i tried making an *actually good* lot with ONLY the cozy bistro kit

i tried making an actually good lot with ONLY the cozy bistro kit

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24 күн бұрын

Can we make an actually good community lot with just the base game & the Cozy Bistro Kit in The Sims 4?
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@1crazygalwithacamera 23 күн бұрын

Hello Kayla! I'm normally a silent viewer, but as the month of May ended recently, I just wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for the St. Jude fundraiser. My niece was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer when she was 6 years old. The cancer was found on her pancreas and eventually moved into her lungs. The tumor was the size of a football! Thankfully, she is in remission and has turned into a smart and amazing little girl. It is people like you that help provide for these children. Thank you so much not only for the financial help, but also just the recognition and the outpouring of support to the community.

@KyleZonePlus 22 күн бұрын

So glad to hear that they're in remission!! Here's hoping it never comes back. ❤❤

@chelseagrigg4518 23 күн бұрын

I recently tried to make a house only using the pre-built rooms that come with kits and it was hilarious!

@Sophie.24 23 күн бұрын

I hope she tries this lol

@KM-ld9ln 23 күн бұрын

That was what I did with my first build EVER and I only had base game. Gosh I should recreate that 😭

@ashdances22 23 күн бұрын

I did this when I started playing so I didn’t have to worry too much about furnishing rooms or them being overly big or small!

@simsationalstoriesau 23 күн бұрын

Ooft I bet it was decorated, er, differently? 😅

@Annbellr2 22 күн бұрын

Ooo! I hope she tries this! And not even just the kits, but with all the packs!

@MayBrown-yc4os 23 күн бұрын

I think the little curtains that came with this pack are designed to go half way up the windows (so they only cover the bottom half of the window). That's the classic french look

@kapsican 22 күн бұрын

yes, finally somebody gets it. drives me crazy people putting them at the top, they don't do anything there lol

@LivinInSim 22 күн бұрын

They're actually called café curtains, and before these last few packs I was pretty sure the team didn't realize they existed. I guess the name is maybe because they give folks sitting at a window table privacy? They do sometimes have a valance at the top if the window isn't shorter. They used to be used with the valance in kitchens a lot. I liked them because you could see over the top, but they did still give a lot of privacy. I even sewed some once for my farmhouse kitchen that had super tall windows.

@kapsican 22 күн бұрын

@@LivinInSim they did have similar ones before, for example in cottage living or parenthood and even growing together I believe. most people just don't really know what to do with them and never use them but they're so good for a kitchen window for that extra bit of privacy!

@reed8712 22 күн бұрын

extra privacy, plus its nice to be able to keep natural lighting in the room without blinding you while you sit! i work at a restaurant with only whole window blinds, so when people ask to bring them down it makes it feel so much more dull without the sunlight :’)

@Pressbutan 23 күн бұрын

6:27 those are parking bollards. Use them to separate pedestrian spaces from vehicle roadways

@graceelizabeth7480 22 күн бұрын

I needed to make sure this was in the comments somewhere (mostly cuz I think Kayla would actually like to know)

@scottydog6713 4 күн бұрын

bollards are one of those atmospheric decor items that, when used correctly, really makes a community lot blend in

@lolabugge 23 күн бұрын

I think the basic difference between a Lounge and a Nightclub in this game is the age of the sims that show up. Lounges seem to attract more Adults and Elders while Nightclubs tend to attract Young Adults.

@paintingdreams290 22 күн бұрын

funnily for me i tend to send my younger (teens +young adults) to nightclubs on dates and several times has an elder died there and ruined the dates especially bc i often i use dates to get a boyfriend/grifriend

@kiannielopez93 22 күн бұрын

How about a bar vs a lounge?

@kaydenk4111 22 күн бұрын

@kiannielopez93 lounges always attract more elders, it's built into the game like that

@scottydog6713 4 күн бұрын

@@kiannielopez93 when im building, the main difference between a bar and a lounge is the price point for going there in my head LOL. lounge has fancier live music, whereas id expect a bar to have games and tvs. like, you could take a child sim to a bar and theyd have things to do there besides talk

@modernghost0 20 күн бұрын

I like the idea that this a lounge owned by a mafia boss. So like, the the room in the second floor is probably the kitchen to provide all the food and stuff, but theres a locked door that leads to a staircase to the third floor that is one of his meeting places. Like he can't live there, obviously, but he meets other mafia people there, and it looks totally normal when they enter this really nice lounge in a full tux or elegant gown.

