Most of the items your Sims rely on for day-to-day needs are found in Buy Mode. However, a few categories of items in Build Mode affect your Sims’ lives. We don’t think it’s useful to detail every wall covering or terrain paint; you can find those easily enough if you decide to build or remodel your Sims’ home.
But the following charts detail the Build Mode items that improve your Sims’ mood in some manner. From columns to fireplaces to trees and shrubs, it’s all here.
The Collections
Columns
Nothing says class and old money like stately columns around a Sim’s home. Sure, columns support upper stories, but they also uphold your sense of superiority. Raise that nose high and lord it over the great unwashed masses of non-colonnaded Sims.
|
Game |
Image |
Object |
Price |
Daily Deprec. |
Fully Deprec. Value |
Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 |
|
Column Contemp | 70 | 7.0 | 28.0 | Environment: 1 |
| WA |
|
General's Column | 75 | 7.5 | 30.0 | Environment: 1 |
| fl |
|
Call Me a Column | 85 | 8.5 | 34.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
ModCol | 95 | 9.5 | 38.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Rustic Column | 100 | 10.0 | 40.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Front Porch Column | 125 | 12.5 | 50.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Quite Round Column | 130 | 13.0 | 52.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Far Out Eastern Column | 150 | 15.0 | 60.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Oarsmen's Column | 175 | 17.5 | 70.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Column de Mish | 185 | 18.5 | 74.0 | Environment: 3 |
| LN |
|
Gothic Column | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Ye Olde Column | 240 | 24.0 | 96.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Colonial Columns | 280 | 28.0 | 112.0 | Environment: 3 |
| A |
|
Siren's Column | 300 | 30.0 | 120.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Ivy Covered Column | 310 | 31.0 | 124.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Column de Internal Mish | 350 | 35.0 | 140.0 | Environment: 3 |
| tl |
|
Geometric Column | 450 | 45.0 | 180.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
The Original Column | 450 | 45.0 | 180.0 | Environment: 4 |
Flowers
Most flowers are just decorative. But the stunning White Hydrangea boosts Environment. Plant these in places Sims gather outside for a nice little mood bump.
|
Game |
Image |
Object |
Price |
Daily Deprec. |
Fully Deprec. Value |
Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 |
|
Hydrangea | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| A |
|
White Hydrangea | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Dandelions | 2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Popular Pansies | 8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | |
| S3 |
|
Clover | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Clover w/Diagonal Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Clover w/Rounded Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Daisies of our Lives | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Ice Plant | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Ice Plant w/Diagonal Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Ice Plant w/Rounded Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Lithodora | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Lithodora w/Diagonal Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Lithodora w/Rounded Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Moss Rose | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Moss Rose w/Diagonal Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 4, Environment: 4, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Moss Rose w/Rounded Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 5, Environment: 5, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Phlox | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 5, Environment: 5, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Phlox w/Diagonal Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 5, Environment: 5, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Phlox w/Rounded Corners | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 6, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Plot of Daisies w/Diagonal Corner | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 5, Environment: 6, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Plot of Daisies w/Rounded Corner | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 7, Cooking, Handiness, Logic |
| S3 |
|
Perennial Pansies | 11 | 1.1 | 4.4 | |
| S3 |
|
Agapanthus | 12 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Dianthus | 14 | 1.4 | 5.6 | |
| S3 |
|
Marigold | 16 | 1.6 | 6.4 | |
| S3 |
|
Solo Sunflower | 17 | 1.7 | 6.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Sunflowers | 19 | 1.9 | 7.6 | |
| S3 |
|
Heather | 20 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |
| LN |
|
Perennial Heather | 20 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |
| P |
|
Purple Heather | 20 | 2.0 | 8.0 | |
| P |
|
Red Azalea | 22 | 2.2 | 8.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Azaleas | 22 | 2.2 | 8.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Classic Daisies | 23 | 2.3 | 9.2 | |
| P |
|
Dry Ranch Weeds | 24 | 2.4 | 9.6 | |
| P |
|
Ranch Weeds | 24 | 2.4 | 9.6 | |
| S3 |
|
Laizy Daises | 24 | 2.4 | 9.6 | |
| S3 |
|
Vivid Roses | 25 | 2.5 | 10.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Pink Roses | 35 | 3.5 | 14.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Wild Rosey Roses | 40 | 4.0 | 16.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Semi Roses | 42 | 4.2 | 16.8 | |
| WA |
|
Lavender | 45 | 4.5 | 18.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Rosey Roses | 45 | 4.5 | 18.0 | |
| WA |
|
Peony | 50 | 5.0 | 20.0 | |
| WA |
|
Chinese Lantern Plant | 65 | 6.5 | 26.0 | |
| WA |
|
Yellow Lilac | 75 | 7.5 | 30.0 | |
| WA |
|
Pink Hydrangea | 80 | 8.0 | 32.0 |
Fireplaces
A roaring fire lends a cozy ambiance to any room and on the pricer (or upgraded) fireplaces, you can even change the flame color to suit the decor. Sims like to warm themselves at the fire (gives a Cozy Fire moodlet) or poke at the fire (builds Fun). Handy Sims can upgrade the fireplace.
