Homes in The Sims 3

I’m a pretty solid Sims 3 player.  I’ve played through a lot of challenges, Lifetime Wishes, and families.  I can answer most questions that our forum visitors ask.  I’m not an awesome player, but I’m solid.  The one thing I simply cannot do is design and build houses.  For the longest time, I truly could not even build a square box of a house.  At least I can do that now and add onto it as needed.  It’s still boxy and unimaginative, though.  I can modify an existing house.  And I can even decorate somewhat nicely.  But build a stunning house from scratch.  No.  Just…  no.

My answer is to browse through the Sims 3 Exchange and download houses and families that other people build.  It doesn’t always work because the houses aren’t always furnished, for example.  Or they aren’t laid out realisticially for someone who actually plays the game.  Sims need a certain amount of space to maneuver around.  It’s always hit and miss on that stuff.  Plus, I can’t see the interiors until I install the house into my game and go take a look.  Many a house gets the bulldozer right after installation.

Tonight, as I was browsing, I stumbled onto a builder named Bex.  She apparently doesn’t play the game at all.  She just builds.  And wow…  her houses are stunning.  Most of them are modern designs, which is what I really love.  I don’t like country styled designs at all.  Hate them.  No, Bex’s houses are just glorious.  I downloaded many of them and will do some installations soon.  The ones I really want to try out are expensive and I’m not one to use the money cheat, so the Sluder family will have to build up their wealth a little more before they can move.

Until I can get my game situated into one of these houses, click here to view the forum thread featuring Bex and her work.