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
STEP 2. Flooring
STEP 3. Build the Walls
Build 3 blocks up with smooth quartz on top of the orange outline.
Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.
Build 2 blocks up with smooth quartz on top of the dirt, then fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.
Build 1 block up with smooth quartz on top of the dirt.
Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt twice as shown above.
Build 1 block on top of the dirt with smooth quartz.
Fill the interior perimeter of the dome with dirt.
Build 1 block on top of the dirt with smooth quartz.
STEP 4. Build the roof
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
Start building the chimney with stone bricks, a campfire, and spruce trapdoors.
STEP 6. Add the Doors & Windows
The front (north-facing) of the house features a spruce door.
The (west-facing) side of the house features glass pane.
The back of the house (south-facing) features glass pane.
The (east-facing) side of the house features glass pane.
STEP 7. Landscaping Design
Acacia leaves
Vines
Sandstone wall
Lantern
Dead bush
Acacia leaves
Grass block
Spruce trapdoor
Grass
STEP 9. Furnish the Interior
Remove all the first inside the dome base.
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
Composter
Spruce leaves
Lantern
Spruce pressure plate
Oak log
Bookshelf
Lantern
Sea pickle
Item frame
Oak sapling
Spruce sapling
Acacia sapling
Red bed
Gray carpet
Barrel
Cauldron
Furnace
Crafting table
Tripwire hook
Water bucket
Lantern
Light gray carpet
Smooth red sandstone stairs
Oak stairs
Oak slab
Flower pot
Red tulip
Sea pickle
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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