Home Sweet Valley - Skyrim Special Edition House Mod

Sorry for the super long musical intro but the place is ginormous as you will see - I start chatting at 16 mins in. This is a truly beautiful own-world-space home on a fabulous island - you might never want to actually leave lol.
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[@SparklySarah]

I am going through opioid withdrawals right now and desperately needed this video. Thanks Feb!!

[@FebrithDarkstar]

You're welcome!:)

[@elicody1]

Wow this mod is so detailed. I haven't seeen this amount of food in a house mod ever.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

LOL - true dat ^^

[@belgeode]

Naturally I ended up here after the top 5 video. Holy wooooow this house!!! I am still leery though with the talk of it eating all your FPS, but now at least I can see why it would. This is insanely good!!!

[@FebrithDarkstar]

It really is one of my favourite mods of all time:)

[@belgeode]

​@@FebrithDarkstari ended up getting it. I installed the "light" version first but it appears to be missing navmesh and the windows are all opaque. Heavy i put in after, and it is not AS bad as i thought it would be. Plus the navmesh works, and i can see through all those glorious windows!! 😍

[@FebrithDarkstar]

@@belgeode So glad you love it too- such a lot to explore!:)

[@RyanHolcombeRyan2Gamer]

I'd rather hear your voice then sad depressing music but I'm glad you finally spoke up lol awesome videos I love every single one of them and look forward to them every time keep up the good work

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Thank you!:)

[@samstintsman1254]

Incredible! And....and you have "moonlight sonata" playing at the beginning! My all time favorite Beethoven piece 😍😍😍

[@tamarakarakasevic1882]

I remember having this pretty mod for Skyrim Legendary, sadly I cannot find a link anymore. One of my favourite house mods. By the way, I like your mod reviews, thanks to you I've found many player homes. You are doing a great job.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Hey Tamara - thanks:) I read that she took down the Skyrim version because it caused crashes:(

[@tamarakarakasevic1882]

@@FebrithDarkstar Yes, I read that too, but it worked fine in my game so I don't understand was that really a reason. Sadly, there is no that mod anymore anywhere to be found, every single link is deleted, even on russian and chinese sites, mega, yandex links😐... Oh, well, there are still nice house mods out there and never enough houses to download 😁

[@caseypride]

@@FebrithDarkstar I know this was a couple of years ago but I wanted to add my applause; I have seen several of your house mod reviews and I find them very useful. You seem to have such a lovely and peaceful spirit, which makes these reviews very pleasant. If you ever wish to do them again, or do more, would you consider being specific about what the home lacks? For instance, I am interested in getting back into SSE and I require plenty of plantable ingredient and vegetable plots (maybe 50? 60?), along with the usual must-haves (butter churn! oven! cooking spit! bathing pool or the equivalent! full smithy and crafting! sorting chests!). So many house mods don't actually inform you of the full list of features, so I have to download the mod, explore, and then delete it when it falls short of my needs. Just my two cents. Again, GREAT work! You definitely facilitate this decision process and inspire me to return to this beautiful game.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

@@caseypride Thanks so much!:) It's definitely easier to see a review if there is one than to download and be disappointed:(

[@stephaniejacobs1267]

Your opening song...my absolute favorite classical song. My grandma used to play this on her piano when I was growing up so it brings warmth and joy to my soul when I hear it. And even BETTER watching fantastic Skyrim homes to it! Thank you so very much. Feb, you are FAB❣

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Awww thank you:)

[@itsclemtime2357]

So, this is where the Dwemer went! Lol! I absolutely love this place. It gives of a rustic/country vibe.

[@ERS112758]

Thank you so much for showing this home. I love this Island home. I really love the fact that you can see in and out of the windows, that for me is a big deal. If I had 1 bad thing to say, it would be that the home is a bit too modern-looking, however, I don't think that would be a deal-breaker for me. If I was not on my own little self made quest at sjel blad castle, I would be very tempted to make this home my permanent place of residence. I really love the stuff you show, keep up the great work.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Thank you:)

[@volt101x]

I enjoyed the music almost as much as the mod... Especially Moonlight and The Blue Danube 👌🏼😍

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Yay, thank you!

