Dwelling Decorating
A dwelling with bare walls is technically a shelter. The Department of Domestic Affairs would like it to be a home, and has provided a drag-and-drop canvas to that end. Only you can arrange the room. Who gets to look at it is also your decision.
Where to Find It
Step inside a dwelling you own and use Decorate This Room in the navigation. You can also open your profile editor and scroll to Decorate Your Dwelling. Both lead to the same canvas and the same furniture, so there is no wrong door. If you own several dwellings, the editor lists them and you pick one.
Club dwellings are not decorated here. Clubhouses have their own canvas, shared by the club, and are covered on the clubhouse side of things.
How Many Things Fit
The number of items is capped by the size of the dwelling. Space is finite, even when the paperwork insists otherwise.
| Dwelling | Items |
|---|---|
| Shacks and flats | 20 |
| Every other mid-sized dwelling | 40 |
| Castles | 70 |
The cap is checked at the moment you place something, so two browser tabs cannot sneak in an extra armchair.
Buying and Placing
The palette shows every piece, including the ones you cannot yet afford. Those sit there, locked, looking hopeful. Buying a piece pays from your gold, gems or Donator Points exactly as the dorm does, and the piece is then yours to place as often as its copy limit allows. Drag to move, use the chips to flip or remove, and pick a background for the room.
Who Can See the Room
Each dwelling has its own setting, and the default is generous.
- Everyone: the room appears on your profile for all visitors, signed in or not.
- Friends: only students on your friend list see it.
- Only me: nobody but you. A hidden room does not show a placeholder; as far as a visitor can tell, there is nothing to hide.
Staff who look after profiles can always see a room, because somebody has to check that the curtains are not on fire. Only the owner can change the setting; asking nicely on someone else's behalf does not count.