i tried renovating the *worst* base game house in The Sims 4

this poor house 😭 the bad ea builds honestly make me kinda sad. like we know the sims team are rushed and overworked and understaffed, and seeing a house from all the way back in 2014 having mismatched windows, knowing how rushed the sims 4's release was, it makes me feel bad for whoever was rushing to finish willow creek 😭😭😭

kayla's ability to renovate ea's "worst" house every week but its always a different house needs to be studied

Kayla didn't only renovated ea's build but she did it TWICE in different ways... honestly, that is peak building and designing skills right there 👏🏻

"1 window is very slightly out of place" Simsie: I MUST REBUILD IT ALL!!!!!

I remember watching the first renovation of this house (I think I was in middle school at the time???? I'm in college now, so it's been a hot minute) but hearing Kayla complain about the uneven windows again brings me a sense of nostalgia

I feel like the developers do things like not level the windows on purpose to prompt players to enter build mode and interact more with the game...or maybe it's just a gross oversight. On a side note, after watching your party pack video I bought the pack and made an epic sunken pirate ship with a dungeon and used the hidden fog machines. Snaps for the ambiance.

Low key always thought they did these kind of things to teach you how to play the game. Missing a toilet? Well you need one, so you might as well figure out how you add one. Weird window? Learn how to move it, etc etc etc.

I think this house would be cool to see as an upstairs/downstairs duplex since it has a double entry!

Omg the way i ran to this when i saw the thumbnail!!! I HATE this house. I have tried renovating this so many times. One was really good. I made it like an NOLA house with a room in the back for a crystal ball, etc. It was cute but it took me ages because i hate the house.

kayla, my dear, I hate seeing you suffer like that, so here's a little thing I do: put an alarm every couple minutes to remind you to save the game. It helped me so much before I bought a better computer. I started setting it to buzz every 5 minutes but it was SO bad I had to change it to buzz every 3 minutes. When I bought my new computer it became so much better, but it still crashed. So another tip for non-content creators: lower literally EVERY video screen setup on your game settings to minimum, it will be uglier and you won't be able to see much from afar, but it will be also not stressful to play. My game literally never crashed again after I changed the settings. Hope this helps my fellow simmers ❤❤

i love how cute you make the houses turn at the end especially if you think how it looked at the start...

Having a Sims poster in the Sims is like having a picture of the entire Universe irl haha

YES!!! I was hoping you're going to actually do that house after you pointed it out!!! I'm so happy ❤

a bit off topic, but i think sometimes you should try something different from the floor plan you usually do. for example, everytime you can fit 2+ bedrooms you turn them into a kids/teen bedroom, but you could also make them music rooms, art studios, candle makers spaces, little cinemas, laundry room etc... i think sometimes making more houses with these different, but useful spaces could be really cool!!!

okay but I love both versions lmao yeah, objectively you can v2 is better than v1 when it comes to more rooms and etc, but I like the size of the bedrooms on v1 more (and the living room having the sofa turned to both the TV and the fireplace was nice)

the yellow & teal bedroom came together so well!

these two windows on the front are such a disgrace 😂😂

4:48 "this is a complete mess! Why did they do that?" looking at the most normal living room ever

I honestly wish you could set tables (or i guess chairs) to be for specific food just like how you can set sinks to be kitchen/bathroom/both. You coukd make a breakfastnook and make it for breakfast only, a dining table for dinner only, couch for takeout only, outdoor seats for grilled food. Added points if you can get an option for seasons to se the outdoor table to be the main table to eat at for every dinner in summer. That will never happen and it would probs a a pain in the ass to set all of the chairs for specific use but ohhh i would love it

this house is giving lilsimsie 6 years ago in the best way possible i can just picture the screenshot tour at the end