Have you always wanted a beautiful neohome? The kind people stare at when they walk past? Well you've come to the right place! Here I will take you from planning the layout of your neohome to the final touches!



The first step to building a successful neohome is planning it out. Take a piece of paper and divide it into 25 squares. Then mark in each square whether it will be a room or a garden. Make your layouts interesting! Don't have all rooms, (or all gardens), and vary your boundaries.



As you can see, I have colored the garden areas green, and the rooms grey. This does not have to be final, you can change your mind through out the building process. Make sure to have enough rooms!



Curb Appeal... the thing that makes young neopets walking down the street stop... and go "Oooohhh...". Generally the bigger a neohome, the more grand it looks. Lots of front gardens and a large door make a nice touch.

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It is not CUTE. It is TACKY.

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Very grand, and it makes a statement. Two thumbs up!



Now we come to the most important part of our journey- Interior Decorating. The first step is deciding which room is going to have which purpose.

Suggested Rooms (Required fields marked with a *)

Bedrooms for each pet*
Bedroom for yourself*
Bathroom*
Kitchen*
Living Room*
Entry Way*
Storage*
Lounge Room
Play Room
Study
Office

Bedrooms for each pet

Each pet should have his/her own bedroom. Themes generally work well in these rooms, such as:

Electric
Kau
Tiger Stripe
Bamboo
Stone
Bone
Coconut
Babaa
Meepit
And many more!

As an example, a room with a theme of "Coconut" would include:



Another great example is my room.

Bedroom for yourself

Just pick a theme other then one of your pet's rooms, and go! Get something special, because it IS your room, such as a robopet.

Bathroom

There are many great themed bathroom sets! Make sure to get a toilet, mirror, bathtub, rug, and shelf!

For an example, visit my bathroom.

Kitchen

This is where your pets will be spending their time eating, so a neat orderly kitchen is good. Make sure to get a sink, several shelves, a table, chairs, food storage, and a rug!

Living Room

This room is where most of your pets, and your time will be spent. Comfy and cozy is the key! Make sure to get a couch, rug, table, desk, chairs, fireplace, and bean bag chair.

Storage

This is where you can store all your out of season decorations, and furniture you've bought for unfinished rooms.

Feel free to add extra items, and let your creativity run wild!

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Eeww... just eeeww...

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A great centerpiece for any room!



A nice touch to your neohome are gardens. These are a perfect blend between plants and accesories. Every garden should have a bench, pond, at least one tree, and several plants! Make sure to change the colors of your garden to fit the season, or your mood. To change them, just click the little + or - and hit Save!



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Imagine a guest coming out into your garden and sitting on THAT.

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Very pretty, and the nice smell is an added bonus!



These are the little things, the ones that make a difference!

Extension Options

The max upgrade is advised for all the options, except for the Security System. Irons Bars is sufficient, spending to much takes away from the other things that could be bought.

Add little robo pets, several posters, turn on all the lamps, sprinkle a couple of untacky statues, and you're done!

Thanks so much for reading this article, and I hope your Neohome building is a success!



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