The Constructo-House Challenge...

[Kiri]

This is going to be an on-going challenge, made up of small bites.

No money cheats - the idea is to decorate within the budget I give you for each room.

If you don't use up our budget for one room - you can use the excess on the next one!

I'm going to tell you the dimensions of the room, and an approximate placement for you, and it's up to you to decide how to interpret those directions.

Then I'm going to tell you what the purpose of the room is, the budget, and a theme or object. If it's a theme - you can use any object custom or maxis - to decorate within that theme. If it's an object, you can decorate how you like, but must include that object (It will never be a Pay object, but it may require you to download something from somewhere).

What we should end up with at the end of this challenge is a lot of houses that have a similar but different layout, and interesting decor!

Please put up a photo each time.

Participation Prize: A Burglar Alarm able to be used outside, that looks like a house plaque (just plain square). Your own choice of Name.

Step 1: Create 1 LUCKY Sim. This sim is going to be eventually living on your lot. But in the mean time - they're going to be there just to let you know how you're spending your money as you go.
We may also have events with him/her so set them up carefully. (no hints).

Step 2: Create a 3x3 Lot and move your sim onto.
Current funds $15,200.

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a: Entrance Hall - 3x4 - Welcoming, lazy/clean - 3000
b: Connecting - 5x2, 7x3 - Sideboard + stairs - 5000
c: Kitchen with pantry - 5x5, 3x2 - Lazy/Active - 5000
d: Room - 25 squares - Aspiration - 5000
e: Laundry - 16 squares - Mango Washing Machine - 4200
f: Living/Dining - 25 squares- Maxis Only - 5000
g: Conservatory - 21 Squares - Plants - 5000
h: Architecture - open - 4 rooms, 1 balcony, 10000
i: Great Outdoors - 3 areas - entertaining/working/Curb, 15000
j; Upstairs - 3 rooms - choices, choices - 5000

[Kiri]

Challenge a: An Entrance Hall.

This is where they hope to impress their neighbours, dump their coats, talk on the phone, and do other entrance hall type stuff.

Theme: Welcoming. Also it should incorporate a part of the following trait of your sim - Slob/Clean

Cost: 3,000 simoleans. You don't have to spend that much but you must NOT spend over that! i.e. you must have 12,200 simoleons left after building and decorating.

Dimensions:
3x4 room. 2 doors, one in front, one in back. No windows on either side.

Note: When decorating - do NOT decorate the outside of the room - that will be coming later in the challenge!

[Kiri]

challenge b:
2 Halls connected in a T-shape, 1 of 5x2, 1 of 7x3

Join the T-Halls to the original entrance hall - your choice of where you join it.

Also include 4 extra doors and 2 Windows and one set of stairs.

The halls can be single or double height.

Cost = 5000.

Halls are traditionally the place where there are family portraits, works of art, etc, etc.

No theme this time - just an object:

The Plain Sideboard at Aussie Top-Enders. You can use any recolour that you can find of it as well.

You'll find it at 'Lucas Plain Sideboard'.

There are also recolours here as well: Recolours Surfaces

Money Left: 7,200

[Kiri]

challenge c: Kitchen

Is your Sim hungry? I know mine is! Lets give them somewhere to eat!

The Kitchen is 5x5 and it needs a pantry of 3x2! (Hint: The pantry doesn't have to be completely within the kitchen, if you're having trouble fitting everything in)

Also includes 1 extra door - for the connecting through to the dining room!

Cost = $5,000 Money Left ;2,200

Theme:
Based on your Sims personality - Lazy/Active.
Lazy - Least amount of work and cleaning
Active - Do-everything yourself! Lots of work, lots of cleaning opportunities!

And a combination for the ones in-between!

The Pantry should have room for foods that they can buy, make, and left-overs. But it also should look like a pantry!

[Kiri]

challenge d: A Room for aspirations.

OK - so I bet you thought we were going to do the dining room next, huh?

It's time to use your sims aspiration to set up a room...and depending on your aspiration, depends on the room!

Aspiration:
Pleasure : Games Room (for Adults)
Family : Playroom (for Children)
Romance : Bar
Knowledge: Library
Fortune : Brag Room (for Displaying and admiring purchases!)
Popularity : Party Room

Room comes off the hallway. Up to 25 Squares- that can be a room 5x5 square, or squares placed in any number of configurations. You don't have to use all 25, but you can't use more than 25.

