This TINY HOME fits a family of 4!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- We've built two micro homes, now it's time to try our hand at a tiny home in The Sims 4! This place can fit a family of 4!
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People: you don't need computer desks in the tiny homes.
James: I'm gonna put 2!
It's weird feedback to me, I feel like computers are one of the most useful items in the game. I know you can put them on dining tables, but then Sims put their food on the computer. And sometimes it's easier to fit two desks in two tiny nooks than it is to fit a dining table.
The first speed build of James I ever saw, was a tiny home. I think we've come full circle with this pack. You seem inspired these days and I feel spoiled and excited! Speaking of "cheating", check out Simproved's "huge micro home". She uses roofs instead of walls, without really creating a room, so the tiles don't count. Yet the space is still considered sheltered. Less walls means cheaper house and you take advantage of the micro home benefits. Perfect for future rags to riches too!
Yup! I did this with my build based on Simproved's trick, it helps bring in a TON of light, enables some cooler layouts, and stays within the confines of the 32-tile cap for Micro Homes. This way I was able to get a proper tiny home with a double bed and single bed, each in separate rooms, for a family. In her video she mentioned the "moving walls" trick, but I didn't quite get what she meant until this video by James. This is a great way to use rooftops, because when I tried to make a rooftop patio before, it counted as tiles and I was SO confused because the SimGurus did say roofs and patios would not count - but they do. So, workarounds it is!
5:30 To be fair it wouldnt matter. The sims never really use the kitchen sink anyways 😒. They always some how find a way to the bathroom to wash a dish.
Nicole my sims won’t even use the dining table they go straight to their beds or the couch 😂😂😂
Right!😂😂
Or just don’t put in a sink at all and get that garbage can that gives you simoleons whenever you throw out a dish lol
argella1300 then they have nowhere to wash their hands after toileting - and I, personally, am grossed out watching them go from the toilet to the kitchen without washing their hands.
Ikr!
It's so James' move to put 2 desks after people pointing out he shouldn't do that. Lol
Me: Doesnt own sims
Also me: Watches people build sims homes every single day
this is me lol
i dare u to buy Sims
Used to be me
James is the reason I now play sims. I watched his videos so much that I decided to buy it 😂
I own every sims 3 expansion pack and I own the sims 4 base game.. Thing is.. I don't feel like spending a fortune to get all the sims 4 expansion packs too. I don't really play the sims 4 because it's quite boring just playing base game.
I really wanna see if James can fit 8 sims into a small house lol, I can imagine the frustration
Deligracy did! Check it out
Emma Hachey omg thanks!
Try 1000, Grey did it
Also lilsimsie did it. And if she can do it (whilst getting upset that the toddler wouldn't have a proper bedroom) then Semaj who doesn't actually care about his sims that much would have no trouble squeezing everyone in to an even smaller space!
Exactly, a lot of tiny homes have a microwave/convection oven in the counter or cabinet area. I think this pack should have had one more gameplay item, either a ladder, which had the animation already, or an appliance of some sort. Even if they did a stovetop minus the oven, that wouldn't have resulted in more animation making, just liberating it.
Microwaves above stoves are common not even in tiny homes. I guess maybe figuring out how to attach a microwave to a wall is hard but like...it's such a common thing in regular houses too
@@taypo13 I don't know much about game design, but a wall mounted microwave can't be _that_ hard of a thing to do, right? All there really is to do would be change around the existing microwave animation.
@@incognitoburrito6020 yeah i have no idea either. or at least allow us to raise up the microwave ourselves (because we can't move those right?)
Wall mounted microwaves used to be a mod, but it no longer supported (so it doesn't work anymore). If a modder could make one, the developers definitely can.
@@tirahmisu if the modders can make mc command center, drug dealing, trampolines, etc. then the devs can DEFINITELY make wall mounted microwaves
I’m still salty that we didn’t get ladders or spiral staircases in this pack...
No joke. Would have been a perfect pack for that. I pretty much only ever used the spiral staircase in Sims 3
Right I would’ve paid more if we got those things.
Should've totally been a free update with them when it came out (configurable stairs was free, so I assume more stair types would be too).
