I'm starting my Pleasantview right now! I love the idea of giving everyone's home a face-lift. I default replaced most of CAS so they all look like new versions of themselves. I am doing all their homemakeovers and styles after their first day of play. But as far as the Dreamers go, I made them in The Sims 4 a few months ago. In their rebuild, I felt like their home would feel like a cozy family home that would be like a haven for Dirks friends and I built it that way! Lots of earth tones and warm woods, and cool eclectic pieces. With the whole neighborhood full of drama, The Dreamers are a nice break. A fun thing for them would be for Darren to curate an art gallery in town and wanting to bring some more culture to the neighborhood. Dirk might also run a Café in town next to the gallery! Thats where I might go. I dont want to send them down the 9-5 rabbit hole careers. I love the fresh look you give the homes!
Ooh I love the idea of their house being the go to teen hangout spot in town! I feel like after the loss of Darleen, Darren would throw himself into caring for Dirk and would want to make sure that him and his friends are happy and safe. I also really love the idea of him curating his own gallery! It’s the perfect thing to get him out into the community and involved in things
When I renovated this house like 2 years ago, I added a conservatory to the back to make it look less atrocious. I made it using the seasons greenhouse walls and & roof, but I didn’t do the glass roof completely, I did a one tile border out concrete flooring.
I agree with you on the boringness of Darren 😂 and I do have a problem with him running away from life's hardships using his art and leaving teenage Dirk managing the family's monetary situation. But this playthrough around, it got a bit more interesting for me. So, Darren and Cassandra got married, after she got left at the altar by Don. So far so typical. She came with her trust fund, renovated the house, got very close and motherly towards Dirk, even funded his private school. Their relationship was so good, that even now she wants to call and chat with Dirk EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Oh, and she birthed 5 kids for Darren, while also giving him the funds to open his very own and Pleasantview's first Art Gallery, where he sells his own as well as others' paintings. Around this time Darren reached the middle of his adult lifespan, and it's when I give my Sims their secondary aspiration, using Cindy's calculator. And to my surprise Darren turned out to be a secondary romance. The more famous for his art he gets, the more impure thoughts he has. He wants to cheat, and he rolls the wants to do it every day now. At the Gallery he has an employee, a skilled painter herself, Dina's teenage daughter Georgina (she's considered to be Mortimer's, but in reality she's Don's). Georgina has a crush on the famous artist and wants to learn everything from him. And Darren, who now approaches his elder years, finds the attention and adoration of such beautiful young lady irresistible. If he won't resist, I think Don might have to make Cassandra a widow. He's a doctor after all, how hard would it be to switch up some medicine 😂
Oh wow that sounds so dramatic! I love it ❤️ I’ve never considered Darren as a romance sim before but I really like that for him! I definitely think Don would take care of business if he found out his ex fiancee’s new husband was sniffing around his daughter 😂
hellooooo, so I'm catching up on your videos and I love them. I gave Darren Dreamer a Bob Ross makeover, and honestly it was the first time I actually felt that he was a Sim I could like because it gave me some kind of personality that I could imagine while playing him. Just a fun thing. Now back to binge catching up 😅
Hi! Thank you so much ❤️🥰 aw a Darren/Bob Ross mash-up sounds fab! I definitely think Darren is a little bland the way he ships with the game, so I’m 100% with you there 😂
an idea for making darren dreamer more interesting is maybe to have him be abducted by aliens at the start of the game. he is a knowledge sim and he has a hidden fsmily token so him having alien babies seems perfect. also there’s not really any other knowledge sims in pleasantview other than mortimer and beau broke when he ages up. for dirk’s room, the reason why it might look like a show room is because you used all the furniture from the ikea stuff pack in it, so maybe different furniture would make it look less like an ikea room. dirk has a tinkering hobby as well, so you could have some tinkering related items in the room
Ooh I do love the idea of Darren getting abducted! I love alien babies but never really know how to work them into some hoods. I never even noticed at the time it was all IKEA furniture 😂 that is exactly why it looks the way it does! I just picked it because it was cheap but definitely when we get more money I’ll swap out some things! I couldn’t remember Dirk’s hobby but I love the idea of getting him some things to tinker with!
Idea: Darleen died in a house fire while Darren was at work, Dirk was at school. When they got back the whole house except the outer walls and foundations were in need of repairs. The interior is yellows/blues/greens to encourage Darrens creativity. Dirk wants a job to help out and to better his chances at getting into college. Him and Lilith end up having a HUUUUGE family - 6+kids.
I love your remodeled house and neighborhood. Where do you get your custom wallpaper etc. I starting to build my custom neighborhood. But I don't like the Maxis stuff anymore. I want it new. Please can you help me.
