Daybreak Cottage

Welcome to Daybreak Cottage

This quaint, beach cottage is decorated in cool, soothing colors and is perfect for newlyweds, empty nesters, or even young roommates. Situated right on the beach in Starlight Shores, the calming sound of the ocean and the smell of the salt breeze is sure to relax you as soon as you walk in the door.

The home features an open plan living area with living, dining, and kitchen moving seamlessly from one to the other. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, though one bedroom is currently in use as a studio for a writer and artist. The master suite opens onto a small, private deck overlooking the ocean and is perfect for sipping tea and reading a book as you watch the sun set.

 Lot Details:

• Lot Size - 20x30
• Furnished - §67,238
• Unfurnished - §29,114

 Daybreak Cottage Download

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Custom Content Included:

 Tammy_Trauma's Lattice Pattern

Tammy_Trauma's Dark Blue Roof with White Trim

Custom Content Required, Not Included:

Granthes' OMSP
Davey DaVinci's Mini TVs
Cmomoney's Shelf Clutter Pack
QBuilderz's Match Things! Painting Set
Huge Lunatic's Bamboo Garden Edger
Ewelina20's Abstract Paintings
Menaceman44's Larger Recolorable Tissue Box
Around the Sims 3 Artist's Workshop
Around the Sims 3 Decor for Kitchen and Bathroom
Around the Sims 3 Box of Artwork
Around the Sims 3 Office Chair 
Shakeshaft's Richmond Cozy Corner
My Sim-Style's Vintage Paintings
Aikea Guinea's Indoor Plants

Astra Sims' Large Palm
Djehmli's Scattered Shells Pattern

Store Contemporary Comfort Bedroom (480 points)
-ONLY bed, end table, dresser, reed basket 

Store Buccaneer's Bounty (850 points) 
-ONLY anchor, clamtastic, and captain's wheel 
Store Warbling Wind Chimes (250 points)
Store Grandmother's Cooktop (100 points)
Store Comfy Couch with Slipcover (100 points)
Store Woodland Counter and Island (75 points each)
Store Woven Wicker Trunk (25 points)
Store Murano Retro and Ripe Fruit Bowl (25 points)

Store Kitchen Cage Hutch (25 points)

Store Big Cheese Coat Rack (25 points)
Store Exotic Pineapple Lamp (25 points)
Store Banquett Fan (free) 
- get from in-game store 


Sit back, relax, and let the stress melt away!

Riverview Butt Kicking!

Okay, honestly, it's more like heaven butt kicking. The score is heaven - 0, Riverview - 1. Or 10. Well, lots. Honestly, it seems every time I open CAW there is something else to discourage me from continuing. First it was lagging, then it was me having lots of interiors to do, then it was realizing that I had made some lots too small and needing to redesign entire acres of land. Finally, after numerous crashes, borked saves, and redoing the same "gently smooth" action at least 20 times, I finally got things going again.
Or so I thought. Ugh...it's so frustrating. I look at it and think "Oh, I don't have that much to go" and then I start making lists in my head.

• Spawners
• Terrain
• Bushes/plants
• Interiors on at least half of the built buildings
• At least 14 complete builds to go
• 3-4 tombs to plan out, build/decorate, then booby trap

And the list just keeps going on. I've had really no testers so I have no idea what I might even be missing or have screwed up somewhere and need to fix later. And this is all BEFORE I start worrying about a population to go with it. And creating custom rabbit holes to release separately for those who like to use the insides for stories.

Will I ever get it finished?

I did finish some adorable houses that I really love a lot, rearranged some of the suburb 'historic' downtown area, and added a butterfly pavilion. I had planned on going with a similar landscape of outside of the pavilion but Kayla showed me some lovely pictures of New Zealand so now the pavilion is more tropical. 

That last is the butterfly pavilion. Am trying to think about to add a small, man made waterfall inside and, until I can figure it out, I've taken a break from it. But I think I have a pretty start. They are kinda crappy pictures but taking pictures in edit mode is harder than live mode and, I'm building so no sims at the moment.

St. Simmin's Chapel

At the request of my dear friend Kayla, I am posting my St. Simmin's Chapel for your downloading pleasure. It was created to be one of a few wedding locations that I added in Twinbrook for my legacy. I do warn you that it was a fair amount of CC and store content as it was not originally intended for release. Of course, you always have the option of not downloading the required content and just making it your own. It is zoned as a small park and sits on a 30x30 lot. To see pictures of this lot in an actual wedding, please see my blog: Chapter 2-4: Going to the Chapel.

