DESIGN HOME
Frequently Asked Questions
11. Borrowing
How do I Borrow an item for my Design?
If you are logged in to Facebook, your list of friends will be created automatically from your friends who also play Design Home. Invite more friends for more Items to choose from when borrowing!
To borrow an Item for your design, tap on a Blue Bubble and then tap on “Borrow” at the top of the displayed Inventory. Here you can select a friend to borrow from.
Borrowing does not deduct a use of the borrowed Item from your friend. While designing your room in a Challenge using a borrowed Item, you may only preview one borrowed Item at a time. If you have a borrowed Item placed and then choose a second borrowed Item, the first will disappear.
What is Borrowing ?
You can borrow items when designing your room. You must link your Design Home account to Facebook in order to borrow items from friends.
Here are some important rules:
1. You can borrow one inventory item per day. Note: You and your friends cannot borrow Diamonds, Keys, or Cash from each other.
2. You can borrow inventory from the same friend once per day.
3. Borrowing does not deduct a use of the borrowed item from your friend's or your own inventory.
4. Borrowing does not limit you or your friend's ability to use the same item at the same time.
Why are all my friends listed as inactive and I can't borrow from them?
If you are not able to see friends in your borrow section or your friends list, please try the following steps.
1. Go to your Facebook Settings
2. Click Apps
3. Locate Design Home and Tap Remove App
4. Open your Design Home game, tap on the person/face icon at the bottom right hand corner
5. Tap on the gear/settings icon
6. Tap 'Sign Out'
7. Force close your game
8. Log back into Design Home using your linked Facebook.
When you log back into Design Home using your Facebook account, you will be asked to allow Design Home to access your basic profile information and your Friends list. Be sure that you allow Design Home to use your friends list in order to be able to see and borrow from your friends.
Why is my friend borrowing keys from me?
We apologize for the Key confusion. When a friend borrows an item it doesn't remove your Keys. You actually earn keys when a friend borrows from you!
Please Note the following below:
1. You can borrow one Inventory Item per day. You cannot borrow the same Item from the same friend more than once.
2. You or your friends cannot borrow diamonds, keys, or cash.
3. You can borrow from the same friend once per day.
4. Borrowing does not deduct a use of the borrowed Item from your friend or your own Inventory.
5. You will earn 3 keys, for each Item borrowed from you and receive a notification when this occurs.
When you open Design Home, and see this notification, the keys have already been added to your currency at the top of the page so you will not see them change.
How do I block someone specific from Borrowing from me?
Unfortunately, at this time the only way to block people is to unfriend them on Facebook.
Unfriending Friend on Facebook
After you unfriend them, open Design Home.
>Tap on the Person/Face Icon at the bottom right-hand corner
>Tap on the Gear/Settings Icon next to your Profile Picture.
>Tap on “Sign Out" next to where it says Facebook.
FOR ANDROID
1. Press the Home Key.
2. Tap on Settings.
3. Select Applications.
4. Select Manage Applications.
5. Tap on Design Home
6. On the next screen, tap on the Stop Button to close Design Home.
7. Open and play Design Home.
Clicking Sign Out
Click Sign Out
FOR iOS
1. From the Home Screen, click the Home Button twice.
2. Locate the app you wish to close, then swipe Design Home.
3. Press the Home Button.
4. Open Design Home again.
Once you’ve re-opened Design Home, follow these steps to sign in:
>Tap on the Person/Face Icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
>Tap on the Gear/Settings Icon.
>Tap on “Sign In”.
Sign in back to Facebook
Sign In
Now your friend will no longer appear on your Friends List when you tap on the Trophy Icon at the bottom left hand corner of your screen.
How do I turn off borrowing altogether?
Warning: If you turn off borrowing, you will no longer see your Friends List on the Leaderboard Page.
To turn off borrowing, go into your Settings on Facebook, select Apps, then Design Home, and unselect “Friend list” under “Info you provide to this app”.
However, we would like to remind you that you lose nothing by having friends borrow from you. When a friend borrows from you, or you borrow from a friend, this does not deduct a use of the borrowed Item from your Inventory. Your Inventory remains intact!
How often may I Borrow an item?
You may borrow one Item per day. You cannot borrow the same Item from the same friend more than once. You can borrow the same Item from another friend if they own it.
How often may I Borrow from a friend?
You can borrow from the same friend once per day.