Tutorials/Furniture


 * 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 really hope 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. you can make a 'fake' bed using wool, 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.)

This is no longer possible as anything on top of a chest prevents the chest from opening.

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.

Potted Plant

 * Potted Plants are a great way to add nature to a bedroom, and they are easy to make. First, place a block of dirt.

Next, dig out the blocks around it on the floor. # #       #=hole in the ground. O=block of dirt (1 block above the layer with the holes)
 * 1) O#

Above each hole, place a trapdoor. Then make them all in the open position, with its flat side against the side of the dirt block. After that, fill in the holes; put a flower (or any plant) on top of the dirt block and you're done!

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. Additionally, if three fence blocks are placed in a row, two could be covered in pressure plates, and one with glowstone on top, making a "lamp".

Another neat way of making easy and simple yet amazingly breathtaking desks is to simply have a set of pistons lined up in patterns, preferably in rectangular shapes or lines. Note that when you are placing your pistons, they are in the pattern your table will be shaped like. After the pistons are placed, put a single redstone torch under each one of them, causing the pistons to activate, and thus making a quick and simple table. [Credit To Thenoob1234 for design]

A different, simpler, more plain way of making desks is to simply make a huge table out of blocks. There should be four "leg" blocks, acting as the "legs" of your table. On top of the "legs" you can put slabs or blocks, making a simple table that is amazingly soothing to the eye, albeit quite space-consuming. This form of table is the easiest to make, however most people discourage making such large tables, as they take up far too much space.

The last type of table is the "Block-by-block" table. It consists of a simple arrangement of multiple blocks. By putting many blocks in a rectangular, square, or straight pattern, you can make a very simple table useful for keeping things on. This form of table is mostly built with white, plain wool, because it causes the table to look like the table is covered with a clean, white tablecloth. [Credit to Minecraftfurniture.net]

Lamps

 * Maybe add a lamp somewhere. To make a slightly more decorative lamp, place a fence block and put a torch on top (or some glowstone). An alternate solution would be to use a single piston block with a redstone torch underneath it and a torch or glowstone placed on top.

Piston Lamp Diagram
Torch/Glowstone --- Piston --- Redstone Torch

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

T.V.

 * 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. You could also just use a 2x1 painting starting from left to right to imitate a flat screen TV.

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. There are many more variations to the chair, so experiment! Also some people use slabs with signs on sides and blocks behind to create chairs and sofas.

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. If in a corner, a bookshelf looks appealing in the corner, and blends in with the wood's texture.

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. Also with the 1.8 update add iron bars around the fire to look like a fire guard for a more realstic look.


 * AlbinoMcGee's Fireplace


 * Pick a spot away from any flammable material. Next, dig a 2 block deep hole and put netherrack in it, then light the netherrack with flint and steel. Next you should place a glass block on top of the fire, not the netherrack, so you wont burn yourself (you will have to put a block adjacent to the hole to place the glass block then later remove it). Put chairs and/or couches surrounding this and you have yourself a fire pit and lounge.

Coffee Tables

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

Corner Tables

 * Have a fence with a wooden pressure plate on top for a good looking table. Another option, is to place a piston in the ground with a redstone torch below it. The piston will activate, and will create a nice, one block table.

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 through 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!

Chess/Checker Board

 * A chess board is easy to make, you get a Noteblock and place it anywhere. Then you get stairs of any type, and put sign (or any other) arms. Notice how the noteblock sort of looks like a chess/checker board.

Toilet

 * Note: This is synonymous with the garbage disposal chute, but is generally smaller, flatter, and at ground level. All you need is a shovel, trapdoor, a lever, bucket of lava/water, and a stack of dirt or items for disposal.
 * 1.Dig a block or few down. The hole is the bowl, the lever is the flushing lever, and the trapdoor is the lid.
 * 2.Next pour the bucket of lava/water in the hole.
 * 3.Then place the trapdoor on top.
 * 4.Finally put the lever next to the trapdoor
 * Now you have a little toilet for disposing things or just for decoration.

Advanced Toilet
To make an advanced, classy, decorative toilet with no genuine function, all you need is: 3 Blocks of Iron or Clay or Stone or Stone Brick or Brick or Wooden Plank 1 Stone Button 1 Hatch

Here is how you make it: 1. Place the Blocks in an "L" shape, with two blocks stacked on top of each other and one block in front of the stacked blocks. 2. On the side of the "L" (Right or Left, it doesn't matter) place the button. DO NOT place the button on the flat side of the "L". Only place it on the top of the "L", or the topmost highest brick. 3. On the top brick, place a hatch. The hatch acts as a toilet lid, able to move up or down. [Courtesy of Thenoob1234]

You're done! This type of toilet is classy and much more advanced than the other toilet, although it has no function.

1.9 Pre-release Toilet
The 1.9 Pre-release toilet is exactly like the Advanced Toilet, except there is a cauldron full of water on the bottom, replacing on of the blocks, and acting like the "toilet bowl". [Courtesy of former Minecraft player XxGamerxX]

Shower

 * You can place slabs on the ground to mark off the edges of the shower. This should usually be built in a corner. Then place a piston at the ceiling or wall and place water behind it. You can use a lever to "turn on and off" the shower.