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Spring4Sims: Hello Tanja! It’s so good to talk to you – your creations are really lovely, but before we talk a little more about them, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself?
Tanja: Hi, I’m 36 Years old and I live in South Germany with my partner, my daughter and our dogs in a small village!

Spring4Sims: People know your creations from your site – Lifestyle for Sims. When you first played the game, have you ever thought you would create your own site? When did you first realize that you’d like to share your downloads with the community?
Tanja: I’ve been playing The Sims for 7 Years, I like to create my own site since I’ve start playing Sims, but 2 years ago, I’ve started my first website with free downloads for the community. I love to share my houses with others.

Spring4Sims: Why did you choose houses? There are many more options apart from creating houses…
Tanja: Decorating and furnishing is my passion. When I’m driving with my car – looking outside I found new inspirations for my next house.

Spring4Sims: I’ve noticed you update your site quite regularly, about once a week. What keeps you enthusiastic?
Tanja: I’ll try to create a new update each week – but often I didn’t get the time for it.

Spring4Sims: You often add a lot of custom content in the lots, but there are also some unfurnished lots on your site. What interests you more – the interior design or architecture?
Tanja: That’s a difficult question. I think it’s both. The interior design makes a house more interesting.

Spring4Sims: Do you create houses and buildings you’ve seen before, for example on the internet or magazines, or do you prefer to create them yourself? If both, what’s more challenging?
Tanja: Sometimes I have no plan, I am building simply on it. I create many houses which I’ve seen on the internet before and of course I try to copy them. However, this is not easy.

Spring4Sims: If you could add any special tool in the game, what would it be? Maybe creating some mansards or maybe glass roofs?
Tanja: I am not interested on glass-roofs but I would love to create mansards!

Spring4Sims: Is there something you really love or hate when you’re building something new?
Tanja: Most of the time it’s so hard to choose walls or plants for my houses, there’s so much of it and that’s a though choice!

Spring4Sims: If you could choose a house from your site you’d live in, which one would it be? Why would you choose it?
Tanja: BTW, I love all my houses. But I would love to live in this Beach House – and listen to the sound of the sea and enjoy the silence.

Spring4Sims: We can see a lot of different stuff on your site. Some of your lots are big, some small, they’re also created in different styles such as twikki vacation lots or in more industrial style (My Ghetto Lot). Which do you like to build the most?
Tanja: I like the ghetto-style. But I enjoy to built beach houses – these are my favorites. I didn’t like to built simple modern houses – that’s the reason you’ll not find them on my site.

Spring4Sims: Have you ever thought of creating for other community sites like MTS or TSR? Many creators say that they become much more popular. Or are you not interested in so much popularity?
Tanja: I’ve received an offer by TSR and other websites. But I prefer to offer my houses for free. And I am sure that my website has become popular itself.

Spring4Sims: Do you plan to stick with The Sims 2 when The Sims 3 is released? I’m sure there will be many more possibilities and options to create lots…
Tanja: I’m sure that I will buy Sims 3 and I am looking forward for the new building options. But I am sure that I continue with building my houses with The Sims 2.

Spring4Sims: Is there any other game you like to play?
Tanja: No – of course I’ve tried many games – but no game is as funny as The Sims 2 for me.

Spring4Sims: And if you’re not playing, what keeps you busy?
Tanja: I love to read, I enjoy reading fantasy books (Harry Potter/Lord of the rings), I love to decorate my own flat. My newest hobby is photographing and photoshopping. And I love to design Webseites.

Spring4Sims: What’s the most important part of the game for you? The gameplay, building, creating characters or the community?
Tanja: I love to share all my creations with the community – that is why I love to built houses.

Spring4Sims: Do you think there’s something more you’ve learned by creating custom content? I mean, a lot of creators has never made their own website before they started creating. Has it helped you to gain any new skills?
Tanja: I think that my style gets better with each house I’ve built. In my real life I am looking for more details, when I am watching real houses. There are so many details I’ve never noticed before.

Spring4Sims: Let’s turn the conversation to something different now. What was the most funny thing that happened in your game?
Tanja: I don’t play that often, but the last time I’ve been in the game the evening comes and it has been a gorgeous sunset, first everything turns orange and suddenly the darkness has come and all my Sims wander around in the darkness.

Spring4Sims: What is your favorite creature in The Sims 2 (Vampires, Witches…) and if you had to choose, which would you like to become?
Tanja: I love the good witches – and would love to be one for myself.

Spring4Sims: If you were a Sim, what would be your Primary and Secondary Aspiration?
Tanja: If I were a Sim, my primary aspiration would be to live in an awesome house, and the secondary aspiration would be to live there with lots of pets.

Spring4Sims: If you think there’s something more you’d like to tell us, then speak up your mind!
Tanja: I love to say thank you to all the fans of my houses. Saying a big thank you that so many visitors join my website and leave nice comments. And of course thank you to Spring4Sims for this interview – I’ve enjoyed it very much!

You can find Tanja’s creations on her site – Lifestyle for Sims!

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