Hello and welcome to my first Stardew Valley house design! I’m starting a series of articles to share with you my interior design style for my Stardew Valley farmhouse, starting with this slightly chaotic decoration scheme inspired by the wizard.
What you will need to replicate it exactly:
- Catalogue (purchase from Pierre’s General Store for 30,000 coins)
- Furniture Catalogue (purchase from Robin the carpenter for 200,000 coins)
- Wizard Catalogue (purchase from Krobus in the sewer for 150,000 coins)
- Decorative Sword (purchase from Marlon at the Adventurer’s Guild for 10,000 coins)
- Wall Sword (purchase from Marlon at the Adventurer’s Guild for 2,000 coins)
- Skeleton Statue (reward from Gunther for donating 15 artifacts to the museum)
- Singing Stone (reward from Gunther for donating 21 minerals to the museum)
I don’t use mods, so all you need to create this interior decoration is time and money. I’ve got almost every house upgrade from Robin, to show you how to decorate each room you might have… but to be honest, the smaller the home, the better the décor tends to look. That’s especially true when you’re working with a limited number of furniture options.
I’ll start with an overview of the entire home, then give you some up-close screenshots of my favourite rooms.
Overview of Wizard’s Chaos
My first play through of Stardew Valley was enough to land it on my list of the top cosy video games. But my second play through was a chance to really explore all the design elements for the iconic farmhouse.
I adore the piles of books you can get from the Wizard Catalogue so that was the starting block for this design. They’re scattered in heaps in every room (even the kitchen) and are carefully placed where they would naturally be abandoned by a slightly-chaotic-and-not-too-tidy wizard.
The first thing to keep in mind is that you still need to navigate your home – especially from the front door to the kitchen, cellar, and bedroom. So, mark out your most walked paths and make sure no fallen books land on those squares. You really don’t want to get stuck on some books when 2am approaches!
Flooring and Wallpaper
The real unavoidable problem with the Stardew Valley house design is that you cannot change the oak wood colouring of the wall boundaries, stairs and kitchen counters without a mod. So, to keep the design cohesive, you need to maintain some warm elements in your designs.
For the flooring, I used a dark wood from the Furniture Catalogue in all rooms except the kitchen, which uses a cobblestone flooring. As for the walls, I stuck with the wood panelling for most rooms – this comes from the Wizard Catalogue – but changed it up for the bedrooms and kitchen.
I love the star and moon rug with the matching double bed from the Wizard Catalogue, but it doesn’t match the wallpaper very well. So, I trawled through the Catalogue to pick some blue starry wallpaper that really brings it together.
For the kitchen, I used a dark grey brick wallpaper but made sure to include warmer accents (like the witch broom from the Wizard Catalogue and a few plants from the Furniture Catalogue) to reduce the stark contrast with the warm wood of the cabinets.
Lighting
For natural light, use the triangle window from the Furniture Catalogue.
The lamps in Stardew Valley are not great, in my opinion. The option provided in the Wizard Catalogue was far too bulky to work well in every area, so I used them sparingly and paired them with:
- The Decorative Lantern (Furniture Catalogue) to be placed on the floor and on end tables.
- The Box Lamp (Furniture Catalogue) to add softer light for the bedroom without adding “country farmhouse” vibes.
You could also add torches (craft these from 1 wood + 2 sap, or get them from recycling newspaper) for a spookier vibe. During Fall/Autumn, combine 1 torch with 1 pumpkin to create jack-o-lanterns for your home décor too.
Wizard’s Tower Interior Décor
In addition to having some of the best music from all of Stardew Valley, the Wizard has some of the coolest décor. And it uses a lot more warm wood than you’d expect! The flooring, for the most part, is worn light wood with grey brick areas for contrast. He uses what looks like oak furniture, include a table with mismatched chairs and a stool by the cauldron.
And of course, there are books scattered where they shouldn’t be.
I also noticed a lot more greenery than you’d expect – I like to imagine that these plants have medicinal or magical properties and are used in the cauldron to create cool potions.
Walking right to the top of the Wizard’s Tower, you’ll find a library of sorts. Unfortunately, the beautiful rug to the bottom left, the papers scattered about, and the items on top of the shelves are not something you can find in any of the catalogues (let me know in the comments if I’m wrong) so I’ve improvised in my home by adding piles of books, crystals, lamps, red mushroom plants, and assorted houseplants.
To replicate some of the chaos while retaining the warmth, I’ve added the potion shelves (from the Wizard Catalogue) where they fit – you can sneak one in above the cabinets in the kitchen, for example.
For the most part, these chaotic elements should hug the walls of your home.
How to Decorate Like the Wizard
First, place your large furniture items like beds, bookshelves, fireplaces and dressers.
Then, place in your tables and chairs where they don’t block your natural paths through the house. Once you’ve decided where they look best, pick them back up and place rugs down. Then put the tables and chairs back on top.
