Updated August 12, 2026
We’ve added more detail and shared some new house ideas!
While us Minecrafters won’t want to admit it, we’ve all suffered from a lack of creative spark at one point or another, resigning ourselves to plopping down a dirt house and calling it a day. But there comes a time when the need for a cool Minecraft house arises – one that you can truly call home.
To inspire your next voxelated abode, we’ve scoured the internet to pick out 55 of the best Minecraft house ideas for the crafting game, and included each builder’s tutorial to take you from blueprint to finished result. Whether you’re looking for a simple-but-useful starter house, want to move into a stylish modern mansion or a cute, cozy cottage, our favorite Minecraft houses are sure to inspire your next build.
Here are the best Minecraft house ideas to inspire you:
Starter houses
Easy starter house
New to building? Like tiny homes? This starter build by FunBook is perfect for getting your feet wet, as all you’ll need to put it together is wood – Minecraft’s most accessible resource. This means that you’ll be able to get cracking without too much of a fuss, even if you spawn in a more barren Minecraft seed initially.
Despite being quite small in size, it’ll fit all your necessities easily, so you can get in an anvil, a bed, plenty of storage, and a smoker quite comfortably. It also looks pretty stylish when all kitted out!
Medieval starter house
If you play Minecraft to be whisked away to a land of fantasy, this two-storey medieval starter home looks great and is simple to set up. While builder NeatCraft puts this house up on a knoll to provide a good vantage point, its stone tower means that wherever you put down roots, you’ll have a decent view of what’s off in the distance (and of any mobs coming your way).
Due to its size, it’s worth keeping in mind that this build requires a fair few resources, with cobblestone, oak planks, spruce stairs, and stripped spruce logs being the ones you’ll need the most of (at least 40 for each).
Modular starter base
While this modular home is built with only oak and spruce, Smithers Boss’ build is easily put together with whatever wood type you’ve got available. Its rectangular floorprint makes it simple to build, and features two large rooms perfect for sharing the space with a friend. What’s more, outside of wood, the structure’s only other requirements are glass, barrels, azalea leaves (plus its flowering variant), and tuff.
What’s particularly cool about this starter is that its living spaces are entirely off the ground and need to be accessed by ladder, with both stories featuring huge glass windows so you can scope out what’s in the distance. Its simple shape makes it customizable, so you can replicate Smither Boss’ layout again and again if you need more space down the line (or have multiple friends who all need their own room).
Starter cottage house
If cozy cottages that make you want to curl up with a book and a blanket take your fancy, this starter home is for you. You’ll need a lot of resources to put this one together, but the requirements for each are pretty low – cobbled deepslate, stripped oak wood, coarse dirt, and deepslate bricks are blocks you’ll need the most of.
Builder SheraNom shows off different upgrades in the tutorial, including one with a red brick and granite version of the chimney stack and a copper roof. So whether you’re a miner, a crafter, or something in between, this one is simple to build thanks to this easy-to-follow tutorial, and the video’s relaxing music means that even setting it up is pretty calming. What’s not to love?
Cherry blossom starter
If you’re a fan of The Sims 4, this build might remind you of one of its many base game starter homes. Complete with a raised foundation, the outside of this house has a lovely little porch that you can sit on as you gaze out into the world around you. And what would a cherry blossom house be without the color pink?
Of course, cherry-based blocks are the main resource you’ll need to focus on here, with creator Polar Cat using striped cherry logs, cherry stairs, cherry slabs, and cherry trapdoors to put it together. Outside of that, the requirements are pretty slim, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to gather what you need. And despite the vaulted ceiling inside, it’s a simple structure overall, making this an easy, cute option if you’re looking to get something done without too much brain power.
Survival house ideas
Modern survival house
If you like the modular starter base from further up this page but want something more suited to solo play, Tanol Games’ survival house could be a great fit. Its front-facing ceiling-to-floor window and slatted versions at the side make it eye-catching in its own right, but its creative use of a basic square footprint takes the cake.
You won’t need a big area at all to get this one built, either, because its farmland is housed right underneath the raised interior floor. And with a chest and ladder set close by, you won’t have to go too far when needing to grab different items. I think this would work well as a modular build if you find yourself needing more room to expand over time, too – building out to the side or upwards wouldn’t be difficult at all.
