Best Minecraft cottage houses and how to build them
A cozy cottage house in Minecraft gets the easy-vibes going.Minecraft house ideas don’t have to be mesmerizing all the time. Cottages are pretty simple but they still attract many players. Some of them choose cottage houses because they like cottage houses in real life and want to implement their taste into the game. A cottage gives players a small, safe area to sleep, store items, and work on new projects. We found some of the best cottage houses in Minecraft built by YouTubers and listed all of them in this piece!
What is a cottage in Minecraft?
A cottage in Minecraft is a small and simple house. It has a rustic look that matches the natural surroundings. Players build cottages with wood, stone, and other basic blocks. The design stays simple and focuses on comfort and safety. A cottage has only a few rooms. It gives players a secure place to sleep and store their items. Many new players build a cottage as their first home in survival mode.
What to have in a cottage house in Minecraft?
A cottage house needs a few key items to work well. A bed is needed for sleep. A crafting table helps players make tools and items. A furnace serves to smelt ores and cook food. A chest holds supplies safely. Good lighting is important, so players add torches or lanterns. Some players include a small kitchen or work area. The house should use wood and stone to keep the cottage theme strong.
Best biomes to build a cottage house in Minecraft
You can build a cottage house in any biome; there aren’t any restrictions, but let’s be honest, some environments make more sense. Here are some of the best biomes for building a cottage house:
- Plains: This biome is flat and wide. You can build easily and raise animals nearby. It is simple and peaceful.
- Flower Forest: This biome has many colorful flowers. It feels warm and welcoming. It is a good choice if you want a pretty and quiet place.
- Meadow: Meadows sit near mountains. They give you a nice view and soft hills. You can build a peaceful home here.
- Taiga: This biome has tall spruce trees and snow. It looks like a quiet forest. You can build a warm and cozy cottage here.
- Cherry Grove: This biome has pink trees and calm weather. It is one of the most peaceful places in the game. A cottage house fits well here.
Best Minecraft cottage house ideas
Check out these Minecraft cottage house ideas by some of the most popular YouTubers:
Cozy Cottage House
Materials
- Wool
- Calcite
- Diorite
- Spruce Logs
- Spruce Stairs
- Spruce Planks
- Spruce Slabs
- Spruce Trapdoors
- Mangrove Planks
- Mangrove Stairs
- Mud Bricks
- Oak Logs
- Oak Trapdoors
- Oak Fences
- Oak Fence Gates
- Glass Panes
- Glass Blocks
- Chains
- Lanterns
- Flower Pots
- Flowers
- Berries
- Grass Blocks
- Dark Oak Planks
- Dark Oak Stairs
- Stone Bricks
- Campfires
- Mud Brick Stairs
- Signs
- Pressure Plate
- Barrels
- Bookshelves
- Chests
- Crafting Table
- Tripwire Hook
- Enchanting Table
- Grindstone
- Red Wool
- Carpets
- Bed
- Blast Furnace
- Cake
- Smooth Quartz Stair

How to Build
- Build a foundation and small porch with spruce logs, stairs, planks, fences, and fence gates.
- Construct walls with wool; later replace parts with calcite and diorite. Add windows with oak trapdoor shutters.
- Build a chimney with stone bricks, stairs, and campfires; top it with trapdoors.
- Create a roof using spruce logs for the frame and mangrove planks and stairs for the covering. Add dormer windows.
- Build a back porch with mud brick stairs, fence posts, and fence gates; add a small table and chair.
- Add left-side details with extra spruce logs and slabs, including a small window with a trapdoor shutter.
- Construct first-floor interior walls up to four blocks high with mud bricks in corners.
- Make the ceiling with alternating slabs and trapdoors.
- Install a simple staircase with smooth quartz stairs.
- Create a kitchen/dining area using barrels, a crafting table, furnaces, a blast furnace, cake, a chest, and a trapdoor.
- Build a living area with a bookshelf, a chair made from a stair and signs, a table with a fence post and pressure plate, a tripwire hook, and a sign, and then add second-floor walls.
- Form an enchanting room with an enchanting table, bookshelves, a grindstone, and chests.
- Build a storage room with double chests and a crafting table.
- Create a bedroom with a bed, chests, a barrel with a lantern, and upside-down stairs.

Fantasy Cottage House
Materials
- Oak Logs
- Stone Bricks
- Stone Brick Walls
- Oak Stairs
- Oak Planks
- Acacia Trapdoors
- Grass Blocks
- Prismarine Stairs
- White Wool
- Oak Slabs
- Blue Stained Glass Panes
- Diorite Blocks
- Diorite Walls
- Iron Trapdoors
- Torches
- Spruce Trapdoors
- Stone Brick Blocks
- Oak Leaves
- Sweet Berries
- Buttons
- Oak Fences
- Lectern
- Bookshelves
- Flower Pots
- Paintings
- Glowstone
- Prismarine Slabs
- Furnaces
- Cobblestone Walls
- Gray Glazed Terracotta
- Red Carpet
- Cat
- Armor Stan

How to Build
- Create a foundation outline with oak logs and fill gaps with stone bricks.
- Build lower walls with stone brick walls and top them with sideways oak logs.
- Add decorative details with oak stairs and buttons on the logs.
- Lay the main floor with oak planks.
- Construct an entryway with oak planks, stairs, grass blocks, and acacia trapdoors.
- Extend upper walls with oak logs at the corners; create flower planters with grass blocks and trapdoors.
- Build a roof frame using prismarine stairs, oak stairs (including upside-down), and oak slabs.
- Build two chimneys with diorite blocks and walls; top each with iron trapdoors.
- Extend a stone brick patio with oak stairs and planks; add a covered seating area using oak fences, campfires, and oak leaves.
- Landscape the area with oak leaves, mossy stone bricks, and sweet berry bushes.
- Place oak leaves on the roof to enhance the whimsical look.
- Build a kitchen with furnaces, cobblestone walls, spruce trapdoor shelves, a stone slab counter, and a gray glazed terracotta floor.
- Create a bedroom separated by a wall with a bed, trapdoor shelves, a flower pot, a lantern, bookshelves, a red carpet, and a pet cat.

