: §39,441
Unfurnished Price: §16,156
Colour Scheme: Elegant, Urban Purple Living Room
Raison D'être: I've only posted the unwanded price picture on this one, and the upload will be the full price version again. To my way of thinking I've cheated on this house. I had to leave the garage door out to get below the §16,500 unfurnished price (which I justify to myself with the fact that it does not alter the functionality of the house). Which has got me worrying about my likelihood of having a house valid for submission for the 20x15 'category'. I also had to leave the basement external wall unpainted. Others may quibble on the fact that I've left the red in the carpets when I could have removed that channel. I claim it helps bring together a couple of places where red could not be removed from the object in question. Feh, I'll take my lumps if they're due.
Download:  http://www.4shared.com/rar/AaxDa4pl/2mimmplace.html

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This is my final submission, because I'm flat out of ideas.

Address - 1010 Wizard Tower

As the address may suggest, this is a starter tower for a wizard, on a 10x10 lot.  It follows the 'Cozy Comfortable' color scheme, though I'm not sure either 'Cozy' or 'Comfortable' really apply...

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower_front.jpg)

The ground floor consists of an eat-in kitchen.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower1.jpg)

There isn't much here for entertaining visitors, but that shouldn't be an issue.

"You dare enter the tower of the Great and Powerful Fawlty?!  MOAR TOAD!"
(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower_froggy.jpg)

Ehem. Moving on. The kitchen still has an old cooking hearth, but it's not needed, thanks to the upgrade to a wood stove.

Er, maybe someone should explain the concept of a wood stove to Fawlty? Or keep a fire extinguisher handy?

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower_stove.jpg)

On the second floor is the Apprentices' quarters, complete with the modern marvel of indoor plumbing.  Note, Fawlty does not believe in a minimum age for apprenticeship.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower2.jpg)

Studies show that regularly sanding and polishing the loo can reduce splinters by as much as 20%.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower_loo.jpg)

The third floor is the private chambers for the wizard and his familiar.  This floor also features indoor plumbing.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower3.jpg)

The top floor is the wizard's study, where the Great and Powerful Fawlty studies old tomes and practices alchemy.  Useful, as Fawlty isn't really so Great. Or Powerful, for that matter.

(http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower4.jpg)

With a quick cast of the wand here (pun intended) the furnished price is $19,936. Unfurnished is $15,973.

>Download< (http://www.minisquish.net/sims3/1010_Wizard_Tower.zip)

Street Address: 3 Mimm Place
Lot Size: 20x15
Furnished Price: 39,559
Unfurnished Price: 16,401
Colour Scheme: Bright, Bold Living Room
Raison D'être:  Again my submission is without wanding. You'll also notice that the colour scheme doesn't quite gel. I always have trouble getting green right.
Download: http://www.4shared.com/rar/-OYlfkBS/3MimmPlace.html

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I love the wizards tower! That's perfect for my Belgarath the Sorcerer sim.

Ok, my turn. :) With so many fantastic houses already shown here, I am getting quite intimidated. LOL It is only the 3rd time I build a house from scratch, so I am actually quite pleased with the outcome, although it was very challenging to say the least. Ofcourse, CASt-ing all the objects and building materials according to the colour scheme took ages. Half way through, my imagination failed me (can't you tell from the bunk bedroom?) I was acutely sick of purple at that point and that kind of put a plug in for me. (Where is the barfing smiley when you need it?!) Well, I got over it, sort of ;) and here is the result. Download link to package file at the bottom (goes into your library folder).

Built on a 20x15 lot in Riverview. This house is for up to 5 Sims:pepsihamster | Spring Wood 39. Wanded. Unfurnished price: 13.394  Furnished price: 21.062
Appraisal: "A quaint little home for those who value quality. Cheap doesn't have to equal lesser and this house could easily be the only home you will ever want, with its exquisite charm. A French/Italian inspired house that would also fit into and serve as a fantastic holiday residence in Champs Les Sims. A slight touch-up on the somewhat faded wooden exterior (has not been attended to for the past few years) will restore things to its original beauty. Apart from the walls that is. Either think of it as part of the charm, or live with it."

I used the Elegant, Urban Purple colour scheme.
I hope I have posted the pictures in the correct way.?

