It’s a Bit of a Fixer-Upper… A look at every new object within the Restoration Workshop Kit!
The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit is one of three brand new Kits that dropped today, alongside Golden Years and Kitchen Clutter! There was much speculation pre-reveal about what exactly the latter would entail. Some speculated cars, but in reality this Kit is full of objects fit for any workshop or garage. Sims can now get hands-on with appliances in need of repair.
Let’s dive in and take a look at every object and swatch included in this brand-new Kit. Stick around until the end to hear my verdict on The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit and find out whether it’s worth the asking price!
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The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit: Features Overview
The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop includes 23 new objects and 1 wall swatch for Build-Buy mode! This includes 4 appliances that come pre-broken, and it’s up to your Sims to return them to their former glory.
Kit Features
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- A Job Well Done – This kit includes 4 antique appliances — a microwave, coffee maker, refrigerator, and stove — in need of a little TLC. Sims with the Handiness skill can go to work restoring them to their former glory and making them functional again.
- A Functional Space – Create a workshop that’ll inspire Sims to improve their skills! This space has modular shelves so you’ll have ample storage, plus interactive objects like a water heater, fuse box, floor fan, and woodworking bench.
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Object Overview
Take a look below at every new object’s description and price!
Object Swatches
The Improvised Bucket Chair
Workshop Shelf – Short
Workshop Shelf – Tall
Tidy Tool Board
Workshop Wonders Shelf
Cluttered Tinkerer’s Table
The Tool Titan
The KraftMatic Ultra
HandySim Trolly
Metal Utility Sink
Volt-Vault Fuse Box
Semi-Reliable Water Heater
Sand, Sawdust, and More
Breezy Bliss Floor Fan
The Carpenter’s Caddy
Scrap Savvy Storage
Stackable Storage Tub
Craft-Master Toolkit
Astroluxe Fridge (Salvaged)
Astroluxe Stove (Salvaged)
Astroluxe Microwave (Salvaged)
Astroluxe Coffee Maker (Salvaged)
“The Glowstick” Fluorescent Light
Unfinished Workshop Wall
Object Functionality
Unlike many previous Kits (besides Bust the Bust, we don’t talk about Bust the Dust), this Kit features some new gameplay that we haven’t previously seen in The Sims 4. The new ‘Astroluxe‘ range of appliances can be restored to their former glory through the Restore interaction. When purchased from the catalogue, these objects will come pre-broken, cannot be duplicated, and the swatch can’t be changed once placed. It will take Sims at Level 1 of the Handiness skill around 5 hours to restore the stove and fridge, and around 2 and a half hours to restore the coffee maker and microwave.
Fixed variants of the appliances can be purchased by using the cheat [bb.showhiddenobjects] after enabling cheats with [testingcheats on]!
Styled Room
Unlike the past few Kits, The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit comes with one styled room, the aptly named ‘The Restoration Workshop‘, which comes in three styles and costs §12,189!
Our Review of The Restoration Workshop Kit
Grungy, run-down, and broken objects are a personal favourite for me in The Sims 4. When The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit was announced back in February, myself and other Simmers spent months speculating what exactly the Kit could entail. Many said it could come alongside a surprise addition of cars, however, I was sceptical of this. As it turns out, the Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit is all about restoring and refurbishing old appliances to make them run like new again!
When the Kit was first shown off just two days ago, I was delighted to see that this Kit comes with a handful of new grungey items for run-down spaces. This is something I love to see in The Sims 4. As with furniture in real life, not everything is pristine at all times! The standout additions that come with this Kit are the four pre-broken objects that your Sims can restore to their original condition. The 1950s aesthetic of these objects is something we haven’t seen much of in The Sims 4, and these four objects have me crying out for a full retro kitchen Kit!
As previously mentioned, these four appliances cannot be purchased in their pristine condition – this may come as an annoyance to some builders, however, you can always use the debug cheat! This kind of small gameplay feature is something I wish all Kits came with, as it truly feels like there is something new besides decoration and non-interactable clutter.
The items in this Kit, despite being marketed for a restoration workshop, are very versatile and can be used across art studios, garage spaces, and basements, just to name a few. I am super excited to see what Simmers come up with when building with this pack. I do hope The Sims Team expand on the “restore” interaction in the future, as there is a host of new gameplay opportunities that could come from the concept.
The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit is a testament to the power of environmental storytelling in The Sims 4, and the teams that create such Kits. While it may not cater to those seeking sleek, modern aesthetics, it offers exciting new objects and small gameplay features for builders and storytellers alike. At the usual price of $4.99USD/£4.99 GBP, this Kit is, in my opinion, worth the price tag for those who love realistic additions to their Sims’ homes!
What are your thoughts on the Kit? Join the discussion below, and stay tuned for future updates on The Sims 4 Kits!
The Sims 4 Restoration Workshop Kit is available on Steam, the EA App, and other official Desktop and Console platforms.
The Fußes Box and the watter Header ar functionel top plus as ther did since a few kits whenevdr a items gets new gameplay you can see it as a zeaser for stuff thecteam works one. I suspekt we get slot more Restauration interactions. Mayby the next ep does focus on restoring and the lot was aq way to bring in stuff ther nearly had to cut
I absolutely love the idea behind the kit as well as the assets, but making the restoration doable at handiness level 1… If any sims can do it it hardly feels special anymore
(not to mention the game wouldn’t usually let you interact with kitchen objects until level 5)
I would have loved it if it had been a stuff pack with more options to restore and a larger build catalogue (and maybe a landfill lot type where these broken objects spawn). This was too good of an idea for a kit.