Multiplayer survival house
This “ultimate” survival house by Bradmall is just as good as his easy-to-follow tutorial on how to build it. The statement piece of this stately-looking home is its symmetrical L-shape set over multiple levels, including a gorgeous outside fountain and courtyard area, barns, nether portal access, spots for growing crops, and a living area right at the top.
While Bradmall’s interior is fantastic for one person with a taste for excess due to its huge storage rooms and mini libraries, this build would work perfectly when teaming up with a friend. Simply put anything you want to share on the first floor, take a side of the house each, and decorate to your heart’s content. Just make sure to stay on your own side!
Round underwater house
Ever stared out at Minecraft’s voxelated oceans and thought, ‘yeah, that’s where I want to live’? Builder Lomby has put together a beautiful underwater base complete with a panoramic view of the sea floor so you can do just that.
While a big chunk of the resources you’ll need are smooth quartz and oak, the base of the house includes sea lanterns (made out of prismarine shards and crystals) and waxed oxidized copper trapdoors to create a soft, luminous glow. This means it’s not the easiest build to put together, but you could always use a placeholder for the time being and add them in later.
One of the coolest things about this house, though, is how you get in: via a platform that pokes out of the water. Including a trapdoor that opens into a tube for you to climb down inside, it doubles as a not-so-subtle landmark so you don’t spend ages searching around for your well-hidden offshore home.
Brick house
This small brick build by Tanol Games uses classic red brick and gray stone blocks for a charming cottage that would be right at home in the English countryside. Its 7×9 footprint includes several classic details: a small porch, dormer windows, a large chimney stack, and an attached pergola.
But one of the most creative things about this house has to be how leaves are used to replicate ivy, snaking around the house for a time-worn look. Most importantly, it doesn’t require an enormous stack of bricks to build, saving a lot of time. It’s even got a little farm outside for planting crops if you’re a survival player. And back inside the studio space, there’s a surprising amount of storage, thanks to the build’s verticality.
Cliff house
Minecraft houses that defy the laws of gravity always look impressive, and this cliffside house is no exception. Made entirely from wood and stone rocks, it features an impressive ‘overhanging’ front design complete with decorative support beams, including custom windows so you’re not closed off from the glorious view. It’s perfect for lone wanderers who prefer to keep to their own devices, but if you’re a bit of a show-off, you’d be hard-pressed to find something so cleverly put together to flaunt to your friends.
What’s particularly handy about the video tutorial is that creator KoalaBuilds shows you how to recreate this cliff house in survival mode without ending up falling to your death. You will need to spend additional time getting a flat 11×7 surface on the side of a cliff cleared before you can get to building, though. But if you’re up for the challenge of this house, I doubt you’ll have any issue with that.
Cute houses
Mushroom house
This build from YouTuber BlueNerd is so popular that it’s racked up over 1.3 million views since it was published over seven years ago – and it’s not hard to see why. If fairytales and magic are all up your street, this mushroom house needs to be on your list to build next. Yes, this is literally a whole house inside a giant mushroom.
It’s quite a long tutorial – just over an hour, in fact – so you’ll be looking at a good amount of time to put it all together. You’ll need a huge number of white terracotta and red concrete to get this one built up, but the process of seeing the showstopping red and white fungus come together is worth it for that alone.
With a circular staircase inside that travels skyward and connects to the large top floor inside the mushroom’s cap, it’s a creative build that still leaves space for you to put your own stamp on it.
Fairy cottage
If a mushroom house isn’t your vibe but you want something equally as impressive and whimsical, this cozy cottage has spires, intricate roof shapes, and is absolutely covered in greenery.
Because it uses so many leaves, if you’re building this in survival mode, you’ll have a lot of resources to collect beforehand (you’ll need around 60 stacks in total). You’ll even be asked to have some melons on hand, which are used for a bit of visual flair to keep the greenery from looking flat.
Outside of plantage, it’s worth keeping in mind that there are a lot of different blocks in this build. I’d suggest taking a look at Munkei’s materials list at the beginning of the video to collect everything you need before getting into the actual process of building itself. Once you’re ready to go, though, you’ll be working on something truly stunning.
Two-story cottage
I’ve always found realistic houses to be really hard to pull off in Minecraft, but Croissant Cat has knocked it out of the park. With an outdoor seating area, lots of white and dark wood, and some lovely little windows set into the roof, it’s a charming house that will fit right into greener biomes.