The front of the house
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/340e/4136wwsfz84z7tdfg.jpg)

Floorplan
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3250/dosa7y9kcmgfd7lfg.jpg)

Entrance hall
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1d39/o1hxms19wau2w5lfg.jpg)

Bunk bedroom
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/fb32/11g8rrduxn1n135fg.jpg)

Nursery
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/025c/2xvsyi3v82gzyinfg.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/404a/w610w7bab82yvi0fg.jpg)

Master bedroom
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a93a/x3n16i0p3ynb035fg.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9a55/2mvrjn9hcd4wa0cfg.jpg)

Walk in closet & bathroom
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b444/5zghxaa46bcb5ajfg.jpg)

Kitchen & dining
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b02a/hi4woaxl3zmu4s3fg.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/543f/a6ovsrwp7y22it6fg.jpg)

Dining & living overview
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a776/qdjd631eegjige5fg.jpg)

Now I am going to take some time to properly check out the rest of the houses displayed, yay.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?f03w6yc216hp9qv (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?f03w6yc216hp9qv)

Second Entry

456 Boxcroft Street
Size: 10x10
Price: $16,601 furnished, 12,802 unfurnished
Color Scheme: ??? (I was trying for "Elegant, Urban purple living room" but I thought the purple looked more like a steel blue/dark grey. Whoops.)

Modular house made out of a crate, with enclosed sunroom upstairs set up as a dining room. Sleep chambers downstairs, and modular stairs because spirals are a routing pain.
I'm bad at decorating and don't use any store stuff, and I got bored with CASting halfway through and went nuts with patterns. Sorry.

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/SimsStuff/Screenshot-27_zpse43d3fa9.jpg)

(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/SimsStuff/Screenshot-28_zpsf1bef518.jpg)

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(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/out-cast/SimsStuff/Screenshot-32_zps1a02b9d6.jpg)

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/?72lnkbwud7hbxlo)

What I did was save the photo with the color schemes in your first post, open it in paint, click on colors in the picture with the "color picker," and then go to the properties to write down the RGB numbers. Some of the photos have up to 8 colors in them, but I tried to use the three or four MAIN colors for most of the stuff, and secondary colors for accents and what not.


ETA: I just scrolled through this whole thread again, and found no fewer than ten building, design, and/or layout ideas I'd never thought to try before. So BAA to all of you; I'm seriously impressed with everyone's creations.

What happens if you install a lot built with several EPs that you don't have? I know that items will be missing but will the lot be broken in some way, so that it brakes the game or family living in the lot?

I changed the scheme colors for my houses, so I modified only the interior's pictures.
I changed the link for download.

House changed:
240 Victoria street
55 Catalina street
180 Aurora street
990 Doraly Lane.

I hope this time it matches with the rules of contest.

It will work fine, just the items get replaced with base game items. Probably you will need to "wandhere", though.

The only way I can think of that a lot could be broken by missing stuff is if you don't have spiral staircases in your game.  Missing stairs makes it hard to go to other floors in the house.  Otherwise, there shouldn't be a problem.

Custom worlds, however, are a different matter.  But that's not part of this Lot Challenge.

I didn't found this word -"wanding"- anywhere... I tried almost everything to try understanding what means... what is this? (my English don't help me). If someone has a synonym in french or italian... or a simplified explanation, please help me.

Your English is far better than my french or italian. 

"Wanding" means using the command "wandhere", added to the list of commands by Awsomemod.  You type this after pressing Ctrl-Shift-C, and it instantly ages everything on the lot to their lowest depreciated value.  The reason Pescado made the command "wandhere" dates back to how he implemented this function in The Sims 2, where he used an actual wand object.

You also had to wave it.

Twallan also has a depreciation mod I think. It just makes it easier to get sims started. Think of it as filling a house with secondhand furniture.

Thanks. Now I understood why I saw houses furnished and decorated with so many objects.
I don't know if it's fair for contest. We can't use CC but we can use cheats... with cheats, a starter house it's not a really starter house and who use this cheats has an advantage.

Anyway, the houses posted here, are so beautifully and some of them so originally.

Considering it is only the unfurnished price that needs to be below $16500, I don't think people are being too hampered. The wanding really only makes a difference to furnishings, and since there is no limit to the furnished price [imaginary points only] it is still fair for all.
Feel free to redo a house with more furnishings if you like.  :)

My 1st entry:

Address: 1000 Crystal Avenue

Lot size: 15 x 10

Unfurnished:    §12,918
Furnished:    §16,479

Color scheme: Crisp, Contemporary Living Room


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Download (http://www.4shared.com/rar/PeBbqMfV/1000_crystal_avenue.html)

My 2nd Entry:

Address: 500 Nut Drive

Lot size: 15 x 10

Unfurnished:    §15,522
Furnished:    §18,088

Color scheme: Fresh, Modern Living Space (sort of)


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Download (http://www.4shared.com/rar/SkLxzjBH/500_Nut_Drive.html)

...and back to lurking.

Edit: Fixed download links

FIE ON YOUR RESTRICTIVE COLOR SCHEMES, JESSLLA!  FIE, I SAY!

