"the worst house in the sims 4" - kayla about every single house in the sims 4

They used kayla’s advice to start with boxes, and just went "good enough, ship it".

When you're like "oh that looks nice" and she's like "no this is awful" 😭

Every time Kayla is like "is this too much?" I'm over here like "NO, MAKE IT *MORE* MAXIMALIST AND COLORFUL" lmao I love this sort of style :'D

All of glimmerbrook is so disappointing, you wouldn’t think it was designed by professionals🙄

I feel that Kayla gets the concepts of 'renovate' and 'tear everything apart and start from the ground up' mixed quite frequently. haha

REALM OF MAGIC NEEDS AN UPDATE IN BUILDING AND SIMS PLAYERS SHOULD BUILD THEM

Now that you’ve been a part of the sims building team and really know the rules/restrictions unlike in your past starterhome makeovers... I think it’d be really fun to see you go back to one of the old houses and redo the renovation with the actual rules you have. For example: you were never sure if there actually was an item cap so you always tried to keep the item count the same. If that’s no longer an issue, see what you can do! Follow the average budget limit, and try to keep the heart of the build what it was intended. It’s be super cool!

Kayla, you should trust yourself more! There are times when you do something super cute and then doubt yourself and take it all away! You have good ideas, just run with them!

I have always pretended, that the houses in Glimmerbrook are so empty, because they are just Alibi houses, because the owners actually spend most of their time in the Magic Realm ^^ (even though the only building there is also sheit XD)

“i want the cauldron but it’s 800” *proceeds to keep it and struggle to decorate*

Infants are ridiculously easier as a spell caster. The needs potion is one of the early potions spellcasters learn and they only require an apple to make 4. Using this, you can basically ignore the parent's needs and focus on the infant as much as you want without cheats.

Honestly the fact that the RoM houses all kinda suck is such a tragedy because the build/buy items are honestly so gorgeous 😭 I love the whimsical and witchy vibe but they fumbled it so hard with the builds!

Sometimes I want to see 2 videos for each renovation: one with budget restrictions and another where Kayla does whatever she wants and doesn't delete cute ideas because of money

I can't think of another time I thought something else looked better, but I LOVED the whimsical feel you had going with the fencing out front of the house. it makes me wanna download the lot and add that back! i loooove this build, soo cute, kayak!

Glimmerbrook gives me TS3 Hidden Springs vibes, also what I like about this world is that there are no fake houses around, so you don't have to try matching pre-made aesthetics.

has she ever renovated that starter home in willow creek that doesn’t even have a door to the bedroom, it’s just open wall, bc that shocked me when i discovered it😂😂

Simsie after using some of the very expensive RoM furniture: lets get rid of indoor trashcan to save money

I like keeping the underneath of the stairs and only delete it if I'm going for a certain aesthetic or vibe. It just looks more natural

I’m sorry but it made me so mad when she kept the door to the outside patio in the main bedroom, now you’re gonna have to go through the bedroom every single time to get outside!😭

I have a spellcaster and her husband currently living here with their 2 infants. I wanted them to live in Glimmerbrook and this was really the only option. I added on the infant room and a conservatory plus an outdoor space. I feel like EA could have done so much more with this world. Update: three infants and a toddler now. I had them try for a baby and ended up with twins. Regrets.

For some reason this house reminds me of a gnome with the pointy roof 😂

I'd honestly just not have bothered with the second bedroom/nursery and made other bits of the house better/more detailed/added more skill building bits. I like the exterior ✨

simsie i loved how you had the exterior with the debug fences and the landscaping please have more confidence in doing a bit more because it looked absolutely beautiful

Definitely a fave among your more recent builds! The semi-rural vibe with the warm brick and wood are delightful, keeping the spirit of the original build while improving it in every way :) A shame EA dropped the ball on this neighbourhood, but it's been really cool seeing you make the most of it.

The part of this build that resembles Realm of Magic the most is having two mailboxes.

i feel like me and kayla are opposite builders, i love building realm of magic houses & barely ever build suburban houses 💀💀💀

I'm thinking the concept they were going for was "traditional Sims starter home" - simple layout, sparse furnishings to give basic room use hints, little to no landscaping, cheap (and gets cheaper when I inevitably buy it unfurnished). Perfect for moving in a new family and furnishing & decorating it *for them*. This one, though, IS probably slightly too large by default...

