The bathroom is going on the bottom tail of the L, and I made sure it was at least nine tiles in size so that it had space for everything needed. Here’s the layout for the pool house! I built the shell pretty simply, it’s an L shaped layout to make it easier to divide the space between the bathroom and the rest of the area and to make it look a little more interesting from the outside (for those of you who know LilSimsie’s fancy box method, this is a fancy box). Whenever Alicia moves out, this pool house will be used for guests, so it needs to be simple and functional. There’s likely not going to be a formal living area in the pool house because of the limited space, but there are a few good furnishing tricks that can be used to make a lot out of a smaller space so that the pool house feels like a complete home all on its own, even though the main house is also just steps away. Instead of a roof, I am going to use the overhanging patio from the master bedroom above to be the top of the pool house – I don’t know how possible this would be in real life, but that’s the power of build mode. It doesn’t need to be a lot bigger than that for Alicia, and there’s not enough space to make it much bigger than that, either. The pool house is going to be studio style – just one big room, with a separate bathroom. It’ll add to the privacy of the structure while not totally splitting it off from the rest of the house. This is a pretty good amount of space to build a pool house! While the rest of the house is on a foundation, I was thinking of building the pool house as a freestanding structure – it will still be on the foundation, but it won’t be connected like everything else. Let’s see what we’re working with! The Before The exterior is going to match the modern look of the rest of the property so it fits the vibes of the home. Their solution? A pool house! Much like the very fancy pool house from Gilmore Girls, in fact (does anyone remember the insane pool house makeover from season 6 of that show? It’s not not the inspo for this build )).Īlicia is happy with anything, but she’s expressed a love for a fairly minimalist look for the place when it’s done, sticking to warm neutrals as her preferred color palette for the furnishings and paint. It’s a great place to live, but the Bjergsens want to give Alicia, a young adult, her own place to live on the property so she has some privacy even though she’s living with them. They have a fantastic house, a huge modern build on the shores of the water (though it’s probably too cold to swim in!).

Let’s meet the Sim we’re helping! Meet Alicia!Īlicia is moving in with her cousins, the Bjergsens, in Windenburg. Welcome back to Room Reno #89 here at The Sims Resource! Today we’re helping a Sim who wants to live in a fabulous renovated pool house.

Sims 4 studio separated beds