I built a ranch house with $60,000

[@mamamamomomo]

I feel like it would make a lot of sense to have Lady’s bedroom be that whole downstairs area with a more generous ensuite (instead of dividing it into two bedrooms) and then have the guest space upstairs since we don’t care how much time the guests spend going up and down the stairs :) love the new ranch!

[@hannahjens3823]

Yeah! Or someone else suggested have the kids upstairs!

[@BengtBagels]

Exactly, I miss the colors of the old guest house section. This large house's interior palette is so dark cave.

[@DarKkOpal]

Yes I love this idea. The upstairs area could even have that more modern feel that the guest house had which looked so good with the ranch furniture imo. And Lady would also have a respectable master bedroom WHICH SHE EARNED!!!

[@berg_ahorn]

was just going to comment the same!

[@Lara-yd3vn]

Yes 🙌 I was thinking the same the entire time as well!

[@rothebear]

Feedback: - Put a bar in the dining room so that Lady can enjoy her freshly brewed nectar - Decorate using the nectar making items: barrels, crates etc. - Turn the upstairs area into guest rooms and put Lady’s bedroom downstairs instead - Rooms to fill up a huge house: pantry, laundry room, office, gym, sauna, games room, walking-in wardrobes - Add more landscaping: most farms have a “corner of shame” where old tires and parts from broken vehicles and tractors are dumped, add lots of debug grass for a more natural feel

[@berg_ahorn]

i feel like the living room also needs a piano

[@M0rgan-C]

these are great ideas! i also love the piano idea. where i’m from all the old farmers really wanted their kids to learn piano or another instrument. maybe have lady make the heir learn to play 😅

[@classic_joke]

The "corner of shame" idea is pretty sweet!

[@Jamielove73]

These are all great!

[@bellibooo]

That's such great feedbacks, I really hope James reads them!

[@mladavolonterka]

I would really like to see a bigger pond/lake outside with ducks and swans for more animals on ranch, even though you can't interact with them, previous was nice and it gave really cool vibes. And scatter some fireflies and dragonflies throughout the ranch. Also, I agree with others that you should make a downstairs big master bedroom from those two rooms, and you should put two or three rooms upstairs for future kids and guests. Hope you will read this.😊😊

[@DoveJS]

I agree with this! If he doesn't want to redo it much just make her room bigger for the infant to come and actually raise the heir. I know the next expansion is soon but he could get the partner to help with the baby while he waits for competitions to end? Also they can help around the ranch I guess!

[@blueocean43]

Love the new house! Suggestion: Make the entire upstairs the guest room, so you can get rid of the downstairs guest room and expand Lady's bedroom into that space.

[@basewitch]

Agree! It's increasingly normal to have the master bedroom downstairs in these big houses and all the other bedrooms upstairs. It would be nice to have a big master suite and a nice bathroom for lady downstairs, since she's had the worst furniture/decoration up to this point.

[@mauratyson9580]

I really like this idea! It separates the guests from Lady a little more too

[@arjones523]

That’s what I was thinking too

[@angeyjalevel]

Agree! I think the same :)

[@MB-sx4nq]

And maybe a staircase from outside so that the guests can come in directly from outside and not need to go through the house :)

[@riacg]

That is such a great house! On the wall with the three pictures you could use custom ones with the three horses. To remember them for all ages ;)

[@hannahjens3823]

Yesss!!!! Preferably with her on them! Or maybe just Flame with her on it, Napoleon style

[@stacimelton4923]

that is a lovely idea!

[@maryisazombie]

And go get one of bramble! Can’t forget him!

[@StrikingPhoenix]

For the Cellar, you should have a Staircase down into it, instead of a Ladder, and decorate the Cellar with some Barrels too

[@marianarodrigues8826]

Also make a bar and get some seating for an event like nectar tasting. Couches would be nice. I'ts no longer just a storage, it's an event

[@StrikingPhoenix]

​@@marianarodrigues8826 Sounds like such a good idea, make the Nectar room be so luxurious

[@DarKkOpal]

Spiral staircase would look so good to go down to the cellar😭

[@berg_ahorn]

i agree! climbing down a ladder with bottles of nectar sounds like a nightmare

[@danwri21]

I’d definitely love to see a huge cellar.. maybe one of those with a glass, temperature controlled room. They’re usually so beautiful. Also I agree on maybe tile in the kitchen to break up some of the wood? And expanding the downstairs bedroom to one large room for lady and more bedrooms upstairs for guests/family? Otherwise, as usual this is awesome. We love a James build!

