# Cherry Blossom Cottage: Minecraft Blueprint

> A 9 by 9 cherry wood cottage on a smooth stone platform with a dark oak gable roof.

Source: https://minebuildr.com/blueprints/cherry-blossom-cottage

## Quick facts

- Category: Houses
- Style: Japanese
- Size: 13 wide, 13 long, 11 tall (blocks)
- Total blocks: 428
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Editions: Java and Bedrock 1.20+
- Biomes: Cherry Grove
- Download: Free .schem file (Java Edition WorldEdit format) on the page

## Description

Pink cherry planks, cherry log corners and a dark roof give this small home a calm Japanese-inspired look. The smooth stone platform forms a walkway around the house with lanterns at the front corners. Cherry blocks need version 1.20 or newer.

## Materials

| Block | Count |
| --- | ---: |
| Cherry Planks | 191 |
| Dark Oak Stairs | 110 |
| Smooth Stone | 72 |
| Glass | 18 |
| Cherry Log | 16 |
| Dark Oak Planks | 11 |
| Cherry Leaves (placed by hand) | 4 |
| Lantern | 3 |
| Cherry Door | 1 |
| Chest | 1 |
| Crafting Table | 1 |

## Build steps

1. Platform: Place an 11 by 11 smooth stone platform. Mark the 9 by 9 house inside it, leaving a one-block walkway all round, and fill the inner floor with cherry planks.
2. Walls: Raise cherry log corners 4 blocks tall and fill the walls with cherry planks. Leave a door gap in the middle of the front.
3. Windows: Add two 2-tall windows at the front, two on each side and three at the back.
4. Roof: Build an east to west gable from dark oak stairs, starting one block outside the walls. Five layers of stairs meet at a dark oak plank ridge. Fill the side gables with cherry planks.
5. Garden details: Place lanterns on the two front corners of the platform and cherry leaf bushes at the back corners. Leaves you place by hand never decay.

## Tips

- Find a cherry grove with the Biome Finder or by exploring mountain meadows.
- Swap glass for white stained glass for a paper-screen look.
- A small pond beside the platform suits this style.

## Related MineBuildr tools

- [Biome Finder](https://minebuildr.com/tools/biome-finder): Enter any seed to preview a biome map grid and find rare biomes near spawn.
- [Roof Designer](https://minebuildr.com/tools/roof-designer): Pick a roof style and pitch and get a stair/slab placement guide that fits your build footprint.
- [Block Palette Designer](https://minebuildr.com/tools/block-palette-designer): Turn two blocks into a smooth gradient or one block into a matching palette, then copy the block IDs and save favorites.

Preview image: https://minebuildr.com/__l5e/assets-v1/334e7552-203a-4b33-93ec-5544e7956134/minecraft-blueprint-cherry-blossom-cottage-iso.jpg