These videos convince me that EA just either use ai or are just drunk asf when they make these builds 😂

Her thoughts when doing things "this looks good, OH NO" or "is this to much?" is me getting ready for literally anything she is so relatable

i was loving the purple flowers and the little wall SO much and then she just,,, deleted it all 😢

Ooh I loved the path and flowers, made it look mystical and ‘fairy’ like - that’s still magical, right?!?

Someone should make a mod where your sim wakes up at 2am and rearranges their room lol

the way she said that dresser was really cheap and seconds later she deletes it and says its to expensive, i love her sm lol

The fence and stone path looked so good I was so sad when it got deleted :(

I love when you do this kind of building video. I love speed builds but sometimes it's nice watching you build when it's not sped up

I'd love to see her do this as an EA shell challenge. You use the existing walls, the packs that came with the original house (in this case base game and realm of magic), existing budget. You can change all the furniture, widows, roof, door etc and to quote Lil Simsie "just don't touch the walls" She changed original house layout so much, she may as well bulldozed it

I loved this episode. She said they're a difference between ✨effortless✨ and effortless...

I wouldn't worry about the house being uploaded to the gallery with 2 mailboxes on the lot, I mean, perhaps you could pull a EA and say that "it adds to the mistery" like they did with Realm of magic and Strangerville (?

I actually adore all the colors and patterns in this build, mine are always brown and beige and blue but this makes me feel inspired

My heart literally broke when you deleted the debug fence

Ironically I didn't even know how bad these were on the inside cause I demolished them and built my own homes/shops without even looking. Ooof. Sometimes I get a little sad cause I'm like wow, I paid money for that. Even when I first started building I put more effort into my builds than what shipped with this world. I wish we could get revamps of old content like we did with Spa Day. I can dream.

love how she tried to keep the "vibes of the house" while the house, in fact, had no vibes at all

Realm of Magic has THE BEST furniture, very victorian feeling, even flooring and wallpaper.

obsessed with how she's doing a budget build but wasted so much money on dormers 😂

This is hilarious cause I literally just renovated this lot 2 days ago for my witch sim.

i was hoping she would finally do a pretty renovation with no budget limit and all the packs, i'd love to see her perfect Glimmerbrook house :(

Justice for the fence and stones, they were so cute ♡ I get it though lol Plus the final is, as always, cute af ♡♡

"Even the blue I don't like" Never thought i'd see this day

That house is something that someone who is trying to build their first house in the sims with building tutorials

Seeing this is a great reminder of how much better the sims4 pack homes are now that they aren't built by EA

her taking away the cute fences and flowers killed me inside

I love when she roasts the sim creators, its like c'mon y'all

I renovated that house into a library and then later to a little store. By that point it was completely unrecognizable though 😂

😂😂😂 Kayla seems so surprised every time she goes to glimmerbrook

god I loved the fenced in yard w the tiles

They should release a starter home stuff pack with just cheap but relatively simple nice furniture

i'd love to see kayla do a build or renovation with no budget limit :D

I had no idea you could delete the underneath of the stairs and my whole life has been changed! I can’t stand when it doesn’t match the foundation 😬

Currently playing with a spellcaster (can't figure out how to change them back in cas without making a new sim) with an infant- this is perfect!

This house looks really nice AND actually has a backdoor, not just stairs leading to nowhere! EA could NEVER!

As someone who builds with this pack CONSTANTLY i finally get to feel all superior watching this lol, usually you're building the mid century simple guys and i'm like wait what, what IS that item i've never seen it before im so lost lmao

I’m a building designer and I think that started home will haunt my dreams forever. Though if I’m honest, I’ve seen way way worse.

I’d really love to watch a build video where you just let yourself go all out and not care about a budget

ngl a spellcaster with all spells unlocked makes having an infant way easier since they can conjure food, repair objects, clean objects or themselves, and put out fires with spells

Kayla: hmm, i'll make just some adjustments.. *5 minutes later* Kayla: okay, i think that's fine * The house totally different from the one of the result * 🌈 Start Home 🌈

Now THIS is an adorable starter cottage

Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of room for a Spellcaster to actually practice magic indoors, which is important because the weather in Glimmerbrook is stormy/cold. Heck, the spellcaster may end up needing to go outdoors to cast some spells. I know that the insticnt is to make things small and cozy, but Spellcasters need room.

