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This build is hilarious! Looks exactly like all the other homes except for the super nice furnishings, a pool, and a hot tub. The neighbors are going to be soooo jealous lmao
Definitely gonna be that one nosy neighbour that thinks you are doing tax evasion or smth
@LunaWitcherArt I mean it is Strangerville, i feel like tax evasion would not be totally out of the question
@@hollowlunax Except the challenge was for Del Sol Valley style, so to make it FIT in Strangerville it fails the challenge.
@@nedrane297No, Del Sol Valley was just an example. The challenge James received called for Strangerville style. Try watching the video before you comment.
Coming over to fight James in the parking lot for making an entire gold-based bathroom but leaving the toilet paper holder silver 😫
i noticed that too lol
And the silver handle counters with a silver fridge with that cream and gold stove. 😅
the fact that you have to open the bathroom door, jump into the bathtub, close the doors, jump out in order to access the toilet gives the house character :p
spose you could switch the door to open the other way and block the hallway instead
My grandpa lives in an early 1900s farmhouse. And the bathroom on the main floor is the equivalent of 3 tiles in the sims. But like an L. You can wash your hands while peeing. And you have to side saddle the toilet. Quite interesting
@@kaylaharrington3295 That just sounds like a pretty normal bathroom to me. Most bathrooms here you could reach the sink from the toilet. Bathrooms here rarely get bigger than 2x3 sims tiles. Just enough space for a bath, sink & toilet, nothing extra unless you're super rich. We can't in ours simply because the toilet is in a separate room (just enough space for the toilet, equivalent to 1.5 sims tiles, so can't replicate my house in sims) and the bathroom is as long as the bath in one direction and just enough space for a small pedestal sink next to it. Its kinda L shaped in that there's about a half tile that stick out from the almost box shape. Just enough space to open the door.
Not me screaming in my head at James to change the bathroom door to open outward instead of inward so the door wouldn’t hit the tub. 😅
Also I definitely DON’T have OCD. 🥴
Teapot on the fire place isn't for tea. People put them on with water to add humidity to the room.
Came here to say that! Lol it also helps with smoke if the doors are open. There are also specialized fans you can put on top of your stove that rotates when heated, it helps move heated air farther into the room.
Interesting. I think my parents only really used the teapot on the fireplace for hot drinks..
Originally my grandmothers shotgun style home built in the mid to late 1800s was heated by just two fireplaces. In the mid 1900s the fireplaces were closed up and big oil heaters were put in front of each one and the exhaust went through a pipe up the chimney. They always kept kettles of water on them for humidity... but there was quite a few times when there was a snow storm and the power went out that we cooked on them.
@@TheBioExplorerthat’s really cool and unique! Thank you for sharing 😊
And fill a hot water bottle. Very handy for elderly people
Doing a pool is fine, but you could've had a nice bbq area. Seating, fireplace, bbq. It would've been great
I know, right!? Could have extended the tiles outside to the stairs, too.
I agree you need outdoor seating at least and a couple of loungers would be nice or BBQ as you said. I would have added more plants and possibly a telescope or chess set for outdoor skills and fun.
Literally what I was thinking
I was waiting for James to change the ceiling lights given the extra budget but that did not happen😂
the ones he uses are just the best 😂
the new frame tv would've looked really nice in the living room
frame tv? what do you mean by "frame tv"
@@loptseldr The one that looks like a painting when it's off It's based off the real life version also called Frame TVs
@@d.sadster5684 exactly, it came with the most recent kit
there's a new frame tv??? what, is this a base game update or in a pack?
@@patmisc it's in the most recent kit, modern luxe kit, but if it's the only item that interests you, there's also cc versions
A retired little grandma fills her days training her little dog (papillion/maltese) to do tricks. Her son/grandson lives with her while he is trying to get back on his feet.
Love the house. Reminds me of the shotgun homes found here in the southern US. They did them primarily so you could open a door at the front and the back to let a breeze go through the home... usually down the middle but in a tiny home that probably wouldn't work. My grandmothers home was like that, and it was built pre-1890. I'm not sure the exact year, but she was born in 1896, and she was the baby of the family, and I know the other siblings were born there as well. Originally, it did not have a bathroom. They used an outhouse & later made a small area over into a bathroom inside the home... so your squished bathroom makes sense. I'm going to try the challenge... but I think I'm going to also build a home similar to my grandmothers as well. It's inside of small town town now... but originally, the area was agricultural, and it still has the remains a barn, outhouse, and chicken coop area in the back. Maybe I'll try it for horse ranch, too. Her older sister... like many in SC... migrated around 1905 from SC to the border of Alabama & and Florida, where they actually built a horse ranch... and the home was originally a large shotgun style as well. Most people built or helped build their own homes, and it was a design you'll find from the Carolinas to Texas as it was an efficient design and easy to build and add onto as the family grew.
interesting!
Nice reading your story, thanks
They usually used a closet made over to a bathroom and called it a "water closet" after plumbing was available.
Thanks for the historical background and for sharing your family story!
