Essential Items For Your Sims First Home In The Sims 1

A large part of The Sims is creating the houses and other spaces that your Sims will live in. Items can be placed freely according to your taste, and most of them come in a variety of different styles and prices. Over the years, many different expansions have added brand new items to the game.

The more expensive an item is, the more bonuses you’ll gain from them. Every Sims has certain requirements that need to be met in order to stay happy and healthy, and these items play a large role in maintaining their needs. If you’re designing your first house in The Sims, don’t forget these key items.

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Sink

Wash Dishes And Increase Hygiene

When designing or decorating a house in The Sims, you’ll be faced with a lot of choices. To make your Sims happy you will need a variety of items, including the kitchen sink. Having a sink in your kitchen will allow your Sims to clean dishes after eating, maintaining their hygiene levels and making sure that the house stays clean.

This is important, because most Sims don’t like to live in a messy house. Additionally, Sims can wash their hands in any available sink.

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Seating

Increases Comfort

Even if your Sims lives alone, it’s important to have adequate seating available. Chairs can be used to maintain the comfort level of your Sims, and also allow them to eat meals while seated at tables.

Having a variety of seating is important, and most houses will have multiple types. Couches can allow multiple Sims to sit together, and can also be used to raise a Sims energy level. The more Sims you have in a single household, the more seating you’ll want around the house.

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TV

Relaxation And Socializing

Once you have all of your seating placed, you’ll want to have something for your Sims to do while they’re relaxing. Buying a TV is an easy option, and all function the same no matter which option you buy.

Different Sims will choose to watch different channels based on their personalities, and watching TV is a way for them to relax and socialize. If your house also have a satellite dish, you’ll be able to unlock several more channels for your Sims to enjoy.

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Fridge

Food And Cooking

Now that your Sims are relaxed and comfortable, eventually they’ll become hungry. Buying a fridge for your kitchen is the first step in the process, and will allow your Sims to store many different kinds of food.

The more expensive a fridge is, the higher the quality of the meals you’ll be able to make using the ingredients that come from it will be. Using ingredients from the fridge to make meals will require money depending on what they’re trying to make, so make sure you have enough before you start cooking.

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Stove

Cooking Meals

Once they have the ingredients they require, Sims can then use stoves or other cooking appliances to finish creating their meal. The more expensive a stove, the more hunger they will restore upon use.

Cooking allows Sims to create a wider variety of meals, and eating better meals will allow you to maintain your Sims needs more efficiently. A Sim can survive with the bare minimum, but upgrading your appliances will let them go longer without having to worry about their many needs.

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Shower

Increases Hygiene

After a long day of enjoying all of the many items you’ve placed in the house, your Sims will require some place to clean themselves. Having a shower or bath available is an important part of allowing your Sims to maintain their hygiene beyond performing tasks such as washing their hands or cleaning their house.

Sometimes puddles can be created when using a shower, but the more neat a Sims is the less of a chance this has of happening. Taking a shower is also quicker than taking a bath.

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Bed

Comfort And Sleep

Once your Sims has reached the end of the day, there’s only one thing to do. If Sims have a bed available, they can sleep for the night and get up rested for the next morning. Sims will need to sleep for a certain amount of time to keep their needs fulfilled, and the higher quality a bed is the easier time they’ll have doing this.

Beds come in different sizes and larger beds can allow multiple Sims to sleep at once. Different personality types can even effect how your Sims sleeps.

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Toilet

All Your Bathroom Needs

Once your Sims has all of their other needs met, there’s only one thing left to buy. The most important and most overlooked item in a household is the toilet. Without a toilet, a Sim won’t be able to take care of the various needs that will arise during their day.

Toilets must be flushed and maintained after use. If they aren’t, they can end up clogging, and a Sims will either need to hire a repairman or fix the clog themselves. Despite this, a toilet is one of the most important items to have.