Right, they already animated going up and down a longer ladder than the base game pool ladder in Island Living.
Ladders would be a life saver. The amount of times I've built a 3 storey small house with livable attic only to forget about the staircase on the 2nd floor. All maxis have to do is add a ladder climbing animation, modders will take care of the rest. They release all these expansion packs but won't add something us loyal fans have been begging them to do for years.
I like how I only watch build simmers, when I can’t even build a shed 😂😂😂
Same lmao
Can relate I’m trying to learn
love how i watch peole
play the sims all the time even though i don’t play it :))
Exactly
Same! And I still just build boxes lol
You really should do an off the grid tiny/micro home!
That's exactly what I was going to suggest.
It would be cool if it was like those mountain cabins with lots to do outside (including laundry)
"it's in the game" is such an iconic excuse for cheating ;P
Oh, and of course Sims can always die from double beds .. if they are elders
Yup. Good old death by woohoo. I was thinking the same
Well, I think as long as you don't need to put in a cheat code to do it, it's not cheating, it's being creative within the limitations of the game, but at the same time I don't feel moveobjects is a cheat because a lot of how objects can be placed without it is just unrealistic, like not adding a window on the wall opposite a door or put objects under the stairs.
@@willowweedsYT true. Well, some objects actually interfere with stairs functionality if you place them underneath, and/or don't function under stairs, so even with moveobjects on it is tricky and interesting to see if you can make it work somehow
I would still like to see a “tiny” home where each room is a different floor. Make a 4x4 room house without outdoor stairs where the living space is the bottom floor, the living space is the second floor and the bedroom/ bathroom is the top floor. Bathroom might need its own floor. I just think a 4X4 tower house would be fun.
I did one like that before Christmas (so no tiny living perks or items, but then I also didn't play it, just built it, soo....) and its actually quite hard. I themed it like a castle tower to try to make it make sense being that small & not extended (its listed). You lose a lot of space to the stairs as if they are in a straight line they require 5 tiles which you don't get in a 4x4 space, and if wrapped around you lose some underneath. Granted I was trying to make the smallest possible house with 3 beds, 2 bathrooms in terms of "square footage" on the ground (so tower was the only way) but it was tough. Doable but tough. It was small enough that I actually did a few builds on the same lot of different sizes. The 5x5 was much better. Felt more usable. But if the 4x4 was only for 1 or 2 sims it would be fine. I think the one I did would end up over the small house limit as it used all the floors possible plus basements. And move objects. And it was super cheap as I did it based roughly on a challenge lilsimie was doing so there was some budget to reach. I'd upload it to the gallery, but its on that lot with others so doesn't make much sense as is. Was just me playing.
I love that the Tiny Living pack has inspired you to do speed builds again! It's awesome. 🙂
I would LOVE to see a Greece / Mykonos inspired build! When you go modern you tend to go pretty dark, would love to see a full white home...
James Turner quoting the classic DrGluon "Cabinets" song, "It's not cheating if it's in the game." 🤔
that's like my dads saying, it not ilegall if the police don't know.
Thought the same thing! 😂
i ask you! why would they put it in the game if it was a cheat!
Lol, I had the song stuck in my head for the rest of the video! 😂
I’m building cabinettsss, I’m building cabinettsss
I would love to see an off the grid tiny home! I think you’re also very good at quirky houses, so a lil hippie, boho, kinda sustainable house would be nice to see and a cool challenge. :)
I don’t understand why the don’t just make a cabinet set that includes the microwave above or below the counter space. Most people I know don’t have microwaves sitting on their counters anymore. They are typically built in above the stove. But idk that’s just what I’ve seen before
Mew Mew it a big thing in the uk to still have it on the counter
Also older homes usually have it on the counter, retrofitting the electric and cabinets to fit a microwave often isn't worthwhile. (Obviously there are exceptions)
Kitchen design as a whole is pretty dated in the Sims. No wall-mounted ovens, no counter stovetops (or grill surfaces, for that matter), no built-in kitchen appliances (except plumbing objects)… honestly, kitchens really haven't evolved in any dramatic fashion since original Sims.