Inside, you’ll find a huge dining table with a custom lighting fixture, hanging lanterns on chains, and a staircase that neatly tucks away a crafting table and storage. It’s worth noting that Croissant Cat does use texture packs and shaders in their build, so if you’re not one to use mods in Minecraft, things could end up looking a little differently for you.
Cherry blossom house
If pink is your favorite color, this cherry blossom house from KeKe is cute, pink, and has loads of space. While it features an eye-catching slanted roof, the pièce de résistance here has to be the seemingly never-ending floorplan. Here, you’ll find a kitchen, living room, bedroom, a huge basement that’s accessible from in or outside the house, and a cute little tent and winter garden.
The house has its fair share of windows, so expect to be building quite a lot of those – including tall dormers – with creatively used cherry trapdoors that act as shutters on the lower parts of the structure. For a house so jam-packed with care and detail, if you decide to take on this one, KeKe’s tutorial is really intuitive, so following along shouldn’t be too much of a difficult task.
House in a mountain
We’ve already seen a house on the side of a mountain, so what about a house inside one? Croissant Cat makes another appearance on this list with their aesthetic mountain house. As was the case with their two-story cottage, this build was put together with texture packs, so the outcome may look slightly different for you without them.
Granite, birch, oak, and spruce are the main blocks for putting this one together, so be sure to check out the video’s material list before getting started. You’ll also need to look for a steep, sloped mountain, but the creator shows an example of the one they found as a reference.
Despite the size of the house from the outside (the front face is 12 blocks long on either side and nine blocks tall), it’s actually quite cozy inside as it’s one large, split-level room with a smaller entryway off to the side. And if you’re looking to expand down the line, said hallway would make for a great jumping-off point for creating further rooms and hallways.
Wooden houses
Log cabin with a porch
Wooden houses can be as big (or small) as you like in Minecraft, from wood-paneled palatial mansions to cozy log cabins positioned on the outskirts of a village. This easy-to-build house from Cubey is the latter. And while it’s small, you’ll find loads of indoor space, with an included ladder that travels underneath the house if you want to add a basement or need easy mining access.
This house is pretty simple to build, sure, but there’s something cute about the simplicity of a wooden cabin that’s perched right on the water’s edge. Y’all ready for a spot of fishing?
Warped wood house
While the two wood types found in Minecraft’s Nether can are pretty garish, if you pair them with the right color palette, you can end up making something beautiful. This dark warped wood and deepslate combo from IT-TVGaming might not be for everyone, but the gothic, spooky combo ends up looking really cool together, particularly when plopped down on an icy biome like the one used in this video.
It’s quite an easy house to build despite the different types of materials used (in part due to its one-room layout), and the interior is kept simple and easy to move around in thanks to the bookshelves, crafting, and storage blocks being set back into the walls.
Viking house
If you’re someone who’s dreamed of building a house fit for a Viking, you’re likely to be more interested in exploring than spending days building up your base. This relatively short Viking house tutorial doesn’t just look awesome, it’s also easy to follow along with so you can get things set up in your next Minecraft world ASAP.
Viking houses are often made of wood, have an A-frame shape, and use crossed wooden beams at the top of the roof, making this build pretty historically accurate, too. Following along with thewalkingwhale, you’ll learn exactly how to create those iconic features without breaking much of a sweat so you can get back to traveling the world. Skal!
Spruce taiga house
This spruce house is built to be placed down in a taiga biome, and solves the problem of a boring color palette by incorporating cobblestone and mossy cobblestone for a textured look. Even if you don’t find the larger taiga variant in your world and haven’t got a building plot surrounded by podzol, this house will end up looking great wherever you decide to set down roots.
While it looks bigger on the outside than it actually is (it’s only one room), you’ll be able to fit everything you need in comfortably. And on the bottom floor of the house, creator Dio Rods has included a small fenced space for even more storage. You could even turn it into a little farm if you want to keep the build to a smaller footprint!
Pale garden fantasy house
The pale garden biome is as intriguing as it is terrifying, and its muted gray color palette isn’t immediately inspiring when it comes to building a house. But this fantasy lot from Paterkid is so adorable with its curved witch hat roof and pumpkin details that perfectly match the biome’s orange eyeblossom flowers and resin blocks. While its indoor mezzanine space is a little on the smaller side, you’ll still be able to fit everything you need in without much fuss.
