Decorating Ideas For Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing New Horizons (ACNH) - Best Custom Designs for Paths and Floors

With permission from these creative designers, we bring you our top collection of Custom Designs that you can use on the ground to make paths and floors in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Save and share designs using Design & User IDs, and feel free to share your work with us, too!

List of Custom Designs
Clothes and Accesories	Face Paint
Paths and Floors	Signs and Decorations
Halloween Custom Designs	Christmas Custom Designs
Valentines Custom Designs	Face-Cutout Standee Custom Designs

These custom design creations are listed in order of approval. We will update this page with more content from time to time!

Floor and Ground Designs
Switch-Themed Basketball Court Chalk Drawings Zen Sand Flower Patterns Fruit and Bell Tree Markers

Place your basketball hoops and ball around this Nintendo Switch-themed Basketball Court designed by Reddit user haha6m.

The court will take up 3 x 6 spaces, but will only take up 12 design slots! We recommend searching their Creator ID instead!

Creator:haha6m (Reddit) Creator ID: MA-6643-4903-3362
Basketball Court 5 Design ID: MO-BK4H-H58V-FTB1	Basketball Court 6 Design ID: MO-F5VR-NCMQ-BR65
Basketball Court 7 Design ID: MO-JVCB-JF8N-3J4P	Basketball Court 8 Design ID: MO-2JF0-247H-4375

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Add charm to your playgrounds by placing these cute child-like chalk drawings created by Reddit user odd_walrus!

Creator:odd_walrus (Reddit) Creator ID: MA-5349-8240-4196
Chalk 1 Design ID: MO-SM0R-1G9D-YC6V	Chalk 2 Design ID: MO-LFB3-GVQL-JNYT

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Recreate your own Japanese Rock Garden using these Zen Sand Garden Patterns. It has a transparent background, which is perfect for placing over the sand path. This is created by Twitter user Pixebo. You can also check out their Instagram page (@Pixebo) to see their personal art!

Creator:Pixebo (Twitter/Instagram) Creator ID: MA-9246-0808-4302
Zen Sand Single Design ID: MO-PVP4-9R2Y-YQFJ	Zen Sand Vert. Design ID: MO-X45P-FYSX-4TRS	Zen Sand Horiz. Design ID: MO-K96R-NLT1-NCJ3
Zen Sand UL Design ID: MO-JQGQ-5WPK-9TQ7	Zen Sand UR Design ID: MO-L84W-R00L-C6SH	-
Zen Sand LL Design ID: MO-44V4-CKSF-WJWQ	Zen Sand LR Design ID: MO-XW58-LTWP-9SJF	-

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These flower patterns by Twitter user islander_illtsu are the cutest! You can spruce up your island by adding these sunflower and clover patterns!

There are 3 variations for each flower type, so we recommend getting them all by searching their Creator ID instead!

Creator: islander_illtsu (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-4471-1720-0257
Yellow Flowers Design ID: MO-WH1C-WY30-TBRB	White Flowers Design ID: MO-6K2F-QX06-T8R6
Pink Flowers Design ID: MO-CDW7-YQCW-1YHF	Clover and Flower Design ID: MO-BPQT-MGPD-6615

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Use these neat designs by Reddit user Unabanzie to mark trees around your island!

Creator: Unabanzie (Reddit) Creator ID: MA-5812-8575-2860
Bells Design ID: MO-SR4H-W9JH-0X90	Apple Design ID: MO-R8RX-4SY5-DPXH	Cherry Design ID: MO-08NC-J4NH-5VXN
Orange Design ID: MO-QCRT-7J6V-6VVT	Peach Design ID: MO-WC0H-BY9F-4549	Pear Design ID: MO-XLKK-BHF8-YVJJ

Paths and Tilesets
Glass Tiles Plaza Brick Tile Flower Path and Tile Venetian Cobblestones Colorful Stone Pavement Shell Tile Stone Paths Celestial Paths

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You can recreate glass tiles with these designs created by marimo_angela. You can search using their Creator ID to see more of their works!

Creator: marimo_angela (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-0885-0938-8047
Glass 1 Design ID: MO-BXFK-XPH4-MRM4	Glass 2 Design ID: MO-SMHN-80QC-4DP0	Glass 3 Design ID: MO-4NJC-CD5N-YCK0
Blue Glass 1 Design ID: MO-XHSL-83SC-FM1M	Blue Glass 2 Design ID: MO-TQ12-7FHP-R4G1	Blue Glass 3 Design ID: MO-TT3P-0JJK-C4YC

A tileset created by negi_ebiten (Twitter) which can be placed around the Plaza so it looks expanded.