@jessicaloveshiking 22 күн бұрын

I’d love to see simsie in her element doing a lot that’s literally just landscaped. A big beautiful garden with winding paths and a pond and things. Fireflies. Like just the most beautiful garden with bird baths and maybe a few benches but like all garden. Builds don’t always need to be “builds” and I feel like she would love doing it.

@AnUmbreonNamedRaire 22 күн бұрын

Yeah she could make like a park! A really pretty community lot with like, almost no buildings

@jessicaloveshiking 22 күн бұрын

@@AnUmbreonNamedRaire yesssss that’s like what I meant! It could be a park that’s like a wild garden and maybe just like a shed in the corner that the groundskeeper stores his tools in, or it could have a small community section with bees? Just a luscious wildflower garden. Would love to see it

@faeriescottage 22 күн бұрын

@@AnUmbreonNamedRairei think she did do a park like this somewhat recently!!! it was beautiful

@kaydenk4111 22 күн бұрын

5 months ago she did something like this with romantic garden and it was beautiful!

@DorkDork87 23 күн бұрын

I think the little bistro curtains usually are hung in the middle of the window and not on the top it that makes sense 😊

@gaymushroom6426 23 күн бұрын

I really appreciate the "using only one pack/kit" videos because they help me decide whether to buy it, so thank you, Kayla!!! Also, love your videos and the streams! Although I don't really ever see them, I got no time :C.

@lazylua9526 23 күн бұрын

I don't really know why I enjoy watching you build when I barely play The Sims and I hate building myself.

@kelsidysinger7667 23 күн бұрын

I’m the same especially with like the generations let’s play. I love watching her play but every time I try to do it myself I get so bored

@taliak8760 23 күн бұрын

Same!!! I hate building and honestly don’t have that much time to play but I watch every video of lil simsie’s

@krisjol 23 күн бұрын

I think it is fun to watch things are we won’t do ourselves come together so well😅 satisfying!

@savannahlewis6156 21 күн бұрын

Same same! Never play it - watch her videos every day lol. Go figure!

@memoriam.victoriam 23 күн бұрын

Stop making all these kits look so charming I don’t want to give ea any more money

@thisintrovertknits 23 күн бұрын

'I've got an overthinking problem' is honestly such a mood

@sarahhhh.89 20 күн бұрын

Accurate 😂

@TheInsaneVane 22 күн бұрын

The bollards (3 black posts) are usually used to block roads from vehicles, but allow pedestrians and cyclists through. They are normally used in places that originally allowed cars, but have since been pedestrianised. There are also bollards that can retract into the ground (electronically) or be removed from their post holes (manually) for private roads or restricted access, but those debug ones look like the immovable type.

@Simmerplayzsims 23 күн бұрын

I wish in for rent or something that you could live in top of a shop and own the shop or somebody else owns it but you just live above.

@Sarassparkles 23 күн бұрын

ever since the for rent pack. i feel like its so close. but i just want to be able to have multi venue lots. likes apartments with restaureants in the bottom. or spas with vacation rentals. or restaurents and comunity centres etc

@pardonyourglove 23 күн бұрын

I'm waiting for someone to make a pink bistro with this new kit

@kapsican 22 күн бұрын

a pink little café! we actually have one in my real life town so maybe I'll take inspiration hahah

@ShanaChiiBaka 23 күн бұрын

I feel like those 3 bar debug item are those things they use to kind of keep cars from trying to park or crash onto the lot/into the building maybe. Least that's what makes the most sense to me, cause if you leave out any free space in a city, I imagine it's free real estate for parking 😂

@R0SC0SM0S 23 күн бұрын

6:27 florida girl doesnt know what bollards are, classic lmao

@bbtea4803 23 күн бұрын

and repeats it exactly the same twice lol

@synniestar 22 күн бұрын

@@bbtea4803 that's a lil jokey joke her editor does - he intentionally leaves in a doubled sentence in almost every video. when you start listening for them they really jump out at you, i haven't been able to un-notice that since i saw someone point it out awhile ago 😹

