This build is hilarious! Looks exactly like all the other homes except for the super nice furnishings, a pool, and a hot tub. The neighbors are going to be soooo jealous lmao
@@nedrane297No, Del Sol Valley was just an example. The challenge James received called for Strangerville style. Try watching the video before you comment.
the fact that you have to open the bathroom door, jump into the bathtub, close the doors, jump out in order to access the toilet gives the house character :p
My grandpa lives in an early 1900s farmhouse. And the bathroom on the main floor is the equivalent of 3 tiles in the sims. But like an L. You can wash your hands while peeing. And you have to side saddle the toilet. Quite interesting
@@kaylaharrington3295 That just sounds like a pretty normal bathroom to me. Most bathrooms here you could reach the sink from the toilet. Bathrooms here rarely get bigger than 2x3 sims tiles. Just enough space for a bath, sink & toilet, nothing extra unless you're super rich. We can't in ours simply because the toilet is in a separate room (just enough space for the toilet, equivalent to 1.5 sims tiles, so can't replicate my house in sims) and the bathroom is as long as the bath in one direction and just enough space for a small pedestal sink next to it. Its kinda L shaped in that there's about a half tile that stick out from the almost box shape. Just enough space to open the door.
Came here to say that! Lol it also helps with smoke if the doors are open. There are also specialized fans you can put on top of your stove that rotates when heated, it helps move heated air farther into the room.
Originally my grandmothers shotgun style home built in the mid to late 1800s was heated by just two fireplaces. In the mid 1900s the fireplaces were closed up and big oil heaters were put in front of each one and the exhaust went through a pipe up the chimney. They always kept kettles of water on them for humidity... but there was quite a few times when there was a snow storm and the power went out that we cooked on them.
I agree you need outdoor seating at least and a couple of loungers would be nice or BBQ as you said. I would have added more plants and possibly a telescope or chess set for outdoor skills and fun.
A retired little grandma fills her days training her little dog (papillion/maltese) to do tricks. Her son/grandson lives with her while he is trying to get back on his feet.
Love the house. Reminds me of the shotgun homes found here in the southern US. They did them primarily so you could open a door at the front and the back to let a breeze go through the home... usually down the middle but in a tiny home that probably wouldn't work. My grandmothers home was like that, and it was built pre-1890. I'm not sure the exact year, but she was born in 1896, and she was the baby of the family, and I know the other siblings were born there as well. Originally, it did not have a bathroom. They used an outhouse & later made a small area over into a bathroom inside the home... so your squished bathroom makes sense. I'm going to try the challenge... but I think I'm going to also build a home similar to my grandmothers as well. It's inside of small town town now... but originally, the area was agricultural, and it still has the remains a barn, outhouse, and chicken coop area in the back. Maybe I'll try it for horse ranch, too. Her older sister... like many in SC... migrated around 1905 from SC to the border of Alabama & and Florida, where they actually built a horse ranch... and the home was originally a large shotgun style as well. Most people built or helped build their own homes, and it was a design you'll find from the Carolinas to Texas as it was an efficient design and easy to build and add onto as the family grew.
At my grandparents house, they converted a bedroom into the bathroom when indoor plumbing became available, so the bathroom is weirdly large and mostly empty.
Personally, I’m a fan of the original layout with the bedrooms in the back. I don’t need any more excuses for random sims to try and use the back door 😂
Actually, I don't think thats a tea pot on the fire place, it is more likely a pot with water to add humidity to the room. Those wood burning stoves are very drying to the air. Just an FYI.
Love this house it gives me grandma home vibe. The type of elder women whose house is welcome to anyone, has the guest bedroom that has the small bed and she owns a tiny dog, her backyard has the pool and i would have put a random swing back there cause its ALWAYS there and of course a bowl of butterscotch candy. And everytime u walk in a detective show is playing.
I love how the build turned out! Next time James could put the old wooden tub outside the house to wash the dog and a walk in shower in the bathroom because realistically elders might find it difficult to step up into the shower tub combo.
I think you could have added some eco items like solar cells and water collectors, and also, good thing it didn't require laundry day stuff, although you could have put some of that in the back yard like the line, and have the washer on the porch. Not only that I would have put in a greenhouse, an easel, or a telescope, that way they could work on their skills.
