Le Petite Paris Café

Posted on August 20, 2024

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About This Lot

I die! I die! 👻 ... literally passes out, because this has to be my best Sims 2 community lot build to date! And with only 6 custom content items, this was a feat that I did not think I would be able to accomplish! In fact, it took me about 4 months to complete this build; that's human months, not Sims months—haha. What a challenge! Of course, half the battle was realizing that the Sims 2 franchise does not have many (if any) European or French-themed items. The other half was procrastination. I mean, I didn't even have a clear idea in mind when I set out to build this, just a general vibe and a blurry, abstract, faint semblance of what a cafe in Paris could like. From the swanky 1st-floor lounge to the cute and cozy 2nd-floor bakery, I became obsessed with the idea of a small, Paris-themed café that my Sims could go to for a chat, a cup of coffee, and a delicious pastry. And now, I’m thrilled to share it with you! This café is more than just a build to me—it’s an experience. So, get ready to immerse your Sims in the elegance and warmth of Parisian life.

- From your simmer Tia Sunshine. Stay Eclectic! 🌞

Tia Sunshine

Outdoor Daytime View

Lounge & Dining - 1st Floor

View from the Cashier Counter - 2nd Floor

View of the Bakery Shelf - 2nd Floor

Restroom Lounge Area - 3rd Floor

Cozy Restroom - 3rd Floor

Hallway to the Chef's Kitchen - 3rd Floor

Chef's Kitchen - 3rd Floor

Employee Break / Smoke Area

Front of Café

Outdoor Nighttime View

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Floorplan

First Floor Layout

Second Floor Layout

Third Floor Layout

Custom Content Breakdown

The Following CC is Included with your download

This entire build contains 6 custom content items!
Use clean installer to remove any CC items that you do not want, perhaps not the doors and windows though!

Item Name	Type	Used In	Creator
Greenview Window Set Commonly Used	Build Catalog	Structural - used outdoors on 1st and 2nd floor. Also used indoors to frame the stairs on the 2nd and 3rd floor.	LordCrumps and TVickiesims
Rectangular Cracks In The Pain Window Set	Build Catalog	Structural - used outdoors on the 2nd floor.	Unknown
Bakery La Petite Baker's Signe Commonly Used	Buy Catalog	Used as the bakery sign, outdoors on the 2nd floor.	Veranka
A Careful Balance Table	Buy Catalog	In between couches located by the 1st floor fireplace	Elle Gant
Chateau Books 4	Buy Catalog	On top of fireplace on the 1st floor. Functional - functions as a bookshelf, sims can grab/read books from it.	Unknown
Superkipt Double Electric Wall Oven	Buy Catalog	On the 2nd floor, behind the bakery counter.	Jacky93Sims

Extra CC and Mod Recommendations!

Certain items may not be included in the download because they are considered a mod, hack, or item that alters the game functionality. These items are not required to make the lot function; just fun to use and enhance your gameplay.

Items Not Included:

Item Name	URL	Description
French pastries mini-set	Link	A set of french pastries for your cafe display. Bonus: Convert deco food items to functional food items using this tutorial. (Also if you would like to change food menu categories you can use this tutorial.
Decoration Cash Register	Link	Simply a decorative item, but perfect if you'd like to direct customer traffic to one or two specific cash registers and avoid frustrated customers and empty cash registers.

Fun & Recommended Mods:

Item Name	URL	Description
Stair Mod	Link	Allows multiple sims to walk straight and spiral stairs at one time.
Rug Fix Mod	Link	Place rugs off grid, avoiding the black pixels/shadows that are cast on rugs when they are not snapped to the grid.
Coffee Mugs by Color Traits	Link	When used along with the traits project, it allows sims to use coffee mugs in their favorite color.