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Quick quiery just in case I do get an entry in (apparently my guests don't arrive until 5th so I'd be cutting it fine and hoping there's no delays but should manage to join the contest): For the purposes of this round does contemporary and modern mean the same thing? I've found some nice houses that are listed under modern but not in contemporary though I don't know what the difference is, I thought they meant the same thing |
Yours is similar to mine, which is listed as contemporary, so I guess they're the same?
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This house was listed under contemporary. It has some ranch style and meditteranean features. I kept the decor to warm neutral colours with some lighter blues and greens.The furnishings are mainly pine wood with some modern accessories. It boasts 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a pool, games room, study and beautiful garden. First here is the picture of the front on the plans.
and here is my house
Street View
First Floor
Ground Floor
Lounge
Bedroom (the room with the pattern)
Bathroom
Kitchen
Family Room
Garden and pool
Games Room
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I have used 9 pieces and loads of store items.
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And yes, you have to say that you used CC, although you don't need to list the exact CC you used unless you want to or another contestant asks. If you do not say that you used CC or that you didn't, we'll assume that you did.
You seem to be missing pictures, though, sandymdh, including a required one. You need to have a picture of the kitchen, required, and you have two extra bonus pics that you can use if you'd so like. I'd suggest using all of the pictures you can in order to give us the best, most accurate view of your house. I love the pattern that you used for the bathroom tile. Where is it in CAST or is it a CC?
Yay, the first entry! Let's see some more people. The deadline for this round is on Tuesday! If we do not fill up the required amount of contestants, then I'll extend it for another week until we do. Otherwise, the contest will close.
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Honestly, I haven't thought about it. There will probably be an additional point deduction, since you're supposed to be capped at 10. How do you have over 10 CC and you haven't even started to decorate? Not every individual piece adds to the CC score, though, so maybe you don't have as much as you think you do. Say, like, you use a CC window. Well, that window will only be counted once, even if you use it 24 times on the house. A CC terrain paint would also only be counted once, even if you have it everywhere on the lot. Store content does not count as CC. |
No, really well I haven't counted yet but I'm using Hudy777' segmented modern windows, I think I've used about 4 different segments bit my windows are now almost exactly like the plans so I'm not changing them. I've also used blue tinted glass flooring for the canopy, decorative glass panels and a custom column to make the sliding/folding doors....that's 7 already and I've just started decorating the kitchen which is almost entirely CC
Obviously I'm extremely biased but I think you should cap the point deduction at 10 so if people use a butt load of CC then they just have to accept a 10 point deduction It's quite difficult to make an exact replica with only EA stuff (even with store stuff).
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The plan I used was this one: http://www.thehousedesigners.com/pl...sp?PlanNum=6545
It looks like this:
Here's my version:
And the floor plan:
And mine:
The master bedroom:
The main bathroom:
The kitchen:
The living room:
The room with the pattern:
But you can see the patten more clearly here:
Here's the dining room:
And last but not least the backyard:
I only used 1 piece of custom content and that's the windows I used throughout. It can be downloaded here from TSR.
I hope you guys like my entry
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Great job, serraphinn. Your entry seems to be in order and I will add you to the contestants list.
That's 2 down, just need 8 more!
I don't know why more people haven't been interested. It might be that I made it too hard or this is just a bad time for most people. Please try and advertise. LOL, I've even been posting more in the discussion areas in order to show it off on my signature, but if people aren't interested than they're just not interested.
There's a little less than three days left to get your Round One entries in! I can't wait to see everything else! Good luck to all of the contestants!
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One question, my plan does not have a garage, but in one of the pictures of it, it shows "optional garage," which is linked to the plan, and I have built the garage, but I was wondering if I could include it, or if it needs to be excluded.
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The 1st floor pic is kinda stupidly small, but I really fell in love with the overall design.
Edit: Oh, never mind.. The picture size won't be a problem. Once I saved it and opened the file it came out MUCH bigger than it was on the website for some reason. :D
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Here are the house plans with the overview screenshots:
Peggy Lavender and her partner are the testers for this house, which seems to be fully functional, except for the master closet. From the street, you notice the modern design, flat roof, and modern potted plants. Looking face-on, one will notice that he can look straight through the house to see the back porch, or the light house across the bay. The wood paneling on the side flows near-seamlessly into the decking of the front porch and walkway.
Walking into the front door, one is immediately greeted by a surprisingly large-feeling living room considering the home is only five-tiles wide. The furnishings continue the modern theme from the outside, inside.
Next is the kitchen, although it is all the same in this open-floor-plan home. While small, the kitchen has plenty of storage, as well as the best appliances, including a trash compactor.
Both bathrooms are just off the kitchen, one's a half-bath, and the other is this full-bath, complete with a shower-tub. Additional nick-knacks help with storage issues under the sink.
The upper level consists of two rooms, one of which is a second bedroom and study. The wall of windows into the hallway helps this tiny room feel larger than it is.
The other room on the upper level is the master bedroom. Keeping with the modern theme, the hallway flows into it without a door. An interesting windowed closet helps with the openness of the room, which shows off an intricate pattern throughout, including the head-rests of the chairs to sip morning coffee in, and the statue that adds character to the corner of the closet.
Going back downstairs, one can go out the back door and see the beautiful deck that once again feels as if it flows from the wall onto the ground. The lounge chairs add for a nice resting place, while a large table (featured in the plans) offers a nice outdoor dining room.
Finally, we have some concept art as comparisons for what the designer thought the front and rear should look like.
I have made the changes mentioned, and added some more pictures. I have the required pictures, highlighting their key-words in my little tour-text, and the bonus pictures are the bedroom/study, the back, and the collage of concept art.
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