Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11204276-20130725051852

I just built my first home, and made a real 'nooblar' mistake. I have taken a real liking to my housecarl Valdimar. He's perfect really--the strong, silent, even magic-wielding type--so I also made him my steward for my manor house (forgot the name, damned MS). All was going beautifully except that he kept saying I didn't have enough money to "afford" my decorating (which was not true, but I suppose he wants to keep an eye on finances).

So, I went ahead and built my own furnishings and placed them about the house myself. I really loved the way the place looked. Zero stuffed animals (I really despise taxidermy in any form) and a vegan kitchen, because I can't bear to kill any of the little critters in Skyrim, not even fish and fowl.

The place looked GORGEOUS if I do say so myself. Then hubby Vorstag and I went out and did some adventuring (it seems he stops cooking once I get myself a steward by the way, the lazy bum) and when we returned the place was CHAOS. There were crates, barrels, mops and buckets, TREE STUMPS WITH DEAD BLOODY BUNNIES and taxidermy everywhere! Who wants mounted HORKERS in their house? Ewwww! The ground level of my alchemy tower was just FULL of barrels and crates, but there was also clutter under the ladder/stairs.

The only good thing he did was put an enchanting table in the dining hall. The rest is just attrocious. So my advice to you is either ask your steward to decorate OR do it yourself. Even if they seem to refuse you, apparently they take liberties with decorating, so home-builder beware.  