I’m gonna freaking laugh if they do another pack with stuff like that. It really wouldn’t surprise me.
@@Cerrie88 Same in Germany (atleast in my home)
On the subject of loft beds: It would be really cool if they could build the loft bed and then allow space for a single bed to snap underneath it. Then we could make bunk beds that way. They'd only have to make two beds (the loft and the single) as opposed to three (the loft, single, and bunk bed) I'm not a game dev, though, so idk if that would be harder.
Challenge: 8 sim tiny home on a 20k budget.
Seems impossible to me, but have at it
That is impossible considering beds alone are 3 tiles each (single) and 6 tiles for a double. So let's say you get 4 doubles you're already on 24 tiles and only have 14 tiles for bathroom, kitchen etc.
Yup. Id love that
Schaemia Deligracy did it! Not on a 20k budget, though. She made it possible by adding a second story. ☺️
@@jodoodle2703 technically Deligracy's house only fits 7 sims tho, but I think she made space for a pet which makes up an 8 sim household :/
Schaemia Hmmm yeah, I think you might be right actually. Also my mistake, it’s actually a small home, not a tiny one. It does say tiny in the title though 😂
they really should've added bunk beds in this pack. it would've been perfect for this!
I know right!! I wonder if anyone made any CC bunk beds.
Yeah but this entire pack feels like cut university content
Well, you know what you gotta do next, right? Tiny home, for eight sims, with a bathtub just in case.
My biggest issue with tiny living is that there was no kitchen stuff. I really would have liked to see mini stove/oven combo like you see in real tiny homes. Or a stove that can convert into a counter. Or a washer dryer combo that you can put a counter on top. There is a lot of features in tiny homes that they could have added. I was disappointed that the only real functional items were the Murphy bed and the tv/radio/bookcase combo
Build a tiny house mountain cabin, please! The style of this pack would work so well in an Alpine style log cabin.
Imagine wanting to use the toilet in the only bathroom in this house after someone showered and LITERALLY having to walk on the wet bathroom floor 💀
Worse, the DOOMED FEELING when you have to wait like an hour to go pee because someone's in the 1 bathroom taking a long shower. I don't have to imagine either, my brothers would leave puddles everytime they bathed.
1 bathroom for 5 people was a tiny nightmare every damn day. I remember once I walked up to the mall just to use the toilet lol
It is actually pretty normal for most people. Here in Europe we also have one bathroom 🤷♀️ buut if you're used to it it is fine
don't know about you but here in our country that's how it is 🤷🏻♀️
Love how this turned out. Another little tip for enclosing spaces without making a room: You can place 1 wall and drag it to the length you want. Even if it joins another wall, it doesn't create a room. Might be easier than building a wall separately and moving it into place every time. Looking forward to seeing what else you build with this pack! Also GASP you have the "My First Pet's Stuff" active?
edit: I also wish there was a microwave that went above the stove in the sims. That's pretty common where I'm from.
The frozen Sims outside during the tour look like those drawings of people walking around in an architect's proposal of a building.
I adore tiny houses, in the sims and even more so irl (we're hoping to start building our own THOW in the next 3 years or so). I was SO HYPED for this pack when they announced it! I love that they've started creating the combo items, they're deff something very new to TS4 and are very nice to have (especially once they fix game consoles not working with the tvs)...although I do wish we would have gotten more of them, like a sink on the back of a toilet (it uses the fresh water in the sink, and that water goes into the toilet basin for use there). OR, just a thinner sink, the one in the pack feels SO big - almost exactly the size of the actual sink bit on top without all the extra bulk would've been perfect.
But more than anything, I also really really reeeeeeeeally wish we would have gotten ladders. They're such a HUGE space saver, and something so many in the community have been waiting (and hoping and asking) for.
Also, and I know it would make the pack a bit much for a SP - loft beds. I would love bunk beds like most Simmers, BUT, if they could give us loft beds, AND stand alone beds to match that worked underneath - we could do soooooo much with those! Bunk beds, those are really cool bed on top, desk on the bottom units.
Loft beds and ladders. And I could've forgiven the way over sized sink, giant floor lamp and lack of a single small window. - All this being said, I LOOOOOVE the art style and the textures are sooooo good!
