so many fond memories tied to terrible starter homes in the Sims

I don't feel like it need to be made smaller. Something feels weird about the patio being the same size as the house itself lol

Swatch update would make basegame SO much better. Everything needs black/white/neutral. Even the white swatch of the expensive basegame counters leans blue which deters me from using them

Given that they originally intended to have pools in the base game but couldn’t solve the “x-axis” problem before launch so they removed them until they could solve the issues and patch it in later, I’m convinced that weird back patio was meant to be a pool on this house.

The moment you loaded into the house I knew for a fact I have never had a single sim set foot in that lot

Honestly a video titled, "Fixing my least favorite base game starter house" and then just bulldozing the build would be very on brand

The sims 4 needs a whole refresh with the lots and characters

I feel the same way about the houses next to the Goth family and the Pancakes in Willow Creek. I can't even tell you what's in those homes.

“I don’t really ever play in Oasis Springs” The Nightmare Legacy challenge: baby i’m not even here i’m just a hallucination

When making paths, try to create reasons why it “needs” to go the way it goes.

I would love to see you build a house with a small park/oasis in the center of a house, with a tree as the focal point. Lots of glass, light wood colors and natural light.

With that painting It looks like it could be a starter home for a new scientist wanting to live close to the lab

I can't stop thinking about TWO bookshelves in this house 😅 but in the end everything turned out great

I like that some of the starters either suck or are just a mess, it motivates me to renovate them or improve them ❤

was I the only one SCREAMING she forgot to delete one of the Get Together columns???

Hey Kayla, I wanted to say a big thank you for all your hard work and dedication in raising money for St. Jude Children's Hospital research. Your efforts in streaming for hours on end every single day for a whole month. It's truly inspiring and heartwarming to not only see people use their platform for good but also see a community of generous people come together to raise money for families is awesome. Words don't even do it's justice, I'm speechless! Over 2 MILLION dollars raised over the years and $515,000 in ONE MONTH is INSANE!! I don't know many people with cancer, but my heart truly does goes out to all of those families struggling! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! -Maya Champagne:) Edit: WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

I usually bulldoze that lot and convert it into a community lot 😅 Thanks for renovating that lot Kayla, I'll download it in the gallery!

Please please please stop apologizing any time you think about using packs. It’s really not that big of a deal, you make base game houses literally all the time. There’s no shortage of them. It’s okay to have some variety and diversity and use packs.

"I don't really ever play in Oasis Springs" *the 141 video long, outgoing playlist where they live in Oasis Springs* I'm sorry, I get what Kayla meant but girl 😅

That ONE get together column was driving me INSANE 😂

I love oasis springs!!! And I love this house too!!! It’s feckin dark, but it’s a great space to build up and update as your sim earns more money.

Lil Simsie, I know you probably don't check your youtube comments often or if at all after the first hour of posting, but you seem so down to earth so I figured this would get to you one day! I have had this idea for a while where you could possibly make 4 house builds. One of them would use all of the expansion packs, one would use all game packs, one would use all the stuff packs, and one would use all the build/buy kits. I feel like this would provide great information on different packs to new players and just offer an all around fun video. Perhaps this could evolve into a short mini-series where you create different lot types? Just a small 2nd Idea that brewed while I was writing this. I love your content Lilsimsie, keep being awesome!

I love redoing Sandtrap Flat because I could use the land behind it for a pond, greenhouse, or pool with bbq area.

Build Idea: Pick book/movie and build a house based on just the title. I think it'd be a fun excuse to be chaotic/creative.

I think they did the light thing because they may thinking "ohhh when simmers will got money, they decorate that house better and have fun" 🤣

I actually think the color scheme is really cute for a starter house! using the darker blues and blacks is more interesting than defaulting to the pastel and light swatches of everything!

I need to stop watching your remodels because I'm like screaming at my computer every single time because we have such different tastes LOL!

It feels so much more fresh and happy. I like it. Even the weird carpet. It works when everything else is bland.

You know it’s a good day when Kayla uploads

Can I make a suggestion, why not use terrain manipulation to make sand dunes, and bumps with rocks and grass? You can put a couple of bumps along the pathway to make it look like it is worn.