If you’re like me and fall is your favorite time of year, this house will make you feel like it’s Halloween and pumpkin spice season year-round. So what are you waiting for? Get building! And maybe pop on some Taylor Swift for ultimate fall vibes.
Stone houses
Rustic stone and wood house
Stone isn’t the most beautiful block to build with for some, but it is one of the most common, especially when you want to build an early-game base. By thinking creatively and using those blocks in varying, interesting ways to keep things from looking too uniform, you can create something that’s really pleasing to look at – just as TheMythicalSausage has done here.
By using shades of grey and brown, and keeping the shape interesting with the use of an outbuilding, there’s also a tower to provide a nice lookout spot when building this up in survival mode. And everyone loves a tower, right?
Spanish villa
This cute Spanish-style villa from Gorillo is actually built from sandstone, but that’s still technically a type of stone! It’s still worth including here regardless of your opinions on that, though, as this cute Minecraftian house is perfect for that Mediterranean getaway.
With vines growing up the side of the house and a simple-to-set-up structure, it’ll have you feeling like there’s a gentle breeze blowing through the open-plan railings in no time. If summer feels a world away, plop this one down by the sea, and you’ll be instantly transported for a bit of rest and respite.
Dark stone house
You rarely see a fully stone house that actually works – unless you’re going full on medieval with it – but this grey and black build somehow avoids looking too oppressive with its dark and gloomy appearance. Instead, the textured stone walls look cozy, and the wooden details and chimney further add to its old-timey, Scottish moor vibe.
You could swap the blocks out if you wanted a lighter-colored roof or walls, but this stone Minecraft house is picture-perfect as it is, and looks like something from right out of Wuthering Heights.
Stonemason house
Tiny cottages lend themselves well to Minecraft’s voxel stylings, and this stonemason’s house by Blitzheart shows that tenfold. It’s visually interesting to look at with its two different rooflines, cute Juliet balcony, and is built almost completely out of stone (its roofline and accents are dark oak and spruce).
As the name suggests, it’s built with the stonemason in mind, with fences to ensure the NPC stays inside and does their job like a good little villager. What I like about this build is that it would fit perfectly for your own little home instead, as it’s got space for a bed, storage, and workstations to help with crafting. And if you want to keep the whole build made entirely out of stone, switching out the roofing materials for deepslate would look really clean here.
Modern mini castle
World of Sami’s stone house build isn’t explicitly listed as a castle, but it’s the first thing I thought of due to the merlons around the edges of its two structures. Featuring a really smart design with two huge glass walls that keep the space feeling open to the elements, it straddles the line between classic and modern – meaning it’ll suit loads of different styles of towns and cities that you may be working on.
As with many other builds on this list, what makes this space ideal is the amount of room inside despite its small footprint. World of Sami has opted for a simpler studio apartment style here, but there’s nothing stopping you from adding in a smaller mezzanine level instead of using the walls for loads of barrels like the creator has.
Copper houses
Whimsical steampunk cottage
After the Minecraft Live broadcast of September 2025, two Minecraft YouTubers were invited to show off their Copper Age builds, and Shelby’s cute “mushroom-themed meets Steampunk” build, complete with a water wheel, pipes, and a windmill is an absolute showstopper.
The build comes complete with a windmill, a pink and green gradient roofline (it is said that they go well together, after all), and lots of mechanical parts coming off of the house this way and that. While this video isn’t a tutorial per se, you’re sure to find plenty of inspiration for your next build with this one. Just look at the cute little inside!
Round copper house
This spectacular round Minecraft house from IT-TVGaming is quite the marvel to look at, and will be really fun to build along with.
Using copper in some really interesting ways – especially in how the oxidized blocks are used to frame the windows – this is a design that’ll help you pick up some useful skills to replicate in your future builds. What’s more, the good thing about this house is that it would look equally as good in nature as it would in a more built-up or industrial area in your Minecraft world.
Woodland tower house
Folli’s copper survival house mixes oxidized blocks with wooden supports and plenty of greenery to create a picture-perfect tower that’s easy on the eyes and even easier to build. This is due to its symmetrical style – meaning that if you’ve never built a tower before, once you’ve learned to do one side, you’ll easily be able to finish the other without a fuss.
Due to its small footprint, the inside space is quite small, but you’ll still find two floors to comfortably squeeze in whatever it is that you might need.