Thank you! Most of my custom wallpapers I’ve found on Tumblr. A lot of the colourful ones are from Pooklet and a lot of my patterns are from Kayleigh-83. Though I’ve recently found Suratan’s CC and they have some lovely wallpaper collections
@@Nerdyth can’t wait!!! Found your channel like yesterday and have already watched all of your pleasantview reno episodes. Surprised you’re not more popular- you’re very charismatic. Will share your account in my sims 2 discord, everyone is always looking for new sims 2 youtubers haha
I can relate on not knowing what you want and changing swatches a lot 🙈 I'd love to see a new LP in any game if you decide to make one! I love the doors and windows you've used, they're so pretty! The curtains too, ts4 is lacking in those for me 😅 Green is my favourite colour so I love it, especially the kitchen haha💖
I wish I could pick something and stick with it but that’s just not me 😂 I just have too many things I’d like to do, I need to slow my roll on pick one thing to focus on 😂 thank you so much Aria! I’m so glad you like it 🥰❤️
I don't really like Darren too (while Dirk is one of my fav across all sims games). In my last playthrough I made him kind of give up on his dream to be with Cassandra. He married Brandi Broke and joined Broke and Dreamer households. But Darren never forgot Cassandra and when she divorced Don, Darren hit on her. He was rejected because Cassandra had enough of the cheaters, it broke their friendship and Darren fell into depression. His relationships with his family weakened but after Dirk finished the university they repaired the relationship. It's still not as strong as it was when Dirk was a kid but it gets better everyday. Darren wants to give the house to Dirk, Lilith and their little daughter but Brandi is not sure about it. She would rather Beau got the hause. The conflict makes the atmosphere a bit tense but the woohoo is great. (Brandi never learned about the cheating attempt)
Oh wow I absolutely love how their story played out! My heart breaks for Brandi building a life with someone who was willing to risk it all for an old (one-sided) flame but still 😂 I love the drama of it all!
I'm starting my Pleasantview right now! I love the idea of giving everyone's home a face-lift. I default replaced most of CAS so they all look like new versions of themselves. I am doing all their homemakeovers and styles after their first day of play.
But as far as the Dreamers go, I made them in The Sims 4 a few months ago. In their rebuild, I felt like their home would feel like a cozy family home that would be like a haven for Dirks friends and I built it that way! Lots of earth tones and warm woods, and cool eclectic pieces. With the whole neighborhood full of drama, The Dreamers are a nice break. A fun thing for them would be for Darren to curate an art gallery in town and wanting to bring some more culture to the neighborhood. Dirk might also run a Café in town next to the gallery! Thats where I might go. I dont want to send them down the 9-5 rabbit hole careers.
I love the fresh look you give the homes!
Ooh I love the idea of their house being the go to teen hangout spot in town! I feel like after the loss of Darleen, Darren would throw himself into caring for Dirk and would want to make sure that him and his friends are happy and safe. I also really love the idea of him curating his own gallery! It’s the perfect thing to get him out into the community and involved in things
When I renovated this house like 2 years ago, I added a conservatory to the back to make it look less atrocious. I made it using the seasons greenhouse walls and & roof, but I didn’t do the glass roof completely, I did a one tile border out concrete flooring.
I gotta try this in my gameplay
Yeah I want to steal that idea now too 😂 that sounds so nice!
I agree with you on the boringness of Darren 😂 and I do have a problem with him running away from life's hardships using his art and leaving teenage Dirk managing the family's monetary situation.
But this playthrough around, it got a bit more interesting for me. So, Darren and Cassandra got married, after she got left at the altar by Don. So far so typical. She came with her trust fund, renovated the house, got very close and motherly towards Dirk, even funded his private school. Their relationship was so good, that even now she wants to call and chat with Dirk EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Oh, and she birthed 5 kids for Darren, while also giving him the funds to open his very own and Pleasantview's first Art Gallery, where he sells his own as well as others' paintings.
Around this time Darren reached the middle of his adult lifespan, and it's when I give my Sims their secondary aspiration, using Cindy's calculator. And to my surprise Darren turned out to be a secondary romance. The more famous for his art he gets, the more impure thoughts he has. He wants to cheat, and he rolls the wants to do it every day now. At the Gallery he has an employee, a skilled painter herself, Dina's teenage daughter Georgina (she's considered to be Mortimer's, but in reality she's Don's). Georgina has a crush on the famous artist and wants to learn everything from him. And Darren, who now approaches his elder years, finds the attention and adoration of such beautiful young lady irresistible. If he won't resist, I think Don might have to make Cassandra a widow. He's a doctor after all, how hard would it be to switch up some medicine 😂
Oh wow that sounds so dramatic! I love it ❤️ I’ve never considered Darren as a romance sim before but I really like that for him! I definitely think Don would take care of business if he found out his ex fiancee’s new husband was sniffing around his daughter 😂
hellooooo, so I'm catching up on your videos and I love them. I gave Darren Dreamer a Bob Ross makeover, and honestly it was the first time I actually felt that he was a Sim I could like because it gave me some kind of personality that I could imagine while playing him. Just a fun thing. Now back to binge catching up 😅
Hi! Thank you so much ❤️🥰 aw a Darren/Bob Ross mash-up sounds fab! I definitely think Darren is a little bland the way he ships with the game, so I’m 100% with you there 😂
Looks great! Didn't know a house in TS2 could look this good!
