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House Achievements

Unlock all the Nook Miles achievements for your house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn about expansions, furniture, remodeling, and HHA rankings.

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Unlock all the Nook Miles achievements for your house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Learn about expansions, furniture, remodeling, and HHA rankings.

Hey there! So, you're looking to get the most out of your island life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, especially when it comes to your cozy little home? This guide is all about the Nook Miles achievements tied to your house – think expanding it, filling it with cool stuff, and making it look amazing. Let's dive in!

There are a bunch of achievements related to your house, and they're pretty straightforward. Most of them involve paying off loans, expanding your home, decorating it, or storing items. Here’s how you can snag them:

Moving Fees Paid!

This one's super simple. The very first thing you do when you start your island life is pay off your moving fee. It costs 5,000 Bells (which is basically your starter loan), and once you've paid it off, you'll get the 'Autonomous Life' title and 500 Nook Miles. Easy peasy!

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Pay off your moving fees500Autonomous Life

No More Loan Payments!

After you've paid off that initial moving fee, you'll start taking out bigger loans to upgrade your house. The first time you pay off one of these bigger home loans (head to the Nookstop terminal for this!), you'll earn 1,000 Nook Miles and the 'Responsible Bill Payer' title. Keep those loans in check!

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Pay off the first home loan1,000Responsible Bill Payer

Dream House

Want a bigger place? Every time you expand your home, you'll get rewarded with Nook Miles. You'll need to pay off your current loan to unlock the next expansion. Here’s the breakdown:

  • Expanding your home for the first time gets you 500 Nook Miles and the 'One-Room Loner' title.
  • Expand it a second time for 1,000 Nook Miles and the 'Single-Occupant Beginner' title.
  • Keep going! Expanding your home for the fifth time nets you 2,000 Nook Miles and the 'Homey Sentiment' title.
  • The sixth expansion gives you 3,000 Nook Miles and the 'Second-Floor Landlord' title.
  • And for the seventh expansion, you'll get a whopping 5,000 Nook Miles and the 'Basement Backbone' title.

Remember, you gotta pay off your loans at the Nookstop to make these expansions happen!

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Expand your home once500One-Room Loner
Expand your home twice1,000Single-Occupant Beginner
Expand your home five times2,000Homey Sentiment
Expand your home six times3,000Second-Floor Landlord
Expand your home seven times5,000Basement Backbone

Remarkable Remodeler

Think your house exterior is looking a bit drab? You can change up the look of your house, and yep, there are achievements for it! Once you unlock the option to change your home's exterior, start experimenting. You'll get rewarded for remodeling:

  • First remodel: 500 Nook Miles and 'Home Transformer' title.
  • Third remodel: 1,000 Nook Miles and 'Dreamy Dreamer' title.
  • Fifth remodel: 2,000 Nook Miles and 'Quintessential Space' title.
TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Remodel your house once500Home Transformer
Remodel your house three times1,000Dreamy Dreamer
Remodel your house five times2,000Quintessential Space

Hoard Reward

This is where you get rewarded for actually, you know, *living* in your house and putting stuff in it! Just placing furniture items around your home will rack up these achievements. The more furniture you place, the more miles you earn:

  • Place 5 furniture items: 300 Nook Miles and 'Interior Sort' title.
  • Place 15 furniture items: 1,000 Nook Miles and 'Tentative Remodeler' title.
  • Place 30 furniture items: 2,000 Nook Miles and 'Comparative Sundries Fan' title.
  • Place 100 furniture items: 3,000 Nook Miles and 'Assumed Appliance Fan' title.
  • Place 150 furniture items: 5,000 Nook Miles and 'Abounding Interior-Design Fan' title.

So, start filling up those rooms!

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Place 5 furniture items in your home300Interior Sort
Place 15 furniture items in your home1,000Tentative Remodeler
Place 30 furniture items in your home2,000Comparative Sundries Fan
Place 100 furniture items in your home3,000Assumed Appliance Fan
Place 150 furniture items in your home5,000Abounding Interior-Design Fan

Decorated Decorator

Want to really show off your decorating skills? Aim for an S ranking from the Happy Home Academy (HHA)! They check out your house every Sunday. To get that top rank, you'll want to fill your home with expensive and cohesive furniture, plus any special event items you've collected. Nail that S rank, and you'll get 1,000 Nook Miles and the 'Happy Overachiever' title.

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Get an S ranking from the Happy Home Academy (HHA)1,000Happy Overachiever

Good Things in Store!

Don't have space for all that awesome furniture you're crafting or buying? No worries! Your home storage is your best friend, and filling it up earns you miles too. You'll need to have upgraded your house at least once to get the initial 200 storage slots. Here’s what you get for storing items:

  • Store 20 items: 300 Nook Miles and 'Overstuffed Stylist' title.
  • Store 50 items: 500 Nook Miles and 'Partially Obscured Talent' title.
  • Store 100 items: 2,000 Nook Miles and 'At-Capacity Manager' title.
  • Store 200 items: 3,000 Nook Miles and 'Self-Possessed Coordinator' title.
  • Store 300 items: 5,000 Nook Miles and 'Invulnerable Life Hacker' title.

So, keep those items tidy and stored away!

TaskNook Miles EarnedUnlocked Titles
Store 20 items300Overstuffed Stylist
Store 50 items500Partially Obscured Talent
Store 100 items2,000At-Capacity Manager
Store 200 items3,000Self-Possessed Coordinator
Store 300 items5,000Invulnerable Life Hacker

That covers all the house-related achievements! Keep working on those loans and filling up your place, and you'll be earning miles in no time.

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