@amystrickland7162 22 күн бұрын

Yeah I hate it @@synniestar

@inthetrashlol 22 күн бұрын

You should do a build challenge where it’s the same as you renovating the starter homes, but you HAVE to use everything they placed! (you can add more and change the colors if you want!) but you CANNOT delete anything! (make the house smaller and all, but no deleting items.) also you have to use the same wallpapers and floors as they use( again can be a different swatch)

@CT-ze3fr 23 күн бұрын

I think Kayla should try to do each room is a different kit challenge!!❤

@steggopotamus 23 күн бұрын

I like putting a little busking flavored bit outside. A rug a backpack, a bowl of some kind (i only have the my first pet food bowl) and a guitar

@LiLi-zd2yz 22 күн бұрын

Yes! I love using the one from city living for that, it adds so much realism

@aguscastellani3399 23 күн бұрын

it's giving sims 3 sunset valley's bistro, and i mean it completely as a compliment

@writinggamer8059 23 күн бұрын

I used the kit to update the Blue Velvet, just changing it around and adding in windows, tables, bar, a stage, the walls, etc using the dark blue swatch. I think it ended up okay. But it is frustrating that even with all the packs there is not a matching set of counters for the new bar. I also used it to build a little "café" on the side of my sim's house, using the Home Chef Hustle table inside, and it's probably the most fun "home business" I've ever built.

@ThreadedAlchemyArt 22 күн бұрын

changes name of lot to "The Red Velvet"! Love it!!!

@smolbluegoblin 22 күн бұрын

Watching your video, I'm more and more convinced that the Sims team went to an actual French bistrot for inspiration. I live in France and a LOT of old school bistrot look like that. Even when you had less lighting in there, it looked so much like my village's bistrot ! It's very dark in there haha. Games by Americans tend to be inspired by Paris only, but this is more general France vibes imo. Only thing it's missing is the setup to bet on horses hahaha, but the PMU vibes are less romantic !

@GXSimmer 22 күн бұрын

Congrats on 2M subs. This was a great build. I like Cozy Bistro a lot too. 🎉

@mmalik1339 19 күн бұрын

you can get a selling table off the gallery to make a buffet style restaurant. works even in base game.

@whatsonmymind4848 22 күн бұрын

Make gallery seating upstairs, as in having a strip going around and the middle is open, like no flooring and you can look down and see the live music from up there sitting at the tables

@Celcey24 21 күн бұрын

I love that you went out of your comfort zone and used red! I like red, so it was nice to see you use it

@alah6058 23 күн бұрын

I think this is one of my favourite Simsie builds ever!! Looks so good

@soggytoenail 23 күн бұрын

simsie can u do a video that’s like the sims 4 but each room is a different ___ those r so fun to watch

@ebatterz9172 23 күн бұрын

YES! New lilsimsie video!😍 your channel is like an anti depressant to me- it always makes me smile even on the worst days!

@dorrolorro 21 күн бұрын

if you have medium or tall wall height, you can fit the sign above the door without clipping with windows upstairs.

@sydneymoore99 23 күн бұрын

Please tell me I’m not the only one silently crying about the un-centered sconce upstairs 😭😭😭

@laurenjpotts 23 күн бұрын

When you said “You’ll have to bear with me, I have an overthinking problem”, I felt that!! 😅 love the build

@joaotmonteiro0817 23 күн бұрын

I LOVEEEEEE THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS ! ty for making my life better simsie

@mrscollins411 23 күн бұрын

You make it look effortless 💗 Cute build!!

@AKA_Studios 22 күн бұрын

The outdoor eating area reminds me of the Sunset Valley bistro in Sims 3!

@ShylahSwart 23 күн бұрын

it's so cool to watch the likes and views rise

@junegoedeke6480 22 күн бұрын

This reminds me sooooo much of the bistro/restaurant from Sunset Valley (I think?) from Sims 3 🥺

@MarshMello15593 19 күн бұрын

Facts! also, the inside feels very Late Night. I'm absolutely in love with how Sims 3 this pack feels

@tg49 18 күн бұрын

the fact that you need other packs to build a functional bistro with this kit is kind of similar to the my first pet stuff pack!

