As far as I know, the lighting is not hacked in any way! But I do keep shadows on medium, it's really great to help with window placement.
I plan on sharing it, but the reason I posted here was to ask for some opinions on keeping the windows, and whether or not I should take out the built-in closets. Otherwise, I just have to go in and take out most of the CC (I used some walls and floors and those flowerboxes) for an unfurnished version, and then make a furnished version.
While I appreciate the praise, and I do make sure everything I build is playable as a priority (otherwise what's the point?), I can't take any credit for the original floorplan. I was GIVEN one to recreate this time. I do have another house I need to clean up and share, though, that I made from scratch.