Second edit: Information on changing the front style of apartment buildings has been updated. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Third edit: The awning styles corresponding to different apartment building fronts have been updated.
[1] Basic facts about default container house styles
1. There are three main categories: "detached house," "apartment front," and "apartment side/back" (yes, the front and the side/back are separate), with three subcategories under each main category. As shown in the images.
2. There is no one-to-one correspondence between main categories. Therefore, you cannot predict the apartment style based on the detached house style, and apartment styles can be freely mixed and matched.
3. The house style generated when a house is built is entirely random. So far, no factors have been found to influence it, including the number of houses of the same type on the island, or any attributes of the owner such as age or personality (whether initial or subsequently changed).
4. The owner's personality only affects the color scheme of the house exterior (for apartment buildings, it is determined by the room in the bottom-left corner), not the structural design. The examples shown use the same personality's color scheme to control for variables.
[2] Methods for changing container house styles (the simplest I currently know of)
Applicable to: all main categories
1. Create a custom house exterior in the Item Workshop;
2. Change the target house's exterior;
3. Exit the game (remember to save);
4. Re-enter the game and change the target house's exterior back to default. At this point, one of the three styles will appear at random (for apartment buildings, a random combination of front and side/back). If you are satisfied, save the change directly; if not, do not save and repeat steps 3–4 until satisfied. If you only need to refresh the apartment side/back, do not save in step 3. If you also need to refresh the apartment front, you must save in step 3.
⚠️ Do not exit the game immediately after a house is built, or the style may change randomly upon re-entry.
[3] The above conclusions may have gaps or errors — Tomodachi Life players are welcome to add to them.
About This Design
A trivia guide covering default container house styles, shared house variants, and how to reroll house appearances in Tomodachi Life.
How to Use This Design
1. There are 3 house categories (detached, shared-front, shared-side/back), each with 3 sub-styles; styles are purely random with no cross-category correlation.
2. To reroll: ①Make a custom exterior in the Item Workshop; ②Apply it to the target house; ③Quit the game (save); ④Re-enter and revert to default — a random style appears; save if satisfied, otherwise repeat steps 3–4.
3. To reroll only the side/back, do NOT save in step 3; to also reroll the front, save in step 3.