What A Lie!

Don't look at me! 

I'm horrible. 

I did not notice this rather sizely error.

You can thank BOB, however. 

BOB noticed that sims can walk through the door screen.

It apparently is a magic screen.

It should not be however.

Doug Henning had nothing to do with its creation.

A tiny oversight in the coding.

Should be corrected . . . now.

You can download the corrected screen 

here

but only the package file will overwrite the original.

If you use Sim3Pack you'll need to uninstall and reinstall.

My apologies folks.

I sent this set out for testing by numerous people

and no one caught this rather large oversight. 

Naughty testers. Spankings will be emailed . . . now.

EDIT:

Well, it seems some do not exactly dislike and further

actually prefer the screen with the 'mistake' as it acts like a curtain.

Please feel free to leave some comments.

I may need to post a second version of the door screen that sims CAN walk through

for those who prefer it.

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Green Room

Nothing is more green than recycling. 

For those of us who collect antiques 

and shop for gently used wares,

we live the green life. 

Sometimes ordinary things can take on a new purpose.

We've all had a time when we used something 

for a purpose outside it's calling  . . .

A coffee cup pencil holder,

a jar holding buttons . . . 

What about bigger things?

Today I bring to you a set of things that

are not only being reused,

but in some cases rethought.

Including a few items from my own home.

But first, a history lesson.

In the 30s this building was an office space.

By the 50s, a small fashion studio

An now you call it home.

You have purchased this building, busted out some walls,

and renovated it. 

You sifted through the remains,

pulled from it some good pieces, and build some new dreams.

The local salvage yard and consignment shop

had a number of things you could put to good use, too.

Modern green living - the old fashioned way.

Doors turned room divider,

a trolley cart coffee table,

 windows frames as decor or a new mirror,
an antique dress form just like the one in my dining room,

a door as a table.

Also included:

4 pendant lights
a bottle, a jar and two styles of edison bulbs

Nesting bowls just like my own (2nd style is CAS-table)

A metal sign that used to hang at a store I worked at in South Station, Boston
(2 styles, worn and worn out)

a 'scissor' lamp with glass bulb,

and an accordion table I finally had to break down and buy I loved it so much.

Well there you have it. 

14 items.

This set is so big I am having to break it up by format.

** door screen footprint problem has been corrected for these downloads**

I hope you enjoy this set as much as I have creating it.

Perhaps it will inspire you to see thing a new way.

People that need to be thanked for their invaluable help:

Raven Shadow @ MTS <------- my hero

OrangeMittens @ MTS/Indigo

HugeLunatic @ MTS

HystericalParoxysm @MTS

Murano @ TSR

Helping to fix the problems with the 

dining table and trolley cart coffee table

as well as TSRW in general.

I also want to thank all the people who have helped me to test this set,

and, of course, Heidi @ Exotic Elements for inspiring the set with her unreleased finial! Release it! hehe

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Pandora's Box

You'll remember I am a picture framer

Sometimes a piece of art comes in that 

a simple mat and frame 

simply won't cut it. 

It needs more. 

Today I have two new sets for you.

A shadow box frame and an acrylic box frame.

A shadow box is a deep frame that

the inside of the frame is lined with the same material

as the backing the piece is floated on.

An acrylic box frame is set up something of the same

but sometimes you don't want to look at a frame.

Paper needs to be protected however, 

so a acrylic box or plexi box can be used to minimize the framing.

Probably more than you ever cared to know. 

Just saying.

These were constructed to add depth and realism

to my own game. 

This didn't come without problems.

Glass has a glare and these were no different.

Solution? How about it's own light source. 

To have the glass on the surface, it was hard to see the art

which is a little 'too' real. I noticed that with proper lighting,

the light reduced the glare and showcased the art again.

If you are concerned about 'glare' then this set might not be for you.

This was an attempt at realism as art normally has glass. 

Colors and light affect them so experiment with what works best.

The look best in a room with limited direct natural light.

The shadow box has art that is more Generative, Op, and Minimal:

McNally, Ado, Ernst, Stella

Pearson, Shlian, Hepler, Spalatin,

Timofeev, Agam, Unknown, Unknown

The acrylic box has art that is more abstract and varied.

Corita, Lichtenstein, Klee, Modigliani

Rosenquist, Pearson, Gottlieb, Mountford

Nevelson, Qadri, Motherwell, Hock

All of the art is on paper.

Some of these artists are contemporary

and some are considered masters.

All are good at what they do

and each can stand along side the other.

Enjoy it while eating

Enjoy it while relaxing

Just enjoy it.

So now you have two more styles of frame to consider.

You can click on the art and adjust 

the color or brightness of the light or simply turn it off.

These are large files

and as such

you'll need to download the type of file you prefer seperately.

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Surprise

I thought I could stay away until the new year, 

but while I am working away on a new project,

I am noticing things about some of my older props. 

Namely - the pillows.

I love these,

I hope you do too,

but I am getting really annoyed with the damned floating pillow (fig.1)

Originally made with flying carpets, apparently, it is designed to sit on couches and chairs..

Perhaps you love it. Great.

For those of you who would rather it sit on the floor

I have made a second version (fig. 3).

You'll need to use an OMSP* to place it on furniture

but this way you can place it on any number of things.

And the floor pillow (fig. 2) is great,

but it's huge.

HUGE. 

Like - honkin'.

So for those of you who might like a second size,

I have made this mesh (fig. 4) a little smaller.

As a bonus, the smaller floor pillow is also getting 12 different overlays.

That's right bubbies - 12 new styles on the smaller mesh.

Kudos me. 

These 12 are culled from my favorite rugs 

from the already released rugs/ottoman sets.

Yup, you're counting correctly - the first one is CASt-able, so 13. 

I can count too - sheesh.

You won't need to ditch the old ones as this is a complimentary set.

Unless you don't like floating and huge pillows.

Oh yeah.

You might notice something new in some of the photos.

It's a sneak peak at what's to come.

Okay - until next year . . .  fer real this time.

Love ya, but I have got work to do.

Had a cold and it's eaten up some of my precious vacation.

So no hugs this time. Germs and all.

Besides - last time you nearly squeezed the life out of me.

Jeez.

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Cool Blue. . . Color Combinations

I read the reviews. 

I take constructive criticism seriously.

You're blue that we don't have more blue.

We here at the studio understand your needs.

In fact - we invented them.

You didn't know you needed cool rugs.

Now you can't get enough of them.

We've created a monster.

And we love you for it.

C'mere. Gimme a hug.

Ooookay. That's enough.

Jeez - personal space.

My god - there's a bit of a bear in you.

Rowr!

Check out these babies while I fan myself.

detail 1 - 4

detail 5 - 8

detail 9 - 12

This triple dog dare was hopefully met.

Wanna know what's harder to find than a blue antique rug? 

A green one. 

Give me time bubbies.

Give.

Me.

Time.

In the mean time,

 Chill out in your finished basement

cool off in your cottage by the lake

or just listen to the blues on the victrola.

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