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The Happy Home Handbook provides the player with lessons to unlock new design options in Happy Home Designer. The lessons can be purchased with Play Coins after certain prerequisites have been met. Only one lesson can be purchased each in-game day.

Lessons[]

Name Cost Unlock conditions
Ceiling Decor Free In-game day 9
Custom Designs 1 Play Coin Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Even More Designs 5 Play Coins Complete lesson "Custom Designs"
Windows and More 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Sound Scenery 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Refurbishing 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Happy Home Camera 1 Play Coin Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
World Insects 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
World Fish 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Ancient Fossils 2 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Gyroids 1 Play Coin Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Art Collection 1 Play Coin Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"
Choosing a Layout 5 Play Coins Complete the Hospital
Styling Machine 5 Play Coins Complete lesson "Ceiling Decor"

It costs 31 Play Coins in total to unlock all lessons.

Descriptions[]

Ceiling Decor[]

LessonCeiling

Interested in raising your interior designs to the next level? How about...to the ceiling!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Unlocks the tab for ceiling decor and the ability to place hanging lights, signs, and so forth. Upon unlock, several decor items are added for the player to use, which can be found in the same part of the catalog as wall decorations.

Custom Designs[]

LessonCustom1
LessonCustom2

Use custom designs to make completely original designs with the stroke of a stylus!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Unlocks the ability to create and apply Designs. The Designs tab is visible at all times, allowing players to create custom designs even when they are not currently undertaking a project. There are 8 pages available to the player to store custom designs, each page having 15 slots.

Even More Designs[]

LessonCustomMore1
LessonCustomMore2

If you're looking for a little more than what you can do with custom designs, check out this special design tool!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Allows the player to use the Sewing Machine on the second level of Nook's Homes. Players can make pro designs, create QR codes, or scan QR codes from Happy Home Designer or New Leaf.

Windows and More[]

LessonWindows

You can now design items such as windows, curtains, and doors--without a doubt, the things that really make a house a home!
― Happy Home Catalog, Happy Home Designer


Adds the Window, Curtain, and Door tabs to the player's catalog, along with a number of new decor items. A player can remove (and then replace) existing windows, but cannot change the number of windows; doors can only be modified in multi-room projects.

Sound Scenery[]

LessonSound

Music is nice and all, but wouldn't it be cool if you could add atmosphere to a room with the soothing sounds of waves and wind?
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds the soundscape tab to the player's catalog, adding a selection of environmental sounds such as echoes or bustling conversation.

Refurbishing[]

LessonRefurbishing

If you want to refurbish furniture, Cyrus from Re-Tail will remake your items with professional care.
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Unlocks the Refurbish Box, allowing players to modify the appearance of catalogue items in much the same way as Cyrus' role in New Leaf. Not all items can be refurbished.

Happy Home Camera[]

LessonCamera
LessonCamera2

Make it even easier to take stunning, stylish photos with Happy Home Camera!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Allows the player to position a camera within a building to take screenshots. The Happy Home Camera cannot be used in a client's yard.

World Insects[]

LessonBugs

Bugs from various villages and the southern island have been added to your catalog!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds a variety of insects to the player's catalog.

World Fish[]

LessonFish

Fish and sea creatures from various villages and the southern island have been added to your catalog!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds a variety of fish and deep-sea creatures to the player's catalog.

Ancient Fossils[]

LessonFossils

A selection of fossils, personally compiled by museum curator Blathers, has been added to your collection.
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds a selection of large multi-part fossils, miniature fossils, and fossil displays to the player's catalogue.

Gyroids[]

LessonGyroids

Mysterious furniture that makes strange sounds? Sign me up!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds a wide selection of gyroids to the player's catalogue.

Art Collection[]

LessonArt

Paintings and sculptures from around the world have now been added to the catalog, thanks to the efforts of Blathers. Make an impression by using famous artwork to decorate homes! Just make sure to watch out for fakes...
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Adds a number of Paintings and Sculptures to the player's catalogue. Contrary to what the lesson implies, counterfeits do not appear in the main catalog, only when using the search function, and contain a question mark at the end of their name.

Choosing a Layout[]

LessonLayout

The next big step in home design is choosing a floor plan.
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Unlocks the ability to select from a number of layout options; including larger rooms, and multi-room plans. Floor plans are selected after choosing a lot on which to place a client's home.

Styling machine[]

LessonStyling

Ready for a new look? You can change your hairstyle and hair color to match your mood for the day!
― Happy Home Handbook, Happy Home Designer


Unlocks the styling machine on the second level of Nook's Homes. The player can use the styling machine to change hair, face, and skintone.

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