My grandmother was building a house... she asked me to build it in the sims to see how it would look since she knew I played the sims lol

If u put more ads in your videos to afford this house, personally I wouldn’t mind 😂❤️

I love that she includes concerns for James and Bowser in all her builds. So wholesome

Btw, about sharing offices: you two should try to film different videos at the same time, I think the result would be quite funny 😂

I just inherited 20 acres of a corn/bean field, and I'm starting to make plans for building a house there. I have one save file just of "dream houses" in Newcrest to brainstorm

I find your guys' brick obsession so funny lol.. I live in Brazil and literally almost all houses here are made entirely of brick.

my mum struggles to figure out floorplans when looking for houses and so i build the house she likes to show her how it would look like without having to visit the house

My husband built the house we are buying in the Sims this morning 🤣 we planned where our furniture will fit!

imagine if it was a sponsored video though. like sponsored by the australian government.

She says partner as if we don’t know who James is 😭 As if he’s like her secret bahahhah

i love how thoughtful deli is - she really seems to have considered how the home works for other people, not just her, while still keeping it true to her style. she's such a caring dog mom and you can really tell how much she loves bowser and wants the best for him. i also love how realistic she is about what needs must be met. overall, great video

4.40. I was just about to say that it’s very logical to keep the plumbing in one place. Easier to build and therefore cheaper. When my parents put a kitchenette upstairs it had to be on top of their main kitchen, because they could just extend the existing plumbing.

I love Deli’s style. It’s hugely different than my own, but I think that might have something to do with why I like it. It’s refreshing.

Deli! 🌈You can always havs Brick Patterned Tiles which feel and look like real bricks but are actually way cheaper and easy maintenance!❤

Deli’s dream houses are all so beautiful, literally all I ever wanted irl😭 I could watch Deli build “the same house” over and over again, more builds like this please😻😻

Hey did you find out the quote in the end?? I just think it would be really interesting

Yes for the other affordable version Deli! I love the chilled out, realistic builds

We're building a house right now :> Wasn't more expensive than buying an already existing house. But I've heard the Australian lot market is weird and overall everything about it seems expensive.

A dog door was a game changer for our dog. Hes 10 and weve only lived in this house for a year. I was so worried. It took him forever. And occasionally if he goes out and the flap sticks out instead of falling flat he'll wait there. So ill have to lift it with my foot (never fails im getting ready when it happens) and then tell him its okay to come in. Hes such a sweet boy. As far as doors inside though. He owns the house. And will go into every room if the doors open.

This house is SO nice... I’m in the same stage of my life so will be stealing this idea 100%😂😂

My weakness in the sims is planning bathrooms. When they're a reasonable size, I'm gucci, I'll plan it fine. When it's small and like 4-6 tiles, nah, I can't like where do you put the toilet when you can't fit a shower?! Basically, bathrooms are hard to build/plan when they're small for me...

If you were planing on building a house irl you could potentially use shipping containers to save on money. Plus it always looks really cool in house builds like this design.

My grandmother lived in a home w/ a central courtyard like this & I LOVED IT..except for when I left my bedroom at night to go to the kitchen in the other wing. I would get scared I’d look through the windows into the other section & see a killer waiting 😂

Please if you do build a house please!! Make it a series!!! 💙

I love Bowser. He has such a kind soul

You could always put a sitting area (sofa or some living chairs) in each office to keep each other company

I don’t know about roof shapes, but generally metal roofs are pretty expensive

This is exactly what I'm doing right now. My husband and I are planning to build a home in a few (8-10) years, and right now I'm having fun designing different houses with the Sims. It's varying from realistic to if-we-had-the-money sort of fantasies. It's good to see that I'm far from the first person to do this.

I would love to watch the other house build 😄😄👍🏼

Imma need James Turner, formerly known as the Sims Supply to build y'all a house. We need to know if y'all are on the same page.

Have been doing this lately! I have an old small home and I have ideas for future internal renovations, and the Sims has been great to test out ideas and see concepts in action. It’s been a great tool to test and discard those random “but what if I had an island bench?” 3am thought bubbles :). It also helps show family members an engaging walk-though.

Deli, a real estate agent, interior decorator and now architect!