[@lin_2844]

I love how flame just escaped the ranch and is standing in the spot they always are haha

[@rebeccakondzela9777]

James - with this video I can officially say I am caught up on the entirety of the Bigwallet series. I first started watching you around the cottage living playthrough and quickly felt left out because I didn't know all the references, the family tree, and other characters. So I went back and started from the very beginning. 2 and a half years later, here I am. And I've watched it all - every building video (from the original art warehouse-turned club-turned museum-turned restaurant to the vet clinic, lady bigwallet IIs movie studio, and on). I watched all the Thorne Bailey and Carol Alto I/II spinoff series' and pretty much everything in between!! So excited to finally be able to watch your stuff as it comes out...please keep it coming. Your videos get me through my very boring work-from-home days ❤ Much love from California.

[@stinakms]

😍 I also started with the Cottage Living LP and went back to watch the series after, what a treat and what a journey

[@rebeccakondzela9777]

@@stinakms haha glad I am not the only one! Yes - WHAT A JOURNEY!!

[@SherlockedStorytellr]

Congratulations! I also started watching around the Cottage Living and Dream Home Decorator LPs - such a great one as it also gave James a chance to show off his building skills as part of the LP - and recently have gone back to work on catching up with everything else. Such a joy to have so much awesome content to watch!

[@entlestove4318]

This is my first generation I started watching from the beginning!! I started watching the Growing Together series but these comments have inspired me, I will watch all of Bigwallet history!

[@Rocannee]

that's impressive! now you're gonna suffer having to wait inbetween episodes tho haha

[@eair18]

Agree with others saying switch the bedrooms - then, the bathroom won't feel as crowded either! I really like the little sitting area in the dining room, but originally I was thinking a bar facing the living room would be nice and also doesn't disrupt the walking flow. Or, you could put a staircase going downstairs against the window, with a bar facing the dining table!

[@Chickendestroyefier]

You should add a mudroom. So when she comes in from working, she has a place to clean up.

[@wladczynilazienki8776]

yes!! plus this would be a nice throwback to the Cottage Living LP :)

[@endersquid1132]

Gosh ranch and farm builds really highlight how small 64x64s can feel, I wish we'd gotten something bigger for this pack even if it'd be silly for most uses

[@TeruteruBozusama]

Agreed, but would be useful if we finally get hotels! The first game had working hotels, why not the newest and apparently more advanced one?

[@allthegoodthings707]

Love the house. Interesting layout. I'd make the bedroom space downstairs one master bedroom and bathroom. Have the upstairs suite for Rye or turn it into multiple bedrooms for kids. Modern builds are all downstairs master for parents and upstairs for kids.

[@hannahjens3823]

Yes I agree! Upper side for the kids!

[@jspihlman]

As an American, I just wanted to say this ranch home is the kind of opulence you'd see on a giant Texas ranch. Good job!

[@deborahfleischman4468]

You could showcase all your tournament trophies by the staircase, in that big long section of wall that you don't know what to do! And you could do the guest room upstairs. You don't wanna go there often and take care of the sims on another level of the house...so just use the downstairs bedroom area for Lady!

[@morganl7443]

Cannot express enough my appreciation for the work in your website and your consistency with things like actually linking things in the description when you say you will

[@rochelle1117]

Definitely needs a big winery cave dining room in the cellar. Really luxe and upscale and candlelit.

[@arjones523]

Love this ranch house! Three things: make a 1st level master for Lady and turn the top into a two bedroom 1 bath guest area. I love the idea of making a luxurious wine cellar using all the decorations and if you load it with nectar racks you will go through your funds and have to keep earning. Lastly: I think you should rearrange the ranch layout after renovating the barn. Maybe move the cow and llama to the back and have the horse training at the front since you have champion horses. Also maybe including a greenhouse on the ranch house? (Behind the workshop) So you don’t have that garden space outside anymore and just simplify it to nectar ingredients since you don’t have the lot challenges anymore. That way you can just make a two pens. One for the cottage living animals and one for the ranch animals.

