Cozy up with some of the best Minecraft cabin ideas for your new snowy peak retreat.
Whenever there’s snow on the ground outside, I start thinking about cozy Minecraft cabins I can build while I stay inside. The Minecraft 1.18 Caves & Cliffs update has been fantastic motivation to do just that this year. I’ve scoped out some of my favorite new Minecraft seeds from the update and I’m determined to build a warm little retreat on one of these peaks.
The trouble is, I always struggle to freestyle a nice cabin build that doesn’t look like a big spruce blob. There’s a real art to mixing wood types and decorations for the perfect new base. For my sake and yours, I’ve collected a handful of great Minecraft cabin ideas and tutorials and tried out building each of them.
Get ready to chop some spruce, strip some logs, and construct some chimneys. These builds lean heavily into wood frames and warm, cozy interiors within which to wait out the long cold nights.
Several are great contenders for survival builds, with small footprints and material lists that you can throw together as soon as you’re ready. I’ve also picked some larger cabin builds for the ambitious among us, and those playing in creative.
MINECRAFT SMALL CABIN
- Total size: 9×11 blocks
- Time to build: ~20 minutes
- Difficulty: Easy
This tiny winter cabin is a perfect build for a fresh journey into a snowy biome. You’ll just need a handful of spruce, cobblestone, and glass for the exterior. The inside leaves just enough space for your bed, a bit of storage, and a couple crafting stations. There are even some stylish modern touches like a full wall window in the back.
You can follow the quick and breezy tutorial by Balzy below for a guide to building this tidy little starter cabin. If you’re looking for something just slightly larger, Balzy has another cabin build that will give you just a smidge more storage space.
MINECRAFT LODGE CABIN
- Total size: 16×17 blocks
- Time to build: Over an hour
- Difficulty: Tough!
This homey snow cabin by Achelaus will force you to embrace imperfections. It’s a mid-size build that uses several different types of wood to create a distressed, unkempt look perfect for reclusive miners. The various wood types may not be completely practical in survival, but the interior definitely gives you the space you’ll need for crafting and storage.
Archelaus’s video below is a timelapse, not a tutorial, so it can be challenging to follow at points. Don’t worry, this build has room for freestyling.
