I built a small family home in The Sims 4!

I think this turned out really well!
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[@sirgaykrovos]

the green house kit being randomly selected was great!! cause it reminded me that the other plant kit, blooming rooms, is for free until the end of the month!!! guys go get it it, too!!

[@iambadatnamingthings3547]

It’s full priced for me

[@AshleyNichole624]

Only for PC 🥲

[@saffronhaylett]

Oh man I play on console. Not fair!

[@AshleyNichole624]

@@saffronhaylett right🥲 but I think it’s bc console got the free backyard stuff pack and I don’t think PC got that one.

[@sirgaykrovos]

@@AshleyNichole624 ... we did get that one 😭 console players being done dirty so much; I'm sorry y'all

[@portiapendragon]

Grandparent raising grandchild, maybe with her secret vampire s.o. in the basement... Love this house.

[@the_nikster1]

that is a fantastic storyline and it makes me want to download this house and play it!

[@astrumperemor]

exactly what I was thinking!

[@EliseDingen]

This would be a great sitcom!

[@apatosaurusanna]

Or the grandma is the vampire... GRANPIRE? 😂

[@Bohne008]

Thought the same thing but with a vampire uncle hiding there and creeping around at night. A bit like Bruno in Encanto.

[@sirgaykrovos]

okay but at 26:20 the detail of the glass cabinet crammed in behind the desk is so realistic in an 'old fashioned house' kinda way I love it

[@amandaplaysthesims]

"I've smelled this house before"... best line ever!! ;)

[@HelyaRavn]

I've smelled that house, too xD

[@mommamode]

But it makes sense though, I totally get it lol.

[@ashleyh1555]

I literally laughed out loud at that part. 😂

[@knickel500]

As someone who worked on an ambulance for over 10 years. I have smelled that house as well. And have a number of stories attached to it.

[@uwepfaff9226]

@@knickel500 could you tell please? Now I’m interested :’D

[@donna6740]

Love that the Heaviest Piano is put on the second floor, down the narrow hallway. When item have to stay in that room, because no sim would ever move it. Awesome Build

[@TwistedCyclonix]

They moved it into that room before they built the rest of the interior walls haha!

[@CGiles]

the sim built their home AROUND the piano 🤣

[@Narihoshi]

This Sim is too much like my mom. She puts furniture in places that it shouldn't be able to go, & you'll probably never get it back out of. Wish I knew the secret

[@senjas7464]

My grandma moved into the sixth floor of a no-elevator building with her piano and let me tell you, the movers weren’t happy. It’s so big and bulky and the stairs were so cramped. I still don’t know how they got it up there.

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

😂😂😂

[@SRCrane]

I love the fact that you dreaded Vampires and then ended up using quite a lot of it. It really is a great pack. And you made a lovely house, James!

[@MandyPoppinz]

This build has such strong storytelling potential. I'm thinking of a recently orphaned girl moving in with grandma and grandpa and getting through her grief by bonding with their horse... and also grandpa is a vampire I guess? Anyways I loved the random build! You did a fantastic job blending things together. Home Chef Hustle counters could have been used in a bathroom that was added on later, but honestly the vampire stuff is just too perfect to pass up.

[@kristena5825]

Sounds like a 2000s "Disney Channel Original" and tbh I'm living for the nostalgia

[@terivansteel3425]

Anne of Green Gables storyline

[@Taylor_mamaof2]

James: *builds a basic square shell* “…oook looking good!” never change James, never change lol.

[@JamesTurnerYT]

We love a good square!

[@askrostrup]

Was just laughing at excatly that :p

[@Taylor_mamaof2]

@@JamesTurnerYT hell yeah brother that’s all I can build lmao

[@smiller8261]

finally some representation for old houses with colored carpet and shower windows like mine

[@katyaaustermuhl88]

I live in Alaska now, but I was born and raised in Oklahoma in the US. I actually grew up in a house almost just like this! My gparents built and/or lived in long enough to fix up properly then sold houses for my entire childhood. The house almost exactly like this had an old porch door into the recently built sunroom, had crazy colors in the kitchen and retrofitted bathrooms/appliances just like this build. It's so crazy seeing something like this in sims!

[@angelickaveach]

Live in a century home. Can confirm insane number of doors. 4 doors in my kitchen and another 2 from the butler pantry/hall area.