[@berg_ahorn]

A greenhouse is always a good idea

[@charitycodes]

You can do the thick roof trims if you do the roof in multiple pieces. The one closest to the walls needs the thin trim and the one closest to the edge needs the thick trim. You still have to add something on the sides to cover the thick trim, but it's a lot less to cover. To get the pitches similar, you have to use alt drag for the slope and make them overlap. It's really hard to describe with words, lol.

[@andreaparham79]

Imagine having this big luxurious house and your living in this small room crammed in a corner cause you’re too lazy to go up stairs 😂

[@castiel7242]

I absolutely LOVE the house, can´t wait for part 2 renovation! Small suggestion: Upstairs would be the perfect guest room. And I think Ladys room should be bigger downstairs (maybe join the two downstair rooms together)

[@randomliz.m]

After seeing the wooden hearts go on the stairway I got an idea, if/when lady has kids you could put their photos along the stairs, or you could take pictures of the horses instead. Loved the living room reminds me of my grandma's house its also on a ranch/ smaller farm but not as modern.

[@lauras.4215]

a huge gallery wall with Bigwallet family photos and pictures of the horses and everything would be super cool

[@allymariebell]

Looks great! I'd turn the bottom two bedrooms in to one larger bedroom suite with a bigger bathroom for Lady and let the upstairs be broken up into two or three bedrooms for stay over guests and future kids since you don't love playing upstairs.

[@meriqueslabbert7157]

Thumbnail looks intriguing

[@EmilyBlueJaye]

Really cool house! I love seeing what you came up with based on the real photo. The chimney area is strange. Add another halfwall on top of the whole thing and place shorter hidden chimneys within? And the rest of the 30K on a fancy nectar cellar? I'm here for it!

[@theodavis4565]

The tile from jungle adventure would look good in the kitchen and you should move the full bath in between the bedrooms so it takes from both sides without that narrow entry

[@lauras.4215]

i love the house! and the idea to make the upstairs the guest room area and the downstairs a bigger bedroom for Lady I also think it would be nice to just bulldoze the rest of the lot and re-build the garden and stables to match everything more and maybe move around the main building a nice vineyard connected to the bar/necatr and the outside seating area for event space would be nice and then maybe smaller stables with the goats and sheep combined and a little patio area for them to roam outside and then maybe also combine the stables with a living quarter for the ranch hands and then just a meadow type area for the horses and the training stuff (and let's maybe get rid of the cow and lama haha and keep the chickens by the garden)

[@aap2291]

I love this and I agree. The rest of the ranch looks a little all over the place next to the new house. A bit of rearranging would look great!

[@Djoxaurus]

Maybe the upstairs area could be the guest suite?

[@katmaresparkles9578]

You should put some bunkbeds in one of the guest rooms, instead of the double bed. Like maybe 2 sets so you have 4 beds in the room.

[@Rosebud_official]

Please use the painting TV that came in the modern lux stuff over the fireplace. I think it would add some color to that wall. Also I would get rid of the second bedroom downstairs and move the bathroom slightly over so you can extend it too. Just put one bedroom downstairs which is lady’s so you don’t have to keep going up and down but that area isn’t cramped anymore. That way you can use the upstairs to be all guest rooms

[@ravenwellie]

i hope we get to see lady's child growing up in the ranch, helping with the errands and taking care of the animals before the next series

[@shannaandersonzongo8128]

Yay! This is what I pictured for rags to ranches. Bit ranch instead of riches just ranch themed riches. Beautiful!

[@WYahya456]

Upstairs can be a guest suite/apartment and the two rooms on the ground floor should make up Lady's room and a decent-sized bathroom

[@Maddel97]

What happened to the laundry stuff from before? You should add those back in, you could even add a clothes line and put it under cover next to the workshop area!

