Designing 3 Houses

Last night, Wisp gave me a wide display case. That’s actually a pretty nice reward! It can display two different items.

When I went out to Lottie’s Island, Niko greeted me and told me that he learned some new D.I.Y. recipes. We headed over to the classroom, where Niko taught me how to make pillars and island counters.

I can craft them now, and I can even use them in my own home. Pretty cool. 😎

I went looking for a new client, and Angus wanted a home with a lighthouse. I picked out a tiny island that was half sand. In addition to his lighthouse, I gave him a wave breaker, a yacht, a beach chair, and a few palm trees.

Inside, I used an ocean-horizon wall and a sandy-beach flooring. I used the new counters to divide off separate parts of his house. He has a fish storage and food preparation area on the left, a mini-bedroom on the right, a small dining area, and a corner for firewood storage.

Lottie paid me 12,000 Poki for the job, but I wasn’t done working. Niko came into the office, followed by Claude. Claude wanted help finding a roommate!

Lottie and Niko told me it was my responsibility to find Claude a roommate. That didn’t seem fair, but oh well. 😛 Niko told me I could find someone on the island (such as in the restaurant or cafe) or I could use an amiibo. But as we were speaking, Papi sat down on the ground right behind us.

I took that as a sign, and I spoke with Papi about becoming Claude’s roommate. He agreed, and we headed off to Claude’s vacation house for a redesign. Niko told me to make the room bigger or use partition walls to separate the rooms…and that’s what I did. I kept the arcade stuff in one area, but I made two separate bedrooms. Here’s the room from the front…

…and here’s the view from the back. They each have a bed, dresser, chair, and TV.

I kept the same name for the house, “Home Game Hideaway.” The word “hideaway” seemed particularly appropriate, since their bedrooms are virtually hidden from the front view.

Back at the office, I earned another 12,000 Poki for my work. Lottie said we could now offer a roommate-matching service to other previous clients. That’s not really a priority for me right now, but it is nice to have that option.

Believe it or not, I decided to help yet another client. Deirdre wanted a vacation home where it’s always autumn. I picked out a spot up on a mountain (well, sort of), and I gave her several autumn-themed items including a tree’s bounty arch, some leaf piles, a leaf campfire, and a leaf stool. I think she’s going to fall in love with her new home. 🍁

Indoors, I used the autumn wall, colored-leaves flooring, a maple-leaf rug, a bunch of mush furniture, and some mushroom- and pumpkin-based food dishes. She’ll never want to leave! 😉

I earned another 12,000 Poki for this design. Wardell then took a break to go stare at the ocean. I joined him, and he talked about the sounds of nature…

He taught me how to add these sounds to the homes I design. That’s pretty cool, but at this point I needed to take a break from designing homes. I’ll be doing more soon enough!

This afternoon, Ketchup was finally home for the first time since unpacking. So I got to see her house, at long last. It’s cute, and it looks like a good place to have a picnic! 🙂

Marina was sick with a cold, so I gave her some medicine. She thanked me by giving me a do-rag. This was my 297th villager favor, so I just need three more to complete Smile Isle.

I’ll be back with another entry soon. Hope to see you next time! 🙂