How to Build a Sky House in Minecraft

Build a pillar of the Dirt you've gathered. To do this, place a Dirt block down and jump on it. Then move the crosshairs so they point down at the Dirt block. Jump and, in midair, place a block. Do this continuously until you have a pillar of Dirt at least 22 blocks high. If you are on Survival mode, you can survive a height of up to 22 blocks if you have full health (at 23 blocks up, you will receive enough damage to kill you unless your armor has Feather Fall.) You may continue to build up if you want to, though.

• On Creative mode, you can fly while placing the blocks instead of having to jump and place the blocks, meaning a less tedious experience.

Build a platform. Crouch, so you will not fall off the side of the pillar, then build out from your pillar by placing blocks on all edge sides.

• Remember the size of the platform contributes to the size of the house. If you have a tiny platform, you will end up having a tiny house. If you have a gigantic platform, you will have a gigantic house.

Add Ladders to the pillar of Dirt. Once you've finished the platform, add Ladders to either side (or both) of the Dirt pillar. This will provide you with a way to move to and from your house.

• You can use two Water Buckets to place Water streams on either side of the Dirt Pillar, providing you with yet another way to climb to and fro. You can also use Vines or Stairs.

Build the outside of the house. You can use any material you'd like, but non-flammable materials and/or materials with high blast resistance work best.

• The roof of your house can be from two blocks high to slightly over 250 blocks high. Note that Endermen can spawn/teleport/enter your house if the roof is over 2 blocks high. You can also put Slabs on the floor, but that takes time if your house is very large and it only prevents Endermen from spawning and teleporting inside the house and does not prevent them from walking inside the house.
• Your house can be any size. If you want, your house could be 2x2, or your house could be 1000x1000. Just remember that the size of the house must correspond with the size of the platform!

Decorate the living room.

• Make couches and chairs. On the edges of the living room, place a line of Stairs in a row and two Signs on each side for a couch. For a chair, place a single Stair and then a Sign on each of the sides.
• Make a TV. Place two blocks of black stained Clay in the center of the living room, and then two blocks of Clay on top of them. Add a Painting over each side of the Clay. Near the TV, place a block and then a Lever on top of it. This will be your TV's remote.
• Make a fireplace. Fill the remaining spaces of the living room with Brick Blocks. Then, in the center of the Bricks, dig a space that is one block wide and one block deep. Place Netherrack in the space, and then light the Netherrack with some Flint and Steel. As of 1.14, you can replace the Netherrack with a Campfire, or dig a hole two blocks deep, fill the second (deepest) block with a Hay Bale, and then a Campfire, to increase the smoke that is generated by the Campfire.

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• Make a refrigerator. Place an Iron Block and then a Dispenser (loaded with food) on top of the Iron Block. Then place a button on either side of the Iron Block and an Iron Door on the Iron Block as well.
• Make a stove. Place Gray Wool (or another solid block) where you want the stove to be. Place a Button on the front side of the "stove," and then place a Trapdoor on top of the stove and close it. You can also simply use a Furnace to make a stove that functions.
• Make counters. Against one side of a wall, place a block of White Concrete or White Wool, and then a block of Black Concrete or Black Wool, then a block of White Concrete/Wool, and then a block of Black Concrete/Wool. Continue the pattern until the counter reaches the other side of the wall.
• Make a microwave. Place a block of Polished Andesite on a counter block, then close a Trapdoor over the Andesite.
• Make a sink. Place a Cauldron where you want the sink to go. You can fill it with a Water Bucket and then place a Tripwire Hook above the Cauldron.
• Make a table and chairs. Put a Fencepost on the ground and a Pressure Plate on top. This will be a table. Then place a line of Stairs down and place a Sign on each side of the Stairs. This will be your chairs.
• Make lights. There are two good methods for building lights. You can place two Fence posts on top of each other, and then a Sea Lantern on top. You can also dig a one-block-wide and three-block-long hole, and fill it with Glowstone.

Decorate the bedroom.

• Make the beds. Place two Beds next to each to each other, and then two White Wool blocks behind the Beds, for pillows. You can make the number of Beds larger or smaller if you want to.
• Make the desk. Place a Fencepost down near the Beds, and Wool Carpet on top. You can add Stairs next to the desk.
• Make the closet. Place two Fence posts on top of each other, and then two Doors (non-Iron) on the sides. You can also replace the Fence posts with Bookshelves.

Decorate the dining room.

• Make the table. Dig two blocks down and fill the bottom with Redstone Torches and then Pistons on top.
• Make the chairs. Place Stairs around the Pistons.

Decorate the bathroom.

• Make the toilet. Stacks two solid blocks on top of each other (Iron Blocks are recommended) and then, in front of the blocks, a Cauldron filled with Water. If you're feeling mischievous, you can dye the Water yellow or brown using Dye.
• Make the sink. Place a Cauldron filled with Water, with a Tripwire Hook above it. Be careful, because the sink may not distinguish well with the toilet, so you may want to put a Sign nearby the sink reading something like "Sink."
• Make the shower. Dig out a hole in the ceiling and replace it with a Sticky Piston. Behind the Sticky Piston, create a small room (sealed, but make sure there is a space that allows you to access the Sticky Piston) and link a Lever with the Piston. Then fill the room with Water. If you did it right, you should be able to turn the Water on and off via the lever. To avoid flooding the bathroom, surround the shower's base with Slabs or solid blocks.
• Make the bath. Make a line out of solid blocks across the area you want the bath to be one block higher than the floor. Dig a block deep under the line and fill the hole with Water. You can make the Water deeper or shallower.

Decorate the front lawn. If you built your house at the edge of the sky island, increase the total of the island perimeter by at least 6 blocks, maybe even 7 or 8. Now add Flowers, Trees, and Grass to the front of the house (make sure not to use Tall Grass, or your lawn will have an overgrown look). Make sure to have some Bonemeal on hand! You can even make a driveway, mailbox, and garage if you want your front lawn to look extra spiffy.

Make a backyard. Fill a small (or large) space with Flowers and Grass (if your backyard is extra-large, you can add a few Trees). Then, square in the borders of the backyard with Fence posts.

Build a shed. The shed should be nearby your house and should be small, no bigger than 10 blocks. The shed will hold most of your valuable storage in case that dreaded Creeper comes along (or a griefer).

Place walls around your property. Use Tree Leaves for bushes (only much less gnarly and prettier). You can obtain Tree Leaves by using Shears. Stack two blocks of Tree Leaves on top of each other and continue the pattern until the "bushes" cover the entire property. Make sure that a small area is open for someone to enter.

Make sure your house is well-lit. You don't want monsters roaming around your property, now do you?

Open your game to Multiplayer. If Multiplayer is set to "off," switch it to "on." Some players will switch multiplayer off while they are building the world, and this is fine. But after your house is finished, you may want more players. After you are finished, go to Settings and switch Multiplayer on.

Avoid Friendly Fire. Never switch "Friendly Fire" on, unless you want death and destruction in your world. Players will eventually leave if Friendly Fire is left on because players can attack others and possibly get away with it.