[@NoDecaf7]

These are my favorite builds, the ones based on real houses. Not only to build but to watch someone build, especially when the real life interior is pretty unknown or the real life layout doesn't fit the grid or work in a way that is easy for the sims to navigate. The front reminds me of a Bass Pro Shops or L.L. Bean with the wood detailing and big windows. I like the layout you came up with but there are some great suggestions in the comments too! I've really missed playing TS4, I don't have the patience for the bugs I encounter. Love watching you play though!

[@marianarodrigues8826]

Guests upstairs. Join the rooms downstairs to make a big room for lady with a big and fancy bedroom. Her room can have a tv, a bench by the end of the bed, a reading nook. The bathroom should have a big shower space and a fancy tub

[@cherrywinterberry]

I love the way its turning out! Maybe make the hallway entrance to the main bedroom a bit bigger, 3x3 so its not so crammed. It looks super cosy in there tho, an actual dream home

[@selkiefluff]

I definitely think guest space and master bedroom should be separated in a house this huge. This house is a bit strange, it looks more like a public lounge/winery resort than a home, maybe I'm not used to luxurious ranches enough haha

[@Butterfly01_NL]

This is so far the favourite house i have seen anyone build with horse ranch! Love it!

[@Didouu3467]

I agree with having the guest room being only in the upstairs area, with their own bathroom, so that Lady gets a big master bedroom with her on suite bathroom. Later in game the upstairs can be turned in a kids space! Also love love love the idea of having the barn only for the ranch hands and a separate space for nectar making in the workshop space + huge cellar with a bar and crates and stuff I'm so exited for Lady getting the big fancy modern ranch she deserves!

[@rachelturner5837]

I agree with others about having the guest suite upstairs and lady's room be bigger with a better sized bathroom. I also feel like a darker tiled roof would look better as i feel the metal is too light and not really the vibe for a big luxurious house. Great video!

[@lin_2844]

I love this series so much and I’m sure the new ranch will be so beautiful

[@StinaBelle717]

Please please give her a love interest and family with this beautiful GIANT house now. 😂🤞🤞🤞

[@graceraskopf6910]

I’m LOVING this reno! Id suggest moving Agnes in with Cecelia so you can dedicate a part of the lot to a “winery” using the grape vines from debug

[@Demiel_Kheiv]

maybe more tile inside? so its not just wood, kitchen and entryway can use some rustic looking or maybe terracotta tiles🤔 also Lady for sure needs to move upstairs now or soon, and the bedroom downstairs can be second guest bedroom, maybe inviting more family at the same time?

[@kenzzzzie]

James! there is a mod by scumbumbo called "don't wash dishes where you angry poop" that allows you to turn enable/disable sinks for dish washing! I use it in my game and it's really helpful. they also have a version for prepping food called "don't prep food where you angry poop" that can disable/enable counters for food prep

[@saraw2251]

The build looks so good!! I think that the wall on the second floor (in Lady’s future suite) above the nectar making station would be an awesome place for the triangular window from the pack!

[@NiaSrikanth]

What about flipping the location of stables & the cow pen area? That way the "family animals" are all at the front/closer to their humans, and all the farm animals & activities are at the back!

[@Rhyzal_]

I'm eager to see more of the "ranch party" aspect with the line dancing, etc. Initially, I thought that would be in the "garage" space in this build, but if you're adding a whole cellar, then it could easily be down there.

[@itribbit]