I’m also Australian and in my humbled opinion, some houses that are put together with cheap materials can be more expensive than if you were to build one yourself with good materials because some houses are built to sell meaning they are put together for normally about $200 000 but sold for over $1 000 000 and then their value will go down quickly as the cheap materials begin to wither. Then again, I’m from Brisbane and it might be different in Melbourne. Another tip is that if you do end up building a house, make sure that it’s the kind of house that goes up in price over time rather than down. Then if you want to sell, you will make money and it would be easier to find a house that you can afford. Hope this was helpful in some way! I love your vids and have an amazing morning, afternoon or evening, whatever time it is currently for you. ❤️

Deli, I'm busy building this and I love how it is minimalistic, modern, clean lines, with beautiful wood tones throughout that brings a lot of warmth into the property and makes it feel more cosy - honestly this home is my dream - just please not the expensive price tag attached. I sort of remember James building something similar. I look for homes with floor plans now to recreate in the sims. Apart from the stone arches we got from the star wars pack, I'm really struggling to think of stone arches for this. Oh it comes with a video of the home and I totally fell in love with it. Linked it in my reply because youtube does not like links in the original comment.

About gentle dogs, I have one too! He will not go over a cable! If you place something on the floor that isn't supposed to be there he will let you know and he will back away from it you move it. He is so sweet, so I know exactly what you mean about Bowser.

Ok, I have 2 small preschoolers and my mum has polished concrete in her “games room” it’s a open plan mini house, with a kitchen, dining room, lounge room, bathroom and lots of play space. My kids have been running/ playing on polished concrete since birth. Personally, I love it. It’s durable, easy to maintain and clean. Kids make messes, drop things, so it’s less likely to break like a tile, or warp / dint like floating floorboards. If I could get my husband on my side, we would get polished concrete in our home.

Due to their high thermal-mass, concrete floors are ideal to be heated by an underfloor heating system. Concrete provides quick heat-up times and retains heat well, even storing the warmth produced by solar gain, making a heated polished concrete floor a great option to improve the comfort and warmth of your home.

Our home building budget was $450k in the US (Arizona). Building custom was JUST out of our price range BUT we are a family of 6 (me, my husband, my mom in law and 3 kiddos) so we want 5 bedrooms. We are in the process of building an eco-friendly new home and it came in under budget at $430k including land and a few upgrades. You do have to remember that you will need to set up sewer, water and electric, so I recommend getting a lot that has all of that set up even if it's a little more expensive. It will save money on your bottom line! It is so satisfying to watch a home be built from the ground up!! Our foundation was poured last week and our framing is going up next week hopefully!!! I have built our floor plan, too :)

Not gonna lie, I have been obsessed with having an inner courtyard with trees & foliage, rocks and water in a house most of my life. When I was young I had a dream about a donut-shaped house that was basically all glass facing an inner courtyard, but very few windows on the outside. In my dream it was raining, and there were sliding glass doors in all the rooms that opened into the courtyard, so nature was a part of every space in the house. I built that house immediately the first time I played Sims 1, and I have been building versions of it ever since. So even though your dream house is fairly simple, it really appeals to me. I hope you get your house someday. :)

I am an architect, and because you were discussing the concrete floor, i just wanted to say that, it actually makes sense in terms of sustainability. A concrete floor can act as a thermal storage, which means that if it gets enough sun exposure in the day, at night time it can radiate back the heat like floor heating without any energy consumption. And since you are in Australia i guess the courtyard is facing the north, so the interior will get more sunlight during the colder months and warm the space up. Alternatively , during warmer periods, concrete will get colder during the night, and cool the space up during the day. Wood is more of an insulator so it will not have the same effect. Irrelevant with the sims gameplay but i just wanted to comment. Love your videos btw 😊

Australia sounds so nice..us in England just have rain and, well more rain. And also a little more rain.

I’m not sure if it works out the same in Australia as it does in the US but, it’s always an option to buy a foreclosed home for cheap, tear it down, and build a new home on the property. It can be cheaper than buying the land + paying the cost to possibly have to clear the land, then building new construction.