At my grandparents house, they converted a bedroom into the bathroom when indoor plumbing became available, so the bathroom is weirdly large and mostly empty.
*James who has a dog:* "Dogs like toys, right?" 😂
Personally, I’m a fan of the original layout with the bedrooms in the back. I don’t need any more excuses for random sims to try and use the back door 😂
King of the tiny homes returns 🎉
My immediate thought about the style of strangerville was that he can just put no furniture in it or have a non-functional kitchen lol.
😂😂😂 and for del sol valley no toilets!
You could have a shower inside and one of the rustic/handmade tubs in the back garden for the dog.
Actually, I don't think thats a tea pot on the fire place, it is more likely a pot with water to add humidity to the room. Those wood burning stoves are very drying to the air. Just an FYI.
I think you could have added some eco items like solar cells and water collectors, and also, good thing it didn't require laundry day stuff, although you could have put some of that in the back yard like the line, and have the washer on the porch. Not only that I would have put in a greenhouse, an easel, or a telescope, that way they could work on their skills.
Besides, you add on lot challenges and lot traits to the challenge to make it more interesting.
@@marieduran6286 yes this!
fun fact! the pet toy chest is fully functional if you size it down one time! :) live this build, James!
I would have loved to see some knifty knitting or crochet for the grandparent! And a garden out the back :)
I love how the build turned out! Next time James could put the old wooden tub outside the house to wash the dog and a walk in shower in the bathroom because realistically elders might find it difficult to step up into the shower tub combo.
I love watching tiny houses so much 😊 its so fun to challenge yourself!
Just tried your Random Build Challenge: The owner(s) are runaway teens and they are really into the colour blue and maximalism and really afraid of the colour blue. 😅
They like fear I guess? 🤔
Still waiting on James doing a guilty pleasure build - free budget - free world - all packs. Cheat to his heart's content. Would be fun to watch
I would imagine that the Sims who would live there would be an elder sim who once was a competetive swimmer and wanted to settle down in a small house with their dog. The young aduld could be their grandchild and could have moved there because they decided to join an exotic study program exclusive to strange town.
day 1 asking u to build a house backwards, meaning whatever you usually do last in a build, u do it first. so walls and roof will be added after all the decore and stuff
wait this would be kinda fun!!
I imagine it being the house of a grandma, her dog, and her aroace grandchild..!
exactly!
I personally imagined the adult child having moved back in with their elderly mum (who has since moved out of the family house) maybe after they hit a difficult spot in life. That's why their room is so small in my head, because the house wasn't initially meant to live there with two people and mum had to make room or they had to make the guest room their own. But I like your story as well!
"dogs.. I guess they like toys too right?" says it like he doesn't have a dog😂
A new challenge use the nectar rack as your walls because they are stackable. I built a small home using the nectar rack as the walls.
I so wanted a potted plant or something by that tv and maybe a few other touches, but overall it's really cute and just the terrain paint+trees+objects works surprisingly well for landscaping
I just finished building my insane tiny home so I’m happy to see this!! 😄
Very nice build! I really love that new fireplace, but I wish we had swatches without the tea pot aswell
Ahhhh James the builder is back!! I really love the second bedroom, the colors go quite well together and its cozy.the exterior look looks like it can be turned into a rental. lovely!
Hi James , I love you video’s I often end up listening to them like a podcast on my drives to work😂. I was wondering if you could ever do a basic coding tutorial on how you make the designs and functionality of the website!! I’m an Aussie IT student and would love to see which languages you use and how much time goes into such a cool site 💚
I tried the random build challenge - and let's just say I gave up, got mad and quit the game without saving. Like a 2 story 3 bedroom house. 20x30lot. the owner was a Ghost who loved pink, and also was a technophobe - and budget of 25.000 something simoleons. Oh! and I could cut my budget in half if I wanted an extra challenge. (how about no). But I might try it again with a tiny home - just to avoid getting the 2-3story mansion builds for a ridicilously low budget
“It’s Sims, it doesn’t matter.” Says the one who tries to make every build realistic😂 19:44
I'm glad the dog toy box was moved because that would be such a tripping hazard irl 😅 not that it matters in the sims
This challenge looks so fun! It’d be cool to see a generator like this made for community lots next!
Great idea as I love doing community lots
Great build as always 👍
I actually built Barbie's AI Buzzfeed South Carolina house on this lot. It is colossal and took hours. I love this take on those shotgun houses.
Could have used very, very expensive ceiling tiles to make up that budget haha
I would love to see more of these challenges!
As always, love any of your builds/build challenges ❤ I’d add a garden and bbq area there though, since you still had money 😉Cheers!
Yeah a BBQ with a nice sitting area and maybe a few planters or other activities would've been nice in the backyard! Maybe even a hangout spot with lounge chairs by the pool.