I would imagine that the Sims who would live there would be an elder sim who once was a competetive swimmer and wanted to settle down in a small house with their dog. The young aduld could be their grandchild and could have moved there because they decided to join an exotic study program exclusive to strange town.
Just tried your Random Build Challenge: The owner(s) are runaway teens and they are really into the colour blue and maximalism and really afraid of the colour blue. 😅
I so wanted a potted plant or something by that tv and maybe a few other touches, but overall it's really cute and just the terrain paint+trees+objects works surprisingly well for landscaping
Hi James , I love you video’s I often end up listening to them like a podcast on my drives to work😂. I was wondering if you could ever do a basic coding tutorial on how you make the designs and functionality of the website!! I’m an Aussie IT student and would love to see which languages you use and how much time goes into such a cool site 💚
Just a tip for next time, if you have a counter with the back thingy on it just alt place it so it’s in the wall and unseeable the counter tops are still full functional. 😊
Ahhhh James the builder is back!! I really love the second bedroom, the colors go quite well together and its cozy.the exterior look looks like it can be turned into a rental. lovely!
next time u wanna use a certain fridge but already have another one youre committed to, u could consider trying to fit both in. lots of people have two fridges in their house! maybe a bit sillier in a tiny home but then this house wasnt That tiny and had the budget for it :)
I tried the random build challenge - and let's just say I gave up, got mad and quit the game without saving. Like a 2 story 3 bedroom house. 20x30lot. the owner was a Ghost who loved pink, and also was a technophobe - and budget of 25.000 something simoleons. Oh! and I could cut my budget in half if I wanted an extra challenge. (how about no). But I might try it again with a tiny home - just to avoid getting the 2-3story mansion builds for a ridicilously low budget
The little tea pots on wood stoves were used as humidifiers/diffusers. Either just water of water with spices boiling through the winter to help the worst of the dry air
Yeah a BBQ with a nice sitting area and maybe a few planters or other activities would've been nice in the backyard! Maybe even a hangout spot with lounge chairs by the pool.
Was waiting for him to use the random empty space in the middle of the house to make the bathroom bigger but it never happened. 😂 So that was frustrating!
day 1 asking u to build a house backwards, meaning whatever you usually do last in a build, u do it first. so walls and roof will be added after all the decore and stuff
I personally imagined the adult child having moved back in with their elderly mum (who has since moved out of the family house) maybe after they hit a difficult spot in life. That's why their room is so small in my head, because the house wasn't initially meant to live there with two people and mum had to make room or they had to make the guest room their own. But I like your story as well!
For the bathroom issue, I would have changed the way the door opens while also moving it as far over as possible from the tub on that diagonal wall. Maybe choose a toilet I could put the back of it more into the wall, and could rearrange the bathroom a tad more.
I think every decision you made with this build was actually great, and i think youre just an over perfectionist, dont have to think so much into it! 😂❤
If anyone knows if there is a mod that lets you hang the guitars (maybe even the violins) on the wall and they're still functional, please let me know. It would look great on this tiny build and fill the walls with skill building items.
This is a very cute house! I love the pool! The only thing I’d add with the $5,000 budget would be an expensive BBQ and outdoor table and chairs. Great job! 💯
When I get all my essentials added and I still have money left over, I find that I always end up blowing the rest of my budget on plants lol. I can't keep any alive in real life, so I live vicariously through my sims and their beautifully planty homes 🥰🤣
The shower/tub combo totally would have worked along the right side with the sink and toilet closest to the door, just need to scoot the toilet further to the left.
I usually really like James's layouts but in this one, if he had moved the bathroom to be against the outer wall and had the hallway down the middle, it would have made a entryway and better nook for the living room.
Make the door open the other way! 🤣 Opening into the hallway would make more sense because you have more room there and it still wouldn't open into the walkway. I know bathroom doors normally open into the room, but in that case, it's better to open into the hallway.
I saw the criteria for this build and automatically thought "Okay, the elder and young adult are going to be in a relationship...boom, one bedroom. Easy!"
