Redesigning my Island! (Tips?)

[SugarMage]

I'm completely redesigning my island. I even made a loose visual guide to follow:

I know things will look different in game but wanted some sort of plan.
Has anyone else completely redone their island? What's the best way to go about it if so?
Not sure if I should work on it in sections or just move everything to the beach and go from there...
Any decorating ideas are also welcome! My island's name is Moon Acre so the theme is pretty easy to guess aha.

 

[Clock]

I hadn't reset my town yet, but Celeste items might fit your town theme if you have enough star fragments.

 

[SugarMage]

I hadn't reset my town yet, but Celeste items might fit your town theme if you have enough star fragments.

I'm not resetting either - just tearing down my cliffs and changing the whole appearance - which might be harder lol
Thanks! I just wish the recipes for Celeste DIYs weren't so hard for me to get aha

 

[dragonair]

Focus on sections at a time! Idk if it's just me but when I was redesigning everything my brain was bouncing everywhere and I would just get overwhelmed but eventually I just took it section by section. Also, save up a lot of fruit and move your trees rather than chopping all of them down. Move the villager houses to the beach as well until you're done! I didn't do this and it was super annoying working around everyone. TT v TT

You can find the measurements for all the buildings here as well! Putting down random paths as placeholders really helped me with measuring everything out~ ^ v ^

 

[SugarMage]

Focus on sections at a time! Idk if it's just me but when I was redesigning everything my brain was bouncing everywhere and I would just get overwhelmed but eventually I just took it section by section. Also, save up a lot of fruit and move your trees rather than chopping all of them down. Move the villager houses to the beach as well until you're done! I didn't do this and it was super annoying working around everyone. TT v TT

You can find the measurements for all the buildings here as well! Putting down random paths as placeholders really helped me with measuring everything out~ ^ v ^

Thanks so much! This is all super helpful - I wasn't quite sure where to start honestly~ The path idea and building measurements will definitely be a lifesaver.

 

[JackABee]

I'm in the middle of restructuring my whole island, and it's hard. If I could go back in time and tell myself tips before staring, have LOTS of bells. Bridges and relocations have tapped my bank dry. I would also suggest doing small steps at a time. Focus on one part of the island, and once you're done, work on another! It really helped to set out goals instead of free-styling it.

I worked on this part of the island for a few days, and didn't start any other projects. It really helped me finish it quickly!
Anyways, I hope you get your island exactly how you want it.​