#sim exterior

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳

My first proper sim post of 2026 is, ironically enough, leftover pics from 2025. The Royal Seat is still very much a work-in-progress, so expect more photospam as I move along with building.

Next, I'll be replying to some outstanding messages and WCIFs, sharing a lil' cc upload to ease into the year, and finally, continue posting the BACC.

I'm getting ready to start the Barbie Legacy Challenge by @sims-himbo and needed a house for the first gen. Can't wait to start playing!

Barbie is ready to pave the way for future generations! What better way to get started than with this perfectly pink suburban home?

Gallery ID: BeachyPeasySandy

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Playtested

Move Object and T.O.O.L. used

Reshade used in game. Colors can vary in pictures from what actually appears in your game.

40x30

3 Bed/3 Bath

$204,451

EP: Cats and Dogs, City Living, Cottage Living, Discover University, Get Famous, Get Together, Growing Together, High School Years, Horse Ranch, Island Living, Seasons, Snowy Escape

GP: Dine Out, Dream Home Decorator, My Wedding Stories, Parenthood, Strangerville, Vampires, Werewolves

SP: Backyard, Bowling Night, Cool Kitchen, Fitness, Home Chef Hustle, Kids Room, Laundry Day, Movie Hangout, Moschino, My First Pet, Nifty Knitting, Paranormal, Perfect Patio, Romantic Garden, Toddler, Tiny Living, Vintage Glamour

# S I M L I V I N G

If you post beautiful screenshots of Sim 4 interiors or exteriors, please use the tag #simliving so I can check out your posts! I would love to see anything you design and create!

Progress on the throne room!

The big boring staircase got replaced with a pair of fancy spiral stairs. I managed to make them usable by adding an invisible modular staircase underneath, so sims can (and will!) climb them, to my great delight!

Then for the outdoor area, I added cypresses, dragon statues, fountains and royal banners to give it that 'elevated' look. In my own humble opinion, you can never go wrong with cypresses! There are some benches and chess tables scattered around, so hopefully my sims will feel more inclined to linger in the area.

Finally, we've got some interiors going! The throne room is more or less done, and so is the hallway/grand entrance. I'm so proud of myself for remembering to add the skylight, it's such a look!

More Royal Seat photos, as promised!

The rooftop got a makeover. It turned out very pretty and posh and perhaps a tad too modern-looking, but I love it too much to give a hoot about historical accuracy.

Okay, @niamh-sims and @gphoenixsims were absolutely right - that teeny-tiny throne room simply wasn't cutting the mustard.

I really liked Niamh's idea to make a whole separate lot for the throne room, so that's exactly what I did. The thing ended up huge, though, so now I'm stuck figuring out what to do with the remaining rooms. 😅

Speaking of unpractically large builds. Another thing I've been poking at in the background is this... clocktower castle thingamajig.

It started out as a residential lot, but I realized it's way too cumbersome to be someone's house so now I'm thinking of turning it into a campus building for Wyvern's Bay (once I unlock a campus, that is).

As per standard practice, I'm stuck on figuring out a working interior layout. This thing is basically all hallways and little else, and I've no idea what rooms to add to it. Might help if I actually knew what the building was meant for...