Big Cottage House
Materials
- Chiseled Stone Bricks
- Stone Bricks
- Spruce Planks
- Spruce Doors
- Spruce Trapdoors
- Campfires
- Chains
- Oak Trapdoors
- Lanterns
- Cake
- Flower Pots
- Oak Logs
- Oak Fences
- Oak Slabs
- Spruce Stairs
- White Terracotta
- Glass Panes
- Azalea Leaves
- Cobblestone
- Mossy Cobblestone
- Cobblestone Walls
- Coarse Dirt
- Podzol
- Horses

How to Build
- Create the foundation with chiseled stone bricks.
- Build lower walls with stone bricks and add chiseled accents.
- Place spruce doors at the main entrance with surrounding trapdoors and use upside-down stairs to frame the doorway.
- Add window details in various styles using campfires, chains, and trapdoors; install oak trapdoor shutters.
- Build walls in alternating layers of stone bricks and chiseled stone bricks.
- Add a small balcony with stone brick supports, spruce fences, chains, and a shelf made from upside-down spruce stairs.
- Frame the upper walls with oak logs, fill them with terracotta and add diagonal beams using stairs.
- Construct a layered roof with cobblestone, deepslate, and stairs for texture.
- Add a small roof above the balcony with stairs, upside-down stairs, and slabs.
- Build a decorative water wheel next to the house using oak logs, stairs, slabs, stone bricks, and spruce trapdoors.
- Construct separate stables using oak logs, fences, coarse dirt, and podzol.
- Landscape the area with a cobblestone path and mossy accents.

Mossy Manor Cottage House Idea
Materials
- Oak Logs
- Concrete
- Cobblestone
- Mossy Cobblestone
- Mossy Stone Bricks
- Green Stained Glass Panes
- Stone Bricks
- Sandstone
- Smooth Sandstone
- Stripped Dark Oak Logs
- Spruce Trapdoors
- Spruce Stairs
- Chiseled Stone Bricks
- Campfires
- Stone Brick Stairs
- Stone Brick Walls
- Spruce Slabs
- Moss Blocks
- Dark Oak Planks
- Dark Oak Stairs
- Dark Oak Trapdoors
- Dark Oak Fences
- Note Blocks
- Oak Fences
- Oak Signs
- Spruce Doors
- Chains
- Lanterns
- Grass Blocks
- Ferns
- Dripleaf Vines
- Flowers
- Smoker
- Grindstone

How to Build
- Mark a 9x23 area with concrete and set oak log posts at the corners.
- Build the foundation with cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, and mossy stone bricks.
- Construct walls with sandstone and smooth sandstone; leave gaps for green stained glass windows.
- Form the entryway and main floor with stripped dark oak logs.
- Add an interior wall and a staircase with spruce stairs and oak supports.
- Build a fireplace with chiseled stone bricks, campfires, and stone brick stairs.
- Lay an upper floor with spruce slabs, build upper walls with sandstone framed by oak logs, and add a layered moss block roof with dark oak stair edging.
- Hang lanterns on chains and add grass, ferns, and dripleaf vines.

Fantasy Medieval Tower Cottage House
Materials
- Stripped Spruce Logs
- Mossy Cobblestone
- Cracked Stone Bricks
- Cobblestone
- Stripped Dark Oak Logs
- Light Blue Stained Glass Blocks/Panes
- White Wool
- White Concrete Powder
- Birch Wood
- Spruce Slabs
- Spruce Trapdoors
- Spruce Stairs
- Ladders
- Looms
- Red Stained Terracotta
- Dark Oak Trapdoors
- Dark Oak Planks
- Dark Oak Stairs
- Grindstones
- Chains
- Lanterns
- Andesite
- Birch Door
- Spruce Door
- Oak Signs
- Stone Buttons
- Iron Trapdoors
- Levers
- Brown Dye

How to Build
- Outline two 9x7 rectangles with a 3-block gap and place stripped spruce log posts (6 blocks high).
- Connect posts with spruce logs and fill the foundation with mossy cobblestone, cracked stone bricks, and cobblestone.
- Lay the floor with stripped dark oak logs and mark openings for doors and windows.
- Build lower walls with white wool, white concrete powder, and birch wood, leaving gaps for windows.
- Construct the tower base and add upper levels with spruce log frames, interior floors with spruce slabs, and ladders for access.
- Install looms along the roof interior and fill upper walls with white wool and birch wood; frame dormer windows.
- Build a layered roof with red stained terracotta, edge it with dark oak trapdoors, add chimneys, and hang lanterns for light.

The cottages offer a safe spot in the game and a chance to build further on a small scale. Some people just enjoy cottage life in general and they apply their taste to the game, in which you test your creativity.
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