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The Sims 4: Decor with a Purpose

Updated: Jun 7, 2023

A collection of decorative items that were once useless.

TS4 Sims 4 CUSTOM CONTENT AND MODS

I have been a Simmer for many years, and based on my own experience, I can tell you that I would still be struggling to enjoy playing the game without my mods and custom content. My Sims did the same things daily: sleep, eat, work, then sleep again - the game failed to challenge my boredom to the point that the only thing I did was build, decorate, play with my newly-created Sim family for a short while - only to do it all over again. For many years, I filled my game with a variety of custom content that caught my eye. Then again, my game still felt like it was missing something... it felt dull and empty. I wanted to give up on the game, but I just could not turn my back on something that I had learned to love for more than twenty years. Thus, a few years back, I decided to add mods. I modified my game with a few custom food at first. A few became a lot, then a lot more - I do not regret my decision because my game has come to life. My Sims no longer mimic robots. They now have personalities and lives that I can spectate from a third-person view. They get thirsty. They cannot travel without a passport. They change their bedsheets. They sweep their floors. They collect logs for the fireplace. They have menstrual cycles and enjoy sex in different styles! Oh my! My Sim families that were once predictable are now busy leading different lives that are pretty impulsive. Now, I am enjoying my game very much. But it is also because of this that I realized that the Sims game has so many non-cc decorative items that are nice but pointless. It almost felt like these Maxis items were just taking up precious space on my hard drive, which would be more beneficial for new custom content and mods. I felt terrible for the non-cc items because I did not use them, and I did not want them. I hoped they were helpful, and that hope became a reality when I discovered iLexSims by chance. Ilex is a modder that gives me exactly what I had hoped for - decorative items that are no longer useless.


Without further ado, let me present IlexSims' Decor with a Purpose.




Table of Contents

Click the CC/Mod name for info.


Ilex's Decor with a Purpose


Guide



* This page will continue to be updated with more of IlexSims's Decor with a Purpose.

 


 






 


01. Usable Toothbrush Holder


The Sims 4 Usable toothbrush cc and mod

Description

This mod allows your Sim to grab a toothbrush and toothpaste before brushing their teeth. So, your Sim will go to the toothbrush holder, get toothpaste, then go to a sink and brush their teeth.


Published

01.15.2022

Get it here

Usable Toothbrush Holder (Patreon)






02. Functional Tissue Box


The Sims 4 Custom Content and Mods Decor with a Purpose

Description

Your Sim will blow their nose when they have a cold, and they will grab a tissue to "Cry it Out" when sad. This tissue box is a favorite of mine. I really like that blowing their nose gives my Sim a temporary relief and not a permanent one. This way, they still have reason to go see a doctor and/or to drink their vitamins.


Published

09.11.2021


Get it here

Functional Tissue Box (Patreon)








03. Functional Perfume and Cologne


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

This mod allows your Sim to apply both perfume and cologne on themselves, which lets them gain a small confident or flirty buff.



Published

09.08.2021


Get it here

Functional Perfume and Cologne (Patreon)








04. Functional Lotion


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose

Description

The functional lotion gives my Sim a custom buff, and it helps when my Sim has dry skin.


Published

10.01.2021


Get it here

Functional Lotion (Patreon)







05. Functional Bath Towels


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

This mod allows your Sim to change into a towel or dry off to a few uncomfortable moodlets.


I use this mod together with SimRealist's HLC mod, and they work together brilliantly. Once the HLC towel hits zero, and my Sim has not done their laundry, Ilex's towel will now give my Sim's the option to dry off.


Published

10.24.2021


Get it here

Functional Bath Towels (Patreon)









06. Useful Hand Soap


TS4 sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

Just put the soap dispenser near a sink, and use it as normal. Doing so will give your Sim a buff.


Published

02.14.2022


Get it here

Useful Hand Soap (Patreon)








07. Functional Shower Supplies


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

Using the body wash and soap objects when in a shower or bath gives your Sims a nice confidence boost


Published

08.31.2021


Get it here

Functional Shower Supplies (Patreon)









08. Bathroom Cabinets


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

Bathroom cabinets that have a few functions: blow nose, use soap, and use body wash.


Published

11.17.2021


Get it here

Bathroom Cabinets (Patreon)









09. Functional Coat Racks


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

This coat rack lets you change your sim into and out of their cold-weather outfit without going into a picker.


Published

09.29.2021


Get it here

Functional Coat Racks (Patreon)






10. Functional Makeup Trays


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

These objects allow your Sim to apply some makeup with ease.


Published

09.16.2021


Get it here

Functional Makeup Trays (Patreon)










11. Clothes and Hampers as Dressers


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

These are overrides that will replace the decor-only versions. Now, they serve as decorative and functional at the same time.


Published

08.26.2021


Get it here

Clothes and Hampers as Dressers (Patreon)









12. Books and Magazines as Bookshelves


sims 4 cc finds decor with a purpose


Description

This mod adds an override to the EA objects making these stacked books and magazines functional.


Published

08.26.2021


Get it here

Books and Magazines as Bookshelves (Patreon)










WATCH THE VIDEO

Decor with a Purpose

Watch my Sims enjoy these objects and see how they work


 

I look forward to seeing new designs. Share your creation with the community by sending the needed information to me.


1. The title and description of your Sims 4 build, cc, or mod.

2. Your name

3. Information: CC/Mod details

4. Download information: a link to the post or your origin id.

5. Additional information that you would like to share.

6. Images of your creation (at least 6).


 


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AWESOME FINDS




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Installing Custom Content and Mods

Step 1 Every mod/custom content should be placed in My Document>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4> Mods

Step 2 If the cc/mod you download is in .package format, you can place it anywhere you want in the Mods folder. If it is a SCRIPT mod, you cannot put it inside a sub-sub folder. If it's a ZIP file, first unzip it and follow the instructions above.

Step 3 Enable cc in-game. If you're using script mods, also enable script mods in-game.


Installing Sims and lots

Step 1 Every mod/custom content should be placed in My Document>Electronic Arts>The Sims 4>Tray

Step 2 If it's a ZIP file, first unzip it and follow the instructions above.

Step 3 Enable cc in-game. If you're using script mods, also enable script mods in-game.

Step 4 Go to your Sims 4 Gallery in the game and look for your Sims or the lots you had just installed. If you cannot find them, you might need to enable your custom content in the gallery.


NOTE: After each patch, the game will automatically disable custom contents; you have to enable it

in-game again.


 

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