Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
I checked these in preview on my own small and don't see a problem with the size. They're furnishing that you'd want to design around as opposed to trying to insert into an existing design. They're also using up space, which helps meet player demands for more items that will make yards feel less empty.

I agree that a half size version of the reflecting pool would be a welcome option regardless. But I don't see how the raised deck could be made any smaller and still have the same furnishing detail. The Ivy-canopied Deck is close to the same thing for those who want something smaller.
Eh, it's pretty much impossible to "design around" them when they literally butt up against the wall of my house in the one corner I'm allowed to place them. I'm not even sure I'd be able to walk around it.

As for making the stargazing deck smaller while still retaining the same design, all they would really have to do is lop off the section with the bookshelf and shorten the seating into a love seat size as opposed to the full four section it is now. That alone would nearly reduce it's footprint by half.