Deli, you have basically turned my brain inside out, this is my dream house! Love your videos always put a smile on my face!❤️❤️

“Essentially we’re using The Sims to create a render of this house.” I 100% used The Sims 4 to design a modern school library for my graduate library science program, and I’m a terrible builder 😅

I wasn't into that minimal style decor but ever since I started seeing your videos I'm OBSESSED with those clean looking kinda minimal decor and of course the light floorboards tbh!😍❤️

Houses like this and similar are super common in Queensland and also super affordable! Almost all my friends (we are aged 19-22) are all either saving for a house or own a house! It's only not that expensive in Queensland. You need around a 25-30k deposit and can get a brand new home (built for you). They are all 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with everything you were speaking about being worried about adding to the price! Seriously when you actually look into it, it's not that expensive unless you look in Melbourne or in the CBD xx

Same ! With the open plan thing I’ve lived in 6 houses and every single one of them was open plan ! Definitely more popular in Australia.

I've made my mom and stepdad's home, my dad and stepmom's old home (they moved last year and I don't know the inside of their new house). Also, my godmother's place, another aunt and uncle's and a cousin's where I used to live. That one was a bit of a challenge as the house is on the side of a hill with one side underground and the other 3 open to the back yard. Also, a sloped driveway.

i’m on a deligracy binge watch right now (and have been for the last month - whoops)

I wouldn't think about selling it if you are planning to live there for a long long time... so many things can change in a couple of decades... build your dream and if you can't afford a brick wall or some fancy furniture, DIY! Peal and stick wallpaper or bricks or tiles... Glass vases made to look ceramic... second hand light fixtures and furniture where needed... you can do it girl! ❤️

Really handy tool! I started doing this when we bought our house 9 years ago to plan out our decor and I still usi to test paint colors too.

I enjoy how even Deli's preferences in build style match James'. Truly a heaven-made match.

One major benefit to having the bathrooms in close proximity; if you decide to remodel the bathrooms at some point, it’s a lot easier to join the rooms together and create one massive, bombastic bathroom without having to waterproof a new room.

This is why I started playing The Sims. 😂❤️

Hi Deli. That is a lovely house. I like an open floorplan too. Please upload the other version. Would love to see that as well :) Thank you!

My mum is an interior designer and has renovated several houses, some dating back centuries and I keep telling her to start using the Sims to spark some inspiration for designs. She wouldn't need to use the gameplay or CAS at all but I feel like she would appreciate it purely for the Building.

I legit built the draftsmans plan on the sims! I went through it with my family (as it’s a family investment) and it was honestly so exciting seeing it all kind of come to life.

Deli, Im in Austin and our lil brick house saved us during the power outage/freeze. We had to open the windows and doors in freezing whether due to carbon monoxide (don’t use your gas stoves for heating y’all 🤦🏼) and it didn’t get below 49 in the house. It was like 6 degrees F for context. Brick is the way to go!

I'm extremely extremely lucky to be currently in the process of building a first home in New Zealand (cheaper than Aus for sure, but perhaps similar enough in terms of styles and material costs). Here's a few things I've learned along the way: - A square/rectangle house is much, much cheaper than a U-shape because it requires less cladding on the outside of the house! - Wood cladding is far more expensive than bricks (at least here?) so we had to go with bricks with some cedar wood accents for contrast - Hipped roofs are the cheapest because, again, less cladding is required on the outside of the house as compared to gable or mono-pitched roofs - Carpet is the cheapest flooring! Far cheaper than wood/tiles/wood-look flooring (so sad) - Big windows and sliding doors are defs where it's worth spending money! - Eco-friendly fireplaces are so expensive, so we had forgo that! - Attic space and storage cupboards are awesome - Look up some Aussie building companies, they usually have a collection of house plans on their websites (not the architectural drawings, but floor plans, sizes and cost estimates. I went through a huge phase building heaps of these on the sims before we finally chose a plan to work from haha)

Long term , a metal roof is probably cheaper than other options (at least other options that are typically used in the US like asphalt shingles), because they hold up longer, usually. Also, going with a white or light-colored roof is much better than black, because it is a much better insulator (since it reflects, rather than absorbs light) so will keep utility costs down and be more environmentally friendly.

Love the doggy door bbbuuutttt living in the NT (well anywhere in aus) snakes would sneak in all the time

They have all the bathrooms and laundry in one small area because it's more cost effective! Makes for buying less materials (like pipes and whatnot) which can get fairly expensive

I would love a update on the quote cause you know a fund me starter would be something I'd be willing to contribute to so i could show my respects and appreciation to Deli for all the help she's provided me with over the years and Im' sure others would be willing too as well.

