Here is the first item in our next set, the Nordic chair with the light brown wood frame. I am going to make this item as I have others where there are a lot of swatch combinations, 1 package file for each frame color. Otherwise the package file becomes enormous. This way everyone can choose which frame colors they want in their game, since for instance, the red frame is a bit "loud" / not everyone may want all of them.
Update (very early Friday morning, CET):
Finished the rest of the chairs. Above is a gif showing the fabrics, and an image with all of the frame colors.
Update (Friday early evening):
Added the shelves, which I made as a TV stand, it looks very cute with a smaller TV on it. I am liberating the other objects from this item as clutter, along with the little cloth. (The lavender vases are from LxN's Log Cabin set). The shelf table comes in all of the same wood colors as the chair frame. I hope everyone is having a nice Friday 💗
Update (Friday Midnightish):
Okay. I got all of the items liberated from the shelf/TV stand: The cloth, tree sculpture, bird sculpture, and mug. I added a ton of slots to the shelf as well, and it can hold a TV. Added the coconut wall planter, and I decided to make some matching curtains (2 items, right & left) to go with this set, and I think they turned out so cute! They are base game compatible.
Update (late Friday night/early Saturday morning):
Added the coffee table, and the lowboard. The lowboard has a slot for a TV, and the cloths on both of these items are their own separate object. The fruit bowl on the coffee table is an EA item (Island Living. If anyone wants me to make that object BGC, please let me know), and the open book with butterflies is from the vacation set.
Update (Saturday evening):
I've spent the last while this evening making more curtains to match this set: this time a smaller valance curtain for kitchens, with the fabrics of the set. Next, I made a set of things for aebleskiver, to go with the Nordic theme. There is the wall decor cast iron pan (revamped from TS2, with improved textures and custom bump and specular maps), an empty one that can sit on the counter (or stove with bb,moveobjects), and 2 versions of the pan with the aebleskiver inside: one with steam, and one without steam. The steam animation required Cats & Dogs to appear. The wooden trivet/cutting board under the pan is a slotted object from the ACNH big food set 4. I hope everyone likes how the set is coming along, and the little extras I've thrown in so far. Should I make some of the little treat to go on a plate as well?
Update (Saturday night Midnightish):
Added the dining table, and the table runner as a separate item. The stool the sim is sitting on is from the Office Set, as the Nordic chair is a living chair and does not snap to tables. I had to make it a special way, because it has 2 mesh groups and 2 image textures. I would like to try to figure out how to make it as a dining chair though, without putting both image textures onto one image (which would make them really big and bloat the package file). That will be on my to-do list. By the way, the rugs here are from Cats & Dogs. If I am ever using any decor in the previews from DLC packs, please let me know if you'd like me to make something(s) base game compatible for you. The vase on the table is by Peacemaker.
Update (very early Sunday morning):
I couldn't sleep, so I went back to working on our set. I've added the ceiling lamp, and the same note for all of my CC lamps: they look best in game with the brightness turned down a couple notches due to the Blender issue I have with my vertex paintbrush. Includes all original swatches and a lighter grey one, it was needed as the original grey is pretty dark.
Update (still early Sunday):
Added the jam jars, and since there was no strawberry one, I added one myself 🍓 After I am able to get a little sleep (it has been a rough night with my partner not feeling well) I will be hopefully making the rest of the items for the set: the sofa, some weeds (plants), and a few more liberated items from larger objects. I will see if I can come up with any other cute ideas too.
Update (Sunday evening):
I've spent the last couple hours working on the sofa. The original file had the same issue as the elegant sofa, where the fabric mesh was broken and needed to be completely remapped (gif above to show the original, sorry it's so small. The way it originally looked is on the right side of the gif, on the left is the mesh, laid out how it would be on the image, you can see the broken pieces around all the edges, causes the image to show up really weird on the object to the right, so it has been remapped). This item functions as a loveseat. I'm making this one the same as the chair, since there are a lot of frame/fabric combinations. Each frame color will have its own package file.
Update (Sunday night):
Added a fruit bowl, in-game pic and swatches in gif above :)
Update (Sunday night/Monday morning 1 AM):
Added the wooden owl sculpture from the log shelf (the shelf is in country set 2), and a ring dish that I put together. Both have many swatches each. The rings are in gold and in silver swatches, and various dish colors. I would like to add a small plate of the aebleskiver treat to go with those items. I have one more liberated item to add as well, and then the weed plants.
Update (late Sunday night/early monday morning):
Added a plate with aebleskiver and jam, and a little bowl of sugar with a spoon. I have one more item to make besides the weeds which will bring us to 43 files (the open book from the messy bed), and the weeds have a lot of items in them. I am thinking I will get the pics for the Nordic set and post it, then do the weeds separately. I wanted to include them, but it seems silly to make everyone wait longer in order to include the weeds here. So just to reiterate, I'm making the weeds right after I get the rest posted, then moving on to the next set from the poll.
Update for the weeds:
Here are the first 6, image above, these first weed plants have 3 swatches each for the season. These are looking very cute! There are a lot of files, but that just makes it fun with the variety. *the rest have one swatch per item for Summer/Fall/Winter. Last night I had a very bad episode with my stomach with severe pain (endometriosis causes all kinds of digestive issues) I thought I was going to have to go to the emergency room, but I tried just sitting on the floor of the shower first. I'm glad to say that I didn't end up having to go to the ER, and things seem okay today besides my body feeling really weak. So please bear with me 💗 the weeds are on their way! 🌱🌿☘️