[@Khandle915]

The uncanny valley-ness of the beige bedroom only adds to the lore of the house that the owner is axrually a vampire so doesnt even use the bedroom or really know what a normal one should look like. I love.

[@pipetinho]

How much I MISSED James' random build vids!!! As much as I love letsplays, For Rent really put a downer on them 😭😭

[@Jolly.Joy_Rose]

I never realized how much I missed these build videos especially when James goes for crazy colors, and STILL it just works and looks good 😅

[@FiveOnAFriday]

Builds like this always remind me of my great-grandmother's house. They enclosed part of the back yard to make another room, and it still had the exterior windows looking in, and the concrete steps that used to be for the back door. I'm not a good enough builder to recreate it to my satisfaction, but I loved that house.

[@KatanaHatake01]

21:59 as someone who used to live on a farm, when it would get wet on during fishing season, you would have your overalls hanging up to put on over your clothes that you could put on for your chores, I imagine that's what the jeans could be

[@meaghan_rebecca]

Heck yeah more build content! Always a fan of the added challenge aspect - can't wait for more challenge/build videos!

[@Bunch1810]

The sprinkler system is actually really useful. I was playing late at night so I was sleeping a bit during the mundane moments (University homework) and something or someone caught on fire, was put out, showered and recovered before I woke up. I saw the big orange notification about a fire and looked everywhere for it and didn't see it. both sims were clean.. later I discovered a pile of dust where a rug used to be.

[@uwepfaff9226]

I absolutely love how you played AND slept at the same time, that’s such a vibe 🥰 (Same here by the way)

[@meeshaa4566]

This whole story is such a vibe XD

[@hennakola2922]

I am living for the new era if James building videos ❤️❤️❤️

[@jennyplunkett6318]

I like this house! As someone from the country, in old farm houses here the porch would have been wood panels and probably the ceiling too. Finding an old house with wood ceiling is a treasure here.

[@mommamode]

Oh yea wood ceiling would have been :chef kiss:

[@SillyKatt69]

Omg I know EXACTLY what you mean by knowing how the house smells, that was my thought exactly as well!!!

[@NoDecaf7]

Oooh you're spoiling us! I love your builds 😊

[@OnyxShard1]

The beige bedroom upstairs is really giving me "guest room" vibes 😭😭 Maybe the owners are a vampire parent and kid with the sun resistance perk trying to live the ranch life 🥺

[@sirgaykrovos]

James, I'm saying this w/ a lot of passion, the sims community and, actually, the literal game would be NOTHING without you holy shit- 10/10 across all boards!!!

[@Giselle_and_Moka]

Now I want to play as a vampire who decided to become a rancher and adopted a kid, but maybe they are trying to hide the fact that they are vampire. But having to walk with an umbrella outside kind of gives them away 😂

[@uwepfaff9226]

There are plenty of normal human diseases that could explain the hatred towards sunlight, sooooo….!

[@m3_wilf]

My sims household is exactly like this atm and it’s good fun! She sold her art gallery to start a plasma nectar business from the ranch 😂

[@Khandle915]

Ooh you could set it in the Victorian times and the umbrella is a parasol. I can see this so vividly

[@ManiKolex]

You can make nectar with plasma???

[@uwepfaff9226]

@@ManiKolex every occult can make their own special nectar, so yes, if you play as a vampire you can make a nectar out of plasma fruits

[@marloesk795]

I feel like I’ve been watching the evolution of James Turner formely known as the Sim Supply. From being known for his contemporary builds, to building pokey old housed and saying phrases like “I’ve smelled this house before”. You haven’t really build a contemporary (black & white) house and you look like you’ve been loving it! ❤️

[@mya1207]

Love that we’re taking a moment for some builds!

[@zomgmolly]

Two in a ROW, James?! What did we do to deserve this 😭🫶🫶 We are being FED 🎉🎉

[@shushia1658]

I really like it. At one point you were asking about what sort of ceiling a house like this would have, my dads last few houses have been little old houses like this, they had plaster cilings with circular plaster details around the light fixtures.

