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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

DIY Achievements

Master all DIY crafting achievements in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn how to earn Nook Miles by crafting tools, furniture, customizing items, and collecting recipes.

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Master all DIY crafting achievements in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn how to earn Nook Miles by crafting tools, furniture, customizing items, and collecting recipes.

This page offers information on all of the achievements relating to DIY crafting, including item customizations and achievements relating to tools.

DIY Tools

These achievements are based on how many tools you craft. It does not matter what type of tools you craft, however, if you want to earn these achievements quickly, making flimsy tools is the cheapest and easiest way to do so.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Craft 5 tools300Creative Enthusiast
Craft 50 tools500Crafty Club Member
Craft 200 tools1,000Hip Virtuoso
Craft 1,000 tools2,000Bona Fide Technician
Craft 3,000 tools3,000Relentless Meister

You can craft flimsy tools and then upgrade them using iron nuggets.

DIY Furniture

These achievements are unlocked by crafting lots of furniture. You can craft any furniture you like, so the best way to quickly earn these achievements is to craft cheaper furniture that use natural resources like stone, clay and woods.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Craft 5 furniture300Handmade Resident
Craft 50 furniture500Emergent Artisan
Craft 200 furniture1,000Picky Crafter
Craft 1,000 furniture2,000Humbly Begun Master/Matriarch
Craft 3,000 furniture3,000Destructive-Creative King/Queen

Furniture Freshener

With these achievements, you will be required to customize lots of furniture. Most DIY furniture can be customized. To customize, you need to buy some customization kits from Nook’s Cranny.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Customize 5 furniture300Unique Eccentric
Customize 20 furniture500Change-it-Up Challenger
Customize 50 furniture1,000Detailed-Oriented Engineer
Customize 100 furniture2,000Mold-Breaking Modder
Customize 200 furniture3,000Remodeling Inspiration

You can customize furniture using customization kits.

Have a Nice DIY!

These achievements require that you collect a large amount of unique DIY recipes. For more information on how to get lots of DIYs, click here.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Collect 10 DIY Recipes300Trivia Representative
Collect 50 DIY Recipes500Savvy Intellectual
Collect 100 DIY Recipes1,000Understated Authority
Collect 150 DIY Recipes2,000Knowledge-Thirsty Sidekick
Collect 200 DIY Recipes3,000Clever Father/Mother

Trashed Tools

All tools break, but some are less durable than others. Flimsy Tools will break far quicker than iron and gold tools. If you want to earn these achievements quicker, just make flimsy tools as they will break faster.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Break 1 tool300Rascally Clown
Break 20 tools500Overboard Crusher
Break 50 tools1,000Rowdy Punk
Break 100 tools2,000Rough-And-Tumble Meanie
Break 200 tools3,000Chaotic Ruiner

Golden Milestone

The Golden Milestone achievements are given for each golden tool you unlock. The nook miles earned are dependent on how many golden tools you’ve already unlocked. The first golden tool will get you 300 miles, then 500 for the 2nd, then 1000 miles, 2000 miles, 3000 miles, and finally 5000 miles when you have all 6 golden tools.

TaskUnlocked Titles
Get a Golden NetShining Jewel
Get a Golden Fishing RodTop-Notch Luminary
Get a Golden Watering CanUltimate Miracle
Get a Golden SlingshotRoyal Prince/Princess
Get a Golden AxeGlittering Emperor/Empress
Get a Golden ShovelRadiant Supreme Being

The golden tools are more durable and have some special functions.

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