# Disney Dreamlight Valley: How to Upgrade Your House \(Expert Guide\)

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- Published: 2023-12-08
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As an avid gamer and content creator, I‘ve unlocked all the current upgrades in Dreamlight Valley. Upgrading your house is crucial to expand storage and living space for late-game progress. This definitive guide will breakdown all the steps, costs, and strategy around house upgrades.

## Complete Required Quests for Scrooge McDuck

Scrooge handles the business side of Dreamlight Valley. You must finish these key questlines before unlocking house upgrades:

### Making Cents of Things

This multi-step quest has you:

- Speak to Scrooge about getting his shop reopened
- Convince Goofy to help rebuild the store
- **Gather 1,000 star coins** to fund renovations
  - I earned coins quickly by fishing rare blue fish
- Return to Scrooge to initiate shop rebuilding

**Rewards**: Shop reopens, earning more income for future upgrades

### Scrooge McDuck’s Grand Re-Opening

To celebrate the relaunched store, you need to:

- **Promote the opening** by walking around wearing Scrooge‘s advertising t-shirt
  - This marketing technique easily boosted his customer base
- **Craft signage** using softwood to increase visibility
  - Chop down large stumps for mass wood harvesting
- Place flower pots featuring Rising Penstemons and Dandelions outside

**Rewards**: Builds relationship with Scrooge and his business contacts

### Dreamlight Valley Economy 101

In this final preparatory quest:

- **Sell precious gems to Goofy** for a major influx of star coins
  - I sold all my spare diamonds and aquamarines
- Report back to Uncle Scrooge to complete the task
- Scrooge mentions **installing your house elevator**, signalling upgrade eligibility

## Expand Room Size vs. Upgrade Storage

With Scrooge‘s questline finished, you can upgrade your house in two key ways:

| Upgrade Type | Cost (Coins) | Benefits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Expanding Rooms | 1,000 (1st) 2,000 (2nd) | More floor space for furniture |
| Increasing Storage | 2,000 (1st) 20,000 (2nd) 75,000 (3rd) | Store way more materials and collected items |

Based on my experience, prioritizing storage space is the superior approach, as amassing a large repository of crafting ingredients and resources catalyzes long-term progression.

## Step-by-Step House Upgrade Process

Follow these steps to upgrade your home‘s capacity:

### Expand Room Size

To make rooms bigger for additional décor:

- Enter your house then locate the **blue floor tile** left of the front door
- Interact with the tile prompt to pay required coins
- **Name/label the new rooms** however you want!

### Upgrade Storage Capacity

Here is how to raise storage limits:

- Go outside and walk up to the **Scrooge McDuck gold plaque**
- Select the upgrade options in exchange for escalating coin payments
- Each upgrade unlocks major storage milestones:
  - **1st** – 2,000 coins: Build 2 extra rooms
  - **2nd** – 20,000 coins: Construct 2nd floor
  - **3rd** – 75,000 coins: Creates spacious 3rd floor!

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Note: I saved up coins for months by repeatedly cultivating and selling pumpkins
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## Decorating Your Upgraded House

With upgraded space, you can redesign rooms to match personalized themes. Be creative!

- **Purchase furniture** as quest rewards or directly from Scrooge‘s shop
- **Mix and match** items of varying styles for visual pop
- Remove starter furniture cluttering up key areas
- Check stores daily for fresh décor stock options

I hope this definitive guide gives you experts tips and confidence to upgrade your Dreamlight Valley home! Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy decorating!

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Source: [Disney Dreamlight Valley: How to Upgrade Your House \(Expert Guide\)](https://33rdsquare.com/disney-dream-light-how-to-upgrade-the-house/)