Wow, your game has better stuff available than mine does. I have The Sims deluxe edition, and only the basic house building/decorating stuff that came with it. Is that from The Sims 2?
I find the house building the most interesting part of that game. Once that is done, and all that is left is telling the stupid people when to do every aspect of their lives, including using the loo, it gets boring very quickly.