|
Game |
Image |
Object |
Price |
Daily Deprec. |
Fully Deprec. Value |
Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 |
|
Combustion Junction | 900 | 90.0 | 360.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 3 |
| ol |
|
Courtyard Coals | 900 | 90.0 | 360.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Pyro-Pit | 1,000 | 100.0 | 400.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Chimenea Muy Caliente | 1,250 | 125.0 | 500.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 4 |
| A |
|
Federal Column Fireplace | 1,452 | 145.2 | 580.8 | Fun: 6, Environment: 4 |
| WA |
|
A Very Civilized Fire | 1,700 | 170.0 | 680.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 3 |
| A |
|
The Shelby Mantle | 2,606 | 260.6 | 1,042.4 | Fun: 6, Environment: 6 |
| S3 |
|
Sweet Heat Home Warmer from Romanco | 3,800 | 380.0 | 1,520.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 10 |
| ol |
|
The Veranda Furnace | 3,800 | 380.0 | 1,520.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 6 |
| S3 |
|
Torch Moderne | 5,000 | 500.0 | 2,000.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 7 |
| S3 |
|
Fireplace 2.0 | 6,500 | 650.0 | 2,600.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 8 |
| L |
|
Nu-Horizons Fireplace | 7,000 | 700.0 | 2,800.0 | Fun: 6, Environment: 9 |
Pools and Pool Items
The swankiest clubs in Bridgeport feature rooftop pools. Bring a little of that home with a pool in the backyard. The following items put the finishing touches on that beautiful body of water.
Path: build / pool / pool items
|
Game |
Image |
Object |
Price |
Daily Deprec. |
Fully Deprec. Value |
Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 |
|
Pool Rules Sign | 13 | 1.3 | 5.0 | Environment: 1 |
| S3 |
|
Sea Underwater Pool Lights from Landgraab Industries | 35 | 3.5 | 14.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Mesmerizing Mosaic | 212 | 21.2 | 85.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Aquatic Ascent Ladder | 315 | 31.5 | 126.0 |
Shrubs
If you have Ambitions installed, you can buy three shrubs that will improve your Environment score. If not, well, shrubs still look lovely on the lawn.
| Game | Image | Object | Price | Daily Deprec. | Fully Deprec. Value | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 |
|
Brambles | 5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| WA |
|
Chinese Water Lily | 8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Waterlilies | 8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | |
| S3 |
|
Cattail | 9 | 0.9 | 3.6 | |
| S3 |
|
Cattails | 10 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| WA |
|
Bulrushes | 11 | 1.1 | 4.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Pampas Grass | 12 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |
| S3 |
|
Coleus | 15 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |
| WA |
|
Large Chinese Water Lily | 15 | 1.5 | 6.0 | |
| A |
|
Water Lily | 15 | 1.5 | 6.0 | Environment: 1 |
| A |
|
Swamp Cattail | 20 | 2.0 | 8.0 | Environment: 1 |
| A |
|
Swamp Grass | 20 | 2.0 | 8.0 | Environment: 1 |
| S3 |
|
Boston Fern | 35 | 3.5 | 14.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Buckhorn | 40 | 4.0 | 16.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Boxwood | 50 | 5.0 | 20.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Banana Leaf | 60 | 6.0 | 24.0 | Energy: 4, Stress Relief: 3, Comfort: 1 |
| S3 |
|
Round Hedge | 70 | 7.0 | 28.0 | Energy: 4, Stress Relief: 3, Comfort: 1 |
| S3 |
|
Evergreen | 80 | 8.0 | 32.0 | Energy: 5, Stress Relief: 3, Comfort: 2, Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Hedge | 85 | 8.5 | 34.0 | Energy: 5, Stress Relief: 3, Comfort: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Topiary Plant | 95 | 9.5 | 38.0 | Energy: 4, Stress Relief: 3, Comfort: 1 |
Trees
Mature landscaping provides cool shade as well as a sense of stability and suburban charm. Most trees have positive Environment effects, while the scorched or charred trees provide a different sort of eerie atmosphere.
