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[katbileu]

Working in the plumbing aspect of building, I beg to differ about bathrooms. There is so much that you can do with them. I have a pic of a cabinet that I would love to see if some could make. You would not believe the syles of tubs, vessels for sinks, the choices are limitless.

I would love to see more sinks for the kitchen also. The theme or main focus in my showroom is "Let the fixtures be the jewels of your home." Plain is boring!

I do tend to use neutral colors on the walls though. I am working on a dormitory for Sim State U that is going to have bold vibrant colors. I hope to show you all when completed.

I also tend to go overboard when decorating the outside. My flower gardens are quite extensive!

Heidibear75 - I also think snapobjectstogrid and moveobjects are the best!:D

[Badpat99]

I LOVE reading everybodies posts and sample's of rooms here. Its very interesting to see all you've done. keep up the good work everyone! I am going to try and submit some pictures of things myself soon. But I ALSO have a tip for you guys who read this.


When making your BEDROOM, it is important to not simply place a bed, a chair and table, maybe a desk, and a wardrobe. Depending on what style your going for, mix it up a bit! Dont go for just white everything. Maybe try while matress and sheets and wooden supports for the bed, a wooden table (of the closest color you can get to the supports of the bed itself) and a computer. For the flooring and wallpaper, dont use raw wood and boring white paint. maybe try light gren or blue! use a carpet! or atleast put wood AND carpet somewhere. Just make it interesting and unique.

[wordlesswriter]

awe...sad it's been over a year since anyone posted here.:cry: I enjoyed reading the different approaches to decorating. It's my fave part of the game.
I like to use decorating to enhance on my sims personalities. each of my houses are done so differently.
I have one couple's master bedroom done completely in white with contempory furnishing. I recently did a different bedroom for a young couple that just moved in together. the walls are a rich spice color and the furniture is all yellow with an ecleptic feel. and used the bright colored striped bed covering. giving them a young funky vibe.
I did one of my single romance sims house to give him a surfer vibe. but also kept it low key like everything came from a thrift shop. and every poster with girls on it are spread through out his place. but a different romance guy has more mondren decore. rich red colored walls and black furniture. all the art is conversational pieces.
I love it.
hope more people get this thread active agian. :D

[Lulu265]

Hi

I love decorating bathrooms..they are my favourites. I use platforms, lots of mirrored walls and floors....and lots of cc, and bright colours..stone and wood works well together in the bathrooms as well as breezy curtains

[metteaske]

Wow, can´t believe I have missed this thread in the first place, I´m glad you´ve brought it back on track, Wordlesswriter. As for me, I seem to have favorites, that are very hard to live without, and my interior kind of suffers a bit because of that. My houses get quite equal-looking inside even though I strongly try to keep myself in order.
Actually the I believe hard part is to use furniture, decor and colour of a kind that you:) would hate to live in in real life.
So, being true to my scandinavian traditions I´m much into white or at least bright colours,nature materials and furniture classics. We had so many fantastic furniture designers in Scandinavia in the last century so my homes are usually classic scandinavian, which goes very well with some retro. White walls, simple lines and light, light, light.

[wordlesswriter]

LuLu265, your bathrooms sound awesome. I've been trying to put more thought to making bathrooms more then just functional.
Metteaske, sometimes I find myself drawn to wanting to use some of my faves too. you can always try starting small by adding one or two pieces that are slightly different if you want to branch out. but if your happy with how you have it, that's fine. plus now, if I ever need help doing a scandinavian design, I know who to ask. :)

[metteaske]

I just hope I can be of any help ;)

[theangeliquemonte]

I have an advice aswell.
When you create your gardens dont hesticate to add bushes and flowers.Grass adds some realistic touch (althought all of the realistic grass is CC so you must download it).Bacegame bamboo is good with ponds,also CC swans echance lakes and ponds.
What else..oh,and add paths not by outdoor titles,but by terrain paint.Here are some examples (were taken in lot by me,soon to be uploaded)
;)

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[wordlesswriter]

theangeliquemonte,
that's very pretty. thanks so much for sharing. great tips, too.

[theangeliquemonte]

You're welcome :)
Thought I was pretty sure that it was known-by-everyone tips,so I'm soo glad that you found it helpful XD

[wordlesswriter]

here are a few shots of Dean Caliente's surfer vibe house. he doesn't have a lot of money, so it's still a work in progress. you may notice his shower is different in some pics. as at some point I changed it. the last pic is kinda funny, as he has his plate upside down on his lap. he would put it like that between bites. only time I ever seen a sim do that.

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[wordlesswriter]

this is one of my favorite kid's rooms. this is the blue bedroom of Gunny Goth. I wish I had taken more pics of it.

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