7 Minecraft Treehouse Ideas for your Next Build - IGN

Treehouses in Minecraft are a fantastic way of incorporating unique and cool designs into your home. We have tips and ideas for anyone, no matter if you are just starting out or are an expert in Minecraft.

This list is mostly about treehouses. If you''d like to see more types of houses, we have 8 best House Minecraft Ideas to help you start!

Minecraft Treehouses

There are two things to consider while browsing through our top treehouse design ideas:

The size of your treehouse will be contingent on whether you''re creating a new building or a main hub. You can also choose to use natural trees or artificially created trees, based on the biome you pick.

In this article, we''ve put together a list of the top treehouse design ideas for Minecraft starting from basic beginning tree houses, to more advanced designs and complex constructions and everything in between.

1. Simple Treehouse

If you''re struggling with how to build a treehouse in Minecraft it''s best to go with the basics to start. Find a tree that is an adequate height (a nice view from the top is a bonus) and then attach an uninspiring four-walled structure to it. It doesn''t matter if it''s in the air hanging from the tree or on the ground next to it to it, it doesn''t really matter!

Simple Treehouse in Minecraft

You can grow upwards and outwards, even artificially increasing the size of the tree as you progress through the game. If you''re new to Minecraft or building this type of home, you should begin here.

2. Jungle Treehouse

It is logical to construct a high-rise structure in the biome with the tallest trees. It is easy to connect small structures using hanging vines and tall trees as they are densely packed.

How to Build a Jungle Tree House Using Mr Mirror

Video via: Mr Mirror

The vines found on a variety of Jungle biomes trees act as a natural ladder. You can also place them on leaves all around the tree to create a natural cover/camouflage.

Jungle Treehouse in Minecraft

If you''re playing a multiplayer game with your friends, this could be a very enjoyable and achievable project, with the individual houses creating a lovely Ewok-style village as the end result!

3. Leaf House

It is impossible to get your home to look right when it''s clinging to a tree. Consider thinking outside the box and make your home base within the leaves of a tree. You can create a bubble of foliage by using Shears to gather leaves from nearby trees.

Inside of the Leaf House in Minecraft

Although this could limit your decorating options and scope, this can prove to be the most effective method to make your home blend into the surroundings.

Outside of a Leaf House, Minecraft

Tip: Change your graphic settings from Fast from Fancy so that the leaves are no longer transparent. This makes any buildup that occurs beneath the leaves completely unnoticeable.

4. A Literal Tree House

Literal Tree House in Minecraft

You can take your imagination to the next level by creating your own tree. Whilst somewhat inefficient when it comes to the use of resources but it''s an enjoyable project to build and make sure that it replicates the appearance and shape of a tree, although it is slightly wider and larger than its brethren.

5. Nether Tree House

With the Nether expanding forests as of late and you can make the most of the green real estate to build your own home high up in the deep down below. welcome to my blog You could lose your home if you build it using blocks that are exclusive to the Nether such as Crimson Blocks or Netherrack.

Nether Tree House in Minecraft

There are dangers abounding in the Nether, so if you have access to an abundance of Obsidian, it might be worth building your house (or the outer shell at at) with it. This will help reduce the damage from any Ghast fireballs that are found close to your home.

6. Tree Root House

You want to be a bit different? Go underground with some Stripped Logs and then build the tree roots. You can hang a house by using the roots to hang it from the ceiling of an underground cave.

Tree Root House in Minecraft

Include some Pointed Dripstone, Spore Blossom and Glow Lichen to give it a an organic, overgrown look and your home''s underground oasis will be complete.

7. Bonus: Create an Tree House to support every kind of Tree

You can also make an edifice for trees that fits each Minecraft tree type if you''re feeling up to it. All of them: Oak, Spruce Birch, Dark Oak, Jungle and Spruce.

Video via TheMythicalSausage

What are your most favorite tree house designs in Minecraft? Please send us your thoughts in the comments.

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