Using rugs is a great way to create smaller designated areas within large rooms. Without them, it feels a little like your furniture is just ‘floating’ away.
Once you’ve got the general furniture in place, add your lighting. I’ve used 2 to 3 large lamps per room, then added lanterns to illuminate dark corners.
Finally, add your books and small accents like potions and plants. Play around until you find a layout that looks cohesive. Stick to the edges of the room for the most part, then add piles of books where they’d naturally be.
One that fell of the bed, a few stacked by the armchair for late night reading sessions, and around bookcases where they were pulled out and not returned.
Stardew Valley Wizard Décor Room-by-Room
Here’s a closer look at some of my favourite rooms in my Wizard’s Chaos farmhouse.
Starry Bedroom and Cosy Lounge
There are a few tricks here. Starting with the bedroom, there’s no perfect way to align everything due to the size of the furniture, walls, and doorways. So, I’ve prioritized the matching elements first – bed and rug. The windows are misaligned with the furniture, but by pulling the bed forward one square we can create some distance. This also gives you the opportunity to place end tables on either side of the bed. Fill the gap between them with tables, cabinets, or plants, as I have.
Use the chairs, table and crystal ball to create a little séance area. To break the colour scheme a little and add some interest, I’ve made the storage chest a dark purple colour.
Likewise, the living room colour palette is broken up with the white of the skeleton and pop of red from the mushroom. Combined with the brown furniture and flooring, grey chimney, and purple rug, I think this is my favourite area. It just really pops!
Study & Attic Library
The study, just cut off at the bottom left of this image, uses the purple panelling for the walls from the Wizard Catalogue. I based the room around the Wizard Study you can get from that catalogue, mixing and matching the bookshelves, plants, and potion shelves to help it feel fresh and distinct from the rest of the house.
Above that is the attic – possibly my favourite space in the entire Stardew Valley house. The shape and size of the room is just right for creating a library, with tall bookshelves against the back walls and curiosities on display in the centre.
The swords on the wall and in the display case are from Marlon at the Adventurer’s Guild. The other table is the Stone Slab with a decorative crystal on top – both from the Furniture Catalogue.
I added the green crystal in the bottom right (the Singing Stone given to you by Gunther) as another exhibit for this area. Then it’s just a case of rearranging book piles and plants to get that organised chaos vibe.
The study uses the bone rug (Furniture Catalogue) under the stool in front of the wizard study desk (zoom into the full screenshot of the entire house) but none of the rugs in any catalogue fit nicely into the attic – they wouldn’t align nicely under the exhibit tables.
Kids’ Bedroom and Additional East Rooms
You can remove the kids’ beds and have Robin take out the crib for the baby… but then that limits your gameplay when you make a move on one of the Stardew Valley residents (see the Stardew Valley Guide for more info on mastering relationships in the game). So, I’ve done my best here.
The flooring, rugs and accents tie it into the rest of the décor, but I’ve chosen a different starry wallpaper and used monster-themed wall décor to subtly differentiate it from the master bedroom. With a few piles of books and a yellow chest, it doesn’t look half bad.
For the rooms to the east of the bedroom, the area looks perfect for an indoor garden or orangery… but that didn’t seem to fit the wizard aesthetic. Instead. I added a little TV area and sectioned off a corner with bookshelves to create a cosy book nook.
Beyond that, there’s a fishtank with some green wall décor (inspired by the greenery at the back of Wizard’s tower) and another fireplace. I went for the brick fireplace this time, as that’s what the Wizard has in his own home… rather than the wonky wizard fireplace in the Wizard Catalogue.
This creates another cosy area, but if you are short on money, I’d just ignore these rooms entirely. By this point, every piece of Wizard furniture had been used, and it was a struggle to make the rooms feel fresh.
Kitchen and Dining Rooms
These are the two most awkward rooms to decorate. The dining room is huuuuuuuge and the table options are sooooo small. As for the kitchen, the permanent oak units are a nightmare to do anything with.
I knew I wanted to include the cauldron and other witchy elements in this room – note the broom and potions table – adding a cobblestone floor and brick walls to give it more of a kitchen vibe.
The dining room was simple to execute with some key elements – the books and rug are doing all the heavy lifting. Without those accents, the room feels totally barren. Adding potion shelves and swamp plants (both from the Wizard Catalogue) is the finishing touch.
Rather than using one dining table, I’ve gone with a communal style eating room with three wizard tables, 12 wizard stools, and a decorative lantern per table.
Overall, not bad, though if you are happy with a smaller house I’d definitely recommend getting Robin to remove the dining room and keep the kitchen small.
Wizard House Design
What did you think of my wizard house design? It’s not perfect, but it works within the confines of Stardew Valley without any mods. I’d love to see how you’d put your own spin on it!
Comment below with your ideas for my next design guide. I am toying around with the idea of an elf-inspired home, after the triangle windows reminded me of Rivendell.