Renovations Galore

As I hinted in the last update, there was a jolly good reason why Joshua didn't have an 'all out' party.

FINALLY, after months of waiting, haggling and practically begging..... the insurers finally relented and gave Gareth the payout he needed for the house. And what a substantial amount it was too. A WHOPPING 50,000 Simoleans (yeah I know, I cheated and used Motherlode but meh, it's a story now, and no longer the challenge) It was enough for a complete an utter makeover.

So, it was goodbye to the old home and hello to the new.

Builders came in and checked out the walls, foundations and other structural areas and declared that it wasn't a complete bulldoze event. They could knock down and expand critical areas....

.... and.... they even mentioned something about the existing structure being that solid, that they could have another floor built on!!!!

That pleased Gareth no end, as it meant that their kids could have their own rooms now, and if anybody wished to stay over, there'd be a guest room too.

So, without further ado, and very little in the way of interruption in family life... The builders set to and created a 'dream home'.



The living room was expanded, to make way for a separate study area.



The kitchen was expanded.



Alice's old nursery and the downstairs bathroom were knocked through, to make way for a dining area and kiddies play area.




Gareth and Rhonda's original bedroom was kept downstairs and revamped, making it bigger, with a newly renovated and re-modelled bathroom en-suite.





Upstairs, Alice's room was brightly decorated in her favourite colour PINK.




Joshua's in his favourite colour.... VIOLET.



The guest bedroom was decorated in bright sunny yellows and oranges (more about that in the next update)




And the 2nd bathroom/shower room was decorated in more muted, earthy colours.




There was access to both front and rear verandas.




And the gardens to the front, side and rear, were given a facelift too, with the vegetable garden being fenced off,



the driveway being tarmacked over, some nice plants and bushes to give the place that 'welcoming' feeling.....




And a small pond in the rear, just in case anybody fancied a spot of fishing.




All in all, a wonderfully spectacular renovation.






And just in time for our latest arrival into the family too.... (which explains the solitary figure standing in the front garden)

Stay tuned for.....

If anybody's interested, you can download this house from the exchange at Sims3.com and My Studio