Me: ew what is that hallway Kayla immediately after i think that: im removing the hallway

I remember doing a little bit of renovation on that house when I used it as my starter home. I turned the main area into an open concept thing which saved me a lot of money on walls, and then I adjusted a bunch of colors so that it wasn't so bland. But I didn't have much experience with building, so I kept the same general house design, but with different colors.

I wish pack refreshes would come back, especially for realm of magic

Perfect timing! When my Sims got married last week, I had them hold the wedding at some random stranger's house. It turned out to be this house, which was absolutely dismal. Its vibes made me really sad. Your version is SO much nicer!

I had the most fun, and spent the most time playing a spell caster. Imagine using scrubbaroo spell to clean the litter box, or use potions to not be tired after a long day at college. I did once get a curse, and it took some time to get rid of it, but even that was fun. I can imagine being a spellcaster with an infant would be awesome as you have potions to not be tired ♥

I’m rly sick rn so I’m just kinda binging ur videos and eating and you’ve made my day lol thanks

The amount of squiggly lines in that house is over 9000

this is such a cute and whimsical house!! has a lot of character

It's easy to be a parent as a spellcaster! You can brew potions (which you only need an apple for) to get your needs up and you can also cast two spells to make food (one spell is for an individual portion, the other is a meal with 8 portions, I think?). A teenager can drink and make potions (and learn spells) so they can drink the potion to learn things quicker or to get their needs up.

SHIFT C SMOOTHS THE CURVE????? I’ve been playing this game for how many years and I’m just now learning this????? !!!!!!!!

The way you still produce entertaining videos on this game that is lacking luster is amazing! I get bored with the game but still love your videos.

That's a definite Improvement. EA needs to hire you full time to build houses for the Sims packs because you do better than whomever makes houses like this one. lol

I loooove this. Currently using it for my Spellcaster playthrough. Updated with some color to fit the style. But thank you sooo much for your he build 🎉

It looks so great!! I gotta say when she did the exterior all fancy I loved it soooo much! Sad to see those walls go, but it does look more like a starter home now 😆

I love watching you go through all the stages of grief whenever you do video's like this one. Seeing you try to convince yourself that you're making the right choices is just prime entertainment to me 😂

video idea: tier list of all starter houses in the sims 4🌷

Thanks for your videos. Really appreciate them.

Spellcaster with an infant is great! Lots of dirty diapers to get practical magic experience...plus you get to build that bloodline

When I need a tiny bit of a cash inflow while renovating, I recall the time IRL when we found a jar of coins that has been stuck behind a wall we were tearing down. A good few of the coins ended up being worth some money so we ended up being able to upgrade a few fixtures we had settled for, and got the better ones we’d wanted. Sometimes my Sims find “random jars of Simoleons” now and again. 🤷🏻‍♀😅

Its always frustrating watching her build and she struggles with money when she literally focuses on decorating before she even gets the necessities down. Then she has to go into debug for the rest . Which i kinda wish there were more simmers builders who didn't rely on cheats when building and build with what the game provides NATURALLY

I love when you renovate builds!!

I'm so excited to play in this house!! It's so cute!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one still obsessed with renovating Glimmerbrook here in the year of our llama 2023. Also it kills me that that beautiful art nouveau backsplash on the tile is placed perfectly to be right above a counter... unless the counter is up against the wall, in which case the counter extends up the wall to cover it up. Sims 4 please. :/

i dont know who made the sims 3 supernatural houses but they should have got them to do it! they were the BEST!

The stone debug fence was so cute

Lil simsie no kids room challenge (impossible)

Glimmerbrook deserves an update. It’s meant to be such a magical world but has the most atrocious builds and no fun secrets in the world or environmental storytelling. Your renovations to the houses are beautiful! They make me want to play with Realm of Magic again!

i feel like a lot of financial frustrations of this build would have been eliminated by keeping it a one bedroom lol

Sometimes I get fatigued from the same old gameplay or building and then I watch one or two of your videos and I get inspired! Excuse me as I go play now :)

I love the rigorous standrads of sticking to the budget but gurl the front door opens into the living space straight through, that is such bad feng shu haha the eneegy going through the door youd never relax on that couch

Let’s just all admit that Kayla looks lovely in green 💚

I would love to see a refresh of all the packs where all the houses are fixed.