Creator: @negi_ebiten (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-3827-1173-1524
Plaza Brick (Right) Design ID: MO-BQD3-HSXT-8CHK	Plaza Brick (Left) Design ID: MO-BQD3-JFVL-H9KR	Plaza Brick (Middle) Design ID: MO-LSS0-CGF9-GPC1
Half Size Plaza Brick (Left) Design ID: MO-7PVB-FQLP-83WQ	Half Size Plaza Brick (Right) Design ID: MO-7QC8-9W2T-NMJ7	-

You can combine the two to decorate your island by creating a stylish path.

Creator: domori_kumanu (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-0121-1937-3365
Flower Tile Design ID: MO-K5LB-MHFK-6VXY	Flower Path Design ID: MO-1FPJ-BSX0-RB5G

Achieve the Venice look with these cobblestone designs. The creator also has a tutorial on Youtube, if you don't mind watching in Japanese, on Simple Techniques to Neatly Place Custom Designs on Ground.

Creator: kwgrnch (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-5045-7448-4706
Pink Venetian Cobblestone Design ID: MO-7QC3-JHGF-HHCT	Blue Venetian Cobblestone Design ID: MO-5RNC-N0PR-LB8Q
Black Venetian Cobblestone Design ID: MO-L435-XNVR-L9QL	Venetian Cobblestone Design ID: MO-YR86-M9SQ-QSY7

These colorful stone pavement also has edge tiles so your path will be looking smooth.

Creator: atsumori_yuko (Twitter) Creator ID:MA-1662-0923-2366
Colorful Stone Pavement Top Design ID: MO-SHCC-J29Q-38T9	Colorful Stone Pavement Bottom Design ID: MO-0KJ1-2XYN-RVB4
Colorful Stone Pavement Left Design ID: MO-XRTL-KLFT-54F7	Colorful Stone Pavement Right Design ID: MO-PXPL-GKLM-YJ3V

You can use this tile on the beach, especially if you are building your house there.

Creator: Myonmyon344 (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-8946-8051-7259
Shell Tile Design ID: MO-982Q-BMGQ-CLLY

This tileset goes well with white furniture, it also matches the natural feel of the island.

Creator: yrg1_mori (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-2061-1680-8808
Stone Design ID: MO-P0QL-NQXP-QCYP	White Stone Paving Stairs Design ID:MO-N5SD-7WL7-MMCK	White Stone Paving Design ID: MO-SFHS-1MM3-V5D2

celestial path.jpg
Enjoy starry nights by using these moon and star paths created by Twitter user julesjellyfish. Decorate with Star DIY items to create a wishing area!

Creator: julesjellyfish (Twitter) Creator ID:MA-2110-8837-1812
Path 1 Design ID: MO-FH24-T0NK-5HTQ	Path 2 Design ID: MO-WBFR-0XWP-B6TB
Path Side 1 Design ID: MO-HXTV-0KHR-VWHP	Path Side 2 Design ID: MO-V3KP-6T0N-1XKM

Fence and Path Borders
Wooden-Fence Border Zen-Fence Border Lace-Path Border Terracota-Path Border Stone-Path Border Brick-Path Border

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Get fen-cier with these lovely fence borders, which are available in all directions, super nice work! Check out the user Aria's Tumblr page to see more of their island and designs!

There are over 15 designs for this set, so we recommend searching using their Creator ID instead!

Creator: Aria (Tumblr) Creator ID: MA-1110-4718-2766
Top Left Border Design ID: MO-13XN-7WM7-SCDP	Top Right Border Design ID: MO-HQ84-P5KD-JNBK	Horizontal Border Design ID: MO-LFJ0-VW14-34SH
Bot Left Border Design ID: MO-W6QV-KK48-CT3V	Bot Right Border Design ID: MO-37JH-SGLX-FYBB	Vertical Border Design ID: MO-TY63-J8C6-7KPF

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This design lines up perfectly with the rocks at the bottom of the zen fence. A simple yet elegant design from Twitter user @atrem4!

There are 12 designs for this set, so we recommend searching using their Creator ID instead!

