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We are now on Youtube!

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 Thank you to all of the 25000+ builders who have visited our blog over the last year! We hope you were able to walk away with some new ideas for your Minecraft worlds. We are pleased to announce that we have started making video tutorials, as they are easier to follow along and understand than just photos.  Please find the channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXUFNiAOJY0amSjdfV7TcwQ We will still update the blog every so often in the future for exclusive projects that require more words than visuals :D Check out our debut video here: 

Rustic Yellow Kitchen

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This is the yellow rustic kitchen design that I made for my farmhouse in Minecraft. The theme I was going for was bright and retro, with countryside vibes sprinkled in! This is also the first time that the background and floor colours have played a significant role in one of my interior design creations.  The design is made up of multiple kitchen utilities. The two borders are made up of barrel cupboards for storage. Iron blocks, cauldrons and tripwire hooks are used for the sinks and fridge. Smokers were also added as the main cooking blocks because a kitchen is where Minecraft food truly should be prepared. Hoppers rest above the smokers to catch the steam! The final touch to the build is the polished andesite stairs and blocks that make up the ceiling and countertops. Andesite is often underutilized in Minecraft and easily accessible. I thought it would be fun to add it to this build because it compliments the yellow concrete walls so nicely.  As usual, please let me know h...

Reading Nook Bed

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This is a bed built into a reading nook. In order to build this you should combine bookshelves and barrels as walls, stairs as a roof, and two bed on the floor. This design has lots of storage for your items, but also looks super cool in most bases. Hidden beds are very popular in Minecraft these days, and this design could be a great option for you.  Customize this build with coloured beds. To add more privacy, try adding in banners as curtains on the entrance of the bed. You could even have the banners and the beds coloured the same to make the build more unified.  As usual, please let me know how your build turns out :)  

Library Couch

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ This library couch is made out of a combination of stairs, bookshelves, barrels, potted plants and lighting. Inspired by compact study and leisure spaces in small homes, this build will fit perfectly into a cabin or cottage in your Minecraft world. It can also fit nicely into a Minecraft library build, big or small. The clever use of bookshelves allow you to pair this build with a nearby enchanting table for low level enchantments. You can also use the barrels to store items (I would recommend storing enchanted and written books). To modify this build I would suggest using other kinds of wood such as spruce or dark oak. Keep in mind that if you do change the wood type it is important that it is all consistent. Mixing wood styles may not wield the best results. Another idea is to replace the bottom two book shelves with chests for more storage options.  As usual, please let me know how your build turns...

Compact Wood Kitchen with Stoves

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ If you are building a tiny or compact home in Minecraft and wish to install a food cooking area or kitchen, consider this build as an option. The design uses a very small amount of space and can be aligned to a small area wall. The materials used include Smokers to cook the food, spruce planks for the border, wood stairs for the counter, and hoppers for the vents.  For decoration you can add walls above the hoppers to make it look like pipes are leading outside of your home. If you want to change this build consider using other styles of wood stairs and planks. Normal furnaces can also replace the smokers if you want to cook ores as well. The minimal decoration pieces here (the dried plant and the lantern) can also be changed to whatever plant and lighting style works for your Minecraft home. As usual, please let me know how your build turns out :)

Tiny Spruce Dining Area

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ This is a small and compact dining area for you to enjoy a Minecraft dinner! There are two parts to this build: the table set and the cupboards. The table is made out of two end rods with horizontal spruce trapdoors on top. The chairs are simply made out of spruce stairs. The cupboards are horizontally placed barrels and can included potted plants on top as decoration.  This build is perfect for compact houses or bases with tiny kitchens! The barrels serve as functional storage blocks. I would recommend storing food items in them so that the theme fits! To change up the look and feel of this build you could do two things. 1. Alter the block style to a different kind of wood or stone. 2. expand or retract the width of the build so that it uses more or less space.  As usual, please let me know how your build turns out :)  

Oak Bookshelf and Chest

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ This design tries to make the most of function and beauty in a tiny space. Place upside-down stairs down on each side and some bookshelves above them. The top layer is made of oak slabs. In the middle of the build is a chest with trapdoors placed above it that act as the shelves. As decoration, add a lantern and a potted plant on the shelves.  For this build I stuck to using oak wood materials because they work well with the bookshelves. To change it up feel free to try using a different style of wood. You could also replace the chest with barrels, crafting tables, or other crafting stations.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :) Our Minecraft builder/author also makes shirts! If you would like to support the blog, please consider checking them out below!  

Staircase Bookshelf

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ A fun and simple bookshelf build that is designed to look like a staircase. For this build you need to combine bookshelves and barrels in a grid format. On the tallest side, add some oak trap doors to create a wall of sorts. As for the decorations, feel free to add an arrangement of potted plants and lanterns on the top of each stair.  Video Tutorial:  Try doubling up the build and making the staircase even larger. You could also make a second staircase and mirror it with the first set to make more of a pyramid shape.  As usual, please let me know how your build turns out :)

Tall Crimson Bookshelf

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A made a new bookshelf design with crimson themed blocks and decorations. The materials used include stripped crimson wood, barrels, bookshelves, a soul lantern and potted plants. I also added in a crafting table for additional functionality. This build would look create in a nether fortress if you were to convert one into your base. It also works for homes found in crimson wood biomes or those that are nether themed as a whole.  To create another adaptation of this bookshelf try using warped wood instead of crimson. The build would remain the exact same but would be a teal blue colour.  As usual, please let me know how your build turns out :)

