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7 Tips to Make Your Animal Crossing Island Feel More Like Home

Animal Crossing is a lot of people’s go-to feel-good game, and it’s not hard to understand why. You get to build any kind of island you want while designing your home, becoming friends with your neighbors, and spending your days relaxing on the beach.

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However, the DIY recipes you can get take a long time to accumulate and it takes a while for your island to start to have a cohesive atmosphere. We thought it would be fun to make a list of ways you can make your island feel more like home!

Spruce up Your Yard

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Adding a fence and some items in front of your house can make it feel much more like home. There are plenty of fence options, like country style, brick, stone, etc, that once they are set, helps define what part of the island is yours (really it’s all yours).

Adding flowers or a fruit tree will give it some color, while a BBQ or hammock gives it a very relaxed feeling.

Build an Animal Crossing yard that every middle-aged dad would be proud of.


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