I loaded up my character for the first time since Dragonborn today, wanting to check out the new patch and to sort out the books in my bookshelf. Well, when I entered my house in Windhelm, I couldn't help but have a smile on my face. I custom decorated all of it, and while I was never able to finish decorating the house because some items never seem to stay put properly, looking over what I did decorate filled me with pride. I walked into the kitchen and saw a roasted ox head burning on the fire, face up, like it was screaming. I put it there as a joke and forgot about it, but it cracked me up. I then went upstairs and saw a picnic basket I placed on the table, filled with a potion of blood, a chunk of human flesh and two hearts. Yogi would be in for quite a surprise.

I really wish they would fix the housing mechanics, because I imagine I'd be able to have a whole lot of fun if things worked properly. Originally, I wanted to have my jeweley sitting in one of the empty bookshelves that you aren't allowed to put books in, but no matter what, they kept moving several inches each time I entered and exited the home. Even the drop, leave, re-enter and move trick didn't work. Oh well. I'm still happy with how things turned out. Hjerim is a great home - I like it even better than the Hearthfire houses, and it's plenty big enough for a family. Upstairs is practically empty, except for the husky.

I wish they would fix the housing mechanics so we can actually have it easy to create a house that suits our characters homes to reflect them.
It was actually easy for me to decorate to set up my homes in Morrowind and Oblivion. I would like to be able to set up items correctly In Skyrim the item tips upside down and I have to slam items into things to try and set them up and if you do not set the items on the floor first everything will end up in the floor when you exit and return.

Didn't someone recently post a thread asking if people would play an Elder Scrolls version of The Sims? If I had posted in that thread it would have been: "It's called Hearthfire."

I didn't like the Hearthfire houses. Too cluttered and compact. I like open spaces, which is why I like Hjerim. Large rooms with few furnishings. Makes it good for the family and the pets. Hearthfire houses also have stewards and housecarls and bards. I got rid of my Hjerim housecarl.

Didn't like 'em either, mostly because every single time i FT'd in, I was greeted by a giant, groups of bandits, etc.. The cluttered interiors were a bit of an afterthought. One thing always puzzled me though: why would someone have a forge indoors? And why would they have it in the basemant? The carbon monoxide alone would be enough to kill at least a platoon....