LOVE THE BUILD

They need to make simmers go back and fix all the old houses in Sims 4.

In terms of the color scheme/fake blue rug situation, I kinda like it! Blue and warm/golden toned browns look really nice 😊

😂 This brings back memories. This was the first house my Sims lived in when I first got the game!

this is such a cute house! ur giving me so much inspo for my own sims build

did anyone else always live in this starter home when they first got the game

I 100% believe the weird patio in the back was supposed to be a pool and they just infilled it in when they weren't ready at launch, only explanation for there being such a large patio out front AND out back

Base game starter homes are the original ten minute build challenges

I'm glad you're renovating that starter home. I tried to move my Sim into that house and renovate it. For some reason the floor disappeared and I couldn't fix it.

love this one !!! you should do this to more houses

The best part of my day is when Kayla makes an upload :D

Funny that i stumbled into this video, i started playing a household in this place just a few days ago. By selling some stuff (mostly the exact things you did buy, although i purchased different articles) i was able to extend the bathroom immediately, then i rearranged the kitchen with only small replacements with cheaper surfaces, also the family i was playing started with a toddler, so i had to buy at least the basics to let him eat/potty/sleep, his bed was literally in the parent's room but it's not like i had any other choices, really. The house was pretty functional overall, so at that point it became just a matter of working and getting promoted as fast as possible to really start changing: as of now i have a pretty huge basement, a pool adjacent to the patio, all rooms in the original area have been extended (albeit the bathroom is still small to my tastes, but oh well, the second floor and the basement both have much bigger bathrooms so it's not the end of the world. It all comes down how much space you wanna save for outdoors activities, i liked the idea of the patio/garden/pool, so i had to restrain myself with the size of the original area, with options to expand vertically rather than horizontally, overall i like how it's turning out, it's not complete yet, more because of wanting to progress so many other households rather than just one, but it's not bad: i added lots of vases under the windows, pendant plants (the mom is a plant scientist, so it fits pretty much, reminds me of Arrakis' changes from Dune to Dune Messiah), eco windows or appliances, four fruit trees, two decorative ones, but i did leave that weird floor next to the rooftop, i extended it a bit and turned a portion into a ultra-tiny balcony for the parents' room, just to have one. It's been fun to slowly transform it into what it is, i believe now it genuinely looks pretty nice.

Genuinely enjoyed this renovation! 😊

This is so cute!! You did a good job!

SMALLER IS NOT BETTER SMALLER IS NOT BETTER

I renovated this home for a new Sim family I created. I too often question what the hell were they thinking with some of these base homes. I did make it more mid-century modern desert home though. It starts with that vibe, it just needed a push to get it there. But since I added two sims to a household that already had a person living it it, I added a second floor and a second bathroom. I liked my result. Love your videos btw.

Anyone else halfway through the video is just like it's a lost cause Kayla bulldoze it and build something else 😅😅😅

Having lived in crappy apartments/student rental homes, the weird af lighting is actually pretty realistic lmao

i know literally two different grad students right now who have apartments that are pretty much exactly like this. no furniture, no overhead lights , no decorations. just a lamp on the floor in one room and a mattress on the floor in the other. this terrible starter home is just a typical grad student apartment 😭

I think someone from the sims made my house. I am also lacking ceiling lights. 😂

I *really* want you to a base game ea build *shell challenge*, where you can't touch the walls. No making it, "just a little bit smaller" 5:25

Imagine how amazing the base game would have been if game changers had done the builds

Would you ever make a video with all of the changes you'd request from the Sims? Would love to see it because every time you bring something up, I agree!

Her “least favorite sims house ever” changes every month

I loooooveeee the updates you made to this, I'd live here IRL if I could

at this point I really believe the Sims team creates these weird houses on purpose just to mess with our minds

I love the palm tree in front!! I’ll have to look for it in debug.

Not me wanting simsie to fix the different heights on the windows😭

This was Jim Pickens home once.