Thank you, but this is TS2 ❤️
@@Nerdyth I know, autocorrect thought it's not, I already fixed it 😉
@@MOLPESIMS I feel that, autocorrect does that to me all the time 😂 I’m so glad you like the house though 🥰❤️
I think I got some roofing DRs that made them slightly darker from MTS, but it was only 4 of the base game roofers I think
Ah I already have default replacements that include dark white trim 🤔 I might just download some CC darker roof colours tbh
an idea for making darren dreamer more interesting is maybe to have him be abducted by aliens at the start of the game. he is a knowledge sim and he has a hidden fsmily token so him having alien babies seems perfect. also there’s not really any other knowledge sims in pleasantview other than mortimer and beau broke when he ages up.
for dirk’s room, the reason why it might look like a show room is because you used all the furniture from the ikea stuff pack in it, so maybe different furniture would make it look less like an ikea room. dirk has a tinkering hobby as well, so you could have some tinkering related items in the room
Ooh I do love the idea of Darren getting abducted! I love alien babies but never really know how to work them into some hoods. I never even noticed at the time it was all IKEA furniture 😂 that is exactly why it looks the way it does! I just picked it because it was cheap but definitely when we get more money I’ll swap out some things! I couldn’t remember Dirk’s hobby but I love the idea of getting him some things to tinker with!
I love Darren's new bedroom!
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️
Idea: Darleen died in a house fire while Darren was at work, Dirk was at school. When they got back the whole house except the outer walls and foundations were in need of repairs. The interior is yellows/blues/greens to encourage Darrens creativity. Dirk wants a job to help out and to better his chances at getting into college. Him and Lilith end up having a HUUUUGE family - 6+kids.
Ooh I love that!
Loved it! 🥰
Thank you!
I love your remodeled house and neighborhood. Where do you get your custom wallpaper etc. I starting to build my custom neighborhood. But I don't like the Maxis stuff anymore. I want it new. Please can you help me.
Thank you! Most of my custom wallpapers I’ve found on Tumblr. A lot of the colourful ones are from Pooklet and a lot of my patterns are from Kayleigh-83. Though I’ve recently found Suratan’s CC and they have some lovely wallpaper collections
@@Nerdyth Thank you so much, will definitely have a look!
Will you be doing a pleasantview letsplay once you finish all the renovations?
I will be! :)
TH-cam ate your comment 😭 Thank you so much though! And I do play rotationally! 🥰
@@Nerdyth can’t wait!!! Found your channel like yesterday and have already watched all of your pleasantview reno episodes. Surprised you’re not more popular- you’re very charismatic. Will share your account in my sims 2 discord, everyone is always looking for new sims 2 youtubers haha
@@annielemons269 Aw thank you so much! That's made my day!
“I don’t like Darren Dreamer and I can’t furnish his house.”
Same tho.
Right? 😂 I’m so glad it’s not just me!
I can relate on not knowing what you want and changing swatches a lot 🙈 I'd love to see a new LP in any game if you decide to make one! I love the doors and windows you've used, they're so pretty! The curtains too, ts4 is lacking in those for me 😅 Green is my favourite colour so I love it, especially the kitchen haha💖
I wish I could pick something and stick with it but that’s just not me 😂 I just have too many things I’d like to do, I need to slow my roll on pick one thing to focus on 😂 thank you so much Aria! I’m so glad you like it 🥰❤️
I don't really like Darren too (while Dirk is one of my fav across all sims games). In my last playthrough I made him kind of give up on his dream to be with Cassandra. He married Brandi Broke and joined Broke and Dreamer households. But Darren never forgot Cassandra and when she divorced Don, Darren hit on her. He was rejected because Cassandra had enough of the cheaters, it broke their friendship and Darren fell into depression. His relationships with his family weakened but after Dirk finished the university they repaired the relationship. It's still not as strong as it was when Dirk was a kid but it gets better everyday. Darren wants to give the house to Dirk, Lilith and their little daughter but Brandi is not sure about it. She would rather Beau got the hause. The conflict makes the atmosphere a bit tense but the woohoo is great. (Brandi never learned about the cheating attempt)
Oh wow I absolutely love how their story played out! My heart breaks for Brandi building a life with someone who was willing to risk it all for an old (one-sided) flame but still 😂 I love the drama of it all!
I don’t know why someone would pick green either 👁👄👁 not me in a colour-block t-shirt with green
It’s not even mint, the absolute audacity 😤