Just as it brought new villagers, customization tools, and other cool features to the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons includes new and returning furniture items for players to collect. Amassing a collection of cool knickknacks is a major draw for many Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, but some furniture items are better than others, and the best are often hard to obtain.
Collecting furniture has always been a big part of Animal Crossing's chill gameplay loop, but New Horizons added another dimension to the hunt for cool items by allowing players to place them outside. This gives fans much more control over the look and feel of their islands and has led to many interesting New Horizons island layout ideas, like museum plazas, Japanese-inspired parks, and celestial-themed island entrances.
While most furniture items are great for use as small touches in larger, themed areas, certain pieces are so interesting they deserve to be used for their own sake. Here are Animal Crossing: New Horizons' most unique furniture items and how to obtain them.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Most Unique & Interesting Furniture
Most of the following items' DIY recipes have reportedly been obtained through message bottles found on beaches, floating balloon presents, and villagers crafting in their homes, unless otherwise stated. Each is listed with its required building materials, as well, via GameWith.
Kettle Bathtub
The Kettle Bathtub has two compelling uses: First, it can be used as a simple kettle or cauldron, making for a decoration that will have visitors asking what mysterious potion you're brewing. Second, it can be used for the purpose its name implies, which creates a similarly intriguing conversation piece. Whether in a witch's kitchen or an extremely rustic washroom, the Kettle Bathtub will get people talking. Its DIY recipe requires eight iron nuggets, two wood, and one Campfire.
Ironwood Kitchenette
The Ironwood Kitchenette is the crown jewel of Animal Crossing furniture. The set is so sought-after and so hard to obtain that fans have devised knock-off Ironwood as a placeholder. Once players finally get their hands on the Kitchenette, it practically completes a kitchen on its own. It's stylish and modern, and goes well with other kitchen furniture items. Unlike other items on this list, the Ironwood Kitchenette DIY recipe can be purchased in the Wildest Dreams DIY pack from the Nook's Cranny shop. Building it requires four wood, three iron nuggets, an Ironwood Dresser, and a Cutting Board.
Bamboo Doll
If players are looking for a truly bizarre furniture item, they needn't look further than the Bamboo Doll. What appears to be a simple bamboo stalk plays a strange and unique animation when players interact with it. We won't spoil it here, but the animation is actually a reference to the Japanese folktale known as "The Tale of Princess Kaguya." Animal Crossing's rendition of the legend is fittingly goofy, however, making for a surprising and entertaining item. The Doll's DIY requires six Young Spring Bamboo to craft.
Golden Toilet
Simply put, nothing says luxury like a Golden Toilet. This glorious bathroom piece's DIY recipe requires six golden nuggets.
Rose Bed
Similarly flashy and luxurious to the Golden Toilet is the Rose Bed. It's perfect for use in a flower-themed room or a tacky Valentine's Day getaway, but perhaps a more interesting use of would be to place multiple Rose Beds around an island, like giant, actual roses. The bed's DIY requires 10 of Animal Crossing's Red Roses and five wood.
Street Piano
Players looking to spice up their town with a little open-air performance should seek the Street Piano. Mimicking the colorfully-painted pianos found outdoors in many real-world cities, the Street Piano acts as an interesting addition to any plaza or marketplace and implies a strong sense of community. The Street Piano DIY requires only an Upright Piano and a Painting Set, but pianos are costly, so players should start earning more Bells in case one appears.
Flying Saucer
Like the Bamboo Doll, the Flying Saucer plays a strange animation when interacted with. It could fit well in a space-themed room or a small museum, but it could also work as a spooky Easter egg for visitors, tucked away in the middle of a forest or field. Its DIY recipe can be obtained from Celeste and requires 15 Star Fragments and 10 iron nuggets.
Tiny Library
Based on the free book exchange stands found in some real-world communities, the Tiny Library has a similar vibe to the Street Piano, implying a sense of cooperation among a player's villagers. Crafting the Tiny Library's DIY requires three books and five wood.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons released on March 20, 2020, for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: GameWith