Paint

Paint is an item, appearing in, and  that allows the player to change their roof color on their House. The colors change on a daily basis. In, paint does not appear, instead different roof colors and designs are sold in Nook's Homes.

After paying off their mortgage, Tom Nook will ask what color the player want their roof to be. After buying a can of paint it takes one day for the roof color to change. Players can only buy paint in their town, Tom Nook will not sell to those from another town.

Animal Crossing
In all paint costs 800 Bells. The player can also enlist Wisp to paint it after catching 5 spirits. However, talking to a villager may cause them to paint the player's roof without permission, and they won't allow the player to choose the color either.

In the player can obtain paint when they upgrade to Nookington's for 980 Bells. They can also have it changed after they pay off their mortgage.

Animal Crossing: City Folk
In paint is obtained the same way as in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It is sold at Nook 'n' Go, Nookway and Nookington's for 980 Bells and roof color can be altered when the player pays their mortgage.