Close to the Hogwarts kitchens, the Hufflepuff common room was hidden behind a large pile of barrels. A cosy, low-ceilinged room decorated in yellow and black, the Hufflepuff common room was full of honey-coloured wood and thriving plants. In some ways the common room resembled a badger sett and the round doors leading to the dormitories and circular windows giving a ground level view of sunny meadowland helped reinforce this safe and cosy feeling.