[@Chet_Thornbushel]

A lovely family home for some parents, their child, and their cowboy vampire grandpa 🖤

[@nollamadrama]

I was incredibly bored being somewhat sick and looking for something to do when I refresh youtube and BEHOLD! James posted a new video and saved me 😄

[@SillyKatt69]

A vampire, a horse, a gardener and a chef move in together... (Time for a LP with those characters xD) Chef and gardener can be one person as well, they grow their own herbs and veggies and fruits and put a lot of love and time in their cooking, only for their secretly vampire roommate to never eat it, making the chef sad... Will they discover the vampire's secret?

[@FiveOnAFriday]

Or the vampire has the withered stomach, tries to eat the food their roommate cooks only to throw it up, and the poor chef thinks they can't cook properly.

[@universalis2078]

Or the kid is the vampire 🤔😅

[@Rosebud_official]

I feel like your website needs a random in game build style randomizer. I love the look of your site it’s so clean and simple, and easy to use.

[@sammiinneb8642]

I live in a house like this. When you where talking about the ceiling I literally looked up. Older part is just white plaster and the "newer" part is popcorn ceiling.

[@angelickaveach]

I looked at mine too. It has white decorative tiles which I'm sure we're used to hide uneven plaster. Nothing in this house is level/square/even.

[@Hollowluna]

Thank you for being my build inspiration for about 4 years now. I’ve learned so much.

[@mollyapp]

This house will fit so perfectly in my current game!! I’m going to have my family move here. Thanks for sharing with us 😁

[@lynnsibley1172]

I love watching you have fun building! This is such a grandma's house vibe. Feels like the grandparents are retired ranchers raising their grandchild because the parent is a vampire who's not really in the picture much. I totally feel like I've been in bedrooms like these. I really enjoyed how you embraced that vibe and didn't worry about perfection - it makes the build so much more real looking. And heck yeah I used your code to buy my kid "Sim Mermaid!!". So glad to have another way to support your channel.

[@rebeccazimmerman870]

I just got the horse ranch and I downloaded your house from yesterday and now I’m going to download this one thank you so much. I can’t build for the life of me lol

[@mauratyson9580]

This house would look really good with Strangerville too! That pack is so underrated for its build/buy stuff

[@megumiranVT]

i like that you're using Vampires. It has so much nice build stuff.

[@SarahElizabethA]

And the basement issue has a neat solution I learned about recently. Go to the Basement, then click from there to lower the foundation. I know there's no foundation, but it works! Popcorn ceilings were popular in the 70's. Any style house could've been renovated to include them.

[@AnnaPatricia1]

The exterior is really giving me Gilmore Girls vibes. It kinda looks like Lorelai's house. Love the build videos!

[@kapsican]

29:20 It thought James would finally realise the perfect potential for a nectar making cellar, but no, even better: secret vampire lair. not what I expected but can't say I'm disappointed

[@pips3067]

I love you doing more builds with selected packs because it increases the chance of me being able to download it. Also can also imagine how this house smells and I can also picture perfectly the sims who live there ❤❤

[@qweenofthestars]

I loved this video. The build and attention to detail is so thoughtful. I'd love to see more videos like this where you can see the story develop of who lives in the house through the design and clutter. Well done!

[@isabellab7093]

James I love your videos so much!! Been a subscriber for years and think you're the only youtuber that I never miss an episode - so grateful for everything you've made and the work you put in !!

[@JamesTurnerYT]

Wow, thanks! I really appreciate it :)

[@hhelgay2464]

James, I've been watching your videos for ages and ages, and your builds *never* fail. Your passion and hard work for your craft is definitely noticed and appreciated. You make the Sims scene a more creative, fun and humorous place. Thank you for everything :-)

[@hollylund4146]

I moved my newlywed Sims into this house and they both died of hysteria within the first day of living there. 10/10 really spiced up the gameplay

[@FanOfZigzagoon]

I can't believe this is a challenge build. It has some of the most beautifully decorated rooms I've seen on KZbin!

[@lauvogel6039]

This is my personal earliest

[@alwaysannoyedforever518]

Same.

[@echung168]

I love the lot of LP videos we've been getting lately but it's also really nice that James is doing more build videos like he did back in the day. It feels so long since we got a build video

[@JamesTurnerYT]

I did so many HUGE builds before For Rent came out, I needed a break haha

[@FirelillyHeals]

Today we are closing on my new house, and I know you uploaded this yesterday, but it looks close to the house we just bought! It's built before 1920's but updated in the 70s. The literal only difference in the layout is a full size bathroom downstairs, the dining is in the entrance, and the dining room is the laundry, then the upstairs is facing the other way. This is so cool! The previous owners even made wine in the basement!!

