I'm trying to renovate a WEIRD starter home in The Sims 4 

Kayla: we can't afford more walls than necessary. Also Kayla: builds a whole fake chimney.

Simsie: "Why is this so expensive" Also Simsie: *spends $1k on a chimney*

Simsie: we don’t need this hallway that’s a waste of money Also simsie: dormers and chimneys

Challenge idea: take one of your “solid color houses” and renovate it by ONLY changing the swatches on the existing furniture so it becomes colorful

Was anyone else just screaming at the screen for her to make the bathroom smaller? 😳

0:33 This style of houses is typical in Germany and central europe because they used to build it in cold places where was snowing a lot in winter, so the tall flat roof would not carry so much snow, also when it's in humid area (not hot climate and close to rivers etc.) they had no cellar/basement so they stored the grains and stuff under roof instead.

Simsie: "We can't afford more walls than necessary." Also Simsie: adds a 3 story chimney.

Video idea: every room is a different size (obvi) but what I mean is that you spin the wheel for the size of every room like for eg. you could get a 3x2 bedroom and a 10x8 bathroom

"Do you mind if we renovate some starter homes" *I do not*

The hallway makes sense to me cause Windenburg is more of a European style if I'm not wrong (I'm German so im pretty sure I'm right lol) and we don't really do open floorplans. Even the front door leading into the living room isn't really what I'm used to at least, usually you walk into the hallway and every room is kinda on its own and separated

Everyone has their sims build idea and here's mine: Architectural Digest has a youtube channel, and one of their biggest series is touring celebrity homes. Pick one and try to remake it in the sims. Easy mode Ned Fulmer, nightmare mode Dita Von Teese.

Every single time when Kayla asks "do you mind if we do ...?" I just think: Do what you want, we'll watch it anyways

“That is disgusting, I want to keep it” -Lilsimsie 2020

Title: renovating weird starter homes Me: When are starter homes not weird

Nobody: Kayla: its a MUSHROOM

Simsie: wastes money on making a chimney without adding a fireplace Also Simsie: "I'm not made of money! Why is everything so expensive?!" Kayla, I love you, but every time you add a chimney and either don't include a fireplace or you put a fireplace in a different part of the build, you take a year off my life.

Maybe I’m too British but my god I die inside almost every time you renovate a house and your first move is to delete all the hallways... front doors should not open into a living room!

Kayak you didn't fix the roof in the back after you made the kids room smaller, you're making EA mistakes 😅🤣

I started a Sims family in one of my games in this house. The mom and dad had twin girls so I actually made the back bedroom into two smaller (equal sized ) rooms and moved the bathroom over and extended the hallway (which was prrr-fect for the kitty litterbox). I also added a dining room from the kitchen, a patio with a back door from the kitchen (which I expanded out a square) and even added a basement (with outside stairs access) that has a hangout room, exercise equipment (and downstairs shower for washing off after getting sweaty) and even a sound studio for one of the girls who became a musical talent after she grew up. They even have a garden area, hot tube, and pool in a covered patio on the side. I would share it with you to see but I don't know how to share a save file even though I follow you in Sims 4.

Windenburg is objectively THE BEST Sims 4 world. So pretty and its the biggest, different areas.... It was ahead of its time lol!

Kayla: „Let‘s not use bb.moveobjects“ 10 min later Kayla: *uses bb.moveobjects*

I clicked this notif literally EXACTLY as the vid I was watching ended. The luck.

Simsie: all our budget went into counters and cabinets Simsie: *chimney*

No one. Kayla: making our day a trillion times better!💓 Love from a positive u tubrr😘

Loved it! And I feel your pain... Though I wish you'd made the bathroom and the parent's bedroom smaller too. They'd look a little less sad and allow you to buy a rug or else a tub combo so the bathroom won't be as empty lol. Oh, also could've sold the tile they used as a pathway... I THINK they did anyhow. If it's just terrain paint then nevermind. I've renovated this one a few times but never lived in it so it took me a minute to realize which one you were renovating. I swear I never remembered the roof being this tall... the dormer definitely helps! :D

Get Together items have some of my FAVORITE swatches, especially with wood tones. But seriously, trying to match browns in sims 4 is the BANE of my existence.

I get those ocular migraines too. Idk what causes them, but I've got some blue light glasses coming in the mail and I hope they help. I also think stress is a trigger for me, but idk. Hope you don't get them too often bc I know they are annoying and make it impossible to do anything for like 30 min at a time. Praying health and happiness for you!