Turreted copper house
Want to live like a king, but don’t want to commit to the sheer amount of time it’d take to build up your own castle? SheraNom’s small copper house gives off that vibe without needing to commit to hours or weeks. This is due to its oxidized copper roofline that’s topped with a turret and a custom flag, helping the house to stand out regardless of which Minecraft biome you place it into.
The cute, pastoral build is raised off of the ground to fit the included basement you’ll be working on, and coupled with the split-level design, the space is much bigger than it appears on the outside. The house uses lots of varying blocks, so it’s not an easy build if that’s something you’re looking for (check out the starter homes section further up this page for that), but SheraNom’s tutorials are well presented to make things simple enough to follow along with.
Copper golem house
If living in an actual house is too boring for you, what about a golem made entirely out of copper? Content creator ManDooMNiN has put together a metallic clanker of an abode that’ll make you the envy of your server. Being a copper-based build, you’ll need loads of the stuff – hundreds, in fact – so make sure to come well stocked before giving this one a go.
Space is quite tight inside the golem, with ladders being used to help you climb up and down the three floors, so if you’re claustrophobic, this house won’t be for you. But right at the top of the building in the golem’s ‘head’ is a much larger bedroom space, which comes equipped with two large windows so you can gaze out into the distance and keep yourself safe.
Japanese house designs
Japanese copper house
If you’re a fan of Japanese architecture but also really love copper (can’t blame you there – it’s gorge), you’d be forgiven for drawing a blank on how on earth it can be incorporated into the style. This gorgeous house from Linard proves that it’s not only possible, it can also be incredibly beautiful.
Using lots of the earlier copper blocks that were added with Trial Chambers like grates and copper doors, Linard brilliantly mimics the ornate feel that’s so often associated with this Japanese style of building. The inside of this house is left completely blank, so once you’re done with the outside, you can head on in and work on putting your own stamp on it with even more copper if you like.
Traditional Japanese cherry house
Images of Japan and cherry blossoms go hand in hand, so it’s only natural that creative builders have set about making Japanese-inspired Minecraft builds from the pretty in pink
cherry wood. Just look at how incredible this traditional cherry house from Stevler is!
Inside the house, you’ll be building with even more cherry wood, and it’s been decorated with candles, lights, and plants that make for a relaxing sanctuary away from the world – perfect when a little respite from all that exploring and fighting is on the cards. What’s more, Stevler’s easy-to-follow, step-by-step video makes this dream build doable (and enjoyable) for those of us who don’t know our floors from our ceilings.
Easy Japanese house
If you’re after a tranquil home that isn’t massive, this Japanese house by Zaypixel is intricately put together using vibrant, traditional colors – and also happens to be a doddle to build.
The main materials you’ll need for crafting this lot are cobblestone, dark oak, spruce, prismarine, and sandstone – and you’ll be surrounding it with blossom trees using pink wool. My favorite detail here is the onsen bath and stone water feature on the outside, which settles the house into nature and acts as beautiful features in their own right.
Japanese lake house
Klifenn’s Japanese two-story build has been live on YouTube for less than six months, and it’s already racked up over 159,000 views. Set on a little body of water with a small connecting bridge to help you access the house, it’s easy to see why it’s been so popular.
This traditional Japanese style home is really detail-heavy, with a creative use of ladders helping to accurately replicate shōji on the outside. Because of the nature of the style, a lot of the work you’ll be doing may feel quite repetitive, so if you’re looking for a challenge (or get bored doing similar things over and over), this might not be the house for you. Oh, and make sure you’ve got easy access to blackstone before you start – you’ll need an eyewatering 1,728 polished brick slabs.
The amount of slabs needed (which are all primarily for the roof rather than the interior) speaks to the size of the house itself, so you’ll have more than enough space inside to redecorate if you want to tweak Klifenn’s more minimalist design.
Red Japanese house
Like a bit of color in your builds, but also fancy making something that feels traditionally Japanese? This house from Lomby features a red and white design by using concrete and smooth quartz, with secondary details set in wood and stone.
The footprint of the main house is 9×15, making that space pretty decent all on its own. But this house also includes two smaller extensions attached to the sides and a third up in the roof by way of a small tower. I’d even go as far as to say that a couple of players could share it without much of a fuss – especially as there’s a walled garden to provide more crafting functionality, storage, and space for animals.