I KNOW! I'M SORRY! NEVER AGAIN WILL I CREATE A CHALLENGE WITH COLOR RESTRICTIONS! *sobs*

Hmm, I think the only "problem" with the color scheme is that they were made up of too few colors - This (http://design-seeds.com/) site has some really great palettes and there's an average of 6 colors per, so it wouldn't be nearly as restricting. You could have rooms with completely different combinations and escape some of the sameness. Just an idea for the next challenge, if the winner decides to use color schemes again. :)

Oh man, that site is fantastic. I'm bookmarking it forever.

I did another one. I thought, if it's small, it won't take long - ha,ha. This little house is for your poor Sims. CASt in the warm and cozy colour scheme; with deliberate attention to the worn-out design of the furniture and the house (and the cramped feel) which you might find in such a place, to create the right atmosphere for game-play.  ;) Has a tiny garden patch.

pepsihamster | On The Rise 1
10 x 10 lot
Un-wanded. Furnished price: 10.248  Unfurnished price: 6.884
Download link at the bottom (.package file goes into your library)

Front of the house
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/56a2/376y3sj9o3ss5fsfg.jpg)

Floorplan
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7a8b/xwh4t33jxxxya5yfg.jpg)

View of kitchen & dining
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3dc8/4po3uqg5im14cg6fg.jpg)

View of dining & living
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d4bf/jaddjxj505ai48pfg.jpg)

A nook for the crib
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/91ce/dosp6588bhpeej7fg.jpg)

Bedroom
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/db54/e1idkj998zeb76tfg.jpg)

Bathroom
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4665/6bf6pbz71d7sf46fg.jpg)

Dowload http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l3vkeg9hac5c0bl (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l3vkeg9hac5c0bl)
To download this lot, go to this post http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,22222.msg599943.html#msg599943 (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,22222.msg599943.html#msg599943)

Editetd spelling.

And again  :D Well, I'm ESL. No, actually ETL.

If you hover over the swatches on the right, it gives you the hex #. Another color scheme site is kuler.  You can make your own color schemes and there are a metric fuck-ton of community made schemes available. Pick a scheme and then click on the little slider button and you have your hex numbers.
https://kuler.adobe.com/

Hur. Yeah, that's how the game gets ya. Oh, this won't take long! *three hours pass*


Missed one.

Great colour scheme sites! I also feel that the restriction is mostly because of too few colours and that all wood had to be in a fixed colour, too. If there were more colours in a scheme and if one could therefore use different colours in different rooms, while they still belong to the same colour scheme, I think that would work really well. You would get a cohesive look, but not feel so restricted as it probably felt here. I like the idea of a colour scheme as such - if it's broad enough, I personally feel it makes decorating easier. So, don't feel bad about it jesslla. The idea was good and now we have some experience on what will make it work better.

Yeah, the color scheme is a tad too restrictive but therein lies the challenge. These are tiny lots after all so in this case it's not that much of a problem. One has to find ways to use the colors along with patterns and such to keep things exciting and not so repetitive. For example you can decide for color 1 to dominate in the bedroom and use the other two as accents. Then let color 2 dominate the kitchen and then use the other two as accents. Using different patterns can also help spice up things a bit even though they're CASTed in the same colors.

Even though the color restriction had me pulling my hair at times, it was fun to think about creative ways to use them on the lot in a way that would still give each room its own character. It was also much easier to decorate the lot imho. For bigger lots we will need color palettes with more variety though.

What's with all this kindness and understanding?  Where do you think you are, MTS?  Grab a sharp stick and start poking!  >:(

This challenge has turned out to be highly addictive, so I just couldn't resist making a third entry for it. Here comes 63 Lilac Street, a two bedroom house on a 10x15 lot, decorated in the Elegant, Urban Purple colour scheme. The price is 16,494 furnished or 13,400 unfurnished. It's wanded, and seeing how it was clearly stated from the beginning that wanding is permitted, I don't quite understand how that could be regarded as cheating. This seems to be a matter of debate, though. Anyway, here's the house:

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/63%20Lilac%20Street/1.jpg)

(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm33/Ullstrumpan/63%20Lilac%20Street/2.jpg)

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Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yz2sn65x73ddvj0)

I like to think there can exist a reasonable middle ground between "Kittens farting rainbows all day" and "I hate everything! Kill it all with Fire!"

But if you insist...
*pokes jezzer with a stick*

I <3  http://kuler.adobe.com/

It gives you a 5 colour spread based on different principles - triads, complementary, etc. Very cool indeed.

Okay, poll finally added. You can choose up to four houses.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated. 42 houses were entered in this silly little challenge, and I love each one of them.  

Reminder, the person with the most votes at the end of the poll gets to start next months challenge. Start thinking now about what you'll challenge us to do. Doesn't have to be building, you could give us some outfits or furniture to recolor in CASt, or a prebuilt house to redecorate, or create a sim according to your specs, basically anything goes.