This house has the vibe of a widow(er) who got a decent payout from a will a used that to redo most of their house and is letting their adult grandchild use the spare bedroom
"You must build a tiny home with no more than 17 tiles... It has to have room for an elder, a young adult, a teen and a child and use a budget of §8,142." I am not sure that is even possible XD
I used the tiny home challenge generator on your website and it gave me a 20 tile house for two young adults, one teen and a child. So, they all have bunk beds and an outdoor kitchen 😂
James makes this look so easy. I just know if I tried this I would get something insane like: tiny home, 31 squares, 2 adults, 1 teen, 2 toddlers, 1 baby and cat and a dog. Budget of 18k. Sadly, James could also make that work 😂
This build is hilarious! Looks exactly like all the other homes except for the super nice furnishings, a pool, and a hot tub. The neighbors are going to be soooo jealous lmao
Definitely gonna be that one nosy neighbour that thinks you are doing tax evasion or smth
@LunaWitcherArt I mean it is Strangerville, i feel like tax evasion would not be totally out of the question
@hollowlunax Except the challenge was for Del Sol Valley style, so to make it FIT in Strangerville it fails the challenge.
@@nedrane297No, Del Sol Valley was just an example. The challenge James received called for Strangerville style. Try watching the video before you comment.
Coming over to fight James in the parking lot for making an entire gold-based bathroom but leaving the toilet paper holder silver 😫
i noticed that too lol
And the silver handle counters with a silver fridge with that cream and gold stove. 😅
the fact that you have to open the bathroom door, jump into the bathtub, close the doors, jump out in order to access the toilet gives the house character :p
spose you could switch the door to open the other way and block the hallway instead
My grandpa lives in an early 1900s farmhouse. And the bathroom on the main floor is the equivalent of 3 tiles in the sims. But like an L. You can wash your hands while peeing. And you have to side saddle the toilet. Quite interesting
@@kaylaharrington3295 That just sounds like a pretty normal bathroom to me. Most bathrooms here you could reach the sink from the toilet. Bathrooms here rarely get bigger than 2x3 sims tiles. Just enough space for a bath, sink & toilet, nothing extra unless you're super rich. We can't in ours simply because the toilet is in a separate room (just enough space for the toilet, equivalent to 1.5 sims tiles, so can't replicate my house in sims) and the bathroom is as long as the bath in one direction and just enough space for a small pedestal sink next to it. Its kinda L shaped in that there's about a half tile that stick out from the almost box shape. Just enough space to open the door.
Teapot on the fire place isn't for tea. People put them on with water to add humidity to the room.
Came here to say that! Lol it also helps with smoke if the doors are open. There are also specialized fans you can put on top of your stove that rotates when heated, it helps move heated air farther into the room.
Interesting. I think my parents only really used the teapot on the fireplace for hot drinks..
Originally my grandmothers shotgun style home built in the mid to late 1800s was heated by just two fireplaces. In the mid 1900s the fireplaces were closed up and big oil heaters were put in front of each one and the exhaust went through a pipe up the chimney. They always kept kettles of water on them for humidity... but there was quite a few times when there was a snow storm and the power went out that we cooked on them.
@@TheBioExplorerthat’s really cool and unique! Thank you for sharing 😊
And fill a hot water bottle. Very handy for elderly people
Doing a pool is fine, but you could've had a nice bbq area. Seating, fireplace, bbq. It would've been great
I know, right!? Could have extended the tiles outside to the stairs, too.
I agree you need outdoor seating at least and a couple of loungers would be nice or BBQ as you said. I would have added more plants and possibly a telescope or chess set for outdoor skills and fun.
Literally what I was thinking
Not me screaming in my head at James to change the bathroom door to open outward instead of inward so the door wouldn’t hit the tub. 😅
Also I definitely DON’T have OCD. 🥴
the new frame tv would've looked really nice in the living room
frame tv? what do you mean by "frame tv"
@@loptseldr The one that looks like a painting when it's off
It's based off the real life version also called Frame TVs
@@d.sadster5684 exactly, it came with the most recent kit
there's a new frame tv??? what, is this a base game update or in a pack?