This is actually one of my favorite houses in Oasis springs and I always do black accents for windows, give it a second story, no roof, I make the overhang patio thingie an outdoor lounge area, and I expand the kitchen and bathroom slightly every time❤

Wow I have never been this early O_o. I love your energy and have learned alot from watching your videos keep doing what you do,and thanks for getting this comunity together and raising so much for kids this month. I hope we get to see Dan do 28 baby challenge next year.

thank you for all your hard work last month! all of us affected by those awful diseases in one way or another truly appreciate how above and beyond you go for the kids there and the research they do so again thank you

I've been waiting for this video forever omg

Love to see you rebuild starter homes by memory!

It’s so funny to me because I actually really like this house a lot. I usually just renovate it on the inside for whatever family I have.

I started my legacy family in this starter home. It looks NOTHING like it did at the beginning!😂 It’s 2 floors, with a big garden & pool, 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. I love it now! Well worth the grind to save up money!

lol. I usually get rid of that massive patio and add a pool. Lately, I've noticed that I tend to build a nice little pond out back of my houses. Nice, inexpensive way of adding interest in the back yard.

omg this house is soooo much alive now. thx so much Kayla ❣

i need good lighting in my builds for screenshots it’s always so annoying playing in dark homes

practicing building with renovating starter houses, and weirdly this is one of my more faved houses just because i love mid century modern and I dont have to edit as much on it XD

I always love to see a renovation that keeps the bones of the house the same!! It feels more like somebody moved in and redecorated instead of ending up with a different building that just was inspired by the original

"There is a lot of stuff going on in this one corner" said Kayla while moving a plant into that same corner.

Never been so fast but thank you for fixing this 🙏🏼

You don't have to apologize for anything! I hope you enjoyed your trip to see your family and that you get to take breaks when you need them!

It rained in one game through 2 seasons, and I became a fan of Oasis Springs after that; warm all year!

"i never play in Oasis Springs" Kayla isnt your legacy lets play in Oasis Springs?? lmaooooo

the second bookshelf by the door is stressing me out so much

Haha this one is actually my favorite Starterhome in the basegame I think they made it terrible by Design because unlike the other starterhomes this one is placed on a relatively big lot with lots of room for expansion so you can improve it bit by bit without ever actually having to move your household because you run out of space

Sandtrap Flat is where my super sim lived (who yes, married and had children with Johnny Zest). I played in that house for about a year irl before I ran out of space and bulldozed it

This house is my least favorite starter too. I either usually completely renovate it or bulldoze it and put something else here. I hate that outdoor ceiling thing too. It's pointless with all the holes in it. Honestly... bulldozing it is sadly the best option. I think you made it look better but that's just because you're such a talented builder. I totally also agree with the swatch update that is highly needed.

I have played in Sandtrap Flat and honestly I really like the roofing idea. Wasn't executed that well but it's the most interesting basegame starter house.

Love the build! ❤ I agree, it is one of the WORST starter homes ☹️

the way that was my first starter home and for that reason i sort of have fond memories of it

She’s literally in my Top 3 of Sims Content Creators❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is the earliest I’ve been! 🩷🩷 Live ur content!!!

“Fun wallpapers” she says as she applies plain white tiling to the kitchen.

Somehow, this built smells like holiday in Spain or Portugal .. idk 😂

I've used this house a lot as its so cheap! and one of the few with room for like the rocketship and stuff but yeah I have to replace the lights and redo the inside at the very least!

This is the "I have 1 or 2 person sim family and this is all I can afford". It always gets rebuilt - landscaping & all furniture gets sold right away. I drag the front wall out to create another bedroom & bathroom. And absolutely, the small saucer light goes everywhere.

"all of them suffer from the same problem" yea like being an EA build

Yess, another video!

That one column drove me nuts most of the video 😂

This is so funny because I LOVE this house.

your videos make me really happy :-)

"I don't often play in Oasis Springs" Bell family "Hello? 11 generations"

Love this! LOL! I have rebuilt this house so many times :D

My apartment in NYC had no lights only light was in the kitchen and in the bathroom. Everything else was lamps

5:47 this describes my thought process so often

Omg I'm not a huge builder, but I just tried to renovate this exact build recently. The timing is impeccable, thank youu!

Greatly improved starter now and I agree about the original homes being too dark and I like more windows. One thing I like to do is use a couple of those little ceiling lights above columns outside with moo and they light up the outside cheaply.