@Halgummi 16 күн бұрын

@neosphere9248 23 күн бұрын

One thing I really want, and that you reminded me of at 17:47, is things like the rental residentials, except instead of renting you can have a normal residential on the same lot as some commercial lots. For example, a large complex on a 64x64 lot that has a whole bunch of stores, with an apartment for the owners.

@lickinrusty 22 күн бұрын

i’m watching this video while picking the color palette for the project i’m working on right now. i keep zoning out while working and coming back to her saying “i’m kinda on the fence about that” or “yeah that’ll work better for that color over there” right at the exact time i was already thinking it, so thanks for your input on my project i think it came out super pretty lmao

@jeremiahrandle3043 22 күн бұрын

I think a great video idea would be you redecorating with all the packs. Ofc with your classic no touching outer walls as well as interior walls. I’d love to see it with some greenery on the wall outside but still have it be a lounge

@Frank-jl1ce 23 күн бұрын

Love this video lilsimsie.

@sophiekeeling4362 23 күн бұрын

Hey! I love your videos and watch every single upload every day! I have noticed in your videos that sometimes there’s an editing issue where’s there’s clips of you saying the same thing. I understand it’s not easy to edit but sometimes it can get in the way of the natural flow of the video! Maybe let Dan know ❤❤

@KyleZonePlus 22 күн бұрын

It's actually an intentional running joke. Each video has one spot where it does that.

@madisonemily4083 20 күн бұрын

@@KyleZonePlus Simsie has said on stream that it’s not intentional. I’m not sure where that idea came from.

@PokeWaffles-qw4gz 23 күн бұрын

Love you simsie❤

@TabbyeLynne 22 күн бұрын

You should do the maximum capacity challenge next, basically you pick a lot (or even better you spin a wheel to get a random lot) and then you have to build 6 units with room for 8 sims each

@hannglover 22 күн бұрын

my favourite thing to do with empty upper floors on community lots is to make them look abandoned and in my gameplay transform them into a club hangout!

@lisaflack89 22 күн бұрын

There is a wooden wallpaper in bg that matches the new windows colors perfectly. You could have used that on the outside and used higher wallheight so the sign wouldn't clip into the window flowerboxes on the middle floor. Just an idea!

@moopthesims6365 22 күн бұрын

I love it. Look so nice❤

@kingston8137 23 күн бұрын

Love you videos

@cardtower 22 күн бұрын

This build is giving cherry cordials and I love it

@spark13r 22 күн бұрын

i love your videos, i did notice that almost every video there's one moment where the editing is a little strange and you say the same thing two times in a row and it always makes me chuckle. it's the little things lol

@plan3t_m4rs 22 күн бұрын

6:17 the poles are used for bike lanes to make sure cars don’t drive into them. They are used in pairs of 3, since that is the width of a bike lane. These are commonly used in the netherlands ❤

@belletense3618 22 күн бұрын

06:20 - Bollards. The item you are referring to here is called a bollard. It has a long history with ships, but in short they are used today to prevent accidents like cars driving into the front doors of places or damaging sign posts. They are placed in between where cars could theoretically accidently drive through and cause damage.

@AZIZAxBLUE 23 күн бұрын

I don’t usually like red either but it does really work so well in this build ❤️

@leashed_lobster 23 күн бұрын

You could totally make the storage room and 3rd floor into a little apartment! Such a cute build btw!

@Frenchaboo 23 күн бұрын

The red coloring on everything reminds me of that one cafe from Pokemon X & Y... I wonder if anyone here remembers this reference 🤣

@KyleZonePlus 22 күн бұрын

The one you meet Diantha in right? Or the one with Lysandre?

@gymnastkristen5824 23 күн бұрын

this is my favorite lot you have ever made

@sunflowervibes3041 22 күн бұрын

The Red Velvet Bistro is such a great name!

@natalieeyster3096 Күн бұрын

You missed an opportunity for a speakeasy!! That would’ve been so cool!

@juliamarie3591 21 күн бұрын

loved this video, i wish i coul visit this bistro in real life

@nixi-bixi 23 күн бұрын

Your build looks like a restaurant we used to have in Birmingham uk. Its a chain and still available in other places but our Cafe rouge shut down, but the whole theme was french bistro and of course with the name everything was a dark red.