Creator: @atrem4 (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-7846-7909-0372
Zen-UL Design ID: MO-WWGK-S4WD-TD16	Zen-UR Design ID: MO-XF16-B5TB-0HJR
Zen-DL Design ID: MO-LY8T-RXVD-LL9B	Zen-DR Design ID: MO-LFYR-MH2P-NPLW

Lace path border.jpg
Designed by Twitter user marimo_angela, this lace path border is compatible with other path designs you place on your island!

Creator: marimo_angela (Twitter) Creator ID: MA-0885-0938-8047
Left Lace Design ID: MO-S421-2KK9-XR7R	Right Lace Design ID: MO-GPX1-47B9-BX2D

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This is the first path border Twitter user mellissenpai created, which goes perfectly with the terracota tile!

There are over 60 patterns for this border, including rounded ones, and designs for single-row tiles! You can search using their Creator ID instead.

Creator: mellissenpai Creator ID: MA-7011-8313-9106
Terracota Thin 1 Design ID: MO-1R9N-F27F-4BN3	Terracota Thin 2 Design ID: MO-7JR7-WDJJ-YGK0
Terracota Thin 3 Design ID: MO-B8G3-DLQ8-5QHW	Terracota Thin 4 Design ID: MO-W3M0-KNSQ-YRKX

Stone-path border.jpg
Another path border design by Twitter user mellissenpai to suit the stone path.

You can check out her page to see more of her work! There are 18 patterns for this design, so we recommend searching their Creator ID instead.

Creator: mellissenpai Creator ID: MA-7011-8313-9106
Stone Round U-L Design ID: MO-0YSW-V565-2JP8	Stone Round U-R Design ID: MO-M6KX-3PSF-L449
Stone Round D-L Design ID: MO-9XBC-G20S-RFD8	Stone Round D-R Design ID: MO-13XT-9SMX-FBH6

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This clean tileset of the brick-path border is created by Twitter user mellissenpai. She also created the stone-path border, and the terracota-path border seen in the last two sections!

There are 34 patterns for this design, including rounded ones, so we recommend searching their Creator ID instead!

Creator: mellissenpai Creator ID: MA-7011-8313-9106
Brick Up Design ID: MO-KJLM-36BV-XN61	Brick Down Design ID: MO-6Q69-L3PB-YWFD
Brick Left Design ID: MO-C03G-KY20-1SLL	Brick Right Design ID: MO-76MQ-5J7S-BNVL

These beautifully-made custom designs for floor and ground were contributed by the following users. If you want to see more of their work, you can check their respective pages!

If you want your work to get featured, you can say so in our Custom Design Share Board and don't forget to show us your work!

You can also send us a direct message in our Twitter account @Game8_ACNH!
Custom Design Share Board (232)

Nintendo Direct - Able Sisters
You must first have the Able Sisters tailor shop set up on your island before you can use this feature.
How to Unlock the Able Sisters Tailor Shop

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You can use the Custom Designs Portal to save and share designs online with other players.

Internet connection and Nintendo Switch Online membership required.

Custom Designs Portal - How to Share Custom Designs Online

The design ID may have been deleted. In this case, you can search the User ID instead and see their catalog of creations.

ACNH - All Custom Designs
Custom Design Guides

List of Custom Designs
Clothes and Accesories	Face Paint
Paths and Floors	Signs and Decorations
Halloween Custom Designs	Christmas Custom Designs
Valentines Custom Designs	Face-Cutout Standee Custom Designs

How to Make Custom Designs
How to Make Custom Fireworks Designs	How to Make Wooden Paths
How to Make Brick Paths	How to Make Platforms
How to Make Dirt Paths \| The Path	How to Make Tatami Mats
How to Make Seashell Paths	How to Make Sweets Floor Designs
How to Make Flowerbeds	How to Make Flower Patches
How to Make Tile Patterns	How to Make Stepping Stones
How to Make Large Stone Tiles and Slabs

Inspirational Dream Towns
Top Dream Addresses and Dream Towns
Japanese-Themed	European-Themed
Horror-Themed	Nature-Themed

QR and Creator Code Sharing
Custom Design Share (232)
Dream Address Code Share Board (458)

Other Custom Design Guides
How to Use the Custom Design Pro Editor
How to Share Custom Designs Online
How to Use and Erase Face Paint
How to Customize Your Furniture, Phone, and Tools
List of Items Customizable with Custom Designs