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. Either way, if and when you're stumped for ideas on how to add a flourish to the bland and stereotypical wooden four walls approach, you can start here from our list of 8 favorite Minecraft House builds.

These are three simple starter homes to consider if your goal is to start a home.

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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 create anything you want, from enclosures or stables for your livestock to extravagant waterways that flow through parts of your house to help your crops, and you can also build waterways to moisturize your crops.

Farmhouse in Minecraft

Farmsteads lend themselves to being charming, quaint and quirky projects, regardless of the environment in which they are built.

2. Mansion

For those wanting to live more lavishly, a mansion is an excellent project to display the wealth of resources and items that you have accumulated as you've explored. As you might expect, the more elaborate and extensive the build will be, the more difficult it will be to implement in Survival. However, if you plan it well, you can easily have modular design to your mansion. You can build each floor individually and then add the aesthetic decorations and connective tissue after the fact.

Mansion in Minecraft

You can always find the Woodland Mansions and take them over, but it will feel like a hollow victory. Only hard work, perseverance, and hard work can make the decadence of a house feel truly earned.

3. Castle

This is an age-old construction that almost everyone has tried. No matter your skill level, whether you're an expert or a beginner builder, a castle is likely to be a long-term goal. Castles are great alongside other medieval-style builds. You can even add a complimentary texture set to make them more interesting. However, you might find it restrictive in how you approach building them.

Castle in Minecraft

These constraints should be removed! You can choose to create a wholly unique castle, or you can take inspiration from famous castles from real life or in fiction. Choose something you are drawn to, whether it's Windsor Castle in England, Kaer Mohen from The Witcher series or Hogwarts Castle in Harry Potter. It will not only give your drive to continue these long builds, but you may also be able to find specific elements to build on. Start with the Great Hall of Hogwarts, Castle Greyskull's drawbridge, or any other memorable section. Then, flesh it out.

4. Modern House

Most of the Minecraft structures are built with rudimentary, medieval-style materials. 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? You can make a difference in the world by standing out from the crowd, rather than blending in. Many modern houses are designed by architects who want to build something unique. Put on your architect's hat and get creative! Minecraft should allow you to express your creativity. This tutorial video will show you how to create your first modern Minecraft house.

5. Treehouse

Treehouses, a seemingly simple design idea that can be quite difficult to execute effectively, can be an eco-friendly way to leave your footprints on the planet. Talkegypt.net Treehouses are often very small and cute (think Return of the Jedi's Ewok hut). You will likely use all-natural materials to make these builds blend in with the environment.

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 not often that you see the sky in a game where you are digging down. You can enjoy a better view of the surrounding area and other benefits by building your home high up in trees. 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

If you're looking for a place to keep your fish tank at home, build your Minecraft house underneath the waves. Keep in mind that underwater builds often require a lot of planning ahead and a fair amount of late-game materials such as Sponge to help efficiently clear the water once you seal the room.

Underwater House in Minecraft

Keep in mind that underwater houses often require you to create a tunnel to access the house. This tunnel can be either underground or straight through the water. Then, climb up to the house. Either way, this permits you to come up with some unique ideas on how to conceal the entrance so those who don't look too closely won't even realize you're dwelling beneath them. This is a sneaky, challenging, and fun way to make your entrance look hidden.

7. Sky Island

If living below the waves sounds too appealing, why not go up in the sky? You have many benefits to creating a skybase: it will keep you away from all threats (except gravity), it will be quiet, and you'll enjoy breathtaking views.

Sky Island House Minecraft

You can create your perfect spot in the sky by using a lot dirt and stone. 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

For the more discreet of you, a base underground makes it virtually invisible from the surface. Redstone devices with hidden doors or moving walls can make your entrance seem natural.

This is an underground house that can be locked:

Hidden Underground House in Minecraft (Locked)

This can be beneficial even in solo play. Redstone-controlled secrets bases ensure that no Mobs can knock down your door or invade your private safe space.

Here's the underground home when it was first opened:

Hidden Undergroun House in Minecraft (Open)

Want More Minecraft?

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How to build a house in Minecraft and the full Building Guide (for beginners, of course).