Decorating Houses

               ===Getting Furniture to Decorate a House===
There are several way to get furniture to put in a house.
*The majority of furniture in EQ2 can be made by a player who has taken up the profession of [[carpenter]]. You can make your own furniture or go to the [[broker]] to get it from other players.

'''Quests'''<br>
Quests for a wide variety of items you can place in your house have been (and continue to be) added to Everquest 2 over the years. There are ''so many'' that a complete list would be enormous, so a few that aid new and returning players the most are listed here instead:
*When you buy your first small house, you can get a quest from a [[NPC]] standing just outside of the small houses. The quest [[First Time Buyer]] will reward you with 4 furniture items for your house. 
*In 2011, several quests were added to the [[Zones By Level|low level adventuring zones]] and [[cities|cities]] that give furniture as a quest reward. Even if you are a returning player, your previously created characters can visit the and of the starting zones and follow the early questlines to get these new items.
*After updates were made to the [[The City of Freeport]] all "evil" aligned character can take the quest [[Slums to Riches]]. 
*After the revamp of [[The City of Qeynos]] all "good" aligned characters with the addition [[Winds of Change]].
*In 2013, all characters can complete [[Daily Objective]]s in their quest journal, in order to get [[Loyalty Point Token]]s, which act as a special currency. Furniture that was available in the past only during some [[World Event]]s and some [[Veteran's Rewards]] are offered by the [[Noble Tark Validus]]. 

'''Faction'''
[[Faction]] is a type of reputation you can improve in order earn the respect and trust a group of NPCs (Non Player Characters). This is typically done by taking quests or completing tasks that offer (positive) faction as part of or as the entire reward. For example, one quest or task may reward you with a gain of 500 (positive) faction for your success, while others may reward several thousand. Some are adventure quests that require you to fight the enemies of that faction, while others may ask you to craft items using your [[Tradeskill]] abilities. There are numerous factions in the world and some zones may even have multiple factions. 

After you have sufficient faction and in almost every zone you spend a great deal of time in as you gain levels, you are likely to find faction merchants.  
*If you have [[Status points|status points to spend]], you can visit a [[city merchant]]. 
*If you have sufficient [[Faction]] with the right allies, they will sell you some furniture.

'''Ways of obtaining furniture:'''
*You can get some furniture at special merchants located near the standard housing in [[cities]] for a low coin cost.

*Holiday and city-themed furniture and house items like plants and tress can be obtained in many ways at a variety of [[Live Event|Live Events]] 
*Many [[Heritage Quests Timeline|heritage quests]] rewards, like the [[Legendary Journeyman's Boots]], can be turned into a furniture item by right clicking on it and examining it in your inventory. This should be done only if you no longer have a use for the item if it is equitable. 
*Some [[collections|collections]] have a furniture reward that can be placed in your house.
*Some furniture is offered by opening the /claim window.
*Some furniture can only be purchased using [[Station Cash|Station Cash]] (for real-world money). 
*Some items are [[Plundered House Items|plundered]] ("looted") in dungeons or [[Harvesting|gathered]], like the [[Frosty Vesspyr Willow]]. 

:''For further details on types of furniture its function see the [[Housing]]'' article.

===='''Types of Furniture'''====

*'''Decorative''' items come from quests, or [[city merchant|city merchants]]. These items are purely functional and do not offer status reduction.   
*'''[[:Category:Items with Rent Status Reduction|Rent Status Reduction]]''' items will reduce the number of [[status points]] required to pay weekly upkeep on a standard house with a status coin and status cost. Players can make a wide variety of items that reduce status. The more carpentry skill created to make the item, the more status reduction it offers. Items that take a rare material to craft have a greater status reduction effect.
*'''[[Housing Item Limit and Building Blocks|Building Blocks]]''' include floor tiles, room dividers (walls), stairs, railings, columns, and actual (cubed) blocks are used to alter the surfaces of homes or build free-style structures. As of November 2013 these items have a separate item count from other furniture and decor items when placed in a house. They are primarily player-made, but many are from [[City Festival|city festivals]]. Some come from [[Live Event|Live Events]] and others can be purchased using [[Station Cash|Station Cash]]. Status reduction is uncommon or extremely low for these items.
*'''[[:Category:Pets|Pets]]''' can come from a [[:Category:Pet Merchant_(NPC Type)|pet merchant]], quest rewards, collection rewards, or come from fighting in the [[Arena|Arena]]. Some pets can be claimed as a [[Veteran's Rewards|veteran's reward]]. Pets will wander around the house and typically have several interaction options (such as play dead, dance, etc) when you right click on them after they are placed in a house. Most of the interactions include an animation. 
*'''[[:Category:Tradeskill_Stations|Tradeskill stations]]''' can be purchased from [[city merchant|city merchants]]. The quality of these tables varies, but only the Elaborate quality can be used for crafting in your house. The lower qualities of tradekill stations are best suited as decorative items only.
*'''[[:Category:Sales Display (Item Type)|Sales displays]]''' can be placed in a house like furniture, allowing other players to come to your house to shop. Doing so eliminates the broker fee for shoppers. If you place a sales display in your house and it has items for sale in it, your address will appear on the broker.
*'''Books''' - both [[Books Timeline|books written by the developers]] and [[Player-written books|player-written books]] are popular items to place in a house. In some cases large numbers or books may be used to create library.