@@patmisc it's in the most recent kit, modern luxe kit, but if it's the only item that interests you, there's also cc versions
A retired little grandma fills her days training her little dog (papillion/maltese) to do tricks. Her son/grandson lives with her while he is trying to get back on his feet.
Love the house. Reminds me of the shotgun homes found here in the southern US. They did them primarily so you could open a door at the front and the back to let a breeze go through the home... usually down the middle but in a tiny home that probably wouldn't work.
My grandmothers home was like that, and it was built pre-1890. I'm not sure the exact year, but she was born in 1896, and she was the baby of the family, and I know the other siblings were born there as well. Originally, it did not have a bathroom. They used an outhouse & later made a small area over into a bathroom inside the home... so your squished bathroom makes sense.
I'm going to try the challenge... but I think I'm going to also build a home similar to my grandmothers as well. It's inside of small town town now... but originally, the area was agricultural, and it still has the remains a barn, outhouse, and chicken coop area in the back.
Maybe I'll try it for horse ranch, too. Her older sister... like many in SC... migrated around 1905 from SC to the border of Alabama & and Florida, where they actually built a horse ranch... and the home was originally a large shotgun style as well. Most people built or helped build their own homes, and it was a design you'll find from the Carolinas to Texas as it was an efficient design and easy to build and add onto as the family grew.
interesting!
Nice reading your story, thanks
They usually used a closet made over to a bathroom and called it a "water closet" after plumbing was available.
Thanks for the historical background and for sharing your family story!
At my grandparents house, they converted a bedroom into the bathroom when indoor plumbing became available, so the bathroom is weirdly large and mostly empty.
I was waiting for James to change the ceiling lights given the extra budget but that did not happen😂
the ones he uses are just the best 😂
King of the tiny homes returns 🎉
Personally, I’m a fan of the original layout with the bedrooms in the back. I don’t need any more excuses for random sims to try and use the back door 😂
Actually, I don't think thats a tea pot on the fire place, it is more likely a pot with water to add humidity to the room. Those wood burning stoves are very drying to the air. Just an FYI.
*James who has a dog:* "Dogs like toys, right?" 😂
My immediate thought about the style of strangerville was that he can just put no furniture in it or have a non-functional kitchen lol.
😂😂😂 and for del sol valley no toilets!
You could have a shower inside and one of the rustic/handmade tubs in the back garden for the dog.
Love this house it gives me grandma home vibe. The type of elder women whose house is welcome to anyone, has the guest bedroom that has the small bed and she owns a tiny dog, her backyard has the pool and i would have put a random swing back there cause its ALWAYS there and of course a bowl of butterscotch candy. And everytime u walk in a detective show is playing.
fun fact! the pet toy chest is fully functional if you size it down one time! :) live this build, James!
I love how the build turned out!
Next time James could put the old wooden tub outside the house to wash the dog and a walk in shower in the bathroom because realistically elders might find it difficult to step up into the shower tub combo.
I would have loved to see some knifty knitting or crochet for the grandparent! And a garden out the back :)
I think you could have added some eco items like solar cells and water collectors, and also, good thing it didn't require laundry day stuff, although you could have put some of that in the back yard like the line, and have the washer on the porch. Not only that I would have put in a greenhouse, an easel, or a telescope, that way they could work on their skills.
Besides, you add on lot challenges and lot traits to the challenge to make it more interesting.
@@marieduran6286 yes this!
I love watching tiny houses so much 😊 its so fun to challenge yourself!
I would imagine that the Sims who would live there would be an elder sim who once was a competetive swimmer and wanted to settle down in a small house with their dog. The young aduld could be their grandchild and could have moved there because they decided to join an exotic study program exclusive to strange town.
Just tried your Random Build Challenge: The owner(s) are runaway teens and they are really into the colour blue and maximalism and really afraid of the colour blue. 😅
They like fear I guess? 🤔
I so wanted a potted plant or something by that tv and maybe a few other touches, but overall it's really cute and just the terrain paint+trees+objects works surprisingly well for landscaping
Very nice build! I really love that new fireplace, but I wish we had swatches without the tea pot aswell
I just finished building my insane tiny home so I’m happy to see this!! 😄
Hi James , I love you video’s I often end up listening to them like a podcast on my drives to work😂. I was wondering if you could ever do a basic coding tutorial on how you make the designs and functionality of the website!! I’m an Aussie IT student and would love to see which languages you use and how much time goes into such a cool site 💚
Still waiting on James doing a guilty pleasure build - free budget - free world - all packs. Cheat to his heart's content. Would be fun to watch
This challenge looks so fun! It’d be cool to see a generator like this made for community lots next!
