Welcome to the new phase of my blog... useful design tips, no budget, no rules! You know that architect's laptop you got when you joined the architecture career? No? Go get one! You need to have a computer to do what I'm showing you as we're going to be using some special tips, also known as cheats, to get around the physical limitations of Sunset Valley. Don't be scared... you won't ruin anything. Or well... just make sure you have a copy of what you're working on before you try the more complicated tips. ;D
When I was completing my last design challenge for SHGC, I started with the idea that a wine rack sitting on a counter in the kitchen would be easily accessible and at a convenient height. It would be perfect for someone who enjoys wine but doesn't have the time or money to dedicate a basement to storage. I thought "I'll just set this rack down on this counter." Wrong! The silly thing doesn't stay! It's just another one of those quirks we live with in Sunset Valley. Can't set a wine rack directly on a counter.
I got around this by stacking a wine rack on top of another wine rack, placing them against the wall, and then placing the counter right where the lower wine rack was sitting. Seems like a physical impossibility, but we designers have our little secrets.
Want to know the trick? Grab your computer and press Control+Shift+C all at the same time. You should see a long blue bar come up on your screen. In this, type moveobjects on and press Enter. Now you can move design objects so that they overlap others! When you're finished, just press Control+Shift+C again and then type moveobjects off to turn off the feature. It's a neat little tip we designers use all the time, and you'll get even more practice with it if you follow this blog!
My one caution in this situation is to make sure the lower wine rack is the same color and material as the kitchen cabinet. Because they're occupying the same space, you will sometimes be able to see the sides of both objects together. Keeping them looking exactly the same will make them blend better so that it's less obvious.
Now take a look at the finished product!
Thanks for the tip! Believe it or not we learned this at the same time. When I was first doing this entry for SHGC I also decided to try and place the wine rack on the counter, and also found it frustrating that it didn't work. I figured out the MOO trick, but by then I decided to go a different direction with the kitchen. Great minds! Thanks for sharing! You rock!
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