The Orbservatory Prior has always been one of my favourite houses. I was able to buy it a few weeks ago, and slowly started decorating it. It took some effort, and about a million dwemer frames (or so it seemed ), but I’m very happy with the end result. Here are a few of my observations that might be helpful if you are thinking of buying this house:

-Even though it belongs to the notable homes category, I think it’s much easier to decorate in terms of slot space compared to other notables, because of restrictions in architecture; there is a lot of space, but it’s mostly height, which can work wonderfully for taller/narrower structures.

-It has a very unique style that can be tricky to decorate with items other than clockwork/dwemer. That’s not to say other sets wouldn’t work, but I found these two to be the most harmonious. Fortunately, I happen to love clockwork creations, so I didn’t mind. Unfortunately, the decorations come at a steep price--whether you buy the recipe and craft it, or buy the furniture from other crafters.

-I had to trade off aesthetics for functionality somewhat for the main floor, since I intended this to be my primary residence and wanted space for my crafting stations and target dummies. Initially, I wanted to create a more mystical look, with enchanted lights and so on, however, colours in CWC can be harsh on the eyes, so I wanted something I was happy looking at for extended periods of time

-I deliberated whether I should buy this in the furnished or unfurnished version, and I’m so glad I decided to go with the former. I ended up using almost all of the furniture that came with the house, and I definitely recommend them if you like the clockwork style.

Here are some photos--my idea was that the house serves as the secluded hermitage of a recluse eccentric scientist, obsessed with everything clockwork

Main floor:





Telescope:





First room and bedroom:





'Laser beam'-protected door to the lab, and operating theatre corridor:







Operating theatre:







Entrance and transportation means:






(@R_K This is the clockwork hot air balloon I made with Immaculate Construction I wanted to use the scavenged grating panels for the basket portion, but I couldn’t make it work with their dimensions, so it looks a bit too uniform unfortunately Also, I’m missing the achievement for the energetic animo cores, which would work nicely as tanks, so just imagine a couple of them nestled inside the basket )

I hope you liked my decorations, thank you for reading!