Great idea as I love doing community lots
Just a tip for next time, if you have a counter with the back thingy on it just alt place it so it’s in the wall and unseeable the counter tops are still full functional. 😊
Ahhhh James the builder is back!! I really love the second bedroom, the colors go quite well together and its cozy.the exterior look looks like it can be turned into a rental. lovely!
next time u wanna use a certain fridge but already have another one youre committed to, u could consider trying to fit both in. lots of people have two fridges in their house! maybe a bit sillier in a tiny home but then this house wasnt That tiny and had the budget for it :)
A new challenge use the nectar rack as your walls because they are stackable. I built a small home using the nectar rack as the walls.
I tried the random build challenge - and let's just say I gave up, got mad and quit the game without saving. Like a 2 story 3 bedroom house. 20x30lot. the owner was a Ghost who loved pink, and also was a technophobe - and budget of 25.000 something simoleons. Oh! and I could cut my budget in half if I wanted an extra challenge. (how about no). But I might try it again with a tiny home - just to avoid getting the 2-3story mansion builds for a ridicilously low budget
this build tells such a cute story of a kid fresh outta high school not sure where he's going yet, living with his grandpa
The little tea pots on wood stoves were used as humidifiers/diffusers. Either just water of water with spices boiling through the winter to help the worst of the dry air
I would love to see more of these challenges!
I'm glad the dog toy box was moved because that would be such a tripping hazard irl 😅 not that it matters in the sims
As always, love any of your builds/build challenges ❤ I’d add a garden and bbq area there though, since you still had money 😉Cheers!
Yeah a BBQ with a nice sitting area and maybe a few planters or other activities would've been nice in the backyard! Maybe even a hangout spot with lounge chairs by the pool.
I actually built Barbie's AI Buzzfeed South Carolina house on this lot. It is colossal and took hours. I love this take on those shotgun houses.
Was waiting for him to use the random empty space in the middle of the house to make the bathroom bigger but it never happened. 😂 So that was frustrating!
day 1 asking u to build a house backwards, meaning whatever you usually do last in a build, u do it first. so walls and roof will be added after all the decore and stuff
wait this would be kinda fun!!
Great build as always 👍
Sooo...lets talk about Burger Boiss, do they come back? I really do miss them!! 😢
"dogs.. I guess they like toys too right?" says it like he doesn't have a dog😂
I imagine it being the house of a grandma, her dog, and her aroace grandchild..!
exactly!
I personally imagined the adult child having moved back in with their elderly mum (who has since moved out of the family house) maybe after they hit a difficult spot in life. That's why their room is so small in my head, because the house wasn't initially meant to live there with two people and mum had to make room or they had to make the guest room their own. But I like your story as well!
Not watched the whole thing yet but I'd have done bedroom for elder and then a Murphy bed in living room for young adult to save space
For the bathroom issue, I would have changed the way the door opens while also moving it as far over as possible from the tub on that diagonal wall. Maybe choose a toilet I could put the back of it more into the wall, and could rearrange the bathroom a tad more.
Yayy tiny house challenge, maybe I'll actually submit for this one 😂 I kept waiting for James to get more rugs to use up the money.
I think every decision you made with this build was actually great, and i think youre just an over perfectionist, dont have to think so much into it! 😂❤
Could have used very, very expensive ceiling tiles to make up that budget haha
It’s giving new addition/updated 55+ community home ;P
“It’s Sims, it doesn’t matter.” Says the one who tries to make every build realistic😂 19:44
I wish you would've used all the money and added an outdoor table & barbecue area in the backyard but oh well!
James.... the stache is looking AMAZING. Quite dapper if I do say so myself.
If anyone knows if there is a mod that lets you hang the guitars (maybe even the violins) on the wall and they're still functional, please let me know. It would look great on this tiny build and fill the walls with skill building items.
