Out of the Box Building – SimsVIP https://simsvip.com Sims 4 News and Game Guides Fri, 06 Nov 2026 02:09:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 21154051 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Trying Different Styles) https://simsvip.com/2015/09/14/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-trying-different-styles/ https://simsvip.com/2015/09/14/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-trying-different-styles/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:04:20 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=60390 By following the series up to now, you should have turned your box into a great exterior. But what if you wanted to make a home in a different style? Not all box is made equal, and maybe your perfect family home isn’t in the same style as Willow Creek. Using the very same tips […]

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]]> https://simsvip.com/2015/09/14/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-trying-different-styles/feed/ 22 60390 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Landscaping) https://simsvip.com/2015/09/08/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-landscaping/ https://simsvip.com/2015/09/08/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-landscaping/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:01:26 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=60166 We’re almost done with our box exterior! It’s looking pretty fancy, but something seems missing. Landscaping is often overlooked or avoided, thought of as superfluous or unnecessary, but adding a bit of greenery into your lot can bring a great amount of life.   The Terrain Paint Tool! The terrain paint tool can get confusing; […]

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]]> https://simsvip.com/2015/09/08/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-landscaping/feed/ 3 60166 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Decks, Floors, and Decor) https://simsvip.com/2015/08/31/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-decks-floors-and-decor/ https://simsvip.com/2015/08/31/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-decks-floors-and-decor/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:28:21 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=59578 Alright, we’re almost done with our box! After wrapping it in the perfect accent ribbon, this box is most certainly not a box anymore. In this part, we are going to take a look at the rest of the decor, giving our home a personalized flair.   Match Your Flooring! We’ve been giving a lot […]

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]]> https://simsvip.com/2015/08/31/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-decks-floors-and-decor/feed/ 10 59578 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Exterior Wall Details) https://simsvip.com/2015/08/26/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-wall-details/ https://simsvip.com/2015/08/26/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-wall-details/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:35:31 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=59055 Now that our box has a nice shape (Part 1) and the perfect wall pattern (Part 2), it’s time to wrap up the wall details. These details are the key to bringing light into your house, adding crucial color, and balances the leftover flatness. The details that we’ll be going over are the windows, doors, […]

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]]> https://simsvip.com/2015/08/26/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-wall-details/feed/ 9 59055 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Exterior Colors) https://simsvip.com/2015/08/09/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-colors/ https://simsvip.com/2015/08/09/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-colors/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:35:08 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=55640 Now that we’ve tackled shape and proportion in Part 1, and the outline of our example house looks pretty house-like, let’s try coloring it!   Let’s Start Coloring! Instead of picking a color that looks pretty and slapping it on our house, let’s break it down a bit more and ask ourselves: What types of […]

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]]> https://simsvip.com/2015/08/09/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-exterior-colors/feed/ 27 55640 Out of the Box: Building for Beginners in The Sims 4 (Shape and Proportion) https://simsvip.com/2015/08/03/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-shape-and-proportion/ https://simsvip.com/2015/08/03/out-of-the-box-building-for-beginners-in-the-sims-4-shape-and-proportion/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:13:39 +0000 http://simsvip.com/?p=54178   Building in The Sims is really fun, but it can be intimidating for people who’d like to practice more in build mode. The number one comment I always hear about build mode is, “All I can build is a box!” This new series is designed to show you that, with build mode tools at […]

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