So this weekend while I was waiting for Twallan to update his mods for the new patch, I played Sunlit Tides a bit, since my save of that world is in a CC-free game (except for my default skin/eye replacements, a couple of store items, and a couple of must-have hacks like Hysterical Paroxysm’s camera fix and her tiny texture replacers — I can’t stand seeing sparklies when I build!).

Back when I first loaded ST, I picked the Kahale family, because I thought they’d be interesting. Kai Kahale is the governor of the island, while his wife Alana is a Super Villain. They have a daughter, Lealani, who just became a teen in my game.

Yesterday I decided to build them a new house. Their old one was absolutely huge, with amenities like a home gym, office, and THREE family rooms. However, it had very little character, and didn’t feel very island-y to me. I thought the Kahales deserved a sleek, modern, but still cozy tropical home, so that’s what I attempted.

Here’s what their house looked like before:

Here it is after my re-build…

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