A couple of weeks ago, I shared the new design for our FC house in Final Fantasy XIV, which I suppose is technically Chocobucks 3.0 or something by software naming conventions. But I loved the design so much that when I was finished, I wasn’t really done with it.
One of the fun things I learned when we moved our house is that though your housing items will default to your storage, FC rooms are left entirely alone. I was glad for that, actually, because a few of the members have been trying to master building, and I couldn’t do that to them!
My room, however, was in a very sad state.
After I built my Cali mod x Japandi apartment back in 2021, I sort of neglected that room. It saw a few half-hearted builds over the years, but it also at one point became a repository of things I needed for other builds and didn’t want to craft, as well as the temporary studio back when I was updating my glams.
So slowly, it became the room of requirement in our little cafe, and I eventually locked the door to prevent anyone from finding out.
Once we moved, I decided I’d give another apartment build a college try, even though they’re definitely my least favourite for how strict they are. And fresh from my work on Chocobucks, I came up with a matching loft design.
Experimenting with new furnishings
So many of my builds tend to use the same general structure, so with this build, I wanted to try out something new. At first, I wasn’t sure what—but then I remembered how, back when I was living in apartments, I was always in love with the idea of in-suite laundry, so I didn’t have to lug everything up and down stairs.
It took a little fussing, and definitely cut my chances of being able to include a bathroom, but I really like how the machines turned out!
Plus, I can put fish in there on April Fool’s and mess with anyone who visits.
Changing up the fixtures
I apparently had a real theme of changing the plumbing in this build, because the other big departure I took from my standard builds was skipping out on the mahogany aqueduct sink trick and trying something new. This design, which I think feels much more modern, hides a carbuncle bathtub behind a bunch of bathroom tiles for what looks like a concrete sink cast in place.
I also just love that it throws up steam—it feels appropriate for a kitchen sink.
Adding a functional headboard
When I was working on this build, I accidentally made a few too many simple tables for the kitchen shelving. I happened to have a few slots left over after the rest of the build, and decided I’d test out using one of my spare tables as a set of matching nightstands built into the headboard.
I actually really liked the idea because unlike a lot of my nightstand ideas, this one is built around a table—so it can hold items without an issue.