Tyfs!! Hope you've had a nice week and have a great weekend. Best of wishes, Semaj!
This is like watching art in the making. I’m mesmerized by all the camera angles and levels 😂
I present the challenge of building a tiny home (the medium tier) and putting in a grand piano in the build inside. Bonus points for all the other instruments you can include in the build
"It's not cheating if it's in the game" is my favourite Semaj excuse. But I am learning a lot of new ways to trick the tile count and it's great to see you building more (outside of LPs) again.
Stovetop with a mini fridge underneath! That would be cool
James you should do 5 sims and two pets in a tiny home
Tiny living four sims on a budget off grid. That's what I wanna see.
Is it possible to select both as lot traits at the same time? Or is it like how the apartments can't have their lot type changed so even though technically small enough to class as a tiny home or smaller, you can't mark them as such to benefit from the bonuses.
I mean the stuff you put on the roof just as easily could have been on a patio with terrain paint so it's not really cheating it just is more aesthetically pleasing and contemporary.
I'd love to see an Australian bungalow style tiny home! Like you'd see in Melbourne or Ballarat
Hi James, I just confirmed that without Tiny Living installed this lot can be downloaded as a regular residential lot :)
James: I’ve been wanting to use that coffee table for so long!
Me: ....the pack has been “out” for two days....🤣😂 (I do realize that he’s had it longer than the rest of us. Ha!)
This is one of my favorite builds that you've done. I love all of your tiny builds but the darker colors and modern style of this one is really, really nice.
I am so addicted to creating tiny houses now. It’s nuts. Great build again, James.
Deli did a super interesting build with an 8 sim small home (100 tiles) so would love to see you try this!
I feel like this pack was the perfect pack for bunk beds or ladders or green living items
Soo refreshing to see you doing speedbuilds again!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Not that I don't love the LP's but this is what brought me to your channel in the first place. Thank you.
I don't know if it's just me, but everytime a pack comes out, I feel there is still something missing. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to be the person who judges their work because I appreciate them very much. Everything they do is actually great, they always have amazing ideas, cool animations, amazing new items in packs or updates... but there's still some thinking I don't think they do? For example, the idea for this pack was amazing! A lot of people build tiny houses in the Sims and it's so cool they looked at that as an opportunity to give us more tools for that matter (and I know this is just a stuff pack and not a game pack) but couldn't they include a ladder, a stove top, a bunk bed with a closet or a desk underneath, I don't know, maybe even a kitchen system that included a microwave without taking a counter space, just something. They put out amazing beautiful versatile items but the only items that really match the name of the pack are the murfy bed with the couch and the TV with the bookshelf. The rest is just normal items that could've come out in any other pack in my opinion. Again I'm not trying to judge their work because I love the Sims communiy, but it always feels like there could be more?
I would love to see you build the tiny home that you would like to live in. In term of design, function and everything. ♥️♥️♥️
I LOVE the wrap around stairs with the terrarium style column
James flexing his tiny home expertise for 15 minutes straight.
It physically pains me to see how amazing you are at building these Sims homes! I wanna live in each and every one of them.
I think a half cabinet-microwave combo would have been a cool combo item in tiny living pack
the exterior of this house looks awesome !! 😍
LilSimsie hasn’t posted a video on it yet, and i’m not sure if she’s going to but she made a Tiny Living home on her stream where instead of stairs she used the Island Living Ladder (will have to be in Sulani as the ladder needs water to work) and I’d love to see your take on that!! (Either tiny living or normal house!)
Your builds always give me inspiration for my own builds but it also makes me realize what a crappy builder I really am 😂
When will the sims put in SPIRAL STAIRS
after watching all the micro home videos this house looks massive!
I like the desk under the stairs trick. Thats a great use of what is otherwise dead space imo.
You know what would be cool? A mini-fridge that snaps under a counter like the dishwasher does. That would be perfect for space-saving kitchens.
I feel like the feeling comfortable trait in tiny houses just kinda doesn't work all the time........
I lived in a tiny home nearly my whole life, it’s not comfortable.
It's my worst nightmare. Cozy? Nah, claustrophobic.
