8 Best Minecraft House Ideas - IGN
One of the fundamental parts of your Minecraft experience is building your forever home. You might be more focused on the basics like building cute houses (we're sorry cottagecore), but simplicity may be your key. Or, you might be the type that expands and uses your home to show off the world. If you don't know what to do with the boring and boring wooden four walls, you can look through our 8 favorite Minecraft House build ideas.
If you are just starting out, these are three simple starter home bases to consider.
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Below you'll find some of our top Minecraft house ideas; from simple and cute builds, to elaborate castles, it's time to make your next house epic; whatever that means for you.
1. Farmstead
A farmstead is a natural progression for many people, due to the importance and value of farming. It is an excellent way to expand your home naturally. You can build enclosures for your animals or create waterways that flow through your home to moisten your crops. This allows you to be very creative and functional while also being practical.
Farmhouse in Minecraft
Farmsteads are often cute, charming, and quirky because of their limited space. They blend in well with any environment.
2. Mansion
If you want to live lavishly, a mansion can be a great project to showcase the wealth of items and resources you have accumulated. As you would expect, the more detailed and expansive the build, the harder it will be to execute in Survival, but if you plan it out you can easily have a modular approach to your mansion; build out room by room, floor by floor, and add the connective tissue and aesthetic decorations after the fact.
Mansion in Minecraft
Although you can always find and conquer the massive Woodland Mansions that are spawning in your world, it will likely feel hollow. Only hard work and perseverance will make the decadence of a mansion truly yours.
3. Castle
This is an old-fashioned build that most people have tried at least once. A castle is a classic build that everyone has tried, no matter how skilled or novice you are. Castles are great when built alongside other medieval-style builds, even more so if you use a complementary texture pack. However, they can be restrictive in how you approach building them.
Castle in Minecraft
You can get rid of all those limitations! You can choose to create a wholly unique castle, or you can take inspiration from famous castles from real life or in fiction. You can choose a place that you are passionate about, such as Windsor Castle in England or Kaer Morhen from The Witcher Series. Not only will it give you the drive to continue with these lengthy builds, but it can also give you specific elements to build off of. Start with the Great Hall of Hogwarts or the drawbridge of Castle Greyskull. You can start by creating a memorable section and then build on it.
4. Modern House
The Minecraft structures that are generated naturally tend to be medieval-style, rudimentary structures with wooden supports and stony accents. It can feel repetitive to try to build the same structures with similar materials.
Modern House in Minecraft
With that in view, why not make bold choices not only with the layout and design of your house but also the materials you use? Be a different kind of person in the world. Modern architects strive to create unique houses. Put on your architect's hat and get creative! Minecraft, the ultimate creativity tool, should allow for some personal expression. (If you're just beginning to plan your modern house build, we like this easy tutorial video on how to build your first modern house in Minecraft).
5. Treehouse
Treehouses are a simple but effective way to leave your mark on the world. Often quite small and cute (think an Ewok hut in Return of the Jedi), you'll likely want to use all-natural materials for these builds so that they blend in as much as possible.
Treehouse in Minecraft
These games are especially enjoyable if you're playing on a multi-player server, where you try to hide from other players. It's rare that you look up in a game that is all about digging down. Throw in the benefit of often having much better and wider views of your surrounding area, and there seem to only be upsides to crafting a home high in the treeline. You can use vines or ladders/waterfalls to get down.
You can see all the types of treehouses you could create by visiting our Minecraft Treehouse Ideas.
6. Underwater House
You might like to have a fish tank at your home in real life. So why not build your Minecraft house below the waves? Remember that underwater constructions require a lot planning and a lot late-game materials like Sponge to efficiently clear the water after sealing the room.
Underwater House in Minecraft
Also keep in mind for underwater houses, you are often required to build a tunnel to get to the house, either straight down through the water or underground, and then up into the house. This allows you to think up unique ways to hide the entrance so that people who aren't paying attention won't notice you're there. https://newsfordummies.com/ Sneaky, challenging and fun.
7. Sky Island
Living below the waves is not something you want to do, so why not live in the clouds? A sky base offers many benefits: it is quiet, you won't be harmed by gravity, and you will have breathtaking views.
Sky Island House in Minecraft
Using a lot of Dirt and Stone, build up and create your own perfect spot in the sky. What you'll definitely want to have is a source of water to let you swim up and down from your base without the risk of lethal fall damage, so a tip is to incorporate it into an artificial stream to accentuate your island in the air.
8. Hidden Underground Base
If you are more discreet than you think, having a base below the surface makes you virtually undetectable. Redstone's hidden doors and moving walls make it appear natural.
Here's an underground apartment that you can lock:
Hidden Underground House in Minecraft (Locked)
This can even be beneficial in solo play, as having a Redstone-controlled secret base ensures that no Mobs can break down a door and invade your private safe space.
This is the underground house after it was opened:
Hidden Undergroun House in Minecraft (Open)
Want more Minecraft?
Best Minecraft Build Ideas (if possible, go a little further) Minecraft Legendary Collaboration Builds (for more inspiration).
How to Build a Minecraft House and the complete Building Guide (for beginners)