Small Minecraft House Ideas
5 small houses, each with a free 3D preview and the full materials list, from 336 to 745 blocks: 3 easy and 2 medium.
Houses you can finish in one sitting: each takes fewer than 800 blocks and fits a small plot.
- Builds
- 5
- Blocks
- 336 to 745
- Build time
- 25 min to 50 min
- Layers
- 11 to 14
All 5 small houses
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Viking
Laksholm Viking Fishing Hut
Easy About 25 min 18 × 7 336 blocks
A small Viking fishing hut on stilts over a lake: a timber hut with a jetty to the shore, a working deck with nets drying on a frame, barrels for the catch and a ladder down to the water. An easy first build for your Viking village.
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Rustic
Fernhill Cabin
Easy About 30 min 13 × 10 373 blocks
A small log cabin with a spruce roof, shuttered windows, a cobblestone chimney and lanterns by the door. A cosy first house you can finish before your first night.
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Viking
Ulfheim Viking House
Medium About 40 min 12 × 14 496 blocks
A Viking house with a stone ground floor, an upper floor of dark timber and daub that juts out over the door, and a steep dark oak roof with a cross gable, carved dragon heads and shields by the door.
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Cottage
Willowmere Cottage
Medium About 45 min 16 × 15 621 blocks
An L-shaped cottage with pale walls in a dark timber frame, a brick chimney, flower boxes and a little front garden with lantern posts.
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Rustic
Stillwater Rustic Lake Cabin
Easy About 50 min 21 × 27 745 blocks
A rustic A-frame cabin on a lake: a steep shingle roof down to the ground, a front of glass in a frame of honey-coloured logs, a deck on stilts over the water with a jetty, a fieldstone chimney and a sleeping loft inside.
The blocks these builds use most
Added up over all 5 small houses. A good palette to stock up on before you start.
| Block | Blocks in total | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Spruce Planks | 493 | 4 of 5 builds |
| Spruce Stairs | 255 | 4 of 5 builds |
| Dark Oak Stairs | 231 | 3 of 5 builds |
| Spruce Log | 182 | 4 of 5 builds |
| Cobblestone | 172 | 4 of 5 builds |
| Dark Oak Log | 148 | 3 of 5 builds |
| Dark Oak Planks | 105 | 3 of 5 builds |
| Glass Pane | 101 | 5 of 5 builds |
Questions
How many blocks does a Minecraft small house need?
The small houses here take between 336 and 745 blocks. The smallest is Laksholm Viking Fishing Hut with 336 blocks, the largest is Stillwater Rustic Lake Cabin with 745.
How long does it take to make a small house in Minecraft?
About 25 min for Laksholm Viking Fishing Hut, up to about 50 min for Stillwater Rustic Lake Cabin, once you have gathered the blocks.
Which small house is the easiest?
Laksholm Viking Fishing Hut. It is rated easy, takes 336 blocks and stands 18 by 7 blocks on the ground.
Can I build these in survival?
Yes. Every build lists each block you need with the number of stacks, so you can gather first and build after. All of them use blocks you can get in survival.
Do these small houses come with a schematic?
Yes. Each build has a .schem file for Litematica, WorldEdit and Axiom, next to the layer-by-layer blueprints.
Are the blueprints free?
The 3D preview, the sizes and the full materials list of every build are free. The layer-by-layer blueprints and the schematic come with the build for €2.99, paid once, or with Pro for every build.
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