Having lived in one for 2 years now... the idea is overly romanticised nowadays. There's nothing fun about not owning a dryer because there's no room, but then subsequently not having any room to hang clothes to dry. Cook up a nice meal? Everything is going to smell like garlic now. Living, eating, sleeping and cooking in 1 room gets old SO fast.
Vearle Vloet do you think any of the traits they gave tiny houses make sense?
Kate Giddy, not at all, in my opinion. You have to have a strong relationship to start with if you're going to live happily together on 25 square metres. If there are any arguments where you would like to shut the door behind you, there may not be an option for you to do so. Communication is key, but I do not think every relationship neccessarily benefits from it if the people in it are forced to live in a tiny space. If anything, fights can get out of hand quicker. Sure, it's nice to be close to the person you love all the time.
As for the plants, I don't really care that much. I guess there is a sense of logic to it, as living small is more ecological. I do not see how you would develop skills faster. If my SO really wants to improve his guitar skill whilst I'm trying to focus on my writing skill when we're right next to each other... well, you get the idea. There are so many more things they could have done to improve the pack. Make sims want to have alone time when they've had an argument, but I guess there's quite a lot more to say about the relationship aspect of the game. (I.e. sims that have just fallen out are happily chatting 2 seconds later.)
Try to fit 6 sims in a single story 64 tile home with $20,000 simoleons and 2 bathrooms, with one bath including a tub 😁😁
I would love to see an island tiny home by the beach, bring tiny homes to Sulani!
Tiny Living is actually one of the few Packs that I got for the original price and not on discount, because I think the items we get are awesome and I'm so inspired to build tiny homes and micro homes and all that. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow! Do think we should've gotten some new kitchen stuff, though
I love all the build vids since Tiny Living came out. Beautiful.
one of those toilet sink combos would've been neat to have
This is great and all, but I have a challenge. You, James Turner, must make a micro home able to fit 8 sims with no move objects and you're only allowed to use 1 object from Tiny Living. What about it? Please do it it would be super fun to watch!
James, I love your content I hope you are well and continue your work with the Sims.
My favourite part of the day is when James upload a new video !
I'd love to see a build that is a certain amount of tiles like 42 or 37 or 69. Just a really specific amount of tiles, no more and no less.
You should try and a build a small home for 8 Sims. The parents, and 6 kids or toddlers. And maybe a reasonable budget for the entire house!
I've SO missed your building videos 💙 great job
Just rewatched your 4x4 mini home two level build video from a yr ago. Would LOVE to see you recreate that house and see what you can do with it now that we have new bb stuff. And the new bendy stairs etc.
Awesome. I just bought this Stuff Pack today, I'm really looking forward to building with it. Also, if anyone is interested the Sims4 is like 85% off in Origin right now for their 20-year anniversary or something like that. Anyhow, thanks for the build, James, really love your builds.
1.Bunk beds for teens and toddlers.
2.Loft beds
3.Overhead microwaves
4.Beds that double as a dresser.
5.Latters (Lofts)
6.Floating desks/ doubles as artwork.
7.Coffee table that folds out to become a dinning table...
-More ideas to come...
Love the style of this house 🏡
Off the grid micro home with laundry. I recently tried this and it was a nightmare. I had a large dog and a double bed
Hey James, idea for the next tiny build - get creative with the terrain and make a really creative home, like a cliffside lodgey type home or if not, do the one floor tiny build so maximize space like you were saying in the vid
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How about trying to make the biggest coolest ‘micro’ home using the in game cheats like the slanted roofs as walls and not enclosing spaces etc.
I am totally in love with this pack.... with the exception of two things. 1-single sizes Murphy beds 2-integrated toilet/sink for bathrooms. Both of these and more placement options for microwaves would have been perfection. Love the builds James!
Im getting flashbacks to the time TH-cam wouldnt stop recommending me all of James's tiny builds and once I finally gave in and watched I ended up buying every single pack and playing thousands of hours
Same. Well not all of the packs. But it is mostly his fault I got the game eventually. I was still happy playing sims 2 (and would still be playing sims 1 if it worked on 64 bit). Not got to thousands of hours yet. Not even managed that in House Flipper yet (that's at 746hrs, 74 of which are in the past 2 weeks lol). But that's mainly because I build but don't play that much.
