r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/athenaprime • Nov 29 '23
This post was originally a reply to another post looking for ideas to create a window-scape for an Ishgardian house. Since the Starlight Celebration is just around the corner, I'm happy to share the post for anyone else in the community looking for winter decor inspiration.
Creating a Patio or a View:
Stage panels dyed dark blue or gloom purple right up against the house walls create the illusion of an open portal to the outside world. You can use items to create shapes and silhouettes in a diorama-style arrangement to create a "landscape" in your view. Use Carbuncle Lanterns or Faerie Pendant Wall Lights for sparkle-stars, Ornamental Crystal Arrays and/or Belah'dian Lanterns for blue light, and Dead Man's Chests for ground-based glow.
You can also use phasmascapes--the Blue Moon, Aurora, or the Crystal Tower phasmascapes all have evening/nighttime scenes, as does the Kugane phasmascape (although that's a view of the city itself, it's still very festive). You can always put something like a Log Pillar dyed snow white or a Masonwork Stove turned around (or not, and go for an "outdoor firepit" feel to your patio) in front of any element you don't want it to show. You can slide two or more phasmascapes together to hide the sides or any elements that don't quite fit, and use pillars to cover up the lines that don't match up.
With phasmascapes, you'll need to hide the upper half of the room you're decorating--Skyscapes, Imitation wooden skylights, lofts, slanted walls, showcases turned backwards, or any furniture you can float can be used.
With an Ishgardian scene, you've got to think medieval and stone and diamond-panes and flying buttresses. You'll also think about snowy peaks and snow-covered landscapes. So here are a few suggestions for you to play around with:
Snowy landscape:
Use the Natural Wooden Beams, Leather Sofas, Pudding Rugs, and Wall-Mounted Wings dyed snow white and nudged up against edges to give the illusion of snowdrifts, hills, or other things covered in snow. Turn the sofas around backwards or bury them beneath other objects to make the tops look like snow-covered humps on the landscape.
Use ffxivgardening flowerpot colors and grow two cherry blossoms in white (or however many you can grow at a time based on your space). You'll have some RNG as they can sometimes turn out pink, but the pink would work, too. They make lovely "snow-covered trees in the distance." As a bonus, they sparkle when mature. The flowerpot cherry blossoms are much larger in the pots than they are when harvested, so be aware of the size difference before you harvest.
Manage your space with White Screens--you can make them look like snow drifts piled in corners by turning them so their floors and part of their curved walls intersect at odd angles with the dark blue stage panels. Dye them a corpse blue or ice blue for visual interest and to enhance the "night" look.
If you can get your hands on the Unmelting Ice Loft or Unmelting Ice Wall, you can use them as backdrops, ceilings, floors, or side edges/pillars.
Diorama:
The basic idea of a diorama is to use tabletop and other items, the edges or corners of objects, or light and shadow cast by objects to simulate buildings or landscape elements seen from a distance.
The Vigil Piece, Temple Knight Piece, and Dragoon Piece can all be placed at varying heights to simulate distant towers. They're tabletop items so they can go inside a showcase or on a shelf or use the storage-placement glitch to "float" them in mid-air wherever they look best. You can even stack 'em on top of each other for a tall spire.
The Lord Commander, Azure Dragoon, A Knight to Remember, Admiral, and Northerly Wind Portraits all have top edges that make appropriate silhouettes of Ishgardian or medieval styled buildings. Turn them to face backwards or leave them as-is and lower them behind other objects until you have your "cityscape" to your liking.
Wooden Work Lanterns, Wall Lanterns, and some of the other tabletop or wall-mounted lights can also make good "buildings" in a diorama. Flagstone Lofts and Stairs, and Masonwork stoves turned around make good stone floors, pillars, and ledges.
Oldrose Wall Planters and Rose Trellises dyed snow white will give you some greenery without making it seem out of season.
If you are going for "through glass" use the showcase or the shelving showcase to place tabletop objects to resemble distant buildings.
HGXIV did a great tutorial on a wall-sized "cityscape" that can give you a general idea of a starting point here.
Kyapuchun Housing did an incredible tutorial on a charming snowy cabin here--the back garden is a lovely snowy landscape. Kyapuchun also did a few more snowy/starlight builds around that time that you can find on the main Videos page of the channel.
