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Romancing the Throne - Bathroom Ideas Created By: RealPollyMogs Country: United States of America Language: US English Rating:      Required Games:

Created: 01.21.2007 Last Updated: 01.22.2007 Number of Entries: 73 Description: Design & decorate bathrooms without using custom content. Family Name: King Lot Name: CAS! Categories: Designer Diaries,How To/Tutorial

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Let's say that you have a four-by-four bathroom and no custom content. Or maybe you don't want to use any CC because you're planning to upload your house to the Exchange. All you need now is some inspiration. This guide was written to help you design, build, and decorate the perfect bathroom for your house.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Where does inspiration come from? In my case, it was this room. Sure, it works. The floor is interesting. There's plenty of light. But it's downright boring and it feels cold.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 I took out everything, leaving just the bare walls and foundation to create a magic box where I could play with ideas. "Now what?", I asked myself. Form follows function. OK. I wanted a room that two sims can use at the same time without having to watch them "Shoo!" each other while the carpool waits.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 To do that, I separated the shower room from the toilet area by building a 2x1 box.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Every room needs a door and some light.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 I added the fixtures and a mirror so my sims can brush their teeth in the morning. The room is now functional, but it's even colder than before with all the stainless steel and glass. It needs warmth and a focal point - something that will automatically draw the eye.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 The tub is the biggest thing in the room, so I used it as the basis for decorating. It will also become the focal point, so I used the design tool to recolor it in a finish that looks more touchable.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 What was the first thing you saw? The tub. More specifically, you saw the wall behind the tub. It's the brightest spot in a very dark room. The tiny spotlight above helps to draw your eye. If not for the stone or the light, the rug would become the focal point in here. Heavy use of textures is one way to warm up an otherwise cold room. But I like color.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Returning to my magic 4x4 box, I drew a wall just one tile down the center.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 There's a single girl in my 'hood who wants a place where she can not only take care of business, but where she can try on different hairstyles and makeup. With the toilet behind us, this bathroom will satisfy her needs. For my young friend, I chose a reversed island counter and barstool. The matching counter holds the sink.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 I like this wall so much that I'm going to use it to design the rest of the room. Without one particular focal point, your eye is going to wander all over the bathroom, making it seem larger than 4x4.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 See? The design tool does its job and your eyes can't find a place to settle. They come to rest on the center of the photo - the stool. The swatch of yellow carpet in the middle of the floor visually pushes the walls back further, making it seem bigger. But there are still too many angles and corners.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Since our eyes are already stuck to the stool, why don't we echo it with a pair of arched windows? They also break up the long dead wall between the sink and toilet and provide light in the daytime. All we need now are the details, those little bits of decor that make a room a sim's personal space.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 A central ceiling light is enough for this little room. I hung it using boolprop snapObjectsToGrid false. I used the double door that matches the windows and added a little end table with a vase of sunflowers in the empty corner. Except for the table, everything was chosen to provide more curves. Curves are feminine.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Full-length mirrors give my young friend a place to gussy up before calling the Matchmaker and also reflect more light from the windows and a wall sconce. Be careful about what you're reflecting. These mirrors were the main reason why I changed the rectangular door to the Colonial Tract.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 The design tool is your friend. I was lucky, in this case, to find a shower curtain that looked good with the wall I wanted to use. Experiment with the objects and build mode items in your game's catalog until you hit upon the right combination.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 All of them. Sometimes ideas come from lucky accidents, like installing a window backwards. We've all done this at some point, right? And then we "fixed" it.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 This time, I didn't fix it. I left it backwards and used the shutters to design the rest of the room. That's right - my little building mistake has become the focal point for this bathroom. Point and laugh if you want. The beadboard wainscot, louvered cabinet doors, and railed half-wall make it work.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 As you can see, the window looks fine from outside the house.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 It lets in enough light for my purposes, too, so I continued building. First, a square of stage foundation in the corner...

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 ...cut diagonally so that I could angle the bathtub.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 And then I added my railed half-wall far enough away that my sims can still reach the functional objects.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 I needed three cheats to install the tub: boolprop snapObjectsToGrid false boolprop allow45degreeAngleOfRotation true moveobjects on Then I turned them off and continued furnishing the room.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Installing a toilet and a pair of sinks finished the functional part of the room's design.

Created: 01.22.2007 Updated: 01.22.2007 Still without a decorating idea in mind, I browsed the catalog for a floor with diagonal lines to emphasize the angled tub. The lines also direct your gaze toward the corners, visually widening the tight space. "Dungaree" gave me what I was looking for.

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