I agree a loft bed with a desk underneath would be great!
I LOVE THESE TINY BUILDS SO MUCH WTF
Hey James! I'm an Indonesian who enjoys Sims 4 builders. I just wanna say, this kind of house is realistic since middle to upper income Indonesians' 2 story houses have a similar floorplan to yours, especially the second floor! Thank you so much for building this tiny house!
I was given a recommendation of your old 4x4 house build and thought of the idea of updating them to actually suit the new Tiny Living conditions the house can have since it’s already 4x4
I know this isn’t tiny living based, but I’d like to see two specific builds and how you’d do them, since I tried them myself. A cat cafe, and an orphanage (which needs to have space for 2 adults and at least 5 kids). It’d be cool if you would try these.
Loft beds. Yaaas. Would love to have that. Either with a build in desk or a couch under it.
I'm very impressed this build is gorgeous you'd never think this is a tiny home it looks amazing. I make decent houses now but never modern-styled I can never make it look as good as this, the work with half walls is genius although very intricate so kudos ! I love your build videos you're still my fave simmer youtuber
I got a fun challenge that I was able to do so you should try it! Try to build either a tiny or small house that could accommodate a full house! That doesn't mean all sims you could have pets too but you have to have 1 food bowl per pet and at least 1 pet bed and if you use cats you have to have 1 litterbox for every 2 cats. I got 5 sims and 3 pets in a tiny home (I used a tent though)
I am really impressed that you got three bedrooms out of this. It is so cute, love it!
You should go into each of the worlds and build a tiny/micro worlds that fit the style of the worlds/packs.
Been loving your recent videos James, I feel like Tiny Living has really revitalised your love for building which is awesome! ❤️
Honestly the houses you make are BEAUTIFUL
Tier 1 off the grid with laundry outside. Like those historic old cabins.
Id love to see a 8 sim microhome on the 12k budget with no move objects 😄
Smoll Bunneh I think that’s basically impossible except if they sleep outside hahaha
@@sarahsauter5820 yeah, you need 8x3 tiles plus half tiles between them for Sims to be able to get in the beds already, and if I calculated correctly that would amount to 36 if you use double beds (should be the same for singles, but maybe I'm just not thinking of a way to arrange them more efficiently). Then you need at least three tiles for bathroom and about three tiles for kitchen equipment and some tiles to actually get to these spaces, objects for entertainment could be wall mounted, but you'd need a dining area, too, unless you take beds as appropriate dining spots.
(Edit: one bathroom tile only works if you have move objects, obviously)
organicstorm so you'd still fit them in the middle tier, Tiny Home!
@@dbseamz yes, it could work and I'm sure someone will show us how they did it ;) I might try this myself at some point, but my current main save revolves around totally different objectives than making many Sims live in a small house ;)
@@dbseamz I actually just tried it, and it wasn't that hard to make a mid tier tiny house for 8 adult Sims without move objects. I think the hard part is making it look good .. I even got a bathroom with tub, entertainment objects and a kitchen section with stove and a big dining table with 8 chairs in there, so they can all eat while sitting down (which in my experience is such a deep routed desire of all Sims ...)
You make this look so easy. I love how it turned out!
This is my favorite tiny home build so far !! 🙌🏻
it's so cute the fact that you worries about a plant getting enough fresh air in an immaginary world XD
Tiny home idea: beach house (seaside lot).
James! As a video, I would absolutely love to see you rebuild one of your original tiny homes with this new pack, and tile requirements, but without move objects or something, just to see the difference from then till now! :D
Dang his building skills were already boss but this build just raised the roof!
IDEA! Use C-shaped foundation for the house, and turn the gap into the spacious living room, which is technically outside and dosn't count for space!
I love this tiny home! Thanks for these build videos. I've missed them!🤩
I admire James so much
Question, can sim children pull down the Murphy bed and use it? I was just wondering because no one said the could. But that would be great because you can have two rooms for 4 people. It would save a lot of space.