Minecraft: How to Build a Beautiful Dome Base in the Desert

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Learn how to build a dome house in Minecraft. Taking place in a desert biome, this house comes furnished with 3 beds, a cozy fireplace, lots of storage, a functional kitchen, and living room for gathering.

Before we get into the tutorial, please make sure you download our Material Checklist right above so that you can have it on hand to help keep track of the materials while you collect resources.


Minecraft: How to Build a Beautiful Dome Base in the Desert (Step-by-Step) Tutorial

STEP 1. Layout Dimensions

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STEP 2. Flooring

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STEP 3. Build the Walls

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Build 3 blocks up with smooth quartz on top of the orange outline.

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Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.

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Build 2 blocks up with smooth quartz on top of the dirt, then fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.

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Build 1 block up with smooth quartz on top of the dirt.

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Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt twice as shown above.

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Build 1 block on top of the dirt with smooth quartz.

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Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.

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Build 1 block on top of the dirt with smooth quartz.

STEP 4. Build the roof

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Fill the opening with glass to complete the roof.


If you want to stay organized and keep track of all of your materials, download my free material checklist for this build by clicking the image above.


STEP 5. Build the Chimney

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Start building the chimney with stone bricks, a campfire, and spruce trapdoors.

STEP 6. Add the Doors & Windows

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The front (north-facing) of the house features a spruce door.

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The (west-facing) side of the house features glass pane.

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The back of the house (south-facing) features glass pane.

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The (east-facing) side of the house features glass pane.

STEP 7. Landscaping Design

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  • Acacia leaves

  • Vines

  • Sandstone wall

  • Lantern

  • Dead bush

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  • Acacia leaves

  • Grass block

  • Spruce trapdoor

  • Grass

STEP 9. Furnish the Interior

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Remove all the first inside the dome base.

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  • Smooth quartz

  • Stone bricks

  • Stone brick stairs

  • Stone brick slab

  • Smooth quartz stairs

  • Campfire

  • Chest

  • Armor stand w/ helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots

  • Flower pot

  • Dandelion

  • Sea pickle

  • Painting

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  • Composter

  • Spruce leaves

  • Lantern

  • Spruce pressure plate

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  • Oak log

  • Bookshelf

  • Lantern

  • Sea pickle

  • Item frame

  • Oak sapling

  • Spruce sapling

  • Acacia sapling

  • Red bed

  • Gray carpet

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  • Barrel

  • Cauldron

  • Furnace

  • Crafting table

  • Tripwire hook

  • Water bucket

  • Lantern

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  • Light gray carpet

  • Smooth red sandstone stairs

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  • Oak stairs

  • Oak slab

  • Flower pot

  • Red tulip

  • Sea pickle

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Finish furnishing with acacia leaves throughout the ceiling shown above.


Did you use this build in your survival world? Feel free to let me know!

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