I love Minecraft. It has been my obsession since I downloaded it last July. So, when I saw a design assignment to build my cottage in Minecraft, it was a no-brainer.

This is the second creative mode build I have ever done. In middle school, I created a massive, beautiful hole in the ground that I built as a mining pit for all my slaves. It was a sight to behold. Sadly, our family computer died as I made my diamond castle across the water. And when I say broke, I mean it was with the computer gods. At the time, Minecraft was not owned by Microsoft (they purchased it in 2014). This told me that there was no safety net for my existing worlds. So, nothing had been saved when I downloaded Minecraft on the new computer. So it would be July 2021 before I downloaded Minecraft again.

Alright enough, with the pity party, let’s see what I built!

I started by choosing what seed I wanted to build; the only source worth building a cottage in is the Snowy Village.

Pretty good spawn point, right by a village and the frozen water; it is also snowing, which sparks the creative cottagecore juices.

Four hours later, here is my cottage!

I went with a purple and blue color palette since those colors looked best against the snowy backdrop. The red plants around the house add a bit of a color punch. I built two perimeter walls for added protection. A button activates each door, and the inner perimeter is patrolled by winter foxes, whom I named Fox Trot.

I have a storage shed, a horse pen, and a panda pen in my backyard. The white horse is named Snowball, and the black horse is named Stormy. They provide transportation through the vast snowy fields. My two pandas are Mooncake and Dim Sum. They provide entertainment.

Now on to the inside of the house. I went with an open-concept living space with the living and sleeping area right in the middle. All the chests are filled to the brim with all the supplies needed to survive the winter. Food? Check. Fuel source? Check. Weapons and armor and potions? Check, check, and check.

You might have noticed the five dogs sitting all politely in the cottage. Let me introduce you to Prince, Colton, Snoot, Buster, and Mochi. All there to provide comfort, warmth, and love all winter long.

It wouldn’t be a cottage without some candles and flowers to brighten up the room.

Finally, my beautiful winter cottage is nicely lit up at night.

Overall, this was an enjoyable assignment to complete. It may not be my slave pit from ten years ago, but I am incredibly proud of my cottage. This was a nice break from all my other assignments this week, and I enjoyed designing every aspect.