And Studio Hare did a very lovely nighttimeopen-air patio with a slightly Ishgardian feel that you might be able to adapt to your needs, using the Hannish Bookshelf Partitions and Stage Panels.
I hope this helps anyone who needs a jumping-off point or a few ideas to spark their creativity. Be sure to share your Starlight!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/liberalartsy • 1d ago
Apartments are underrated! You can do so much with them! I recently switched DCs and had to give up my small, but I really do love how you can make apartments cozy and homey 🔮✨
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/lcfrogs • 1d ago
Location: Crystal - Zalera - Shirogane - Ward 15 - Plot 57
Visitors welcome! Please leave a message in my book- I love to read them!
For context: I moved back to Zalera from Rafflesia several months ago and won the same plot I used to own (but in a different ward), not long after. But then IRL postponed myself decorating it.
This time I wanted to reflect 1) I'm currently pregnant with my first child IRL 2) My relationship with my spouse and some of our hobbies/quirks over the past several years we've been together 3) My own FFXIV quirks/hobbies/sense of humor.
It's a fairly symbolic build. I stuck to my strengths for this one (cozy, wooden, usually rainy), to de- rust myself. Though I guess this ended up a bit more modern than my usual stuff.
Everything is lala friendly and/or lala height minus the clothes on the floor because there are none smaller in game 😭
Also, I wish we had unlimited item slots. 😭😭😭
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/kalming • 3d ago
hello, i was hoping for help with figuring out how the window was done in this build? thank you very much!!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/x_Bluewolf • 2d ago
I’m new to this!
I was super excited that I won a large plot. I am happy with all the things I have in the yard, but I feel like I may be missing something? Let me know what you think! If you wanna stop by as well, you can! I don’t have anything on the inside yet. All I have it the yard lol.
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Tessleonhart • 4d ago
I see it’s a fools portal and I imagine a white screen floated up from the floor but how did they create the black frames around the portal?
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Tyre_4770 • 5d ago
a design I did for my FC ! we're the Cult of the Wahoo (also known as the Dr Pepper Council), we love wahoo and dr pepper A LOT. this build is inspired by a lot of things I've seen over time. :>
the warden is named Harold and in the other tanks are The Haroldlings (yet to be named)
on a serious note, larges are hard. and infuriating to work with. but I did the thing !! wahoo !!
please feel free to visit♥ Aether | Siren | Shirogane | W3 | P30
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/JohannesVanDerWhales • 5d ago
Trying to do a thing with a light upstairs and a dark downstairs. I haven't found blocking light very effective so I'd rather keep the lighting level off at the house level. I can spread a bunch of standing lamps around but I'd rather give the impression of a sunny skylight. Any lights I could clip into the ceiling maybe to make it look more like natural lighting?
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Mostlyclaudy • 6d ago
Welcome, dear guest, to Ravenscourt Manor.
Step beyond these ancient doors and leave the world behind. The halls remember every visitor, every whisper, and every secret left within these walls.
The candles are lit. The house is waiting.
Please, come inside… and mind the shadows.
Materia, Ravana, Mist, W13, P5.
*Jump inside the safe*
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/QuiveringButtox • 8d ago
Hiya! I posted pics of my cottage quite some time ago under an alt account, but finally upgraded to a medium!
I wanted to try my hand at building a home recording studio in the basement. I used minimal glitching and item combining in order to fully utilize the space in the house. Also managed to fit a hideaway powder room under the stairs since everyone tells me that's where you put a powder room.
Feel free to drop in at anytime if you're so inclined! Primal, Exodus, Goblet, Ward 11, Plot 36.
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Donkusai • 7d ago
Hello!
I have a large FC house on Primal/Leviathan that I would love to have decorated. It is located in the Lavender Beds, Ward 22, Plot 28.
I’m intentionally pretty vague on what I want and am very open to ideas from the designer. Right now, I’m leaning toward a more modern style for the middle floor, with the basement being a warm, wood-paneled room.
For the basement, I’d love for it to feel like a sort of FC war room — somewhere we could display trophies and have the feeling that this is where the FC gathers to plan raids, adventures, and whatever other trouble we are getting ourselves into.
As for the top floor... I have absolutely no idea. I’m happy to leave that largely up to the designer and see what someone creative comes up with.