[@markuseschenhardt3670]

moonlight was played to fast though

[@drakxuswolfblood]

This house is awesome very picturesque This will be my main home thanks Feb you rock girl

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Hope you enjoy it! :)

[@markbondurant6434]

It's sad that there are no people. It's so lonely. It's where you sentence cursed princesses to a life of solitude.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Honestly I'd be fine with that as long as I could have cats! :D

[@scottychenoweth5281]

It’s looks like an American plantation house from the south… Beautiful!!!

[@FebrithDarkstar]

I love this mod too:)

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Opus 27, piano sonata number 14, Moonlight. Neat song! Thumbs up! 👍

[@FebrithDarkstar]

:XD

[@MrSolotor]

Still catching up on your old videos. There are so many! I'm not sure about this home as part of normal Skyrim gameplay. But I might load it in Skyrim VR just as someplace to escape from Canadian Winter from time to time. Just sit and look at the garden. Beautiful.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Aaah yes I love this place so much - it's a really wonderful getaway:)

[@jimmac69]

If this place were done to be lore friendly, rather than elizabethan, it would be awesome

[@Noneyobusiness851]

Wow very original I love the mods that really get rid of the basic constructs from vanilla so that they really look like something original. This mod receives a wow factor of about 7.5 lol I've decided to start a new wow Factor rating system 🤣

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Lmao wounds good - I personally rate this one as a 10 - I freaking love it - the grounds and the gardens, the greenhouses, all of it is just wonderful - I'd live there IRL if I could!

[@Noneyobusiness851]

@@FebrithDarkstar in all honesty the rating system would only be fair for mods I've actually seen myself there's definitely a good bit that gets lost in translation when watching a video rather than actually arriving at the player home in person I'm actually chomping at the bit right now to get off work so I can go home and try some of the mods from showcases I watched yesterday.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

@@Noneyobusiness851 Lmao, I get like that too - work gets in the way of my play! :D

[@mentha_101]

I could have sworn that you did this home a few weeks ago.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Morning! No, I did this one originally back in early May when I first started doing Skyrim videos - and I've learned a lot since then lol:)

[@mentha_101]

In my defence I went through a youtube binge a few weeks ago. I do that about every other month.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

@@mentha_101 Me too - I like to catch up on stuff I've missed - and there's always so much of it!

[@jeancharlesverriest6963]

WONDERFUL HYMN TO KYNARETH ! And so sweety music within

[@jeancharlesverriest6963]

Perfect home for Reldith the farmer woman in Rorikstead and /or Bolfrida Brandevin the farmer from the same name location near the stables ofWindhelm

[@FebrithDarkstar]

I adore this place - and Haven from the Cold & Dark for the same reason - they're total eye candy!

[@jeancharlesverriest6963]

Haven from the C & D not found on bethesda.net lists of mods. About Home Sweet Valley when researched on beth.net i have a mod called " The clan of hidden valley ". The story is exactly the one of the dragonborn captured by imperials and helped in escape before taking part to a civil war and discovering the blood of dragon legacy

[@ravent3016]

I can picture the Downton Abbey staff working busily all over the place. Magnificent. Wow, that library...times two. Inigo is on SSE: www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1461

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Exactly! And yes, I'm done in my SSE game but if I ever start a new one then Inigo will totes be there:)

[@lunarcontact]

Seems that when you get from the “church chair” you’d hit your head on the spikes 😳

[@ericmiller3284]

You never stop to amaze me with your reviews, always exceptional, always containing great comments, very detailed, shape, crisp, and never a waste of time, and so well done just amazing, Just love it. This reminds me of some of the plantation properties I have seen in the deep south, cotton belt. How were the frames per second on your machine, due to all the detail? In reading the author's page he/she hinted that this property is not yet finished, even though it looks amazing. He put a lot of time and effort into this mod, and that's a shame that work on this level is not praised by other mod reviewers, to help this author out. I will pm him to let this individual know about your amazing mod review. Thank you for all your time and hard work in putting together yet another outstanding mod review. I will definitely put this in my mod order for this playthrough. Again thanks so much for this amazing video, all blessings to you.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Awww I'd LOVE to go to the deep south and see the plantation houses, that style of building is so romantic - which I think is the essence of this home. I actually had no lag and no issues at all with this mod - and I had a bunch of big mods installed at the time also (Helgen Reborn, Dragonborn legacy, Falskaar, Project AHO, Carved Brink, Clockwork, The Shire etc) and maybe another 100 or more homes. It was a beautifully behaved mod. I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video and what a lovely thing for you to do, I'm a bit embarrassed about self-promotion - it's a British thing lol:)

