I worked on the commune lot for two days. It's not finished yet. I still have the basement to do, but I think the ground level is done--at least until my sims move in. Here's what I have so far. A WIP.
First of all, I put a sign up for the commune and added two plaques from World Adventures.
Here are the plaque inscriptions. The first is the commune name, and the second is the motto.
There's a lot of open yard for the horses and for whatever else I want to add later.
As you can see, I built a medium-sized pool and gave the patio a more finished look: wall speaker, a better grill, edgings, a bit more flower variety, and less dirt.
I added a set of spiral stairs to the side of the stables leading up to the deck. The stairs also go down to the basement. In all, there are 2 staircases and 1 elevator for access to the basement.
Two beehives and an outdoor shower by the gardening station area. I'll probably give this area some edging to make it neater.
Decorative doors and mailbox. A burglar alarm (the gargoyle).
The other main door and two umbrella patio tables.
I added a small door to the outer side of the house for access to the trash cans. More flowers, lights.
I got rid of the hedge fence and opened up the back a little more. Added flowers and just a little fencing around the bushes, lights.
Here's a view of the full back, including stables.
I didn't make a lot of changes to the first floor, just some redecorating. This is the main entryway. I did have to move that fenced-in tree area because it wasn't centered correctly, and the tree didn't fit properly in the second floor. That was kind of a pain to do!
This is the main living area. I added a stereo and a wall TV, rearranged the furniture a little and changed some of the decor. The kitchen and dining areas, bedrooms, and more activity areas will all be downstairs.
An elevator going down to the basement. I took out the public restrooms and just put in all-in-ones on this floor.
This side entryway also had a planted tree area, but I took it out and placed a staircase going down to the basement and up to the second floor.
There isn't much space on the second level, but I was able to make use of three small rooms. For now, it's just a recreation area: dominoes, darts, chess, easel, and another stereo.
I had to do a lot of work in the two indoor greenhouses. Because the venue only used base game items, the floor was unfinished and everything was planted in dirt. I moved the plants out, tiled the rooms, and placed the plants on my ITF soil rugs. Then I had to rearrange the greenhouses.
Here's a closer view of the deck, showing two benches looking out to the water, a telescope, easel, small stereo, and chess table.
An overview of the ground floor.
I've just started on the basement, dividing up rooms. I put in temporary lights, wallpaper, and flooring while I work on furnishings. There will be 3 bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, a meeting room, activity areas, and 7 bedrooms. The one room where a staircase is located can't be a bedroom because there wouldn't be any privacy, so I've made it into a study. I placed a bunch of computer desks in there to compare desk styles, but I'll be taking some of those out.
First of all, I put a sign up for the commune and added two plaques from World Adventures.