 

 

 

 

 

 St. Simmins Chapel Download

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Custom Content Required, Not Included:

Around the Sims 3 Church Set and Flowers Market

Joninmobile's Recolorable Calla Lilies

Hekate999's Build Your Own Cathedral and Rose Window II Add-On

Awesims Nook Seating Set

Purplepaws Romantic Conversions from TS2

SR's Chandeliers (Tonnes only)

Whitewaterwood's Two Tile Wishing Window

Lemoncandy's Syngonium

Menaceman44's Larger Recolorable Tissue Box

Store All of Me Mirror (75 points)

Store Divided Partition (25 points)

Store Victorious Coffee Table (50 points)

Store Monarch Dresser (75 points)

Store Vaindenburger Chair (100 points)

Store Masked Chair (75 points)

Store Bon Vivant Buffet (75 points)

Store Porterman Glass Door (100 points)

Store Flambeaux Wall Lamp (25 points)

Store Cellar Arch (free)

Store New Years Nectar (free)

Store Statue of an Unknown Seamstress *

Store Divine Divan *

Store Romantique Dresser *

Store Romantique Chaise *

Store The Roundabout *

* All items marked with * were part of the Storybook set which is no longer available.

Butterfly Lagoon

Out of sheer boredom the last couple of days, I have been browsing contest forums. They always seem like a good way to rouse my creativity and get my working on something. Sometimes you just need a little inspiration, you know?

Anyway, this contest was for a remodel of a home in Sunset Valley. I chose Mosquito Cove for a multitude of reasons. 1) When I first bought the Sims 3, it was the first house I ever moved someone into and 2) it has SO much potential. I love the pretty, scenic lots and that pond is just asking for help.

So, after much work and head scratching (no exterior walls were allowed to be demolished), I can up with a rebuild that fit the criteria but just looked much more inviting. It now has 2 bedrooms, full bath upstairs and a toilet and washer downstairs. The pond has been upgraded, beautiful flowers and garden added, butterflies and pond spawners have moved in, and, of course my favorite, a covered, arched footbridge leading to the house. No more ugly, divided pond with terrain look.

I am rather strange so I came up with a story for how the house turned from that hideous shack that would look rather well situated in the swamps of Twinbrook to this lovely home you see before you: When Emmanuelle Bellamont had to leave her beloved french country side, she was devastated. She had been offered a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Sunset Valley, and she knew she had to take it but wished she could bring her lovely estate with her. When she came across Mosquito Cove, she knew she had to have it. Though it would require much money and work, the location alone was worth it. When she finished, she had a garden for her growing her own ingredients, furnishings in warm colors, and a homey feel that almost competed with her native town. Unfortunately, shortly after finishing the renovations, Emmanuelle gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and decided to leave Sunset Valley and take her little Claire back to France to meet her father. This home can now be yours! 

Now for the pretty pictures!

Before:

 After:

It does require some store content and 2 pieces of custom content.

• Provence Set from the Store (I used almost everything from this set)
• The chair and sofa from Club Vaindenburger set from the Store
• Faire End Table and Faire Wheel Barrow from Faire Folk Life from the Store
• Bumper Crop Expansion Set by QBuilderz
• Dicke Berta Stove by Plasticbox

If you do not have these items and do not wish to buy/download them, please be aware that your lot will not look exactly like the pictures. Without these items, the game will replace them with something you already have though the colors may be quite...off. Enjoy!

Download Butterfly Lagoon

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1329 Prescott Street - Halliwell Manor

1329 Prescott Street is the home of the legendary Charmed ones. It sits atop a spiritual and Wiccan nexus and can be swayed to either good or evil, giving a power boost to those that control it. The home has been owned by the Halliwell line for three generations. In the ownership of the sisters, the home provides a base for good and a shelter for the family that sacrifices so much to protect the innocent.

The home follows blueprints as carefully as I could possibly get it. There are some changes, such as the house being wider on the exterior to fit everything inside. Also, the front room has been left empty. At one point, Piper comments that Grams had a sewing room. When Phoebe and Paige move out, a room becomes the fitness room so that front room could become any of those things, depending on your needs. Also WARNING: the basement is inaccessible. I did not discover this until the house was completely done. The basement stairs placed with no problem and no cheats(at the very beginning of lot building, before I had the rest of the foundation). However, my sim was not able to go down the short flight and then down the long flight as needed. If you want to use the basement, just teleport the sim there. It is the ONLY part of the manor that is inaccessible which I have to say is pretty damn good with all the nooks and crannies, clutter, and non-matching sets with floorplans. If you don't like this, don't download. You have been warned.

