Created for: The Sims 3

After achieving world fame as an opera singer, Diva McSim knew it was time for her family to return home. Time to go back to Craigleigh Rock, that big old draughty house on the cliff. But she felt completely overwhelmed. The place hadn't been touched since her grandfather died 55 years ago. The roof was leaking, the foundation was sagging and she knew all the windows needed to be replaced. Her twelve year old daughter was horrified when she first saw it, her two month old son started crying, and her concert-pianist husband checked into the local hotel. Where should she start?

Thankfully, her first call was to Qube Design. After many meetings, I came away with a clear mandate for a complete renovation of this beautiful, historic manor house: Her requirements were quite simple, actually. Comfortable, classic, timeless interior design within a restricted colour palette of cream, lime and rust. After 90 hours of work, I have completed the main house and grounds. Still empty is the old guard house above the garage (which has been designed with versatility so that the lot can be switched to a 90 degree rotation if desired), the servants quarters (which will become her daughter's art studio), and the fabulous three level studio (recording on the main floor, dance rehearsal on the second, and acoustic piano hall on the top). Both await the personal tastes.

For now, enjoy the garden as you climb the stairs to the entrance terrace and pool. This is the heart of the home during the summer months (currently left clear for the workmen to get around). As you enter the house through the two storey hall and up to the main reception area you will find a beautiful formal dining room directly ahead, a gracious living room with adjoining reading room to the right, all beautifully decorated for relaxed, country-house living. There is a large family kitchen to the left (with laundry room and butler's pantry), with white stone floors, clean contemporary cabinetry and surprising lime-coloured appliances that make this kitchen feel bright and sunny year round.

Climbing the stairs to the second floor, you notice the lovely dark herringbone wood floors as you are greeted by the French doors into the large two storey library directly ahead. The original panelling has been saved, and this is a wonderful space to research music, art, or just sit in the big chair and read a book. To the right is a large, bright family room with a nice mix of modern and traditional furniture. Don't miss the wide-screen TV mounted above the fireplace. Across the hall, you enter the private, two level master suite. Right away you will notice the dramatic black and cream wall treatment (reminiscent of jumbo musical scoring paper), then you will see how the space has been design as a complete get-a-way for just Diva and her husband. Her grandfather's old bed has been restored, and the entire room has been oriented to the spectacular ocean view. A beautiful master bath (with two person shower) is on this level, and up the private stairs you will find a space for painting and their private home gym (with yoga cushions).

There's more? Yes, up the main stairs you will find a sitting area in the main hallway, their daughter's room with ensuite bath is to the right, and there's a quiet reading corner tucked away (Diva's favourite place to read books to her children). On the top floor there is a sound-proof music room so her husband can work undisturbed, while at the opposite end is the nursery and nanny's quarters.

Please enjoy this beautiful home from Qube Design. It's chocked full of custom finishes and meshes, new objects and lots of art. A huge thank you to all the mesh artists out there. You keep inspiring me!!! Feel free to contact me with any questions, and let me know if I've forgotten anyone.

Special thanks to www.simsartgallery.net for their amazing picture mods, and www.stylistsims.net and mangosims2.free.fr for their new beautiful furniture collections. Also, great thanks to the inspiring game mods available at www.modthesims.com, especially Lemoncandy for the plant recolourings and Srikandi for the mods available in build-mode. More thanks to 'SimsLulamai' for the custom bath fittings, window awnings and new curtain meshes, and http://sims.mixei.ru/ for their amazing decorative pianos! Finally, thanks to Melcaramel at Toolregame.com for the washer and dryer in the laundry room.

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