first time commenter, but here's some possible things you could do to the ranch house, James! - try the green swatch on the curtains in the dining area. it may balance out more of the orange/brown tones of all the wood. - you could maybe move the big plant by the arm chairs in the dining area. it may work where you wanted a tall plant along the wall. (pot may get in the way though!) - for the outside of the house, maybe try out that gray horse ranch brick. would be a nice tie-in to the fireplaces inside, since you used it there! - you could change the direction of the bed upstairs and go a little smaller with the platform in that area! it definitely would break the space up like you want, and make the room even more interesting! hopefully the roof cooperates! - the outdoor ranch bathroom stalls could be moved to where the dumpster is on that side of the house. not sure if you can change the swatch, but it could look interesting, like it was built as part of it! also, it's outside the fence, so relocation would probably be appreciated by future users lol. and Lady will appreciate them not constantly coming into her house, esp on ranch days! - you should swap the counters + sink with the kitchen bathroom with the guest bath! it'll make the guest bathroom look nicer, but your old fixture would probably work better for space/layout of the kitchen bath! - you should utilize the space under the guest room awning for something! not sure what, but you could maybe move the wood furniture you placed outside there for a small R&R area for guests. maybe place some hedges or something sectional where they can kind of get some privacy and that area isn't communal, lol. - you mentioned a while ago about possibly having a greenhouse for Lady, especially for growing ingredients for nectar making. maybe there could be a smaller greenhouse added on somewhere on the ranch house? maybe along the back of the garage area in some way since you were thinking about Lady nectar making there. or, you could redo the little 2nd housing area for the 2nd ranch hand as a greenhouse, since it's across from the side door into that space! iirc you intended Lady to mostly earn funds from grape nectar, so having grapes + having a constant supply of specialty ingredients would be great! :) - obviously you aren't done + haven't gotten to the rest of the lot, but you could swap the building arrangement around the ranch house. while a lot, you could place the barn + stables + the cow / alpaca area to the back area of the lot. possibly, the greenhouse can be combined with / can downsize some of your garden near that front corner where the cow / alpaca are now, and that could be a nice entryway to go through to get to the back part of the ranch (esp for ranch days!), and your goats can be placed in that area and save you some space! it'll open a good portion of the back of your lot to where you can place more of your horse items, like barrels and jumping, as well! :) once again, great vid! can't wait to see the finished product and for Lady to continue on with her new ranch! :)

[@katelynkaboom]

Ppl are already saying, but definitely make the upstairs a guest “house”. Also, I think maybeeeeee we can have a little color on the walls? Like the living room rug (that you mentioned maybe getting rid of lol) allows for some soft blues or sage green colors? Or even just a little warmer neutral other than white? Just a thought. The white looks clean but when I think of a western or southwest home I think of using a lot of colors from nature. Also also. Maybe the string lights can be used on the outer parameter of the outdoor area you’ve got?

[@heg203]

Love this! Suggestion: could you possibly size up the rugs downstairs or anywhere that they don’t fully touch the furniture that surrounds them? It just always looks so weird when a rug is floating in space without the legs of the couches touching it. 😊 thank you for giving Lady the ranch she deserves! ❤

[@heg203]

I also agree with everyone who says that the downstairs should be one big room for Lady, and the upstairs could be divided into several rooms for potential kiddos and or guests.

[@catxx1532]

I think Lady needs to have a huge bedroom. I don’t think you need another guest room since there are several already. I love the build and the colors! ❤

[@lionmcmuffin4751]

hey james! would be cool to have a large grapevine (vinyard) area somewhere on your lot, if you can find space. Or purchase a 'retail lot' that would just be your vinyard

[@tovahgoldfine5146]

Lady's suite should be where the two downstairs bedrooms are with a big suite bathroom. If this is where she plans to live her whole life, she will want to "age in place" and not have to go up and down the stairs as she gets older. The guest space should be all upstairs. You can easily fit two bedrooms and a bathroom up there if not more. Also she should have a proper office, she's a big business women with lots of nectar to sell. Also, Would be cute if the fireplaces were on a 1 unit tall platform.

[@katherinerohde2800]

Would love to see some of the lighter color palette from the old guest house worked into this home- it’s looking a little dark rn imo. One suggestion is using the white and brown stripped “cabin” wallpaper in the big living room, rather than just dark wood. Would also suggest adding in a bar to the living room! I would also love to see you make a communal ranch hand building, rather than separate cabins. The ranch is looking great! Excited to see what you do next!

[@Lowcerr]

You could make guestrooms/future kids rooms upstairs, and extend Lady’s bedroom a few tiles out to make it bigger - making that whole section of the house her private quarters! I’m also curious about turning the entire house 90˚, having the workshop-room facing the barn instead🤔 That would give more room for the pond-hangout space and also allowing the horses to enjoy the pond. Love your vids as always James!