If it’s not your first time building and you’re looking to challenge yourself without taking on the hardest thing you can find, this is a really good option.
Modern houses
Infinity pool house
If a Japanese abode isn’t your style, there are plenty of modern Minecraft house designs to choose from to help keep things stylish. This build from JINTUBE includes all the hallmarks of a modern house, from floating second stories and panoramic windows to a calming, beautifully decorated space in the interior. There’s even a cute little aquarium!
What’s particularly special about this modern house is that it brings the outdoors inside. You’ll place down bushes and flowers that sway away behind your bed, and natural stone textures are used throughout to keep things from feeling too stark. If you’ve not built a modern home before, you’ll find lots of opportunities to learn unique building techniques to put into your back pocket for the future here, from the inset ceiling lighting to the standalone indoor fireplace.
Small modern house
If the thought of building the gravity-defying mansion above is a little intimidating, here’s a smaller modern house for you to try first. While this five-part tutorial uses older blocks that have been in Minecraft forever at this point, the cute combination of gray concrete and stone still looks great when it’s all built up. On the interior, you’ll find some really creative ways of furnishing it in a realistic way, from cabinetry all the way down to toilet roll.
If it’s still a little too rustic-looking for you, due to the brown and grey blocks used, this super simple tutorial can easily be tweaked to your own personal preferences. Using something like smooth quartz or concrete would suit the build just as well, and would keep nicely with the overall modern theme.
Symmetrical modern house
This three-story, three-bedroom modern mansion by Rizzial instantly stands out due to its completely symmetrical design and a pair of grand twin staircases that hug the exterior to the front doors. Continuing that grandeur is a huge balcony which extends around the whole second floor of the house, meaning that keeping an eye on your surroundings is a breeze.
Inside, the build is decorated with plenty of wood instead of floor-to-ceiling smooth quartz (which can end up feeling quite clinical), making it feel like a beach house retreat away from the world. If privacy is a concern to you, though – especially if you’re playing on a multiplayer server – you might want to make some changes to the large windows at the front of this build, as there’s unobstructed viewing into each floor from the outside.
Modern mansion base
If showing off your build skills to those around you is where it’s at, WiederDude’s “ultimate” house features an almost entirely open-plan floorplan. With infinity pools, sweeping staircases, and really large rooms, you probably won’t ever want to leave once you’ve finished making it.
It’s worth noting that the second part of this video – which focuses on decorating the interior – is for members only. So if you’re set on seeing how everything is put together inside, you’ll need to purchase a membership to the channel. If not, the first video is entirely free to watch, giving you a great base to set up and get the creativity flowing before heading inside to decorate on your own.
My favorite part about this build is how WiederDude uses carpet, snow, stained glass, and trapdoors to represent pool floaties, making this house perfect for soaking up the sun when it’s grey and dreary outside IRL.
Easy modern house
Lomby’s modern house tutorial helps you to put together something that’s easy to build, looks great, and happens to be quite big (it’s got a 25 x 14 footprint). It’s split into two good-sized rooms, including a downstairs kitchen diner and a sleeping space upstairs. Outside, you’ll find a raised garden, living area and pool (what would a modern house be without a spot to go for a dip?), and some really cool architectural detailing on the second story to help it stand out.
This is another one of those houses that could work really well for two players. By adjusting the layout to pop in a set of stairs where the seating area is outside and removing the one inside, you’ll give each other dedicated spaces for your own furniture and storage. You could even keep the layout Lomby’s put together and turn the upstairs space into two separate bedrooms if you like everything else as it is.
Treehouse designs
Jungle treehouse
A proper jungle house should always involve a tree in its design, right? It’s what George of the Jungle would want for us. This little base uses a rather simple wooden structure that fits around any large jungle tree out in your world, so you don’t need to wrestle with making a custom one if you’ve never tackled that feat of engineering before.
You won’t need more than a few stacks of jungle wood, jungle leaves, and torches for this house, and the interior uses varying floor levels for added visual interest.
Builder MegRae includes their own personal additions to the build once it’s done in the tutorial, showing off how they placed down banners and trapdoors to make the treehouse seem old and rickety. They also cleverly use draped vines to help the structure look like it’s being slowly swallowed up by Mother Nature.
