Had a chest full of dragon bones in the house at Whiterun. I decided to decorate every room possible, come back and there is no chest anymore. Make sure you pick up everything before decorating.

By decorate, you mean pay the dude for upgrades? I upgraded my Whiterun house and my chest remained in tact with all of my stuff. Maybe your game glitched?

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

@Xolare said:

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

Same here.

@bonorbitz said:

@Xolare said:

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

Same here.

Likewise.

@bonorbitz said:

@Xolare said:

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

Same here.

Likewise.

I didn't have that problem. Are you sure you're checking right spot/chest? I think there was only one chest in the house to begin with, upstairs in the bedroom, right?

Is there any way to reset the decorations in a house you own and already payed to decorate? My house in Riften was fully decorated, but then one day I came in and it was a fucking mess. It was like the companion that was living in the house just up and knocked everything to the floor.

@DougQuaid said:

Is there any way to reset the decorations in a house you own and already payed to decorate? My house in Riften was fully decorated, but then one day I came in and it was a fucking mess. It was like the companion that was living in the house just up and knocked everything to the floor.

No

@DougQuaid: Roommates are the worst.

@tekmojo said:

@ShadowConqueror said:

@bonorbitz said:

@Xolare said:

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

Same here.

Likewise.

Knock on wood.

Pun intended?

Hmm.. I'll look again tonight but I remembered that the chest was in the bedroom and there wasn't one there anymore. Hopefully I just overlooked it.

@DougQuaid said:

Is there any way to reset the decorations in a house you own and already payed to decorate? My house in Riften was fully decorated, but then one day I came in and it was a fucking mess. It was like the companion that was living in the house just up and knocked everything to the floor.

Same thing happened to me, but in that city built into the mountain. I had enough to purchase all of the decorations outright and everything was fine until I managed to get a housecarl. Dude messed the place up! lol

@tekmojo said:

@ShadowConqueror said:

@bonorbitz said:

@Xolare said:

Pretty sure the chest is supposed to be there with all the stuff. I upgraded my house while it had stuff in it and it stayed there.

Same here.

Likewise.

Knock on wood.

I'll 5th that.

I think the only house that's a problem with is the Whiterun one. 
 
"Blood on the Ice" quest spoiler:

I had no problems with it.

But i keep all my smithing stuff and dragon bones in one of the barrels by Warmaiden's anyway.

Like 100+ hours in and its all still there.

@DougQuaid said:

Is there any way to reset the decorations in a house you own and already payed to decorate? My house in Riften was fully decorated, but then one day I came in and it was a fucking mess. It was like the companion that was living in the house just up and knocked everything to the floor.

No

Context Free Warning:

If you are doing the DB quest, don't bother using their chests for storage - they are unreliable and will after a certain point 'forget' all your stuff. Get a real home.

@Fishstick said:

@DougQuaid: Roommates are the worst.

This. Lydia is such a nightmare. She eats all my food and hangs out in MY bedroom when she has her own perfectly suitable room. Bitch is gonna get a taste of Wabbajack.

I acidentally dragon shouted in my house once ... what a mess.

I have had the solitude house for awhile and fully upgraded it and one time I went In and my chest kitchen table and bed where all gone. Luckly I was able to reload my autosave and my stuff was their again.