[@avrilpeters]

I adore this new ranch you are such a talented builder and Lady deserves to live in luxury after all her hard grafting

[@futureyellows]

The house is gorgeous James, excellent job as always! I think adding a vinyard would be awesome, as well as a big fancy cellar for the nectar as you mentioned. and as another commenter said, it would be nice to have a horse pen/training area at the front of the lot, and move the cow and llama to the back, since the ranch is famous for its championship horses. would also love a tiny little house/hut for the sheep and goats to have some indoor space

[@arininquotes8396]

Ideas for cluttering: some half-strewn about crafts or other projects. Lady's obviously very busy taking care of herself, the farm, the animals, and the nectar, but it makes sense that she would enjoy a creative hobby like piano, painting, or crosstitching every now and again but lose the time to finish and strew some of the materials about: a blank cross-stitch on random tables, a stack of blank canvases next to the used easel, or a half-done woodworking project next to some boxes or barrels.

[@monthly7846]

The new ranch is GORGEOUS, love the look of the roof. I agree with everyone else to expand lady's down stairs bedroom into the guestroom, give her an ensuite then split the upstairs into two guests with a shared full bathroom.

[@shutterbug8860]

A lower hanging light above the dining table would look better because it’s on a lower platform height than the kitchen. For the front area, some flowers, shrubs and a nice hedge next to the ranch sign would tie it together. I would even move the ranch sign back slightly and have a pathway at the front that splits in two, one goes left to the house and the other goes to the ranch sign on a slight angle to lead up to the gateway. Then the pond could be expanded across the front with more landscaping. Out the back, a set of stairs coming from the balcony into the enclosed area would be useful. The pets can use it but the horses and other farm animals can’t so there could be an upstairs area for Hugo & Bobie if they wanna sleep inside.

[@lynnsibley1172]

I love the idea of the cellar connecting both in the kitchen (from some hidden entrance?) and in the workshop - a more rustic entrance from the cellar, and a fancy entrance from the kitchen/dining area so you can bring your guests down to choose their nectar. Also yes to everyone's suggestion of guest rooms upstairs, Lady's suite downstairs.

[@izazu15401]

I love the new ranch! If I was to change anything it would be the outside patio/porch flooring. I think a darker masonry would give it a richer and better look!

[@AKA_Studios]

The focus on communal spaces suits Lady. She grew up in a big family and the ranch is always bustling with visitors and staff. That said, the guest area upstairs is massive. If you split that into two rooms you could have one big bedroom downstairs or at least a dedicated office space

[@JamesTurnerYT]

Upstairs is definitely not a guest area, just my plan for a main bedroom space

[@AKA_Studios]

Ah! That makes sense! I think I heard the part about not wanting to go up and down the stairs (so relatable) and assumed Lady was going to stay downstairs 😅

[@deborahfleischman4468]

Can you please just to the style of the house more of a "modern farm", with more white walls? Something like Magnolia Farms, white walls and brick, dark wood/black window frames, some accent walls with stone...it would be gorgeous!

[@sophiag612]

I wanted this style too!!

[@crystalhomlitas5124]

I agree with others who have said Lady deserves a big room with an in-suite bathroom. Also since you are moving the “Nectar” room you can change the Barn into a bunkhouse for both the ranch hands and then the other cabin can become the guest house. As for the upstairs of the main house, that can be an extra guest place until she has kids then it can be their room(s). Ether that or it could be a display room for all the trophies from all the horse competitions.

[@erikalangbein4586]

I love the build so far. I particularly enjoy the way you say „hm, what could go here? A plant!“. I am a hobby botanist, so i really love all the plants so far❤

[@hakudoushinumbernine]

The bathroom with the show/tub combo. Move the toilet and the sink on the opposite wall of the tub. It opens the room more for if there ars any repairs, the salvage parts will appear there rather than materializing in other parts of the house or in the sim's inventory. And you dont always have to have the wall-mounted toilet roll. You can out rolls on the back of the toilet. Irl, its mostly done because some positions of the toilet roll are absolutely ridiculous. But also, in the sims it prevents pathing issues. The toilet rolls also take up a slot for sims to potentially put things in those spaces

[@HeyItsAmyZing]

We live on the edge of town, so just right around the corner you start seeing ranches & farms. There are some massive, but beautiful homes & every time I drive by I'm in awe. But they're definitely fenced in (with long driveways) for security reasons. Not so much an issue in the Sims!