Enchanted treehouse
There’s something that just makes sense about a fantasy treehouse, whether that’s because of folklore telling us that fairies live in the boughs of trees, or due to how dang cute it looks. This easy treehouse from Lex The Builder looks right out of a fairytale, with hanging lights dropping off of its branches, a tiny build affixed to the side (complete with a crooked chimney stack), hidden nooks dotted throughout, and even custom mushroom trees.
To navigate through its twisting interior, you’ll be building up a huge spiral staircase that takes you to the main room of the house in the treetops, making it perfect for survival mode. This main room is huge, but through clever use of dividers and designated spaces for your crafting equipment and storage, it all ends up feeling rather cozy. Imagine nodding off at night with the gentle sway of leaves above your head. Yes, please.
Large treehouse
Minecraft treehouses aren’t for vertigo sufferers, but they sure are a great way to escape the creepers that come out at night to save you time repairing your Minecraft shield. And if you’ve got hours to spare, DiddiHD’s three-part tutorial will have you building a custom tree with structures dotted up and down the trunk – and even some nestled in its branches.
With a set of staircases that twist all the way around the tree so you can easily climb skyward, you’ll be building a farm, a viewing platform complete with a little pool, and small huts full of all your crafting needs. The tree itself is particularly grand, too, and if you’ve never built one before, this is a rewarding task to take up… after you’ve collected 820 blocks of jungle wood and 1,600 jungle leaves.
Treehouse village
If that’s not quite challenging enough for you or there will be more than one person under your future roof, the idea of building a whole village of small treehouses and connecting them with bridges is awesome.
That’s just what prominent Minecraft builder GeminiTay did with this cozy jungle village, building a series of homes around the jungle and linking them all together with staircases and bridges. It’s worth keeping in mind that this particular video only includes a timelapse and a full village tour – it’s not a tutorial – so this would better serve as a source of inspiration for your next build rather than something to follow along with block by block.
Cherry blossom treehouse
When it comes to treehouses, a cherry blossom version isn’t something that first comes to my mind. But Cortezerino’s cherry blossom treehouse is so pretty that it’s worth checking out (and as an added bonus, it’s noob-friendly, as it’s built with a really small supply of materials).
What I love about this design is how the branches of the tree and its blossom hang down past the living area of the house, making it feel like you’re living in an old tree that’s been reinforced with your own structure to keep it stable.
The materials you’ll need most to make this are cherry wood (of course), bone meal, and iron ingots, so make sure to get mining those before getting started. There are a couple of additional resources to use like plant pots and pumpkins, but Cortezerino mentions that you can always add these down the line.
Medieval houses
Medieval cottage with tower
If living in a spindly house out in the middle of the woods is a dream of yours, this medieval house with a tower and multiple chimney stacks will be a perfect fit. Its multiple storeys look like something right out of the Tudor period, featuring sloped rooflines and varying blocks throughout to give it a worn look.
Jax and Wild’s tutorial focuses only on the structure of the building, meaning you’ll need to go through and decorate it on the outside and inside to give it your own stamp. But what’s particularly cool about this tutorial is that there are four different variations presented at the end, which you can use to help you better fit it into your own world.
Medieval camp
This is another ingenious build from Jax and Wild. Here, instead of a house, this time they’re showing us how to build our very own camp. Complete with banners, seating areas, and tents, it’ll fit anywhere from one to three players really comfortably.
But what’s great about this build is how modular it is – the video only goes over the three main tents in the camp, and then shows off how to build the wood stores, campfire, and banners, while still leaving space for your own customization. This means you can make it bigger or smaller, and make your own huge camp for you and your friends to live in if you so choose.
Medieval market house
If you’re looking to build up a medieval town or city, to help it feel lived in and realistic, you’ll want to pop in some market houses. With a shop on the bottom floor and a space for living upstairs, you can have a dedicated workspace set away from everything else.
Catlinecrafting’s video shows how to build two of these side by side, so you can easily add more of them in a row if you need more space, or remove the second one entirely if it’s just you.
Inside, there’s more than enough room to decorate as the ceilings are really high and there are three floors. Catlinecrafting has fully furnished this one to follow along with, but whether you want loads of storage space or are looking to make something homey, you’ll have plenty of wall space to bring your own vision to life inside.
