Monday, 17 March 2014

Balmoral by SIMple Homes


Balmoral is our first luxury manor, for the wealthiest sims who want to flash their cash and show off what great taste they have. The basic listing of the main rooms is:
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
  • Space for 4 cars
  • 3 Offices
  • 2 Kitchens

And so much more!

The main house is comprised of 4 floors. There are also two adjoining annexes, one floor of which is a completely self-sufficient guest annex including kitchen and dining area.





Two sloped driveways take you past the external ornamental garden which surrounds the house on a lower level. The driveways take you up to the main courtyard where a large fountain can be seen and a sports coupe car which comes with the property, parked outside the three-car-garage. The main entrance is situated straight ahead, and there is also an entrance into the left-hand-side (West Wing) annex.

Going through the main entrance into the foyer leads you to the ground floor which is comprised of the following rooms:

  • 2 separate reading rooms in the towers either side of the front door
  • Library
  • Dining Room
  • Open-plan kitchen and breakfast room
  • Grand Room
  • Master Suite (including bedroom, sitting area, separate toilet area and bathroom) which leads up a spiral staircase to the West Tower
  • Conservatory
  • 3 Terraced areas - One leads to the patio and BBQ area, one leads to the open lawn and the third is at the rear with stairs leading down to the ornamental garden area
  • Three-Car-Garage

The ground floor of the West Wing (annex) is as follows:
  • Billiards Room which has been converted into a Fussball and Darts Room
  • Bar
  • Lower Office
  • Toilet

Taking either of the spiral staircases in the Foyer, or the one in the Conservatory will lead to the main first floor. To access the first floor in the West Tower you would need to use the spiral staircase in the Master Bedroom. The main first floor contains the following rooms:
  • 4 Double Bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms
  • Tower Study (Study in a tower)
  • 4 Terraced Areas - 2 small terraces with table and chairs, 1 large one with table and chairs, and sun loungers, and the last is above the main entrance
  • Gallery overlooking the Grand Room




The West Tower first floor area is the Nectar Room

The West Wing Annex first floor has the following areas:

  • Guest Suite - One double bedroom, one kids bedroom with bunk beds, both rooms with en-suite bathrooms
  • Two sitting areas
  • Upper Office

The East Wing Annex first floor is the Guest Annex and comprises the following areas:
  • Main Double Bedroom with en-suite Bathroom
  • Kids Bunk Bedroom with en-suite bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Dining area

Taking the spiral staircase in the upper foyer leads to the main house second floor which comprises of:
  • Music Room
  • Lower Activity Room
  • Sitting area

The second floor of the West Tower comprises of a small reading room

The spiral staircase in the sitting area on the second floor of the main house leads to:
  • Upper Activity Room

The third floor in the West Tower opens to a terrace with a great view.

We hope that you and your sims enjoy this lot as much as we did building it.

My rules and regs
Please do not upload any of my creations and credit them as your own, or upload without my consent. Consent will never be given for paysites either.

If you like this lot, please drop me a comment as I love to hear what you have to say!

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Custom Content Required but not Included
CAST Yourself a Chimney by Armiel

Furnished price: 629,881
Unfurnished Price: 340,645
Lot Size: 64x64

Download Balmoral by SIMple Homes
Files are either in RAR or ZIP format 

Required EPs
World Adventures Ambitions Late 

NightGenerations

Required SPs
High End Loft Stuff Fast Lane Stuff Outdoor Living Stuff

Built with Game Version 1.67

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

The Unseen TARDIS by SIMple Homes (Sims 3)

Here at SIMple Homes we know that other creators and lot builders have created the Doctor's TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) in many forms, from sculptures, to modded working ones which were bigger on the inside than the out (but stopped working once the game was upgraded), and others that require a teleporter or elevator to reach the "interior" built on sub-levels. We decided on a different approach, and scoured the internet for information about the TARDIS from across the years.

We based our exterior design loosely on what many seem to think it should look like. Obviously due to size restrictions we could not build the full range of rooms (which includes fourteen bathrooms and seven squash courts, as well as a store room to house unused/saved rooms), so we focused on what we discovered were the most commonly known rooms, and designed our decor to match the TARDIS from different time-periods, or with no suitable reference material did our own thing.
 
The above image was a proposed view of the shape of the interior of the TARDIS. We used this as a loose idea reference, and then added our own touches.

The Unseen TARDIS consists of four levels in all, and entrance into the house is through the famous blue police box.

The basement level is purely the lower central core housed under the console room. There is space in there for adding other furniture or equipment as your sims require. We have kept it as the Central Core only (to our own design).

Ground Floor consists of:

  • Front and rear gardens including front patio and garden maze - bespoke design
  • Entrance Police Box
  • Console Room
  • Hot Tub Room (The official rooms stated a sauna room, but a hot-tub was more feasible for this design)
  • Indoor Swimming Pool
  • Gymnasium - The Tenth Doctor stated he was going to install one, so we did it for him.
  • One-Car Garage with additional scooter as per the episode The Idiot's Lantern where the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler ride out of the TARDIS on a scooter.