[@jolene.chaule]

watching you build this house is such a joy... you should do this random build a series, i think u'll enjoy it too. like a tv show lol

[@BengtBagels]

Loving the return to building. I didnt even know I missed these, cuz of how much I enjoy the R2Rs

[@ashleyhoran5388]

Such an odd mix of packs but I could def see what you mean by it has a smell. Dusty, musty and smokey.

[@iidaii8875]

This house has a very specific character and vibe - I can even smell it, which means you did a good job xP The packs worked suprisingly well together!

[@shannaandersonzongo8128]

The vampire kit actually fits well with horse ranch because of some of the older style bathroom and kitchen stuff. I like the shower/bath combo and the toilet for building rural/older style builds.

[@alexandriatuckwell9570]

I was literally just saying to my partner how much I miss watching you build... I know you build, but it's usually hectic stuff for lps.. And now we get 2 in a week, this is awesome. Thank you 😁

[@ckay_scorch]

Oooo these types of builds are my favorite! Sending Bowser and the whole fam hugs.

[@JamesTurnerYT]

[@callmestumps6954]

Honestly, the vampires pack really pegged the "old money" look for the house like the family who built it were wealthy but now it's just... grandma's house... so cute

[@callmestumps6954]

Grandma bought the coffin for herself at a steep discount. She did question the "lightly used" sticker, but how could she pass up such a bargain?! She'll be needing it soon anyways...

[@evedaemonium2399]

the smell of that house is Old Books, Dust and Mothballs with the faint trace of woodfire clung to the furniture. So cozy

[@arjones523]

Loving the builds James!! Thanks for all the videos even while bowser is healing! Prayers he continues to improve!

[@xtayalex]

For the weird issue with basements, if you lower the basement like you did with the vampire room, just once or twice it fixes it

[@martita9697]

I love it. It is totally vibe like grandparents rising grandchild house. The best place for the Bin is under sink so we can say that we have the bin in the kitchen but it is hidden. 😅

[@olive_ordinary]

i absolutely LOVE this house! it's so realistic, i grew up in the middle of no where and i know i've seen this house a couple times! ☺️

[@Kunabee]

I LOVE the first/ground floor of this build!!!! Less enthused with the upstairs and basement... but the ground floor is lovely.

[@JamesTurnerYT]

You don't like there being a coffin??? What's wrong with that

[@AbbeyAnn]

So excited to see you doing builds again ❤️

[@cwingg]

Cowboy Vampires..... I need to make that story IMMEDIATELY

[@Chifaire]

Somewhere around the bathroom, the story of this house came to me. This family used to live in town, maybe renting a house. Then an older relative passed away, leaving them this farm. They kept some of the old furniture, and added in their own, and that's why it's so crammed. Btw, I can also smell this house. It will not go away even if you open a window.

[@Priscapup]

What perfect timing! James’ commenting about “I’ve smelled this house before” while I’m watching with my two Dobermans asleep at my feet. My male chose just that moment to make me think I was watching ‘smell-o-vision’! I was laughing and crying at the same time!

[@TeaAddict]

Me imagining trying to get that piano up into that office ☠️☠️☠️ lol. I know what this house smells like too though! Great build 😍😍

[@patb6650]

I love cramped houses like cosy cottage vibes and many stuff to do

[@KrawallTusse]

Oh, love the little corridor with the stairs.

[@jasminegarvin1249]

It's crazy I have none of these packs but the layout/structure im loving!! Does anyone know how I could get the floorplan or what'll happen if I just get it off the gallery and place in my game without owning any of the packs??

[@JamesTurnerYT]

It’ll just replace items you don’t have with substitutes or remove them. So you’ll be able to get the layout if that’s what you’re after :)

[@leannahelena]

The decor brings me back memories of my Nans bungalow and I can also smell this house 😂 Its very "i havent changed the carpets and wallpaper since the 80s when I was 50" vibe.