[@ericmiller3284]

Hi Febrith, the following is one of the more famous homes owned by one of our Founding Fathers from at the time the State of Virginia, so it predates 1776, and still stands to this day. It is the former residence of Thomas Jefferson. It is only one example of the large plantation scattered through the deep south. www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x89b3862714c46ceb%3A0xcbef0076cd54df64!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPR1GiB-igm0AdDEizWhFUPemJqFvSL-QuFKjII%3Dw213-h160-k-no!5sThomas%20Jefferson%27s%20home%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCAESAggI&imagekey=!1e2!2swvOIhqb0kiinCegTJ6n1cg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie4ZSkkvfmAhUgJzQIHQlAAOgQoiowH3oECBQQBg You can your Google to actually fly around the entire property. Hope you enjoy! You can also view this fabioulas by google search using Thomas Jefferson Monticello

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Oh wow Eric - that's gorgeous - thanks so much for the link. A couple of years ago (maybe longer, time flies) I built a house in EQ2 called Feb's Spirit of New Orleans - I was totally inspired by plantation houses, Anne Rice's novels and a TV programme called The Originals that I was watching at the time. Seeing Thomas Jefferson's home makes me want to go back and re-build, it's beautiful and inspirational! Thanks again:)

[@ericmiller3284]

Your welcome, glad you liked it. New Orleans was that in the French Quarter?

[@FebrithDarkstar]

My New Orleans home you mean? Well I took some artistic license and added a bit of the Bayou and the Lafayette Cemetery in the grounds lol - but basically yes, based on the French Quarter style of house:)

[@mikedc101]

Great video!

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Thanks Mike!

[@lokiago2879]

Great video, great house and even better music selection. Is the third song Für Elise?

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Yes, it is!

[@dragonborn2505]

This place is enormous, the gardens alone make it worth downloading. This would have awesome if it was was already part of skyrim, do dragons attack and are you able to bring kids and followers here without any problems?

[@FebrithDarkstar]

It says it's adoption friendly on the mod page but I never adopt so I can't speak to that! I can confirm no dragons though.

[@woodchopper1752]

great island\player home mod , but it needs npcs not many maybe 3 or 4 (trader, groundsperson , woodworker and maybe house servant ) the only fault I have with the mod there seams to be a pathing issue with followers by the gate to the house update it was the small update file that is having issues not the main mod

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Aaah okies - and yes, even I agree about the people and you know what a grumpy baggage I am!

[@user-uu5el1ii3n]

ONE BATHROOM IN THIS ENORMOUS HOUSE?

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Hey at least it has one - so many homes don't even try! :XD

[@rockhardman4968]

Too busy for me. VERY nicely done, but not immersive in the least. I could have suspended disbelief if it wasn't for the organ and the victrolas. Nice job, though.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

Definitely:)

[@MichaelButchin]

Where is this supposed to be? Looks like Cyrodiil's Gold Coast, or West Weald, or even the Colovian Higlands.

[@FebrithDarkstar]

I dunno but I love it!

[@gsinsights6265]

Available on BethesdaNet? (X1)

[@christophermills7693]

no... at least not that I can find

[@gsinsights6265]

christopher mills ok thanks man!

[@savvycrazy]

IT IS ON ITS OWN ISLAND AND HAS HORSES! Wait. Cabinets? Aw heck naw. This isn't the 21st century, the Stormcloaks just won for the Divine's sake, try to stay within your universe shall we mod makers? There are no fancy, smooth cabinets or clean tiles.... I do love the private island and clicky slidey things though! 🙃

[@FebrithDarkstar]

LOL - I get what you're saying totally - but I also love it:D