Fambly starter - colour challenge.
witch:
Yeah, much better Tangie. I like the peach kitchen, it gives a little warmth to the scheme.
crunk:
I'm really struggling with this - I keep generating colors schemes and dismissing them as hideous, but I've been using the same range of blues and neutrals in all of my houses for a month or more - I'm bored!
Any suggestions?
Quote from: Zazazu on 2010 June 15, 23:35:45
The houses I have my playable/sacred sims live in are color coded to them and given whatever design style it seems like the adults would want.
I've been doing this for a while, using the favorite colors of the adults and customizing bedrooms to the spawns' favorites, but I've had multiple generations now with almost identical favorite colors.
The_Goddess:
Quote from: crunk on 2010 June 16, 15:55:33
I'm really struggling with this - I keep generating colors schemes and dismissing them as hideous, but I've been using the same range of blues and neutrals in all of my houses for a month or more - I'm bored!
Any suggestions?
I was at the hardware store this weekend choosing paint for my kitchen. Most hardware stores will have project idea cards right there in the paint section. They are free and have great color combination ideas on them, as well as photos of rooms that the color schemes have been used in. I picked up about a dozen of the little pamphlets. Check them out next time you're shopping, or check their web sites to see if they have them on-line.
Tangie:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2010 June 15, 23:35:45
Yeah, I like it much better with the more muted tones, Tangie.
The houses I have my playable/sacred sims live in are color coded to them and given whatever design style it seems like the adults would want. The other houses, those I build to wait for townies to move into, are internally in boring creams, whites, and grays. My playables don't visit in townie homes that often, preferring to associate with other playables who have nicely decorated pads. Externals, I pick one premade swatch and then do the other finishes in complementary or contrasting tones.
BTW, you might find this interesting (or not, heh) but I built this house pre-AMB and it is based on a house (on Lexington Ave) that caught my eye; I pass it going to and from work everyday. The front step goes all across the house and has four 2-story columns that hold up a rounded roof off the second story. It's one of those older homes that I always think are very "stately" looking. Still can't do round, but I tried re-doing the front entrance using the new two-story columns and I actually liked this version better. The scale just wasn't right with such a large front porch.
And I don't tend to even build homes for sims I don't plan to play. If I did, I wouldn't spend much time decorating them, either.
@crunk: Is there a public library near you? You might find some books on decorating with color. I have found the one I have to be very helpful. It's called the Color Scheme Bible (by Anna Starmer) and is full of color schemes in just about every color you can imagine. Each scheme will list 5 colors: a main color for the walls, specify which color to use for the woodwork, another color for upholstery, and then it suggests two accent colors and what kind of items (like vases) to use them on. I have really found it inspiring and I've found myself using all kinds of combinations I never would have before, so maybe you'll find it helpful, too. I might not paint my own house these colors, but it sure is fun decorating sims' houses!
Honey and Vanilla Cream with some chocolate and a sprinkle of raspberry. NOT something I would have ever created on my own. Unless I was planning to eat it, lol.
Zazazu:
Quote from: Tangie on 2010 June 16, 22:52:12
Quote from: Zazazu on 2010 June 15, 23:35:45
Yeah, I like it much better with the more muted tones, Tangie.
The houses I have my playable/sacred sims live in are color coded to them and given whatever design style it seems like the adults would want. The other houses, those I build to wait for townies to move into, are internally in boring creams, whites, and grays. My playables don't visit in townie homes that often, preferring to associate with other playables who have nicely decorated pads. Externals, I pick one premade swatch and then do the other finishes in complementary or contrasting tones.
BTW, you might find this interesting (or not, heh) but I built this house pre-AMB and it is based on a house (on Lexington Ave) that caught my eye; I pass it going to and from work everyday. The front step goes all across the house and has four 2-story columns that hold up a rounded roof off the second story. It's one of those older homes that I always think are very "stately" looking. Still can't do round, but I tried re-doing the front entrance using the new two-story columns and I actually liked this version better. The scale just wasn't right with such a large front porch.
And I don't tend to even build homes for sims I don't plan to play. If I did, I wouldn't spend much time decorating them, either.
I think I know what house you are talking about. Post pics (or PM me pics) when you're done.
I do build for townies because my 'hood is self-created with tiny lots, so finding lots for it would be difficult. I pull a houseplan for 1 out of 4, but usually the number of bedrooms I need and the lot size kinds of determines the build.
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