Even after making separate files (one for exterior shots, one for each level, and one with everything) I was still having trouble taking rendered pictures. So, here are screenshots of what I have so far.
On the file for exterior only pictures, I did some work on the roofing as well as the decoration on the walls. In so doing I realized that the tall windows on the main floor were actually too wide! So I adjusted their width, then realized that they were still missing something... there's a ledge of bricks at the bottom of each window in the original picture! So I added those, to all of the windows in the brick walls (except for the ones in the basement I just realized as I'm typing this).
I also realized that there actually is what I believe to be a driveway in the original picture as well as a walkway to the side steps! Added those, even a bit of sidewalk out front. And while I was at it, I figured I might as well add some greenery around the base of the house (a tree wouldn't hurt either).
So, once this is all said and done, the file of the unfurnished house is a whopping... 18.2 MG! I figured, "Wow! That's not much at all; I should have no problems getting rendered pictures!"
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I couldn't even get a tiny 300 pixel picture using the next to best quality, and if I have to go below that level than I might as well just take screenshots instead.
Front aerial screenshot. The big front windows are the same height just narrowed. It's hard to see the brickwork under most of the windows though, but it is there.
Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention... I realized that the window in the upstairs bathroom was actually too far into the roofing so I ended up making it a bit smaller.
Back aerial screenshot. The tall windows in the living room and dining room are actually the same length, although the picture makes them look like they don't; these windows have also been narrowed. The added bit of roofing is visible here, making this part of the house similar to The Chesapeake. I also had to change the size of the top floor windows here because part of them were covered by the new roofing. All the windows in this picture (except for the basement ones) have the brickwork on the bottom, only the top floor ones are visible.
Rendered picture in the basement, looking at the only part that I have work done on. This is the only one I've been able to render so far. The door to the stairs (that lead to the back door and the kitchen) is partially visible on the right. I added a wardrobe for storage, colored just like the walls (mainly to cover up the part of the short stairs that for some reason was visible down here, but also I thought a storage unit here was a pretty good idea
). Then I have a stacked washer/dryer (although it didn't render very well), a laundry sink and the water heater. I think I might add a furnace down here as well, under the placement of the fireplace on the main floor...
Vestibule from two different angles; first from the main entrance, second from the corner between the living room and dining room doorways. And as I look at the second picture I realize that I forgot to change the wall paint in the closet (part of that wall is visible near the top of the stairs).
In the first picture (from left to right), you have part of the frame to the closet on the left, a partial view up the stairs to the largest "Chamber", a little bit of the banister to the stairs, the doorway to the dining room in the middle, then the doorway to the living room, and then a small portion of the doorframe to the powder room on the right.
In the second picture (from left to right), you have the front door with the side steps partially visible through it, the entire closet door, and a better view of the stairs (although if I could've I would've had them closed steps).
Dining room; first from the corner between the living room doorway and the outer wall, second from the corner near the kitchen door. I guess this is self explanatory...
Oh, here's the wallpaper I used, in both the dining room and the sitting room:
I thought it had an almost Art Deco feel to it.
Living room; first from the doorway to the vestibule, second from just inside the sitting room (what was marked as "Sun Room" in the original), and third from the corner near the outer wall. I've got against the outer wall some additional sitting space and extra storage shelves. It's hard to tell in these pictures, but I did add a bit of a back rest with the window seats.
Sitting room. I've made the "Sun Room" into more of a small library. As I think on it, I could also make this room into something like a breakfast nook maybe...
Okay, those are all the pictures I currently have and hopefully should get more done shortly. (Here's hoping the file for the top floor will let me actually render those rooms instead of relying on screenshots for sharing...
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