|
Game |
Image |
Object |
Price |
Daily Deprec. |
Fully Deprec. Value |
Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |
|
Scorched Tree | 40 | 4.0 | 16.0 | |
| A |
|
Charred Tree | 50 | 5.0 | 20.0 | |
| S3 |
|
Small Bamboo Tree | 65 | 6.5 | 26.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Tree Shrub | 90 | 9.0 | 36.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Ash Tree | 95 | 9.5 | 38.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Aspen Tree | 95 | 9.5 | 38.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Buckhorn Tree | 100 | 10.0 | 40.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Chinese Elm Tree | 110 | 11.0 | 44.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Redwood Dawn Tree | 110 | 11.0 | 44.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Bamboo Tree | 115 | 11.5 | 46.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Olive Tree | 115 | 11.5 | 46.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Aspen Tree | 125 | 12.5 | 50.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Bougainvillea Tree | 130 | 13.0 | 52.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Ornamental Pear Tree | 130 | 13.0 | 52.0 | Environment: 2 |
| A |
|
Small Birch Tree | 135 | 13.5 | 54.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Oak Chestnut Tree | 135 | 13.5 | 54.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Ash Tree | 140 | 14.0 | 56.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Spruce Tree | 140 | 14.0 | 56.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Banana Tree | 145 | 14.5 | 58.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Chinese Bamboo Tree | 145 | 14.5 | 58.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Redwood Dawn Tree | 150 | 15.0 | 60.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Small Black Gum Tree | 150 | 15.0 | 60.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Cinnamon Tree | 150 | 15.0 | 60.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Cherry Tree | 155 | 15.5 | 62.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Oak Chestnut Tree | 160 | 16.0 | 64.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Ornamental Pear Tree | 165 | 16.5 | 66.0 | Environment: 3 |
| A |
|
Birch Tree | 175 | 17.5 | 70.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Small Fir Tree | 180 | 18.0 | 72.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Olive Tree | 190 | 19.0 | 76.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Spruce Tree | 190 | 19.0 | 76.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Chinese Elm Tree | 195 | 19.5 | 78.0 | Environment: 3 |
| P |
|
Slippery Elm | 195 | 19.5 | 78.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Small Oak Tree | 198 | 19.8 | 79.2 | Environment: 4 |
| P |
|
Cottonwood Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 2 |
| P |
|
Yellow Cottonwood Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 2 |
| A |
|
Banyan Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 2 |
| S3 |
|
Black Gum Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Chinese Bamboo Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 3 |
| LN |
|
Very Tall Fir Tree | 200 | 20.0 | 80.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Chinese Maple Tree | 205 | 20.5 | 82.0 | Environment: 3 |
| P |
|
White Fir Tree | 210 | 21.0 | 84.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Small Sago Palm Tree | 210 | 21.0 | 84.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Tall Fir Tree | 210 | 21.0 | 84.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Cinnamon Tree | 240 | 24.0 | 96.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Small Juniper Tree | 245 | 24.5 | 98.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Cherry Tree | 250 | 25.0 | 100.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Small Ornamental Plumb Tree | 260 | 26.0 | 104.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Small Pistache Tree | 260 | 26.0 | 104.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Small Cypress Tree | 265 | 26.5 | 106.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Large Juniper Tree | 270 | 27.0 | 108.0 | Environment: 3 |
| LN |
|
Scotch Pine Tree | 270 | 27.0 | 108.0 | Environment: 3 |
| S3 |
|
Fan Leaf Palm Tree | 275 | 27.5 | 110.0 | Environment: 3 |
| A |
|
Magnolia Tree | 275 | 27.5 | 110.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Chinese Maple Tree | 280 | 28.0 | 112.0 | Environment: 2 |
| WA |
|
Small Al Simharan Palm Tree | 280 | 28.0 | 112.0 | Environment: 3 |
| A |
|
Red Oak Tree | 295 | 29.5 | 118.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Tall Cypress Tree | 300 | 30.0 | 120.0 | Environment: 3 |
| WA |
|
Chinese Cypress Tree | 310 | 31.0 | 124.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Small Western Cypress Tree | 315 | 31.5 | 126.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Oak Tree | 320 | 32.0 | 128.0 | Environment: 4 |
| WA |
|
Sago Palm Tree | 320 | 32.0 | 128.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Ornamental Plumb Tree | 325 | 32.5 | 130.0 | Environment: 4 |
| WA |
|
Pistache Tree | 330 | 33.0 | 132.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Classic Palm Tree | 335 | 33.5 | 134.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Large Western Cypress Tree | 340 | 34.0 | 136.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Willow Tree | 350 | 35.0 | 140.0 | Environment: 4 |
| P |
|
Fall Maple Tree | 350 | 35.0 | 140.0 | Environment: 4 |
| P |
|
Ornamental Tree | 350 | 35.0 | 140.0 | Environment: 4 |
| LN |
|
Young Maple Tree | 350 | 35.0 | 140.0 | Environment: 4 |
| A |
|
Willow Tree | 375 | 37.5 | 150.0 | Environment: 4 |
| P |
|
Eucalyptus | 380 | 38.0 | 152.0 | Environment: 4 |
| WA |
|
Al Simharan Palm Tree | 390 | 39.0 | 156.0 | Environment: 4 |
| S3 |
|
Creepy Tree | 400 | 40.0 | 160.0 | Environment: 4 |
| A |
|
Oak Moss Tree | 450 | 45.0 | 180.0 | Environment: 4 |