Best Matchington Mansion Renovation Routes

The Kitchen is the highest-priority room in early Matchington Mansion for one reason: it has the lowest total star cost of any room that triggers a high-bonus episode. Four decoration choices, twelve stars total, and the episode completion awards three bonus stars - the highest bonus yield relative to cost in the early mansion. Completing the Kitchen first also unlocks the Dining Room, which continues the bonus episode chain. Players who start with the Kitchen and finish it fully before touching any other room generate the most bonus stars per coin spent in the entire early game.

The Dining Room is the direct sequel to the Kitchen episode chain and should be the second room renovated in every playthrough. It costs slightly more than the Kitchen but awards the same three-star episode bonus on completion. The Dining Room also unlocks the Living Room, which is the central hub of the mansion story and the room with the most side episodes. Players who chain Kitchen into Dining Room collect six bonus stars across two episode completions before touching any other area of the mansion.

The Living Room is the most complex renovation in the early mansion and the highest total bonus star source. Eight decoration choices, thirty stars, and the full completion triggers five bonus stars plus three additional side episodes that each award their own bonus stars. The Living Room is the renovation that compounds most aggressively - players who complete it fully unlock more bonus episode content than any other single room. It costs more than the Kitchen and Dining Room combined, but the total bonus output makes it the best investment once those rooms are done.

The Master Bedroom is a solid mid-game renovation that fits between the Living Room chain and the later mansion areas. Its episode bonus is lower than the Living Room but higher than the early optional rooms. Completing the Master Bedroom unlocks the Study, which contains the next main story thread. For players who have finished the first three rooms, the Master Bedroom should be the next full completion target before branching into optional decoration areas.