After a year of waiting (since the last one) I finally finished the manor and correctly! Thanks to missroxor, I decided to enter it into a Charmed manor contest (no results yet) which really gave me the inspiration I needed to get it done. Sometimes a deadline is all it takes! The version for the contest is a little different than the one I will be posting here. The contest version has no CC but is pretty heavy on the store content while this version is opposite, although most CC used is for aesthetics and clutter only. It is up to you to choose what you want.

 

 

 

The CC list is as follows; NONE is included with this download:

Build Content:

3 New Porch Fences by Flabaliki

Simple Siding Patterns by Plasticbox

White Trim Black Roof by tammy_trauma

Sunroom Windows by dgandy

Buy Content:

One More Slot Please by granthes

Mini Tvs by DaveyDaVinci

Piano (for LN) by Around the Sims 3

Flowers Market by Around the Sims 3

Watering Can by Around the Sims 3

Pepper and Salt by Around the Sims 3

Coffee Mug Tree by Around the Sims 3

Ye Olde Grandfather Clock by Ambular

Arcan Living Room by Sims Design Avenue

Early American Table by dgandy

Wedded Bliss Conversion by purplepaws

Tuscan Dining Table and Chair by VitaSims

3 Tier Flower Basket by VitaSims

Chair with Bow by VitaSims

Basket of Fruit and Bottle of Wine by VitaSims

Set of Candles by lemoncandy

Stuff on Fridge Mod by cmomoney

Shelf Clutter Pack by cmomoney

Potted Pansies by cmomoney

Potted Daises by cmomoney

Cristal Bottles from DYM Creations

Store Content:

Country Carved Tableware Cabinet (25 points)    

Realtor’s Baggage Prop (25 points)

Pastoral Perfection Stove (100 points)

The Big Cheese Coat Rack (25 points)

Jazz Me Up! Photo Series (25 points)

Advantageous Washstand (25 points)

Rectronik Lectronik (100 points)

Pails in Comparison (25 points)

Foyer Frills (25 points)

Antique Chronometer (25 points)

Poetic Justice Wall Sconce (came with the Storybook Set)

Generation Clock (was promo item)

For the items in maroon that the store no longer has; if you have them great! If not, they should be replaced by the game. As with most of the items, they are for decor. I highly recommend, at the very least, the build content, the stove, piano, and mini TVs. However, if you want the home to look as it does in pictures, you will need all the items listed.

Manor Download Link

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4081 E Melon Avenue

I made another house, before starting to play Generations so the new game/setting would be perfect. Preparation is key! It is a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath family home with a converted garage into a family room. The home will be the stage for my new story about the Gallop family.

Joy Gallop has recently been widowed and is left to help raise her two granddaughters while her wild child daughter, Katherine, goes out to party and have fun. Katherine dislikes children and isn't sure how she ended up with not only one, but TWO, of them. Emma and Eden Kidd (who share Emma's father's last name), are as different as two children can be. Will Joy be able to raise the girls well? Will Katherine stay with her family or leave for the bright lights of Bridgeport? Will Emma and Eden grow to be friends or will their conflicting personalities drive them apart? Stay tuned!

Homes Around the Neighborhood

Okay everyone. I've decided to post a couple of homes that I have recently made for the neighborhood. These are all starter homes and I should be updating with some middle class housing as well, when I get them furnished!!!

Build to Plan: Classy Contemporary

As a judge for Lifeslover's Build to Plan Contest, I decided that it would probably be wise to follow a plan myself. I figured it would allow me to be a more fair judge (how can you judge a building contest if you have never built?) especially when it comes to the CC limit and using what you have and the building constraints. So, here are the fruits of my labor:

The house is Plan SHD-SEA259. The plan states there is a crawl space or a basement available for the plans. As a crawl space is useless to sims, I went with a small basement. There were also two options for the back of the first floor (I used the second option and then melded them together in Gimp to get the correct floorplan). The optional loft has also been utilized.

Foundation E = Halliwell Manor

For the foundational building, foundation E, I chose to recreate the Halliwell Manor from the TV drama Charmed. I am pretty happy with the way that it turned out, even if it took me close to 72 hours to finish (lots of time for me). It was all that clutter. Of course, some liberties had to be made as no basement could be added and there wasn't a small spot on the back for the mud room. Maybe, if I decide to upload it (once I take out all of the CC) I will add those things and rework it a little.

For other entries on the same foundation (or to see other foundational building ideas) go to: MTS Foundational Building

A more recent, more correct version has been uploaded to this blog and to MTS. Both versions are the same. You can find it here.