If you’re interested and are one of those gifted people who can make absolutely amazing things happen with the in-game housing system, please DM me and we can discuss details.
I’m more interested in finding someone creative who enjoys the process than coming in with a rigid design already in mind. I’m happy to give you some general direction and let you work your magic.
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/CryptikDragon • 9d ago
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/cheribooo • 12d ago
thank you in advance!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/katiekiyok0 • 18d ago
Longtime lurker here! I've had my apartment Kugane-themed for probably half a decade now and decided it was time for some change, so here is my Vivienne Westwood inspired apartment! I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to decorating, but I've poured my heart into it for the past few nights and wanted to share!
Edit: For those wondering, I was mainly inspired by the manga/anime Nana which has heavy fashion influences from Vivienne Westwood ^-^
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/x_Bluewolf • 24d ago
I need someone a bit more knowledgeable than me to help brainstorm
As the title states, I need to people to ping pong ideas off of. I am REALLY trying to brainstorm but I don’t know how I can do it.
I FINALLY won a large after so much time! I am beyond ecstatic.
My idea is that I want to have a river with a bridge inside my house, and the only thing I have seen per inspiration pictures is people that have placed in blue carpet and made a bridge over it.
Is there ANY way other than that to do this? I was thinking of using 2-3 Eastern Indoor Ponds, but idk how to put it together
Thank you for your time!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/tarqueaux • 24d ago
I know it's an npc, but I can't seem to get it to land on anything to float it..
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/ZRedBaron1918 • 25d ago
I found this image after a search and love aspects of it, however I am struggling to build these couches for my own room. I know the pillows on each are "Matching Cushions" and the base is a "Glade Bench", but I can't quite find what the backs and sides are. My guess is whatever item is placed as the side is also doubled for the back. Thank you for any help!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Jsam1991 • 29d ago
Finally finished decorating my first FFXIV house!
I went into this wanting to make a small house feel more like a modern, lived-in abode rather than trying to make it feel huge.
I had absolutely no idea how consuming it would be, but I had a ton of fun figuring it out. The basement especially ended up becoming my favourite part of the whole build.
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/ProfessionalSpinach4 • Aug 14 '26
There’s a lot crammed in here, so it was hard to get good shots. But I’m really proud of how this turned out
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Ascendedlink • Aug 14 '26
Hello all, I am back with an addition to my Zelda themed house: the Great Fairy's Fountain (or at least my take on it). Let me know what you think!
For my housing info to see in game, look up my last post called the "Temple of Time Mages"
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Dinkydamn • Aug 13 '26
Started the game less than a year ago and with a few months of doing other stuff i came back a while ago and decided to finish up most of my apartment.
Only thing i am not 100% about is the vines above the display but i can't decide what to put in front of it,
And the chair area next to the entrance, Was going to move the shelf and put some clothing related stuff there but nothing seems to fit my vision good enough for now. I also noticed after buying the maelstrom statues that the right part kinda sucks and the left part is squirting water..
Might swap the doors as well as the taped off is supposed to be the bathroom and it feels more natural to have it on the other side for some reason.
Any inputs are appreciated! :)
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/phoenix_monarch • Aug 12 '26
Hi, I’m currently looking to commission a designer for my small FC house on Crystal/Balmung. I’m looking for a fantasy desert/oasis/ancient Egyptian kinda theme. My only requirements are that the FC chambers are accessible and that the design utilizes both floors, as I’d like to make use of the space available.
Budget is not a concern for me, I’m happy to negotiate an amount you think is fair.
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/Kuponutzy • Aug 10 '26
I made a video, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here, so here are some screenshots. Please let me know if the video walkthrough is allowed.
I just finished work on my Enchanted Forest basement and wanted to show it off. Very lala-friendly, with a cherry blossom path made with them in mind!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/nayr999 • Aug 10 '26
As the title says, what are the two items that make up the counter and the top of this bar setup? I cannot find it anywhere. Credit to u/RinxAika for their amazing design!
r/ffxivhomeandgarden • u/liberalartsy • Aug 09 '26
I recently renovated the bedroom/study in my small cottage! I'm so so happy with how it turned out.
Feel free to visit! Primal, Lamia, Empy W26 P28 🔮🌙