Diorite Lava Fireplace

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If you are looking to spice up your Minecraft base living room, consider building this fireplace. The build combines smooth diorite, glass, leaves and lava. Add some chairs and/or a table in front to make it more of a living or meeting space. Make sure to be extra careful when placing the lava in survival mode, and always put the leaves on after the lava has been contained in the middle.  The chairs used in the photos are made from smooth diorite slabs and birch trap doors.  Granite, smooth stone and stone bricks will also work well for the fireplace and furniture if any of those materials work better with the design of your base.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)

Simple and Modern Berry Planter

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This is a super simple yet very modern looking plant display for outdoor areas and yards. All that is required to make this build is black concrete, one grass block, a berry bush, and a lantern.  If you like this design, consider putting more than one side-by-side to create a beautiful wall design. You could also try using other concrete colours. Another interchangeable piece of this build is the berry bush itself. Consider placing in a leaf block, flower, or potted plant to replace the bush. As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)  

Fancy Checkered Plant Shelves

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Checkered Shelves are a tasteful way to showcase plants, framed items, or mob heads. All that is required to make this build is white and black concrete and the item you wish to showcase in the middle. I used a dark oak sapling and cactus because they are some of my favourite potted plants and they look striking against the concrete blocks. Feel free to get creative with this layout and add more squares into the mix. You could even make an entire wall with this pattern of shelves!  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)  

Fancy Painting Display with Bushes

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This elegant painting display combines modern design aesthetic with natural and organic aesthetic. Through the use of white concrete, grass blocks, trap doors, bushes, and a large painting, this simple build will bring an empty wall in your Minecraft home to life. Add lanterns (or soul lanterns) for lighting in front of the painting. This build works best in modern home designs that use concrete for their walls. If you aren't the biggest fan of berry bushes then substitute them out for a nice flower arrangement or some leaf blocks. Blue and red flowers tend to go well with the white concrete! As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)  

Bunk Bed and Couch

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ This is a simple bedroom build that combines a couch with a bunk bed. The build uses a small amount of space and can fit into most tiny Minecraft houses and bases. Materials used in this build are stripped logs, ladders to access the bed, trap doors as the bed frame, stairs as the couch, and lanterns/plants to decorate. Once it is completed you will be able to sleep comfortably, and even have a guest over to crash on the couch! As usual, let me know how your build turns out :) Our Minecraft builder/author also makes shirts! If you would like to support the blog, please consider checking them out below!

Hidden Bed Bookcase

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ This is a very interesting combination of a bookcase and a bed. The bed is hidden behind two doors in the middle of the barrels and bookcases. Materials include bookshelves, barrels, beds, a painting and some lighting or plants as decoration. Add this build into a library in your base. The bed might come in handy when you need to sleep on the fly! Also, it is very important to leave the top open with a secret exit so that you can escape the bed without taking any damage (see below). As usual, let me know how your build turns out :) Thank you for looking at my Minecraft builds! I appreciate your interest. If you are interested in helping to keep the blog going, please check out some of our stickers and t-shirts on Teepublic! Click through to our page below:  

Large Spruce Bookshelf

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A large horizontal bookshelf made out of spruce themed blocks, barrels and books. This is an upgrade version of the mini spruce bookshelf build I posted before. If you look carefully, I have added a spruce door in the middle rather than trap doors. Use this door to make a secret tunnel from the bookshelf to another room in your house!  This bookshelf works in larger spaces and rooms, and would be fitting for a Minecraft mansion. You can also try adding this build into a library, big or small, to break away from standard and boring bookshelf designs.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)

Mini Spruce Bookshelf

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I am now on Instagram! Follow me at  www.instagram.com/fun_minecraft_builds/ A miniature bookshelf made out of spruce logs, trap doors, barrels and books. Add one of these into your Minecraft bedroom or living room, or multiple to build a library. The small and compact design will allow it to fit into most spaces. The inspiration for this design came from a small and company IKEA display bookcase.  Tutorial Video:  The wood style you use for this build can change based on what the theme of your base is. The logs, trap doors and potted plants should be unified to one wood style, otherwise it gets a little too overwhelming to look at.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :) Our Minecraft builder/author also makes shirts! If you would like to support the blog, please consider checking them out below!

Spruce Log Bunk Bed

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This bunk bed design was created with an arrangement of spruce themed blocks and decorations. Use barrels for storage, potted spruce saplings for decoration and whatever tool/crafting blocks that are the most useful to you. Add spruce trapdoors around the outside of the logs to add a slick exterior to the build.  If spruce logs are not available to you, try making this bunk bed out of other wood types. In my opinion, oak and dark oak are viable alternatives to spruce for this.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)

Fancy Diorite Couch

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This simple yet fancy couch design is made out of diorite, red sandstone slabs, white concrete and shroomlight blocks. Decorate with potted plants. Place this couch in modern Minecraft house next to a minimal fireplace or aquarium.  Try making this couch with granite or sandstone instead of diorite. Any smooth stone styled blocks could be used while maintaining that classy modern look. As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)

Underground Minecart Unloading Area

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This simple underground build functions as an on-the-fly minecart unloading and ore smelting area. Combine rail tracks, stone bricks, furnaces, fences, and barrels to complete this build. Stone buttons can be added to make it look like there are small rocks on the ground. In my version of this build I only used stone bricks, but to add more depth to it you could mix in some cracked and mossy stone bricks. This could help the structure look more ancient or aged in comparison.  As usual, let me know how your build turns out :)