What a good idea, I would love that. It would also solve the issue of "I can't walk there, there's a tiny children's violin on the floor nearby"
this would be so cool!
I love your challenges❤
This is a very cute house! I love the pool! The only thing I’d add with the $5,000 budget would be an expensive BBQ and outdoor table and chairs. Great job! 💯
As a fellow Aussie, I'm glad you remembered to fence the pool and shut the gate 😂😂
When I get all my essentials added and I still have money left over, I find that I always end up blowing the rest of my budget on plants lol. I can't keep any alive in real life, so I live vicariously through my sims and their beautifully planty homes 🥰🤣
Oh gosh, I haven’t watched the rags to ranches series yet and I did not realise he was fully living the ye haw lifestyle. That was quite the shock
Love this challenge, gives me ideas for my tiny apartment
I think it's so pretty! I love this style of home.
The Art Framed TV from the new kit would work nicely in the living space.
Sincerely, I think the hallway was a lost off living space that was really needed. 🤷🏻♀️
I’ll definitely be doing this build challenge!!!
The would have been sharing one room with single beds if that had been me. I’m impressed he fit all that in there.
17 tiles for an elder, young adult, teen and child is what I got... Reallllllly glad we have bunk beds now
Could have used just a plain bathtub without shower or that basegame shower/tub combo with the curtain. Would have had more options for placing.
love the build but gotta say that moustache is absolutely glorious, king 🙏🏻 never remove it
The shower/tub combo totally would have worked along the right side with the sink and toilet closest to the door, just need to scoot the toilet further to the left.
you surely could've put a bbq in the garden to use up the budget :D
I’m sitting here saying out loud ‘please move that post! Please move that post!’ Like he can hear me. I hope he moves that post.
I can't believe he put the dog's toy box inside and the food bowl outside, where critters, ants, and the elements can get to it.
I usually really like James's layouts but in this one, if he had moved the bathroom to be against the outer wall and had the hallway down the middle, it would have made a entryway and better nook for the living room.
Make the door open the other way! 🤣 Opening into the hallway would make more sense because you have more room there and it still wouldn't open into the walkway. I know bathroom doors normally open into the room, but in that case, it's better to open into the hallway.
This turned out great!
U could've put some garden stuff for the elder, you know, like some plant boxes
The exterior really works but my god as you were placing things in the interior I was shouting at my tv. Hideous! 😂😂
I rolled a single elder in an 18-tile house with 17,015$. It was interesting to achieve.
I rerolled the one I got afterwards with a 6k budget though.
Aaah I need to try the tiny addition to the random challenge 😍
I love when you post a build video!
I saw the criteria for this build and automatically thought "Okay, the elder and young adult are going to be in a relationship...boom, one bedroom. Easy!"
A new James build video, LETS GO!
I made a Melbourne townhouse in a similar style and I think it's my favourite build!
Thia house feels like the young adult is a uni student that comes and stays with their grandparent on breaks.
A BBQ & patio set is always nice in the backyard, just sayin'. I definitely want to try your generator, it would be fun to use during a livestream.
This house is giving off Sims 2 vibes & I love it! 😂
This house has the vibe of a widow(er) who got a decent payout from a will a used that to redo most of their house and is letting their adult grandchild use the spare bedroom
"You must build a tiny home with no more than 17 tiles... It has to have room for an elder, a young adult, a teen and a child and use a budget of §8,142."
I am not sure that is even possible XD
2 sets of bunk beds
The fireplace would be perfect for the elder
I used the tiny home challenge generator on your website and it gave me a 20 tile house for two young adults, one teen and a child. So, they all have bunk beds and an outdoor kitchen 😂
James makes this look so easy. I just know if I tried this I would get something insane like: tiny home, 31 squares, 2 adults, 1 teen, 2 toddlers, 1 baby and cat and a dog. Budget of 18k. Sadly, James could also make that work 😂
Just have a shower in the bathroom and and old bath outside for the dog😂
a sconce either side of the tv would look good
The new frame tv would have been perfect!
Lots of fun, thanks James.
This house is adorable
This was def a fun build !