No extra doors, and as many windows as you want/can afford.

Things that go in the room - belong to the aspiration - there's some ideas above. If you have other ideas for your aspiration - go for it! But make sure it suits your aspiration!!

You should have plenty money for this one. Especially after you add 3 Kachings!

Cost: 5000

Money Left: 200

[Kiri]

challenge e: Outdoor Room/Laundry

And.... I lied. The door coming off the Kitchen is for the Outdoor Room/Laundry.

You'll need to have an outdoor door, and the smallest room in the house for well... relieving oneself. And you'll need to be able to wash your hands and anything else you need to make the outdoor easier.

Up to 16 squares to use, and 4200 Simoleons to spend. That means 4 Kachings!

You'll need to use the following object, because it is a laundry -

There's a washing machine in the set at Mango Sims PML And you'll need to use that one


You can have no money left if you like

Kiri

[Kiri]

challenge f: Living/Dining Area.

Theme: Maxis-Only. You can have recolours of Maxis meshes, but they must be Maxis!

Cost: 5 Kachings! And whatever money you had left from before.

Dimensions:
Up to 25 squares. You'll notice that I'm giving it to you in squares? That's to allow you to cope with the weird shapes. This room comes off the main hall. You should have one door left when you're done. That door next challenge and then we head UPSTAIRS!

[Kiri]

challenge g: Conservatory

21 Squares and 5 Kachings later, you'll have a conservatory!

Every wall that isn't an interior wall must have a window - large.

Theme - PLANTS! Plants everywhere! Don't forget lights for night though.

You should also have one exterior door also

Money left: Not really.
Cost: 5K
Dimensions: 21 Squares

[Kiri]

challenge h: Architectural

OK - this is what we've been waiting for. Upstairs!

We're not furnishing this challenge.

To start with we need to do the following:

1. Create a 2nd floor that takes up 1/2 the same floor space as Ground floor.
2. Include the following spaces:
a. A Hall no more than 8 squares.
b. Lucky's Bedroom - At least 25 squares. Lucky's bedroom should overlook one Ground floor room.
c. A Bathroom that connects to both the Hall and the bedroom.
d. A second room that is smaller than Lucky's bedroom, but at least 20 squares.

You're also creating the roofscape, a balcony (optional), finally the outside walls.

You also need to wallpaper the inside rooms.

Don't forget windows, doors, and other architectural elements.

So you have plenty of room for design you get 10 Kachings!

That's right - 10,000 simoleons!

So let's see that house!

[Kiri]

challenge i: The Great Outdoors

Hahahahahahaha - I bet you thought we were going to do upstairs next!

OK - 15 Kachings- 15,000 simoleons.

It's time to make the garden into something that is truly beautiful and whatever!

You need to have 3 distinct areas in the garden.

1. Entertaining. If your sim is social, then you need to make an area for big parties. If your sim isn't - then think somewhere for a shy person to enjoy the outdoors with someone special.

Think - Spas, BBQ's, Arbours, Kid's playground, etc, etc.

2. Working - Your Sim needs to have at least one thing outside that they can make money in. Be it pond, garage or greenhouse. Or all 3. If you want a car and garage - this is the place to do it.

3. Curb Appeal. When your sim walks out the front door, you want their environment score to go through the roof. You want your neighbours to marvel. For the mucky sims - there's more than one way of marvelling.

The Balcony from last challenge can be done as well - or as a part of the Great Outdoors.

The areas need to be distinct. Ever watched any of the Garden make-over shows? Then you know what you have to do.

And oh...there needs to be at least one bit of land that is not the same level as the rest.

[Kiri]

challenge j: Upstairs.

Bathroom = Bathroom
Main Bedroom = Main Bedroom

And finally the 2nd room upstairs: Well it depends on what sort of sim you have.

Choice of:

1. Storage Room.
2. If Family Aspiration - Nursery
3. If Outgoing - Guest Room
4. If Fortune - Home Business Office/ Art Studio
5. If Pleasure or Popularity - Disco room/Cinema
6. Romance - Seduction Room.
7. Knowledge or Serious - Study


Now here's the kicker - you have 5,000 simoleons for ALL 3 rooms.

5 Kachings, and I hope you have some leftover cash from last time!!

This is the end of the Constructo Challenge... but there is more challenges available for our Lucky Sim. If you're interested of course!

Kiri