YOU CAN HAVE A LIST OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE ROOM BY CLICKING ON THE PICTURE OF DEE ZINER.  IF PLAYING HOME SWEET HOME 1, CLICK DEE ZINER'S PICTURE AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN. THEN YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE QUESTION MARK.  IF YOU ARE PLAYING HOME SWEET HOME2, CLICK ON DEE ZINER'S PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.  MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR FLOORING AND WALL COLORS PICKED OUT. MAYBE YOU'RE MISSING ONE OF THOSE AND THAT MAY BE WHY YOU CANNOT BUILD.  GOOD LUCK!

I AGREE THAT MYTRIBE IS SIMILAR, BUT I DIDN'T LIKE IT AS MUCH AS  V.V.  THE GRAPHICS WERE NOT AS GOOD AND IT BECAME QUITE BORING.  I HOPE THEY COME OUT WITH ANOTHER V.V. GAME SOON BECAUSE THEY ARE QUITE ADDICTIVE.