Just a tip for next time, if you have a counter with the back thingy on it just alt place it so it’s in the wall and unseeable the counter tops are still full functional. 😊
Yayy tiny house challenge, maybe I'll actually submit for this one 😂 I kept waiting for James to get more rugs to use up the money.
next time u wanna use a certain fridge but already have another one youre committed to, u could consider trying to fit both in. lots of people have two fridges in their house! maybe a bit sillier in a tiny home but then this house wasnt That tiny and had the budget for it :)
When I get all my essentials added and I still have money left over, I find that I always end up blowing the rest of my budget on plants lol. I can't keep any alive in real life, so I live vicariously through my sims and their beautifully planty homes 🥰🤣
I love your challenges❤
The little tea pots on wood stoves were used as humidifiers/diffusers. Either just water of water with spices boiling through the winter to help the worst of the dry air
Love this challenge, gives me ideas for my tiny apartment
I’ll definitely be doing this build challenge!!!
I wish you would've used all the money and added an outdoor table & barbecue area in the backyard but oh well!
I think every decision you made with this build was actually great, and i think youre just an over perfectionist, dont have to think so much into it! 😂❤
I think it's so pretty! I love this style of home.
I love when you post a build video!
This turned out great!
If anyone knows if there is a mod that lets you hang the guitars (maybe even the violins) on the wall and they're still functional, please let me know. It would look great on this tiny build and fill the walls with skill building items.
What a good idea, I would love that. It would also solve the issue of "I can't walk there, there's a tiny children's violin on the floor nearby"
this would be so cool!
As a fellow Aussie, I'm glad you remembered to fence the pool and shut the gate 😂😂
For the bathroom issue, I would have changed the way the door opens while also moving it as far over as possible from the tub on that diagonal wall. Maybe choose a toilet I could put the back of it more into the wall, and could rearrange the bathroom a tad more.
Lots of fun, thanks James.
Was waiting for him to use the random empty space in the middle of the house to make the bathroom bigger but it never happened. 😂 So that was frustrating!
James.... the stache is looking AMAZING. Quite dapper if I do say so myself.
Aaah I need to try the tiny addition to the random challenge 😍
A new James build video, LETS GO!
It’s giving new addition/updated 55+ community home ;P
This was def a fun build !
Oh gosh, I haven’t watched the rags to ranches series yet and I did not realise he was fully living the ye haw lifestyle. That was quite the shock
This is a very cute house! I love the pool! The only thing I’d add with the $5,000 budget would be an expensive BBQ and outdoor table and chairs. Great job! 💯
The exterior really works but my god as you were placing things in the interior I was shouting at my tv. Hideous! 😂😂
17 tiles for an elder, young adult, teen and child is what I got... Reallllllly glad we have bunk beds now
Great build
Not watched the whole thing yet but I'd have done bedroom for elder and then a Murphy bed in living room for young adult to save space
I’m sitting here saying out loud ‘please move that post! Please move that post!’ Like he can hear me. I hope he moves that post.
The would have been sharing one room with single beds if that had been me. I’m impressed he fit all that in there.
I made a Melbourne townhouse in a similar style and I think it's my favourite build!
I rolled a single elder in an 18-tile house with 17,015$. It was interesting to achieve. I rerolled the one I got afterwards with a 6k budget though.
This house is adorable
This was really cool
a sconce either side of the tv would look good
I saw the criteria for this build and automatically thought "Okay, the elder and young adult are going to be in a relationship...boom, one bedroom. Easy!"
I can't understand why he didn't place a barbecue
That home is so cute ❤
Sincerely, I think the hallway was a lost off living space that was really needed. 🤷🏻♀️
This build was absolutely a "trust the process" moment for me, and now I really want it in my game😅
Bro is slaying with that moustache ngl
I feel like the story is, a struggling home designer moved into their grandmas house, and at some point, without or without permission, started redecorating to add to their portfolio. The grandma, being supportive reluctantly agreed, but just asked that they don't touch her room too much, because of the family heirlooms.
Thia house feels like the young adult is a uni student that comes and stays with their grandparent on breaks.
I feel like James would lose his mind if he saw the bathroom of the melb apartment my friend is renting. A travesty of landlord reno if ever I saw one :P
The Art Framed TV from the new kit would work nicely in the living space.
You can take a bath but can you bathe a dog?
Sooo...lets talk about Burger Boiss, do they come back? I really do miss them!! 😢
This is a great idea. Your floorplan is stressing me out though 😂
I can't believe James didn't paint the ceilings 😂
A BBQ & patio set is always nice in the backyard, just sayin'. I definitely want to try your generator, it would be fun to use during a livestream.
love the build but gotta say that moustache is absolutely glorious, king 🙏🏻 never remove it
‘hEy mY wInDoW!’ KILLED ME
Could have used just a plain bathtub without shower or that basegame shower/tub combo with the curtain. Would have had more options for placing.
I usually really like James's layouts but in this one, if he had moved the bathroom to be against the outer wall and had the hallway down the middle, it would have made a entryway and better nook for the living room.
U could've put some garden stuff for the elder, you know, like some plant boxes
The shower/tub combo totally would have worked along the right side with the sink and toilet closest to the door, just need to scoot the toilet further to the left.
The new frame tv would have been perfect!