Expanding your house is only the first step; turning empty walls into a cozy, functional home requires applying Interior Design principles. Properly matching colors, partitioning your floor plan, and displaying your museum trophies can raise your home’s valuation score and trigger beneficial buffs.

Key Aesthetic Principles

1. Harmonize Your Color Schemes

Limit each room to a palette of 3 primary colors. Mixing too many colors creates visual clutter:

Cozy / Natural: Green, brown, and off-white.
Modern / Sleek: Charcoal grey, metallic steel, and white.
Warm / Autumnal: Orange, mahogany red, and yellow.

2. Establish Focal Points

Every room should have a central feature that draws the eye upon entering:

Living Room: A large fireplace flanked by bookshelves.
Bedroom: A canopy bed with decorative lighting overhead.
Trophy Room: A wall of gold-trimmed shelves displaying legendary fish catches.

Room Partition Suggestions

To optimize space, divide your home into distinct zones using partitions or screens:

The Kitchen & Dining Zone: Place your cooking stove, ingredient storage chests, and Massimo’s cookbook stand in a corner close to your garden door.
The Workshop Zone: Place your home workbench, sawmill, and furnace in a separate room or outdoor patio to isolate processing noise.
The Relaxation Zone: Arrange beds and sofas to maximize the Cozy Woodland stamina regeneration buff.

Showcasing Trophies & Collections

Museum Replicas: Once you donate a legendary fish (e.g. Storm Phoenix) or insect to Professor Liora, you can purchase a decorative replica from the museum shop.
Display Cabinets: Craft glass display cases at the workbench to house fossil collections and rare hybridization flower vases.
Wall Mounts: High-tier fish can be mounted on wood backing plaques to decorate your walls.