Simsie: I’ll do anything for money Me: Make the bathroom smaller, make the bathroom smaller, MAKE THE BATHROOM S M A L L E R

Kayla: Do my words make sense? Me: *This is a question I ask everyday*

Simsie : "We can't afford more walls than necessary" Also Simsie : *adds a dormer AND a chimney * 😂😂

You should build a house in the time of day so like Living room-Evening Bedroom-morning Bathroom-Afternoon Kid bed room-midnight And so on have a good day :)

"That's so weird!" *you do realize that the sims team built this house, right?*

surprised you didn't shrink this house! That's usually what you do first in renos. what ever happened to the only cc build challenge ;)

Every Room Is A Diffirent -Candy -Holiday -Number -Celebrity -Century -Word -Time/Time Of Day -Food -Career -Country -Emoji -Plant -Building -Video Game -Screenshot -Phone ( or tech) -Transportation ( In RL Not The Sims) -Age (irl or sims) Trait (suggested by Aniya Turner) Aesthetic (suggested by Megan Bowen) Drink (suggested by Miranda Petersson Death Type (suggested by NicholasKreuz ❤❤❤❤❤

What if every world was a blue suburban shell? Just imagine...

This starter is one of my favorites. Its so easy to renovate as your family grows and its cute. I love the lot.

Simsie at the beginning of the video: It needs more Get Together stuff Simsie at the end of the video: It needs more Get Together stuff

the house wasn’t even that bad EA just makes their rooms freaking HUGE for no reason

as someone who takes daily medicine for ocular/complex migraines, I also immediately panic at the sight of heatwaves in the sims! kind of a relief to hear i'm not overreacting (also terribly sorry to anyone else who experiences migraines, they're the absolute worst)

To anyone seeing this: I hope you and your family are safe! Remember that you are worth and we need you!

10:40 literally thought she swore and I was so shook 😂I was like omg did lil simsie just swearrrr ,no hun she just said ship calm down 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

Kayla: no move objects, let's try that. Kayla: *the fridge must touch the counter*

fr tho the expensive part of strangerville is gorgeous like it’s the only place i’ll build

Every residential bathroom I've been in around where I live has lighting just on the wall above the mirror. It's usually 2 or 4 lights and it's such weird lighting when people use the yellow bulbs. If it's white though, it looks really nice usually. I agree with Kayla though, lighting makes a major difference in any space. Having lights at the right angles, right colors, etc can completely change the feel of a space. Overhead lighting especially is very nice since it usuallly illuminates the entire room. The softer the lighting the better it looks, and feels, to me.

im yelling at you through my screen to pleaseeee make the bathroom smaller.

thank u for making me happy when i'm sad❤

@15:38 GASP. The roof is overhanging the shortened kid's room by a whole tile. I am utterly SCANDALIZED.

I honestly like the renovation you did to this home. I would also have shrunk the kids room and also the bathroom. Not exactly a huge fan of that brown tile... but it's cute for a starter. Love it.

the shape of this house is actually quite accurate for an old british house

0:30 'this looks like a mushroom' why can't I stop laughing😭😭

Ok, the tip about using two roof pieces to get rid of that overhang just changed my life. I have 900 hours in and most of it is building time, and I have never thought to do it that way. So much frustration could have been avoided had I just used a bit of common sense. Amazing. Thank you!

Omg in so glad I found this video!! I started my legacy family in this home and it’s been going through a lengthy, multi-part, and expensive renovation to fit my family’s needs. I used to hate building houses in The Sims before your videos but now I love it! I’d love to offer my house up once it’s done as content for you to absolutely tear it apart and critique the renovation! Now it’s a duplex with a total of five or six bedrooms. Definitely not a starter price, though 😅

I love all of Kaylas videos, shes such a good youtuber 🤣❤ I feel like we'd be best friends 🥺 Edit: also, what if she built a house where all of the rooms were a different shape? Like the living room is a triangle, the kitchen an octagon, ect.

kayla trying to be nice to the sims 4 for 15 minutes so they give her early access to the next pack

These are my favourite kind of you tube video to unwind to! Please keep renovating and building starter homes!

Yeah I know how u feel about the blurry vision. Got that too and sometimes it really scares me cause I feel myself getting bad again by getting headaches and paranoia. Don't like that. Especially if it ends in a panic attack.

Corn on the cob, but instead of the corn bone, it’s a hot dog

Do you ever see a comment and say “I wish I commented that”

I literally was renovating this same house last night that one tile was just another moment of seriously who is supervision these builds . My eyes rolled so hard . Also my door was glitched so I'm surprised yours is totally fine because a lot of ppl have been having problems with that specific door since the new patch .

The exact same sim generated for me when i was playing last night (Australia time). I don't know how the random generator works but this suggests the game makes a new sim for anyone who logs in at the same time.

I was so shocked that there were no comments..... Then I realized that was not possible...

