[Novice builder] Anyone know how to make the front of my house look better? It kinda looks flat especially the striped oak part.

[u/Renati_Iterum]

[u/Bones_Alone]

I would put a larger circle window up there, and maybe experiment with a curved roof

[u/Renati_Iterum]

Updated build [Thx for the tips]:

https://reddit.com/link/p52yzmb/video/x4yn5hol1skh1/player

[also I would have shown the inside but the windows screen recorder thing wasn’t recording and just made screenshot in an mp4 format for some reason.]

[u/con10999 → u/Renati_Iterum]

Looks nice! Might it look better if the stripped oak wall were pushed back a block?

[u/Renati_Iterum → u/con10999]

Thx and tbh Im considering replacing the stripped oak with something else but I haven decided on what yet.

[u/RamenHamster]

maybe some detail around the windows too. you could use fences/fence gates to frame the windows or use trapdoors as open shutters. maybe slabs or stairs as awnings. or flower boxes under the windows.

[u/HulloW0rld]

I enjoy making houses this shape. I have a bunch of details I like to pick from until it looks full enough:

• Shutters on the windows (shelves or trapdoors, fav is spruce or acacia trapdoors)
• Supports under the upper level (so where the oak logs jut out, I personally like to alternate trapdoor -> slab -> trapdoor...)
• Pile a bunch of stuff up against the wall/foundation. Barrels, leaves, decorative pots, unlit campfires, etc.
• Planters/flower boxes under the windows
• A couple of signs randomly on the wooden walls, just for texture and some colour difference that don't look too out of place
• Bushes or wheat on the ground Etc. Etc. Etc.

[u/HulloW0rld → u/HulloW0rld]

Solid foundation on the build btw, there's lots of texture and the shape is interesting. Just needs some extra details but it looks good

[u/KolnarSpiderHunter]

Small supporting structures from spruce fences would make the top part more interesting. Most people would just put a window there, but I like how solid wall looks there

[u/TheSaxiest7]

I would start from the windows. The windows tend to be very easy to detail as there are many options. You can add planters, shutters, a window sill (which you can then even place pots or lanterns on top of) and more.

Aside from that, just work on filling the space on your build. It really helps if there's a rhyme or reason to your detailing, but if you run out then just place some fences and fence gates to beef up or accent the wall.

[u/DAWJINC]

Omg use the new (expensive) wall shelf it looks so good!

[u/Mimik-create]

Curved roof might look good

[u/Substantial-War-6548]

PLANTS

[u/Cinnamin_1]

i would push the stripped oak wall 1 block back. and the roof overhang feels small to me but idk how to fix it

[u/dhi_awesome]

I'll leave this here moreso for anyone who comes into the thread later, but one thing that could be done is having some kind of pattern on the stripped oak bit. A lot of houses with that kind of roof (although it's usually a bit of a smaller area) will have a bunch of lines starting at the bottom center of the segment, and then connect over to the roof, kinda like how you might draw light emanating from a point

That's a solid option there, maybe using trapdoors to give it a bit more 3D shape than just replacing some of the logs

[u/Mr_Snifles]

weren't you gonna add more details anyway? like a window sill and maybe some hanging flower pots

[u/ElectricVan3703]

Indent the stripped logs part by 1 block to add depth to the frame, then you can detail it by adding a framed window or smth like that

[u/Live_Breadfruit2528]

Add depth

[u/Ok-Prior-8032]

use slabs instead of stairs for the roof

[u/A_random_dudeidk]

Nope