I <3  http://kuler.adobe.com/

It gives you a 5 colour spread based on different principles - triads, complementary, etc. Very cool indeed.

Considering it is only the unfurnished price that needs to be below $16500, I don't think people are being too hampered. The wanding really only makes a difference to furnishings, and since there is no limit to the furnished price [imaginary points only] it is still fair for all.
Feel free to redo a house with more furnishings if you like. 

I also have a mod somewhere that gives me all the plants, including the ones from the Store Content as buy debug plantables.

Yup, SimsMxMissingSoilAutoPlants.package

You also had to wave it.

Twallan also has a depreciation mod I think. It just makes it easier to get sims started. Think of it as filling a house with secondhand furniture.

Nice houses Virgali!

Last one from me: 22 Foundation Drive.
Edited to add download links.
One bed, one nursery with a large veggie garden. Built with all EPs and SPs with lots of stuff from Uni and Supernatural. Premium store content includes the playpen, baby monitor, and change table.
Green theme used, set up for a young college graduate who likes nature and painting. I discovered the portable drawing book which a cheap easel.

















Wanded - Furnished $16350, unfurnished $10789  20x15 block

Sims3pack download - 25mb! http://www.mediafire.com/?dy7s2805qujfl44
.package file for your library folder 1.28Mb http://www.mediafire.com/?8lr1hrosfsjy27b

I love what people can do with a starter lot. Makes me wonder why EA includes such crappy ones with their worlds.

Phoenixc, your buildings are wonderful!

Arr it for the furniture - there are some nice objects in there.
I don't really play the supernaturals, but I do use the furniture and alchemy skill.
Plus: BEES and MUSHROOMS.

It doesn't matter if they are similarly themed, the more the merrier! At least then we could have a few of the same feel for sub-sections within a neighbourhood.
Though this is making me want to crack out the world builder again.

SJA, you do some seriously good decorating.

3rd Entry, titled Deception.

Is it a run down house, barely furnished? Or an extravagant underground sanctuary?

16478 furnished or 13231 unfurnished.
Master bed, nursery and 1.5 bathrooms.













Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ec5o5iuq5ttzvoa

When you need to patch, just swap the original one back in, then replace it after you patch.

Witch - the imgur thing isn't you, it is the links used. The direct links I originally grabbed didn't have the .jpg afterwards.

SJ - that is a great house, I can't believe how much decoration you could do within the budget!

2nd Entry, the Qube. 16,478 / 13231 wanded. 15x10 block, some store stuff. All EPs and SPs.















Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiybkqsuuj094es

Edited: because the first one was missing stuff.

Wow Jesslla, that is awesome. And now I am off to do a modern one.

I believe Mim was referring to the "MATY Way", asking silly questions and MOAR FITE, of which Venganza may be ignorant.

What happens if you try this link? http://alpha.moreawesomethanyou.com/ts3/hax/awesome.zip

I'm not having any issues with seeing Turd's images, are you running any other blockers?

ReRybka - I really liked your lot, I like the colour scheme on the single bedroom especially.

Yay! I love this challenge and some of the entries!

Here is my first:
15x10 lot
16298 furnished, 10556 unfurnished and wanded.

I chose the purple palette, picked it out with photoshop and used the hex code, but it looks darker in these photos.












Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?hc5tt891oet0qgk
Made with all EPs SPs and patches, etc. Some store stuff [the TV and wall light].

I really like this! It has a good sporty vibe and the exterior fits in to most worlds.
Plus the shape is cool. I knew there was a reason I married you, internet Wife.

First thing - get rid of Vista.

Second, is it a laptop?

Your processor is a bit behind, a new i5 or a AMD X6 would be a huge boost. A spiffy GPU always helps.

The only time I don't get the "attractive person" moodlet is when they are of the non-preferred gender. It would appear that all my sims are easy.

Streakers plus non-barbie skintones make for interesting keggers.

Very impressive.

I think putting FAQ in the title immediately makes snowflakes skip it. After all their question is so unique it could never be frequently asked.

The roomies in the frat house have red portraits almost constantly. Every now and then I take pity and "maxmotives" them so they can do stuff without falling asleep on the floor. They also have zero cooking skills and insist on burning everything.

I am doing the 12 credits a week option, there are 2 classes a day on Mon, Wed, Fri and a lecture on Tues and Thurs. I haven't really noticed it going down, since I have almost maxed out the meter and it is only Wed morning [before class]. Maybe the more classes you take, the less chance for serious decay. The downside is no real socialising.

I don't have origin installed. I loathe origin.

Uni Life:

The roommates feature is pretty cool. Until they all stand in your bedroom listening to some twat play guitar.


Bonfires are cool. You can throw a test tube in, it produced fireworks.


Kegstands.


You get Dare opportunities, including "Kiss a random sim". There is now an option to "kiss in the heat of the moment" which is available as soon as you've been introduced. This one left the sim with a "being creepy" social tone.


I like the text messaging option on the phones.

Not a bad expansion so far. I am waiting to see what is borked though.

Edited to add:
Didn't take long for a bork. Queue to the classroom door, took 30+ sim minutes to get it.