[@ChibiRandom13]

As a coloradan I was all "I swear I've seen this house" and I sure have! Evergreen has some crazy huge mansion style houses and was in I think a house and garden or some such type magazine. There's one that literally overhangs on a cliff and looks wild from the cliffside. We've got a few rich people winter homes and stuff out here, and they really play with the architecture. In fact right near my own home a rich person moved and built their house INTO the side of the valley, so that when you're driving up the road you can see just a Wall of windows. Pretty interesting stuff.

[@marieduran6286]

I love how the ranch is turning out, especially that roof!! Your creativity is awesome!!

[@Roboarrow]

The debug fairy lights from Cottage Living might go nice in that under cover eating area. It's also a really cool layout and look, but super dark. The kitchen cabinets being one of the color swatches like green might be nice as a contrast (also absolutely agree about bringing some plants in, the green would make a huge difference). I really liked the windows going from the top level to the bottom level, that brought so much light in!

[@stinakms]

This is a stunning build, actually makes me want to buy this pack finally 😍

[@belenrb]

I agree with the comments saying you should make the guests and future kids rooms upstairs and also after you move the nectar space the ranch hands can share the barn so you have more space next to the house

[@TheWishingStars]

Love that Lady’s finally getting the beautiful ranch house she deserves! I love all the wood - the house reminds me of my grandparents’ house. I think you should make the whole upstairs the guest space, then open the two downstairs bedrooms into one large one for Lady. Keep guests somewhat separate, but Lady needs more space! Can’t say I’m a fan of that metal roof though. Is that inspired by the reference house too? It feels very industrial and out of place among all the wood and stone. I liked the more rustic look of the old house’s roof!

[@xxUwarowit]

12:35 maybe you could bring that part forward one tile more? i feel like it would look like better with that roof over there 39:12 you could place a half wall there and place a chimneys inside the half wall, so it kinda would look like built-in

[@alexforsythe1116]

I'd like to switch the office space and book nook space. Tall ceilings are great for energy flow for getting work done, and when I'm reading I like a cozier, lower ceiling, den space.

[@bonknana]

Super cool build! I suggest you move the family/guest bathroom to where Lady's desk currently is in the main living space and then you can have two larger guests' (or possibly kids') rooms in that space on the ground floor like you originally planned :))

[@mechellecatron1784]

@jamesturner for my Birthday yesterday I got the tiny homes kit so I can use the challenges you created I love it thank you.

[@mitali_singh]

James, this build is SO cool!!! I think you should turn the downstairs two bedrooms/one bathroom into one whole suite for Lady since that would be better for gameplay, and turn the upstairs part into a few bedrooms and at least another full bathroom for guests/future kid(s) :) Also, bringing the nectar making stuff into the main house is a great idea because the barn can then be used solely for the ranch hands. It would be super cool to see stairs (instead of a ladder) going down into a basement where you have the nectar stuff and maybe even a bar. Can't wait to see the changes you make to to this house!!

[@marinarasauss]

I would be very interested in another video like this where you do just landscaping, wine cellar stuff and the bathrooms. Also I actually like that the horses do that thing with the lot next door, I think not being able to let them out adds an element of realism.

[@Katlewis8597]

Put some fireflies in the lake. It would make for good lighting outdoors.

[@nicolepenagarcia]

I love this build! Lady finally has the big house she deserves 🥹. My suggestions are: 1. like many have already said, turn the 2 small bedrooms downstairs into 1 big suite for lady, with a bigger bathroom, and turn the upstairs area into a guest room or room for kids. 2. I love the seating area in the dining room but I think a bar would fit better there, and maybe move the seating area to the upstairs balcony. 3. Some more landscaping would be nice, perhaps with some terrain editing. I like the pond area with the picnic tables but I feel like it needs more of a separation between the seating area close to the house. Maybe the pond could be bigger and run partially underneath the house. That part of the house can then have stilt foundation!

[@taleana1219]

The bathroom in the kitchen space would be better in the back of the living room. You can merge the desk space with the library corner. Maybe add a walk-in pantry or bar area in the kitchen. Also, the entrance may look better, leading into the living room and adding a small mud room. Switch Lady's large bedroom to downstairs and place guests' rooms upstairs.