@kaitlyndavis8140 22 күн бұрын

Petition for kayla to make a "blue velvet" dark speakeasy vibes

@jeniphirtaylor-mcintire81 22 күн бұрын

Not me screaming "it's the office!" about the "empty room."

@Jaydenbyront 22 күн бұрын

I would love to see someone recreate the bistro from Sunset Valley in The Sims 3 with this kit

@coreenaforstner9732 23 күн бұрын

Reminds me so much of the Sims 3 restaurant ❤

@buttercup2877 22 күн бұрын

Please do a limited pack build with growing together or cats and dogs

@BeeBeautyChannel 23 күн бұрын

This is honestly giving Sims 3 in the best way ❤

@justlola417 19 күн бұрын

The dividers are to be put between tables for privacy... So it feels more like a lounge and less like a bar or restaurant. Beautiful building tho, i love how ypu decorated it. Props for using do much red! I know you don't really love it

@iknowitsinvalid 22 күн бұрын

I feel a bit anxious about the clock above the stairs because it's not really a wall clock😅 Just a little fear of it fallen off I guess

@Annbellr2 22 күн бұрын

Anyone else picture like live French jazzy music being played here on the stage? Like ratatouille vibes lol Edit: side note, calling this lot the red velvet is absolutely genius! 😂 👏🏻

@MIZTONIA_XO 22 күн бұрын

This is giving UK Pub vibes❤

@loverofmanythings4137 22 күн бұрын

If this gives anyone inspo: I re-did ThrifTea with the bistro kit and it was pretty cool! It's not super trendy but its a cute old-town teen hangout sort of thing! Might even be cool in Britechester :)

@melanie_luv2_sew 7 күн бұрын

Dan is at it again.

@Marzianpack 22 күн бұрын

as a disabled person i say you can never have too many benches

@vyirafael1417 23 күн бұрын

and all of the sudden I get flashbacks from sunset valley

@3wheelyboy 22 күн бұрын

Kayla you could've done a really cool ceiling 😭

@AmandaBaker-qy7cr 23 күн бұрын

Appreciate the realness in your content, it's like a dose of authenticity

@danr9832 22 күн бұрын

tempted to turn this into a speakeasy ngl

@MissVeronique91 22 күн бұрын

Am i a weirdo because I don't even ever load up my game, nor do I buy much DLC. But I am obsessssed with watching Sims 4 builders. Like I could do it all day, haha.

@ravynshea3155 23 күн бұрын

i literally did the exact same thing, and put the nightclub upstairs.

@justlola417 19 күн бұрын

This is begging for a second entryway into upstairs apartments, i can just see it now

@sirgaykrovos 22 күн бұрын

I JUST realized at 12:18 the swatch of what looks like two men dancing and now this little bit of possible gay art is gonna be the sole reason I'll buy this kit lmao

@Caidenschronicles 23 күн бұрын

I’m buying the kit and placing this so I can use it cause I don’t have the skill 😅

@edj8008 22 күн бұрын

I got it to use ot with cafés

@lesliefoster772 23 күн бұрын

Those little pole things are meant to go in front of stores so that cars don't hit the building, they hit the poles instead

@raynnewater 23 күн бұрын

it’s awesome the work you do raising money for st jude, i’ve been around both on youtube & twitch the last few years and it’s amazing to see the good your community can come together and do. now please, can you focus on the people of palestine, sudan, congo? you can help get so many people get to safety. look into operation olive branch if you haven’t already.

@MenyonLynnae 23 күн бұрын

Can you do a video where you pick a random state and a random house style off of Zillow and try to recreate it in the sims? Like a New Mexico style house is super different from a Florida or Colorado style house

@frogpiss5492 23 күн бұрын

I’m here so early

@sagaolofsson6336 23 күн бұрын

Mee to

@spicydee6794 23 күн бұрын

Hiii!!!

@frejakollealslev9086 22 күн бұрын

Simsie: I dont like red, I just dont think its a pretty colour Also Simsie: Does an entire build in red

@jasperd5689 22 күн бұрын

i was hoping you’d name it the red velvet

@joe7822 21 күн бұрын

why does this remind me of the sims 3 bistro?

@jxstadri 23 күн бұрын

I need someone to make a cc add-on for this kit and have versions of the windows and doors for medium and tall wall heights and so on cause it‘s a very pretty building kit