Desert outpost
Smooth sandstone for calm walls, acacia posts and a red sandstone roof for contrast, and glazed terracotta as the one patterned block. Flat roofs and open sides suit the heat.
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Open in Blockroll
All six blocks open locked. Press Space to roll new rules, or unlock a block to swap it.
- 9 × 9 footprint
- 8 blocks high
- Java 1.14+ or Bedrock 1.11+
The blocks
- FrameStripped Acacia Log
minecraft:stripped_acacia_logCorners, pillars and beams that hold it together.
- DetailOrange Glazed Terracotta
minecraft:orange_glazed_terracottaSmall touches: windows, lights, greenery.
How to build with it
- Mark out 9 × 9 blocks and lay the Terracotta floor first.
- Put Stripped Acacia Log on every corner and every 4 or 5 blocks along long walls, then fill between them with Smooth Sandstone.
- Roof it with Smooth Red Sandstone stairs and slabs. Keep the whole build within 8 blocks of height, roof included.
- Give Chiseled Red Sandstone one job, such as a band under the roof or frames around doors and windows, and repeat it.
- Add Orange Glazed Terracotta last and use less of it than you think.
Rules for this build
- Put something on the roof: a garden, a lookout, a flag.
- No glass. Use trapdoors, fences or bars as windows.
- Leave one side open, like a market stall.
Rules keep a build from turning into a box. Follow all three, or roll others in Blockroll.
Related palettes
Jungle treehouseJungle planks and logs that blend into the trees around them, a dark oak roof that shows through the leaves, and bamboo for railings and trim.Fishing hutPale birch boards with dark spruce posts, a spruce roof and an oak dock. Cyan terracotta looks like faded paint on the trim, and dried kelp blocks are piled by the door.Japanese tea houseOff-white mushroom stem walls between dark beams, a grey tile roof with wide eaves, and a bamboo mosaic floor. Cherry leaves are the only colour.