My dog is the same way!! Shes a husky and never walks past my lan cable that goes into my room! 😂 she also just stabds by my door until i let her in

Hey Deli! Don't over estimate the costs of building! My partner and I (22 & 21) are building in the outer suburbs of Brisbane and honestly we've upgraded ALOT of things and our whole house and land combined is alot less than you think it would be. Definitely if you are interested in building start looking at some builders or land OUTSIDE of Melbourne, get quotes etc. The things that you were talking about (large windows, double basins) really don't cost that much extra. ... Plus if you guys do build you know we would all LIVE for you to document the process 😉

Hey Deli, a cheap alternative to real wood is laminate! Very pretty & easy to maintain

Concrete is also dusty, I agree it looks nice but even polished can add dust to the home. So I would def recommend the floating floor. Cost effective and can look super nice.

My dad was always keen on the idea of having all of the plumbing on one wall, no hallways (wasted space), and square floorplan, rather than rectangular (no cut-outs, because he thought all of those extra corners drove up to cost), and raised foundation, so you could get under the house to make repairs.

Bowser looks so huge and scary and then you hear Deli talking about him and you’re just like “...Never mind🤭😅”

I love having stuff. The trick is not that storage will make you hold stuff- but if you don't have enough storage stuff piles up without a place to belong.

We just bought a house and I immediately took the floorplans and built it in the sims and my mom and I put the furniture in the house that we actually have so we know what we can do in there. We used to live in a flat all our lives. First time living in a house and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to get that experience. (Houses in germany are expensive, so keep that in mind that we took a long time to afford it)

Hey, not sure if you are aware but brick and concrete (and appliances) in walls can seriously mess with WiFi signals - if you are building, that’s not a problem because you can plan empty wire conduits for hardwiring your internet in rooms that are too insulated from your WiFi location. (Or plan to use a mesh system for your internet) Wood floors are fantastic but keep in mind they do require some upkeep with pets - you want a good seal and regularly use a wood floor product. I’m not sure what insect/critter factors are a specific consideration where you are but keep that in mind, your builder might have ideas. I LOVE the large overhangs on my roof, it saves my so much work on my windows and outside wall because any splash back from rain doesn’t hit the walls/windows - but I know in some areas large overhangs attract certain pests.

Polished concrete is very common here in my country, or was back when I was a kid... So as someone that fell multiple times on polished concrete growing up is not that much worst than falling anywhere else.. lol. As well, as someone that has a kid in their house (my almost 3yo niece), I know how messy the floor can get and I think any wood floors would require a lot of maintenance to prevent damage for at least the first 5 years of a tiny human's life. :) (as well as light non-easy to clean furniture lol). Love the build!!

i love the way you build, and your voiceovers, it's so interesting to watch!

Definitely keep up updated

The trick is to buy cheap land and get a storage unit. Slowly and I do mean slowly start purchasing all the materials and fixtures you need until you have all your stuff for your house. Saves a lot and you can get the things you want when they go on sale over time

It's really interesting hearing ur veiw on building. I am in Australia and live 5 hrs away from you. We r just over the SA border and our city is not metropolitan like Melbourne or Adelaide but it's a decent size. I do home loans and many of my customers building have got house and land packages for 300k-400k (That includes the land and building the house) also the S.A. government offer 15k for first home owners who build. I don't know prices in Melbourne, as property prices would be more but definitely look at Victoria's first home owners grant and 'house and land' packages :)

Something super useful is also to buy a cheap property that can be built on, because after the basic renovations it becomes a life goal to keep building on it. It's usually cheaper and more doable, but there is the issue of possibly being renovated and built on constantly lol

Deli talking about empty storage, it's been TWO years of constant decluttering for me and I FINALLY had an empty closet under the stairs. We painted it and turned it into our son's "clubhouse." Empty space used to scare me, but it's so nice now!

Deli:”it’s kinda weird to have laundry room and a bathroom together” East-Europe: “am I a joke to you?”

