Tutorials/Furniture

=Overview=
 * This article describes different pieces of furniture you can construct in minecraft. Note that these have little to no function and are just for decoration.

=Introduction=
 * I hope to god anyone reading this knows what furniture is. In minecraft, excluding beds, furniture is merely decorative. It is generally used as a way to make a home more comfortable. This tutorial focuses on as many types of furniture as possible, ranging from chairs to ovens to closets.

=Bedroom furniture=
 * The most essential piece to a bedroom is the bed. But this article isn't about that kind of thing. This is about decorative furniture (for the most part). Lets start with some basics: Dressers, desks, and bookshelves.

Dressers

 * A dresser is literally a stack of double chests. (An idea for a more interesting home is to have themed chests with only certain things: i.e. Only store armor in the dresser.)

Bookshelves

 * Bookshelves are even easier. Just stack as many bookshelf blocks as you desire. It's also a good idea to add a crafting table to your bedroom, and possibly a jukebox. You could even program an alarm clock that plays sound and makes a redstone torch flash.

Desks

 * Oh, dear, I do believe i've forgotten desks. To make a desk, take your choice of support (Fence or fence gate are best) and place 2 for a freestanding desk, 1 for a desk attached to the wall. Then make a surface (wooden slabs work well. But, with the beta 1.8 update, pressure plates can be placed on fences, creating a much flatter surface.)

Lamps

 * Maybe add a lamp somewhere. To make a slightly more decorative lamp, place a fence block and put a torch on top. Likewise, make a retractable glowstone lamp in the ceiling (might be a bit tricky).

=Living room furniture=
 * The living room is your houses' heart, where you can gather with friends (if you're on a server) and waste your time, if you want to.

TV

 * There are 2 real roads with minecraft TV's. You can make a decorative TV That is really just black wool or obsidian decoratively in or on the wall or floor. There are, however, Televisions that people have made using pistons. You might want to look one up on youtube.

Sofas and Chairs

 * The sofa is, quite possibly, the easiest piece of furniture to make in minecraft, second only to chairs. A Sofa is, literally, 2-4 stair blocks with a sign attached to either side as "arms". Chairs are precisely this only they are 1 stair block.

more interesting seating

 * A step up into the modern world of interior design is the "lounge Bench". Essentially, you make an extra long "sofa" with a 90 degree angle in it somewhere, no sign "arms", and possibly using slabs and blocks, instead of stair pieces.

Fireplaces

 * Fireplaces give your living room a more "homey" feel. A fireplace can literally be a little hole in the wall with netherrack in it. Or it can be a sleek, ultra-modern piece of contemporary minecraft art. A nice design is a brick outline in the wall and floor (as of 1.8, brick slabs can make the area around it on the floor elevated). Then make a 1x2x1 hole in the wall inside the brick outline and put in netherrack. Light the netherrack, and add a chimney for all the smoke to go out through (and outside decoration!) A more contemporary and "sleek" design is to make the same brick outline, but then, add lava instead of netherrack, and put glass in front of the lava, making for an ultra-modern, "artificial fireplace" feel.

coffee tables

 * This writer recommends making one's coffee table shorter than a regular table. It could literally be a couple of wooden slabs, or maybe something more fancy.

Ceiling fans

 * Ceiling fans are an optional add on, but are only recommended for houses with 3 blocks or more between floor or ceiling. A simplistic design is a bunch of slabs arranged on the ceiling like a fan. But another, much cooler design would involve pistons. you should make 4 pistons, pointing outward from a central block of whatever type you choose. then do some fancy wiring in the ceiling of your house to sequence the pistons. The basic idea is as follows: make a 3 clock somewhere in under or on top of your house. Then, attach 2 oppositely facing pistons from the fan directly to the clock. Attach the other 2 thru an inverter. The circuit's speed will make the fan alternate quite fast, simulating spinning. Plus, it will create just as much annoying sound as a real fan!