Villager houses on the beach

[river]

Thanks for the comments, advice and pics everybody!

I agree with a lot of what has been said about the pros and cons of doing it,
I would place any villager there and it can be a little claustrophobic depending on the exact placement but...
I would say that the beach is a lot more versatile than it looks.

Definitely worth the try, especially if you have a bunch of ideas for the 'main land' area of the island and you're already running out of space, like me.

I just placed Roald there and I like his home area way better now!

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And lastly, I don't think there are a toooooon of ideas for ways to decorate your beach - so houses can be a nice way to fill them up and still allow you to do like big plazas and gathering areas on your mainland ^o^

Exactly! My beach is sooo boring

 

[mollyduck]

I plotted Annalise’s house away from the beach before meeting her, and it definitely feels wrong given her Hawaii theme. Once I’ve made my next mortgage payment I’ll have to see about relocating her (not sure if there’s a wide enough spot on the beach but it can certainly be by the shore!)

 

[Gingersnap]

I've been thinking about doing this, especially with Audie's house (her entire design just screams island time to me.) I can't think of anything else to put on my beach so why not!

 

[Figment]

I actually saw the same reddit post earlier today and it inspired me enough to restart my second island and do something similar.

My main island is a mountain/fairytale town and I've always intended my second island to be a sister town to my main town. But I think instead of making it more developed, I'm going to go for an even less developed, more wild jungle-like feel.

Unfortunately, though I like my starter villagers, their houses probably won't work as well on the beach. Dom, maybe... Katt, no. Though I think Katt's house would look great in the wilderness section. (Of course, it's probably for the best I put her house on the beach now since I'll do some terraforming later anyway.)

I don't have any houses on my beach for my main island, so I think this will be a fun way to switch up my second island while still using a similar theme.

Also, there are some great ideas in this thread! I love the idea of using flower buds as weeds!

 

[Romaki]

It's a cool idea for some houses on the horizonal beach. I have no idea on how to do my neighborhood, so for the time being I put all of my villager houses on the beach purely to keep them out of the way. I do think it's a little bit awkward to have to go to the bottom of the map to enter your villager's house, I think the beach is a little bit too small for me for that to be an enjoyable experience while playing.

 

[Bcat]

welp. I'm officially relocating Murphy and Shep to the beach! Will let you guys know how it turns out in a few days. ^.^

 

[Xara]

i have 2 houses on the beach - zucker and audie. zucker i put there because i’ve always had this idea of putting one of the octopi on the beach and now i could finally do it. audie i put there because with zucker on the beach, the rows would be uneven with 9 houses so i relocated her to even it out to 8 and i figured she’d be the best choice with her theme aha. it’s actually a fairly easy thing to go about - it does free up space and can even give you more room for backyards if you choose to give your villagers one ;u;

 

[That Marshal Fangirl]

I stuck Audie and June together on the beach because they both have beach-themed houses. I plan on sticking some furniture with that same theme around them as well.

 

[river]

Audie is a perfect fit for a beach house, she has that California vibe, I feel like. And I had never seen Annalise's house before, it's really cute and the hut exterior would be perfect for the beach!
If I had octopi I would also place them there, surround them with shell furniture... There are honestly so many different ways of doing this. And I was feeling so uninspired about decorating the beach before seeing that one reddit post lol

 

[brockbrock]

That video and everyone's designs they've shared all look beautiful and have now made me consider moving a few villagers to the beach. I think Audie would fit very nicely there. Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Figment]

Bumping this thread just to show my house on the beach from my second island. I started this island four days ago, so it's kind of simple but I like it so far. It's very cozy. On the left side, you can see the island's first bridge where the mouth of the river is.

The Rover's suitcase was a saved item from the island I deleted before I decided to put houses on the beach. It probably wont stay there, but I figure my character is still getting unpacked so why not.

 

[Bcat]

I actually went ahead and moved Shep’s house to the beach today! I’m super excited to show off how it turned out tomorrow.

 

[Figment]

I have a couple more pictures from my second island. So, initially I was kind of bummed because when I placed my two starter houses, I thought Katt's house wasn't well suited for a beach theme. This is still a work in progress, but I think I'm actually liking it so far. If I do decide to move it, at least it looks okay in the meantime.

Dom's house:

Katt's house:

 

[jiojiop]

I like the concept, but hoo boy, I don't like all that scooting that needs to be done in that reddit video. I like an unobstructed run. For beachhouses to look good, I think less is more. I must make sure not to overdecorate and crowd it up.

 

[coderp]

Yeah I've kinda gone overboard with this one. Got 3 villagers on my beach, 3 more very nearby the beach. It just really appeals to me, I love the idea of them walking out, and being hit with that salty ocean air. I would love to live on an island.

 

[river]

Hey great to see more people trying this out! I adopted Hans just the other day and placed him next to Roald at the beach. I absolutely love them there.

@Figment your house is almost at the exact same spot where I placed mine when I first started the game! Near my first bridge by the mouth of the river. I now moved to the upper cliffs but I miss being so close to the sea. And Dom and Katt's houses look amazing, they really match the shell stuff you put around

EDIT: so many typos lol

 

[meggtheegg]

@river i love the way you ended up doing roald's house!! it's so cozy! i cant wait to see hans!!

 

[river]

Thanks @meggtheegg !! I think he likes it too

And here's what I did with Hans' place, it's simple but I think it looks pretty cute

 

[meggtheegg]

I love it!! I think it suits them both super well!

 

[Fey]

I’ve had Antonio on the beach since starting the game (which worked out great with the style of his house) and later moved Zucker and Shep there for similar reasons. It definitely works better with some exteriors than others, but NH overall really lends itself to it! We have so much beach in this game, I just knew I’d want to use the space that way to make the most of the environment.