Poll question says three. Should I retract my four votes?

Haha, no. That was a my bad. I can't seem to go back and edit the poll. It was originally only going to be three, but there are so many houses that I upped it to four.

Can anyone make 16 Alameda Walk sit flush to the ground? Everytime I try to install it into a game it creates a great pit of the lot on which I place it?

It does that for me, too. The house was probably not built on a flat section.

I've voted my votes. I didn't vote for any houses with living underground, or those that made sims live in glass boxes, as I personally prefer realism in my game. It was still a hard choice as there are so many yummy lots.

While I'm in a complaining mood; pepsihamster | On The Rise 1 - the sink in the bathroom stops the shower from being usable and the bed is only accessable from one side due to the chest of drawers. Even when you remove the chest of drawers the pile of cases/books/? at the base of the bed prevents access to that side.

*makes note to put SimWitch in the my Qube.

/me takes her vote off of one of skadi's lots

Sadly while flat-hunting I am finding that living underground is all too realistic. But I DON'T LIKE IT, so I also voted only for above-ground houses. I also went for 'traditional' layouts, but ones with a nice twist to make it more interesting than a box (e.g. bay window adding new zone to room, half walls, etc.) Still found it extremely hard to pick only four - well done everyone on such innovative and interesting ideas!

Oops, sorry about that. I forgot to adjust the position of those 2 items after placing them. I was in a bit of a hurry when building; not a good thing - makes note for the future. To those who have downloaded the lot: If you want to keep the house you have, you can easily correct this by pressing the ALT button and adjusting the position of the items, further up against the walls like in this pic.
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4bf6/1s456tpkpejztamfg.jpg)

Now Sims can use the bed and dresser as they are supposed to. You can delete the sink in the bathroom and place things like in the next picture. That solves the issue with the shower not being usable.
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b9ac/s97aqfwdduet4j7fg.jpg)

If you are ok with not having a sink, just do as above and you are good to go. (Incidentally, I almost never have a sink in my poor Sims' houses.) If you want a sink elsewhere, I have made another version of this lot for you to download. It's the same as the one you have, I have only adjusted the placement of the dining table/chairs and the sofa slightly in this new version, to make room for that sink in the kitchen. Tested all items can be used!
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0aa1/64f586bfvgijbavfg.jpg)
Here is the download link for the adjusted version (file goes into your library folder) http://www.mediafire.com/?cy5ch1cwkjs3g91

This will make the lot comply to the challenge rules. But, either way this will disqualify this entry into the challenge, as one can't make any changes after the deadline. I'm ok with that, of course. It's still a good "poor-mans-house" for download.

Ugh, trying to choose only 4 is hard.  Nice lots by all!

I got down to a list of my favorite 8 (none of them mine, by the way), and tossed coins to choose between them.

Maybe we should have had 2 rounds of votes? Maybe a good idea for next time? Let people vote on everything they really like and only let the most popular move to the second round. Then people can choose from a more narrowed list. It was very, very hard to choose only 4. There were really a lot of amazing creations posted here.

@Cyberdodo: meh, I never vote for myself in these things. If enough people like it, they'll vote for it. I rather use my votes to acknowledge someone else's talent and creativity. *Shifty eyes* I hope Jezzer isn't around to spork me.

The idea of two rounds of voting is a good one, maybe for next time.

ReRybka | 96 Aspen Close is the winner! ReRybka what's the challenge going to be?

YISS! That was my favourite house of them all. I am currently playing my sibling scientists in it, although it now boasts an underground lab as well.

ReRybka, just a quiet word here. Do you know who I am?^TM  Hmm?

I am a power-crazed crotch with modly powers. Let's hope you don't CHOOSE to make colour schemes mandatory, get my drift?

First things first: a big BAAA to all my nine supporters for voting me the winner. It may not be the Pritzker but it comes with a shiny sig thing reward, so nearly as good. BAAA!

With that part over, let's move on to the next challenge. I hope you like foundations, because that's what we're having this month. Details will be entered into over in the new challenge thread, to be up as soon as I overcome my perennial lurker fear of starting such things. I will tell you though that I've opted for no set colour schemes, not so much out of fear of the kind of witchcraft that makes posts disappear (there's one thing perennial lurkers don't fear) as because I felt the foundation layout would be challenging enough in itself.

I do not have a shiny sig thing reward to offer, but I'm hoping jesslla will help me out there. Any chance of that?

Congratulations on the first prize ReRybka! Well deserved, me thinks. One of my favourites, too.
Foundation challenge? Hmm. Will have to see what that's about.

I can indeed come up with something.

Congrats ReRybka! At one point I didn't know which one of your lots to vote for, I loved all of them.