[@Melissa-zk5je]

Add lots of plants to make it look lively and lush! :) And I think now the entrance to the ranch is quite hidden, so when guests come in for events and such, the entrance isn't really clear.

[@Sweetnsassycasi]

I agree with the upstairs guest and kids room. And expand Lady’s room downstairs. Give her a nice bathroom with a tub to relax. Make the pond slightly bigger and stock with fish so she and guests or kids can go fishing. Maybe add ducks and dragon flies then some fireflies by the picnic area! On the table by the book nook area add maybe some knitting or cross stitch! Lady definitely needs a nectar saloon 😆

[@bailieheard8378]

Love the new house! I agree with most of the comments. Make the downstairs bedroom a big main suite for lady, and I think you could get away with 2 bedrooms and another bath upstairs. Also, for the wine cellar, I've found that some swatches of the Werewolves brick archway match decently with the horse ranch stone. I'm working on a ranch right now, and I've made like an inset wine storage thing. Don't really know how else to describe it, I may post it on the subreddit later lol

[@Siimply.Jessica]

The house used for inspiration has been in quite a few TV shows over here. Scandal, The Mentalist and a few others. Another huge beautiful ranch house is the one in Yellowstone. It's basically a ranch mansion and it's made with beautiful wood and huge boulders. Also the Pioneer Woman on the food Network has a huge ranch mansion great inspirations.

[@wil554]

I don’t know the status of all the crops but I’d LOVE to see a Golden Chicken in this series. I had no idea that they upgrade your crops to “perfect” in the most epic way possible. 😁 I think she’d really add to the chaotic vibes of the ranch.

[@kebe88]

I love what you've done, its a very awesome build. Yeah making a full luxurious cellar downstairs sounds awesome to go with the ranch day event. And using stairs and having maybe a glass mini fridge to store open nectar bottles, and a bar as well.

[@liarnar3229]

I think upstairs could be your guest suite, almost like an a entire guest house inside your own house, then downstairs would be Lady's bedroom, a possible kids room later on if/when needed.

[@Digitallyfuzzy]

I love the build. In addition to the other updates you want to make I’d love to see you finish out the tack room in the horse barn.

[@LobbyBill]

The closed off area by the front door should have an arch and be a walk in coat closet. Lady's house is looking immaculate James!

[@Chet_Thornbushel]

Beautiful!! Lady has truly gone from rags to ranch! I can’t wait to see what you decide on for the transition to the next Bigwallet generation. Will she finally fall in love and create a family or will she remain single? Either way I think Rye should move in and retire out on the ranch 😊

[@poppycorn1860]

Cool build! My suggestion would be to bring in the long roof overhangs on both ends. They kind of throw off the balance and take up too much space on the lot, in my opinion. Love the tall ceilings with the interior windows looking down on the living space!

[@vincew3005]

this ranch house reminds me so fondly of this nature trail/museum type place's building. like i would come here to see taxidery of local wildlife as a ten year old and then id be taken outside on a hike to look for deer tracks

[@laurengarrison6965]

Literally laughed when James made sure to add the scouting trophies and a childhood macaroni picture but not the gold horse show awards Lady has spent her life working towards. I agree that lady should have a master suite downstairs and then make the upstairs 2 bedroom/1 bathroom level for guests/kids. The dining area should have a bar area/bar cart with the sitting area to show off Lady’s award winning nectar. I think it would be nice to move the llama and cow to the back of the lot. Perhaps remove the red barn entirely and build a 2nd ranch hand shack for Agatha. Lastly, more a nitpick than anything but the entrance and kitchen area would definitely have stone or tile. It’s a high traffic area for a working ranch, hard wood would be destroyed. I think the step down into the dining room transitioning into hardwood would make perfect sense. Really loved this build. 10/10

[@NitrousoxideMuffin]

I'm so happy that we're back at the ranch :D I was starting to miss this LP

[@katchmeifyoucan1131]

Hi James. Thank you for the inspiration and the great build. There is a beautiful water pump fountain that came with Horse Ranch. Although it's not functional, I think it would be great for the aesthetic.