Massive medieval castle
Ultimate has been used a couple of times in this list, but this build truly is ultimate in every way, as a 29-part tutorial awaits you with step-by-step instructions on erecting a massive medieval castle. BlueNerd’s castle is not just a castle, though, as the series includes tutorials on constructing the battlements, barracks, and individual houses so you can rule over the voxelated land in one of the densest medieval builds around.
Building isn’t the only thing that’ll take an ungodly amount of time, though – especially if you’re set on getting it up in survival mode. You’ll need an estimated 7,525 stone and 4,200 stone bricks alone, and that’s not even half of it. But if you can see it through, regardless of how long it takes you, this is a project that’ll have you giving yourself hundreds of pats on the back when it’s all said and done. Godspeed, friend.
Easy medieval house
If BlueNerd’s build above has you sweating bricks (blocks?), you’re not alone. How about something easier? This medieval house from LionCheater brings together Juliet balconies, intricate roof caps, wooden dormer windows, and hanging plants to create something that’s fun to build but way less stressful.
The video doesn’t hang around showing you how to do everything, so I’d suggest slowing it down slightly as you go to make things a bit easier to follow – particularly if this is one of the first builds you’ve ever done. Additionally, the inside of the house is left completely untouched, so if you struggle with interiors, building this may not be the best use of your time.
Cool houses
Floating water house
If you like the look of a classic house and want to take that out onto the open sea, look no further than Blondskunk’s build. This simple house is just like any other you might find on land, but its little floating base, small deck, and boat transportation turn a regular Minecraft home into your own personal houseboat.
For an even better effect, add in some pretty Minecraft shaders (I’d suggest the Complementary Shaders) so you can glance out at the rippling water reflection as you’re chilling in safety outside your front door, taking in the stunning sunrise or sunset around you. There’s even a large feature window if you’d rather sightsee through a glass pane from the comfort of the indoors.
Tiny house
There are lots of houses on this list that use large floorplans, but in actual fact, you really don’t need more than two square meters of living space in your house. No exaggeration; this tiny house (including the walls) is only three by four meters. Through clever use of digging underneath the walls and placing items into the floor, you’ll find all you need here. What’s more, it’s made entirely out of wood and glass, making it easy and quick to get set up.
Including a bed, workbench, furnaces, storage space, and the unforgettable tiny rooftop farm, A1MOSTADDICTED MINECRAFT has truly thought of everything. Now all that’s left is to get building. You’ll be done before you know it.
Teeny house
If a tiny house isn’t enough for you, let’s take things a bit further, shall we? Who needs two square meters if you can live on one? In a huge feat of voxel engineering, this teeny, tiny, ridiculously small Minecraft house by BigTonyMC is only three by three meters, including the walls.
It’s just as efficient and adorable as the design in the previous entry, but it looks completely different. There’s no farm as part of the build here, but as you’re only focusing on a small shelter, the area right outside the footprint can be used to grow all your crops without fuss.
For something sturdy and functional without all those fancy bells and whistles, this piece of bite-sized brilliance may be the best small house for you.
Nether house
While this Nether house tutorial by Reimiho has a complex design, it’s easy to follow along with thanks to the creator’s top-down layouts and use of overworld examples. And as you might expect from a true nether house design, it’s predominantly built from resources like blackstone and warped stems, which are found in Minecraft’s underworld.
This may seem intimidating if you’re not playing in creative mode, but once you’ve gone through that Minecraft Nether Portal, the resources needed (like warped nylium and netherrack) actually aren’t that difficult to find. Keep your eyes peeled for dangerous nether mobs, though!
Victorian gatehouse
This Victorian house design by WBC Builds nails the tall, pointy, gothic look of the nineteenth century’s architecture. Even more impressively, it’s based on a real-life Victorian gatehouse. The archways, high windows, and brick walls are exceptionally accurate (and not all too difficult to recreate).
The build uses a lot of different blocks to help create texture throughout and keep things from looking flat, and WBC Builds also uses objects in unique ways to represent elements of the real build which would otherwise be unavailable – like anvils in place of a chimney flue.
If you’re a survival player and want to get a structure up in this style as soon as possible, though, you can opt to trade stone for wood to build it – though you won’t get quite the same grand, period look as a result.
These Minecraft houses are the ideal starting point if you’re looking for some inspiration or a reference point for your next build. If you want somewhere to call home when you return from fighting enemies or a place to brew potions in Minecraft, creating a house is both satisfying and rewarding.