This was so fun! I’d love to see the video with the other floorplan!

this is so wholesome 🥺 i love how you cared about the old people and little kids who would visit

Tips My mom is a great gardener but have soo many plants in need of watering, so she has new watersystem which have a hose which is made of materials so it drips slowly, then for vacation they have it on a timer so it starts watering by itself

Love the idea of a courtyard garden but your lot would need to be facing the right way, you really need it to be north facing (I assume for Australia, south facing where I am in the U.K.!) to get sun when it’s so sheltered on three sides

Hearing all this talk of how expensive bricks are surprises me. Here in Western Australia bricks are the norm. Getting a house not made of bricks is strange to me. When my hubby and I built 3 years ago every builder we looked at only appeared to offer bricks. Our place has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 powder room, an Office, Open living space, Games room, Home theatre, and an activity room (aka kids play room). Our house is massive (I even had a 4m long walk in wardrobe) and it only set us back just under $600k including the land. Building isn't as bad as people think. At least not as bad here in Western Australia.

Hi Deli, I love the way you build Sims houses and your aesthetic style. I know you get thousands of suggestions for builds so feel free to ignore this one but I think it is a bit different and could be fun. I always struggle with making houses for my Sims - I'm not like a family player or a role player; mostly I powergame to create a world-famous, rock-climbing, tomb-raiding astronaut wizard who has a side gig creating symphonies, masterpiece paintings and uh... knitting I guess. So the challenge is building a suitable house in a single cohesive style and including all those weird, huge and/or ugly skill building items like the rocket ships, the telescope, the climbing wall from Fitness, a cauldron, a robotics station etc and making them look good... or as close to good as it is possible to make some of them. In order to not make the house cost hundreds of thousands right from the start I thought an interesting way to do it would be build a base house and then use the room system to make a bunch of "modules" that seamlessly slot on to the house and expand it - like a workshop, a gym, a science lab, etc. This may well be impossible but I think it could be fun to try and if anyone can do it then I think you have the skills to do it!

That's a beautiful house and it would be a dreamhouse for me too because it's right up my alley. The only downside I noticed is that it doesn't include a kid's bedroom. I know that not everyone wants to have children, but I'm pointing it out because you mentioned something in this video about the wooden floor being better for a child.

I need to try this now. My dream is to find a fixer upper that’s on nice land and make it my own. A fully sustainable homestead if you will.

I really like your idea (from another video) of one room for an office that is divided with a big sliding door in between. My bf and I are sharing a room rn while studying civil eng and I both love sharing it with him but it would be nice to have a bit of a sound barrier on occasion. We are planning on building a house because that's literally what we are studying and I am 100% stealing that idea if we get to that point.

Deligracy: "Yeah we can have a lot of windurrs here" And I'm like "What there's winters in Australia?" The Aussie accent amuses me. :D a thousand greetings from the Globe's other side!

I’ve made actual homes that I’ve lived in in sims 4 too. Made my daughter’s apt floor plan so she could use it to get an idea on how to decorate it before moving in.

hi deli I have had a little too much coffee this morning so I am feeling extra sentimental: thank you for being you and allowing me to lurk into your life on both KZfaq and twitch, it has been a pleasure getting to know you this last year in quarantine.

I'd love to see that version, I also want to see the different floor plans

I'd love to see and watch Deli achieve her dream one day =DDD

I would love any sort of laundry area! In England it's most common for washing machines to be in the kitchen, so it's really noisy if it's going while you're making food. 😑 Also there's never anywhere factored in to hang it to dry (we don't have a tumble dryer).

With doggie doors, use treats! Give them one initially and then place another one on the other side of the door. If they don’t want to go through yet, you can kinda lead them with the treat in your hand as they go through. It might take a few tries but treats are good motivators lol

Yessss I wanna see the other version plssssss🙌🏼 I love realistic houses that I can actually imagine having so I really enjoy these - I have a similar design taste to you as well so I love your interior selections

When james gets upgraded from boyfriend to partner..you know it's serious

I create my floorplan with the sims ( many many many times) before buying my house just like you now 😅 till finally my vision came to an affordable 💲 Reality ... I love my laundry with storage(just enough storage to avoid hoarding ) also keeps all the others room tidy from laundry left around 😒 I to SSuuck at gardening so much, conclusion = small garden for me 😅 I Believe that with Positive thoughts the universe will respond 💛 so your Vision will became to life very soon 💛

Hey ya! You should look into Earth Ships. They're fully off the grid, self-sufficient, and affordable! You can make them out of recycled goods, and essentially turn landfill into a beautiful home! I'm already collecting bottles and old car tyres for mine! I live in Australia, too, and these homes would totally work in our climate :) I hope you get to build your dream home for real one day. If you ever want to pool our money to buy a nice block of land, let me know haha.