Life in Christophe Harbour

Awwww gee shucks! Jean!

The parts of the school that I finished for the pictures didn't take that long. A Saturday afternoon.

What takes long is cluttering things up to add realism. Please also note, that I only showed a couple of many rooms. Decorating and furnishing the whoooooole thing took ages! lol!

Seeing as you're going back a few pages. You might just stumble across a spoiler in the Harbour story. Just a warning. Proceed at your own risk.

ilikefishfood wrote:

Awwww gee shucks! Jean!

The parts of the school that I finished for the pictures didn't take that long. A Saturday afternoon.

What takes long is cluttering things up to add realism. Please also note, that I only showed a couple of many rooms. Decorating and furnishing the whoooooole thing took ages! lol!

Seeing as you're going back a few pages. You might just stumble across a spoiler in the Harbour story. Just a warning. Proceed at your own risk.

Aww don't be so modest. I'm just telling the truth madam ^-^ <3

*giggles* Understandable. You should see this one school another friend of mine created for her story that I have in my game; it's absolutely MASSIVE! Check out out here: http://genlisae.dreamwidth.org/697.html

Oh yeah, realism always helps. As a matter of fact, another friend of mine was a bit bummed because she was trying to shoot a restaurant scene and the food kept spoiling and I mentioned using like clutter food items - because I have like TONS of them. I end up helping when I'm not aware I'm helping XD

I don't mind spoilers and I won't say a word ^_~* Thank you and keep up the awesome work!

OMG, that must have taken FOREVER to build! But what an amazing feat. It's got everything! It's absolutely perfect! I'm blown away!

Ooh, very nice! I like the bright, bold colors and the pretty garden path is lovely.

ilikefishfood wrote:

OMG, that must have taken FOREVER to build! But what an amazing feat. It's got everything! It's absolutely perfect! I'm blown away!

That's what I said when I first saw it; I was like "Good lord! 0.0" The only bad thing though is that because it's so big if you don't have a fast enough computer, it can crash your game because it's got SOOOO much in it. If I could figure out how to make it smaller I would. Besides, anytime I would use it I only use like 3 rooms? I'm not really confident on doing school scenes though and try to limit them as much as possible >>;;; I know they can't be avoided; however, in the same retrospect, I wouldn't make them drawn out and long either, just like fight scenes - try to make those as quick as possible too, ugh!

Oh, Toni!!! Your Mexican hacienda is absolutely GORGEOUS!
I love what you've done so far, both inside and out.
The colors are stunning & the decor & landscaping are both perfection!



Can't wait to see the finished product.
I am so honored you will be sharing this during our upcoming Anniversary celebration.

The hacienda has been tweaked and tweaked and tweaked! lol! I finally stopped and went off and made a couple of unfurnished lots. Here're a couple of previews (since tweaked even further, but so it does around these parts! ) :

A comfortably-aged 2-bedroom home (yes, that's a swimming pool!)


And neat little 2-bedroomed beach lot

I am lovin' what I am seein' so far, Lady Toni!
The stone swimming pool is awesome as is the foliage around the little 2 bedroom.

And another cozy beach abode with gorgeous landscaping! Yaaaay!

Thanks Sugah! This baby is now shared in Prime Real Estate! Glad you like!

Very nice! I agree with Sugah, the stone swimming pool really is awesome!

Thanks 'Em! Glad you like!

So I'm working on an infinity pool effect for next weekend's contribution. I've just started...so I'm sure knowing me there're be lots of changes before I'm done. lol!

Here's what I've got so far:

ilikefishfood wrote:

So I'm working on an infinity pool effect for next weekend's contribution. I've just started...so I'm sure knowing me there're be lots of changes before I'm done. lol!

Here's what I've got so far:

Ooooooo!

Somebody's very excited!

We have an expression in the Caribbean, "Soon come." It actually means every thing from 'It's going to happen soon' to 'All in good time, just relax man.'

In this case...it will actually happen soon. Next weekend to be exact!

You truly outdid yourself, Toni.
The whole property, including the stunning infinity pool, is SIMply breathtaking.
The Wow Factor (we use that term a LOT in Hawai'i) is OUT THE ROOF!

Thanks Sugah! Hey...check out the actual thread (Emerald Cove)...I explained as you requested, how I got the pseudo-infinity effect.

Oh, awesome! I will!

Thank you!!!

So..had some time on my hands on Saturday, and decided to take the plunge and enter one of my houses in a very intimidating BPS build-and-decorate challenge.

I'd actually built the house for the contest, and then panicked (the folks there are really, really good decorators!)...and instead offered it here unfurnished, but landscaped.

Yesterday, I took to furnishing as per the rules of the contest and went ahead and bit the bullet, so to speak, and entered it.

I have no idea how I'll fare against the other entries. But I quite like how it turned out in the end.

Thought I'd share the SLIDESHOW with muh Sugah's peeps.

Hi madame T. Aww, why nervous? It looks kickass! Hopefully you'll place in the contest. It looks outstanding! Good luck n_n-b

butterflyunion wrote:

Hi madame T. Aww, why nervous? It looks kickass! Hopefully you'll place in the contest. It looks outstanding! Good luck n_n-b

Thanks Jean! No word of the judging yet. I anxiously await.

Toni, I agree with Jean COMPLETELY. That gorgeous abode is KICKASS!
I don't know why you would ever doubt your amazing decorating and landscaping abilities.
You truly are a gifted lot creator (from start to finish) and this contest entry Sims house is no exception!
I love the overall design, the stunning yard, your choice of color and decor and everything about this fabulous abode.

You've got my vote, Lady T!
Keep us posted and thank for for sharing.

PS I particularly love the arched enclaves in the living area. Brilliant!!!

I placed second!!!! I'm a silver medalist!

I was really worried, because the description of the homeowners was a couple where the husband liked neutral colours and the wife bold, and she was a clutter-freak and he didn't like clutter...so the house had to be a compromise. I was a bit worried that the colours I used weren't bold enough, especially after seeing the other entries. I figured compromise meant something between bold and neutral...the others went for bold AND neutral. So I thought I didn't stand a chance. I'm so excited to actually place!!!! I can't believe it!

Oh yeah...the wife liked gardening. The food-kind and flowers, so it was supposed to have a landscaped garden. I'm thinking mine may've caught the judges' eyes

Congratulation to the Silver medal!

Oh, Toni! How great is THAT! The silver medal - second place! BRAVO!!!



Congrats, m'lady! Jean & I told you that house was KICKASS!

WAY TO GO!!! WOOOOOOT!



I DID want to share this with you before I forget.
You'd asked me about Jean-Michel's 'knee length shorts' ensembles (HERE).

I discovered that his clothes were created by pacotacoplayer @ MTS2.
You can find them, along with some handsome board shorts (swimwear) HERE.
The download directions claim the PETS EP is required, but I do not play with Pets and the entire set shows up in my game with no problem.

ENJOY!