You can thank YouTuber SheepGG for this particular build. It is made out of more traditional oak and birch wood, but the combination of fences, logs, planks, slabs, and trapdoors adds a lot of variety and texture to the build (even without the use of Minecraft texture packs), and turns the whole thing into a much more appealing starter house than most others you're likely to come across. This wooden house is a starter home worthy of even the best Minecraft seeds. Simple Wooden Survival House Simple Wooden Survival House by SheepGG Image credit: SheepGG on YouTube It's a compact creation surrounded by a stone and iron bar fence, with a small but mighty garden and a compact but stylish interior. With this next house, YouTuber YalChu used nether brick to create a lovely and eye-catching red roofed home that is bound to provide great inspiration for lots of aspiring builders. Red Roof House Red Roof House by YalChu Image credit: YalChu's Home on YouTube

It's a small, cosy, rustic house that strikes me as the perfect base to build far from your main home. If you want to set up home in the Mangrove Swamp, then YouTuber Folli has created a lovely looking starter house out of materials found in the biome. Mangrove Starter House Mangrove Starter House by Folli Image credit: Folli on YouTube It's amazing how powerful a simple fence encircling a balcony can be in elevating an otherwise very straightforward home, isn't it? 2. If you want your first survival home to have more of a cabin-y vibe, then YouTuber WiederDude has put together a quaint and compact starter house made from oak and birch wood. Wooden Starter House Wooden Starter House by WiederDude Image credit: WiederDude Tutorials on YouTube If you're after inspiration for other architectural projects besides houses, be sure to check out our list of things to build in Minecraft! We've also got dedicated guides for Minecraft tower ideas and Minecraft castle ideas.

Or if all you want is inspiration, you can simply have a scroll through a wide range of beautiful builds that include Japanese pagodas, log cabins, witch cottages, and sleek modern mansions. Each of these homes has a link to a YouTube video where you can watch the house being built and follow along. We've compiled a list of 45 of the best Minecraft house ideas we've ever come across below. Over the past decade, there have been millions of houses built by one of the largest playerbases the world has ever seen - and many of these structures are absolutely breathtaking in their beauty and stature. Looking for Minecraft house ideas? There's so much scope for building your dream house in Minecraft, and you're really only limited by your imagination and the blocks at your disposal.

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