Learn how to unlock and design the School facility in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise DLC. Discover room expansion tricks, required items, and creative design ideas to make your school unique!
Hey there! So you're diving into the Happy Home Paradise DLC and want to get the School set up? Awesome! It's actually the very first facility you'll get to design, which is pretty cool. To unlock it, you'll need to have designed about six vacation homes first. Once you've done that, Lottie will be ready to help you build the school!
When you first get to the school area, the room is going to feel super small, with just a podium in the middle. Don't worry, Lottie's got a neat trick for you! You'll need to enter decorating mode and then press the left button on the D-pad. This opens up a special mode where you can totally change the room's size. It starts at a 6x6 grid, but you can make it as big as 10x10 or as small as 4x4. You can even stretch it out to be super long and narrow if that fits your vision!
Now, for the important part: the furniture! You've got some must-haves for the school. You absolutely need 1 teacher's desk, 2 regular desks, and 4 chairs. The great thing is, unlike some other jobs, you have a ton of freedom here. When you look for these items in the order category, it'll show you all the different options that count towards your required items. So, pick out what looks best for your school!
As for design ideas, the sky's the limit! You could go for a super colorful elementary school vibe with alphabet posters, or maybe a more mature high school look with things like a microscope and a big blackboard. Feeling fancy? You could even turn it into a university lecture hall by swapping the teacher's desk for a podium. Don't forget to play around with the wall and flooring options too – there are tons of cool choices like locker room walls, gym flooring, or even cute wooden floors. And definitely check out the color customization options for everything!
Once you've got the room looking exactly how you want it, chat with Lottie again. She'll ask you to help pick out a teacher for the school! You can choose from any villagers you've designed homes for, and you can even pick out their work uniform. After that, you'll get to name the school and snap some photos for your portfolio. Have fun with it!
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