Some people: if covid is 19 then it can't legally touch me I post content btw❤

I bet putting some limits on the builds makes it more fun, especially when you have to build so many things, but I would really love to see a full blown build using like every pack, all the cheats and tricks, and just spend as much money as you want, even if it’s insane. It would be the best blue suburban ever. ❤️

I watched this yesterday, went and found the house and tried to do the same thing that you did. It's hard... I was semi-successful, but like you said, they don't end up with a lot of art or stuff in the home on a $20K budget. I did some minor repositioning of things. I wish I could have provided them a better outdoor space, I focused more on the interior. Thankfully, one of the sims that live there is an artist - practice and patience and they will have some interior artwork in no time.

I saw the title and thought I knew exactly what you were talking about(I don’t have get together so I thought it was base game) I thought it was the one in Oasis Springs with the weird front porch with tile.

CLAIM YOUR FIRST/EARLY TICKET HERE!! :)

She honestly saved all my future builds at 3:36, I HATE those roof overhangs jutting out of the side of the house. I have no idea why I didn't think to just use another roof

This was the house my favorite family lived it back in the days I used alpha cc before my laptop broke and I lost EVERYTHING... I miss them

Random person who reads this: I hope you have a wonderful day ily💕

kaylas making starter homes but when i make a new family i immediately build them a house with no budget

With these rooms being so square and like obvious placement of furniture, it reminds me a lot of those prefab rooms you can plop down, especially the kitchen, but also the decor swatches gave me strong Sims 1 vibes for some reason.

Ive never played the sims, but when I get it I will imediatly start with renovating every single house in basegame, and then I will move on to getting the packs and renovating all the houses.

Day help me please I’m losing my mind of trying to get lilsimsie to Reno the brindelton mansion please

The first time she said “it looks like a mushroom” I heard “mud-room” and I didn’t question it.

I renovated this house today!!! I've never played in this neighborhood before. It doesn't have a basinet in the kitchen!

oh my god the nostalgia I used this house for my 100 baby challenge back in 2018, I’m having flashbacks to the sound of crying babies

Okay but why should EA have a “Content creators” pack where they literally just put like Kayla, vixella, James, and more in charge of making a singular lot each (in an overall theme, kinda like a challenge so it all turns out cohesive) and then they basically all have like the voter pack, but within their group of content creators. Lol just an idea. Then literally once the pack releases they can release their speed builds of the default homes, and it will be magical

“When I look at it, my first thought is just MUSHROOM.” -Kayla, 2020

OMG. Simsie, as soon as the heatwave came up I was like, ugh I feel sick, I'm gonna get a migraine. Then you started talking about it and it was like you'd plucked it from my own head. SAME, girl. I hear you!

hi kayla i love u hope you're doing good 🤍🤍 and thank u for working hard to give us content literally everyday, along w streams 🥺

Kayla: we cant afford more walls than necessary Also Kayla: puts a fake chimney in which adds extra price 😂

"You move to a new house you get a job ..." Me: motherlode 😂

a concept: build a house as if it’s sims 4 at launch (base game world, no pool, no basement, no debug, no move objects, base game only build/buy, etc)

I get ocular migraines too. At the moment, no headache associated w it. Like I get shadowy blotches that move as if I was in a wormhole, time jump portal thingy.

The sims team should really make a way for you to turn the heat wave thing off huh

"I much rather play in a house that looks better on the inside" *That's so kind of you....*

I feel you on the heat wave thing! Everytime I have to like double check I can see everything and my heart always drops. Those migraines legit scare me and I still burst into tears when they happen, and Ive had them on and off for 7 years now. T_T

3:05 as someone who is studying arcitecture and just finished a big assignment on a kitchen renovaion, the cabinets are putting me through so much pain. it's in the swedish building law that counters and cabinets must be at least 50 cm apart

"I will do anything for money" -lilsimsie 2020

Hmmm.. why did I thought it would be hilarious to record Kayla saying: “I will do anything for money” then editing it out of context😅😂😂

It doesn't look like a mushroom, it looks like a typical french rural old house. It's my favourite starter house in the game to be honest, it just has something about it I really, really like.

i recently renovated this house for my sim and i basically did the same thing with just deleting the walls and moving the door/windows and made a better kitchen pretty much exactly like you did :D

She didn't... make it smaller...? Edit: Nvm spoke to soon.

Who else was shouting for her to shrink the bathroom 😂

I agree that the Strangerville world is one of the best cuz I live in a desert as well and depending on how old the area is the houses look just like that. Plus it reminds me of Sedona, USA which is a few hours from me and has those beautiful red mountains everywhere (and the grand canyon)

I have ocular migraines too! I always know when its gonna happen bc the blindspot shows up and im like "welp time to take 3 pain pills". Im so glad im not the only one and i always thought that everyone had them when they said they had a migraine

Why didn't you make the bathroom smaller? 🤦🏼‍♀️ So much wasted space

When u refresh the comments 🤦‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

this is honestly my favourite house in the sims 4, but only after i do some interior decorating and keep the walls down all the time

I love how you say that it doesnt look that great as beige lol but I would totally use this as a starter home! It looks amazing :)