Minecraft: How to Build a Simple Medieval House (Step-by-Step) Tutorial
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Learn how to build a simple medieval starter house in Minecraft with this easy step-by-step tutorial! This medieval starter house features a bed, armor stand, chest, crafting table, furnace, and much more. This is perfect for one person and can be used as a starting point when looking to build a small medieval house.
Before we get into the tutorial, please make sure you download our Material Checklist right above so that you can have it on hand to help keep track of the materials while you collect resources.
Minecraft: How to Build a Simple Medieval House (Step-by-Step) Tutorial
STEP 1. Layout
To begin, start with a 5x5 layout as shown above.
STEP 2. Add the Floors
Dig one block down inside the outline and place spruce planks for the flooring.
STEP 3. Build the Walls
For the walls, build three blocks high with a combination of stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, and cracked stone bricks. Leave the middle section empty for the door later.
On the 4th row, place smooth in the pattern as shown above.
On the sides of the house, continue building three blocks high with a combination of stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, and cracked stone bricks. Leave two columns empty as shown above for the windows later.
On the 4th row above the stone bricks, add smooth sandstone.
On the back of the house, build three blocks high with a combination of stone bricks, mossy stone bricks, and cracked stone bricks leaving no empty columns.
Continue to follow the pattern on the 4th row and above with smooth sandstone.
On the other side of the house, repeat the same steps like you did on the other side of the house.
Place stripped spruce logs in front of the stone bricks to create more depth. Follow the pattern shown above and repeat the same step for the back of the house.
STEP 4. Add the Doors and Windows
Place an upside down stone brick stair above the spruce door.
Place an upside down stone brick stair and mossy stone brick stair combo on the top and bottom of the window openings for each side of the house. Then, place an oak trapdoor to complete the window.
STEP 4. Build the Roof
The placeholder polished granite demonstrates the roof outline where you’ll be using dark oak stairs and dark oak planks.
You will have to place an upside down dark oak stair in front of the dark oak plank behind it. On top of the upside down dark oak stair, place another dark oak stair with the back facing the front of the house.
Follow the pattern of the roofline and place the dark oak planks and dark oak stairs, leaving 3 blocks open as shown in the photo above.
Place an upside down dark oak stair in front of the dark oak plank behind it. On top of the upside down dark oak stair, place another dark oak stair with the back facing the front of the house.
Continue following the roof pattern until you connect it from front to back.
On top of the roof, use dark slabs and place it in front of the stairs on both ends of the house, then place a slab on every other block as shown above.
This is what your roof should look like with dark oak stairs, dark oak planks, and dark oak slabs.
If you want to stay organized and keep track of all of your materials, download my free material checklist for this build by clicking the image above.
STEP 5. Exterior Décor and Landscape Design
Wrap spruce trapdoors on the stripped spruce log on the first and third block. Do this for all four pillars. Place lanterns at the top and bottom corners of the roof.
Side view of the house.
Pumpkin
Haybale
Vine
Shovel and podzol to create organic path
Oak leaves
Podzol
Red mushroom
Oak leaves
Vine
Oak leaves
Podzol
Red mushroom
STEP 6. Furnish the Interior
Fill the ceiling with spruce slab on the top half of the 3rd block.
Ladder
Dark oak stair
Dark oak trapdoor
Anvil
Lantern
Item frame with pumpkin pie and sword
Oak trapdoor
Furnace
Crafting table
Smoker
Lantern
Oak trapdoor
Bell
Flower pot
Fern
Painting
Sea pickle
Brown bed
Gray carpet
Chest
Lantern
Armor stand with armor
Grinder
Brewing stand
Lantern
Item frame with lily pad and sunflower
Oak trapdoor
Oak trapdoor
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