[@margoargo]

I think I might be a bit TOO addicted to James’ videos… what do you mean this video was posted 30 minutes ago 😂😭

[@DiamondWinters]

I hope this helps. The easiest way to solve the basement issue of popping out of the ground is to just lower the basement using the height tool. Just grab the up/down arrow and lower it a little. It will need the stairs to be a little longer, but if needed, just make the basement room a tile longer.

[@leaoraissa]

I really love this house! It reminds me a lot of The Ring, which is a movie I adore ❤️

[@FuDgE252]

This was such a fun build, and as other people have commented has great potential for storytelling game play. James was particularly quotable in this vid with many of them making me laugh out loud. -*gasp* pots and pans! I don't now why I gasped at that. -I don't know what this means but I can tell you I've smelt this house before. Know what I mean? it has that sort of must a musty-ness to it. -Oh no my coffin's sticking out, dang it. Uhh maybe we just hide it with landscaping

[@leenthegirl]

Thank you SO MUCH for separating out CAS & Build kits. I use that generator all the time for builds. 😊

[@homocatphenomena7168]

This could be fun for a story where a single mom becomes a vampire, so she and her kid move in with her parents (the grandparents) so they can help raise the kid. These packs worked surprisingly well together!

[@JSO-ts9du]

absolutely love this build!

[@breakinfreee]

I’ve enjoyed the build videos lately. I love watching your let’s plays and I love your building too!

[@cabrinirud.5354]

Wow the new change to having build kits and CAS kits is amazing!! Your site is sooo helpful

[@lwoods507]

An excellent build, smells like dust, old books and perfume from the 1970s.

[@picgirl5590]

I absolutely love this build! You're designs and gameplays have been my favorite of the Sims for many years! 🥰

[@wrigr11188]

This makes me want to try recreating my grandparents' old farmhouse. The clutter is so real in a house like this, especially after the Great Depression when you started saving up everything because it might be used later. Edit: Now I'm just imagining the nightmare of getting that piano upstairs lol

[@Shannia98]

22:03 the pants are there for when you are in pijama shorts or something comfy when a surprise visitor comes or you have to leave suddenly, so you can change quickly 😂😂😂

[@TheLiterateFrog]

Such a cute house. I think the first room on the right being the office would’ve worked really well. I can’t imagine bringing a piano up those really small tight stairs 😂. Not sure what would go in the other room upstairs then. Maybe a storage room, extra bedroom, or library?

[@user-PuppyDan]

The main bedroom reminded me of my Nan's bedroom the exact same colouring. You captured old person home hence that aroma you get when you open the front door. 28:15 exactly what thought. Granparents house with spare room for grandkids to sleep in, also they live on a farm, they'll be helping out not playing with toys

[@Emthe30something]

Hi James! Always enjoy your vids. Thank you for all your work! Can't claim the full 15 years but been here 10 I think. Cheers!

[@_freebirdnerd]

Ooh, this was a really cool little build challenge! Would love to see more like this, as it's nice seeing different styles and approaches to builds. Also, I'm limited with the packs I have, so it'd be nice to see different combinations. ☺️

[@LishB1011]

I've been meaning to buy the greenhouse kit, and the last two builds are really making me want to get it

[@Hollowluna]

It’s really great, I became obsessed with covered porches. I love to add a rocking chair. Just knit outside, as you watch the world go back. I love to go in first person when it’s raining. To really experience that cozy feel.

[@kaelyn6078]

james , you should’ve used all the spider webs and wall cracks from vampires in the basement! so happy to see you building :))

[@kristena5825]

This gives me a fun idea for a lets play! Pick 8 (or however many you want) random packs and then, for each one, create a Sim using only base game and that pack, and inspired by that pack. Then put them all in a house together and the challenges for each of them to create their pack specific aspiration. You could add other pack-dependent stuff too, like skills/hobbies, jobs, different life stages, etc. (only use packs that come with new aspirations).

[@the_nikster1]

this build is giving me so many story ideas!

[@heather_bee]

Excellent musty vibes ✨

[@teacherchristinamtn4741]

The duck and rooster on the fireplace mantle facing away from each other is giving lifelong bird feuds between the owners. One loves chickens and one desperately wants to raise ducks.

[@peytonlionheart]

cowboys, vampires, and greenhouses are the best of combinations

[@markabele8794]

I like this build and the random pack choice generator makes it challenging.