The hot-tub, swimming pool, gym and garage are accessible via the first floor.

Our Console Room is based on the 2013 TARDIS with the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith). We have included images we used as reference to work on console designs, and general room appearance. Due to the inability to create a reasonable sized hexagonal console, we went with square, and so only created four of the six console patterns, but we also created the side console patterns as well as bespoke wallpaper and floor patterns too.
 
The first floor is only accessed from the Console Room and consists of:
  • Dressing Room
  • Separate rooms for toilet and sink, and bath and shower
  • Kitchen Diner with laundry facilities
  • Second Bedroom in an Asian style (our choice)
  • Bathroom for Second Bedroom
  • Third Bedroom with bunk beds as per when Amy Pond and Rory are given a room with bunk beds. Design of room is our own though.
  • Bathroom for Third Bedroom
  • Cloister Room with Cloister Bell (our design based on descriptions we found, and the content available in the sims inventory)
  • Doctor's personal study and library combined (the library in the TARDIS is massive, but we decided to join two rooms together to save space)
The top floor only has a few more rooms:
  • Master Bedroom - Instead of the current bedroom we opted for a more traditional approach which we felt was suited to this build.
  • Lounge and reception room, because after all, why wouldn't the Doctor and his companions want to relax and put their feet up occasionally?
  • The Zero Room - The one place an injured Doctor can go to recover. The design of this room is based on the room the fifth doctor recovered in. We couldn't supply the smell of roses though.

We hope that you and your sims enjoy this lot as much as we did building it.

For more information please see all the images.

My rules and regs
Please do not upload any of my creations and credit them as your own, or upload without my consent. Consent will never be given for paysites either.

If you like this lot, please drop me a comment as I love to hear what you have to say.

This build took me about a full week to create with all the bespoke patterns listed below plus research etc, but it has been a labour of love.
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Custom Content by me Required and in separate RAR file
  • dakeyras_tardis_console1_lhs - Console One Left Hand Side (LHS)
  • dakeyras_tardis_console1_rhs - Console One Right Hand Side (RHS)
  • dakeyras_tardis_console2_lhs - Console 2 LHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console2_rhs - Console 2 RHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console3_lhs - Console 3 LHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console3_rhs - Console 3 RHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console4_lhs - Console 4 LHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console4_rhs - Console 4 RHS
  • dakeyras_tardis_console5 - Console 5
  • dakeyras_tardis_console6 - Console 6
  • dakeyras_tardis_console7 - Console 7
  • dakeyras_tardis_exterior1 - Police Public Call Box Titling 1
  • dakeyras_tardis_exterior2 - Police Public Call Box Titling 2
  • dakeyras_tardis_exterior3 - Police Public Call Box Titling 3
  • dakeyras_tardis_exterior4 - Police Public Call Box Titling 4
  • dakeyras_tardis_floor1 - Interior floor tile design
  • dakeyras_tardis_floor2 - Interior floor tile design
  • dakeyras_tardis_floor4 - Interior floor tile design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall1 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall5 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall6 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall7 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall8 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_wall9 - Console Room wall design
  • dakeyras_tardis_zero_room - Pattern for walls and floor of Zero Room

Custom Content by others Required but not Included
Simple Column (Ful Wall Height) by Funbruk
Ceiling Halogen Spot by Odysseus1960

Furnished Price: 450,018
Unfurnished Price: 235,989
Lot Size: 60x60
 Download The Unseen Tardis (Sims3) Download the Unseen Tardis Custom Content Files are either in RAR or ZIP format  

Required EPs
World Adventures Ambitions Late 

NightGenerations

Required SPs
High End Loft Stuff Fast Lane Stuff Outdoor Living Stuff

Built with Game Version 1.67




Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Shacked Up by SIMple Homes (Sims 3)

The latest in our range of Micro Cottages, Shacked Up separates itself from the others by being a perfect holiday home or country retreat for one or two people. A wooden lodge with one double bedroom, driveway and a simple yet beautiful garden, your sims will be able to relax in a natural environment, free from electronic interference.

The one floor lodge consists of the following areas:
  • Garden
  • Driveway
  • Porch with dining area and wood burner
  • Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Double Bedroom
  • Bathroom with shower
We hope that you and your sims enjoy this lot as much as we did building it.

My rules and regs
Please do not upload any of my creations and credit them as your own, or upload without my consent. Consent will never be given for paysites either.

If you like this lot, please drop me a comment as I love to hear what you have to say.

Other images:



No Custom Content used or Required

Furnished price: 34,864
Unfurnished Price: 29,569
Lot Size: 16x16

Download Shacked Up (Sims 3) 
Files are either in RAR or ZIP format

Required EPs
World Adventures Ambitions Late 

NightGenerations

Required SPs
High End Loft Stuff Fast Lane Stuff Outdoor Living Stuff

Built with Game Version 1.67