Hey guys I had a question I'm a big fan of making obsidian houses so I don't have to worry about damage from creepers or whatever else but my problem is the house always end up looking like crap so I was wondering if you had to decorate such a house what other block would you use to make it not look like a black box lol Oh and this is survival map and yes I did spend a hour collecting obsidian don't judge me
You could line the inside or outside with item frames to see what that looks like. Or vines. Just make sure to use buttons or something to keep their growth in check.
I would just...light up the surrounding area...or fence in a smaller area and light it up...you know...so I can't explode....
I've never really made anything quite like that, and there really is no way to pretty up the outside since everything else accessible in survival is not fully blast-proof.
You can make a second layer of whatever material you want on the inside, though, so it looks like a house and not a doom box.
I agree with BloodyPhoenix torching up the area you live in and around is kinda a important goal in preventing your stuff from getting blown up, and it if does chalk it up to a learning experience, in time you will learn to protect yourself and secure where you live. Its something that should be near the top of your list when starting out.
I've done some pretty fancy builds in survival, nothing 'creative like' but fancy for survival, and not since my early MC days have i had much damage from mobs to any builds, sometimes in rare occasions in the 'midst' of a build you forget to light something up and suffer a bit of damage here and there but nothing that isn't easily fixed.
If you don't mind it being very bulky, 3 blocks thick to be exact, you could always put wood planks on both sides of the obsidian walls. It offers the protection of the obsidian with the look of a wooden house. But if you don't want your walls to be bulky, than this probably isn't an option for you.
Quartz usually looks good with obsidian. You could go into the Nether and mine some, and then use pillars and stairs to add columns to the outside. Lots of columns, but don't just coat the outside. The quartz would also look good as a roof. Its fairly blast-proof, and you can easily replace anything the creepers wreck.
It won't match the trees and the wood look of the forest, but it'll spice up your black black box. Hope this helps!
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I just build a wooden fence around my house roughly four metres away. Takes a few minutes of wood chopping to build and It keeps basically all mobs out with the exception of spiders and skeletons that can shoot you. The only threat regarding creepers is if you go to close to the fence where there is a creeper as it will then explode. I usually have at least three fence gates around my perimeter though so not even a creeper can keep me inside lol.
Anyway, your obsidian defence definately seems over excessive, but the only true way to really make it not look like a doom box is to probably add a wood or any other type layer to the outside and inside.
I can't really come up with any way to avoid an all-obsidian house looking like a doom box haha! I'd go with what Killin recommended and just build a wooden fence and light up the area, so you can make nicer builds out of blocks that aren't obsidian
If you don't mind it being very bulky, 3 blocks thick to be exact, you could always put wood planks on both sides of the obsidian walls. It offers the protection of the obsidian with the look of a wooden house. But if you don't want your walls to be bulky, than this probably isn't an option for you.
This is essentially what I do. Stone brick walls surrounding obsidian walls. The only place it looks a little awkward is at doors and windows. At the same time it's nice having a button in the same corridor as the door making it easier to press the button and walk through. For windows I place glass in the stone brick layers... and place torches on the obsidian to lighten up the windows.
Quartz usually looks good with obsidian. You could go into the Nether and mine some, and then use pillars and stairs to add columns to the outside. Lots of columns, but don't just coat the outside. The quartz would also look good as a roof. Its fairly blast-proof, and you can easily replace anything the creepers wreck.
It won't match the trees and the wood look of the forest, but it'll spice up your black black box. Hope this helps!
I agree, quartz looks good with obsidian
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You could line the inside or outside with item frames to see what that looks like. Or vines. Just make sure to use buttons or something to keep their growth in check.
I've never really made anything quite like that, and there really is no way to pretty up the outside since everything else accessible in survival is not fully blast-proof.
You can make a second layer of whatever material you want on the inside, though, so it looks like a house and not a doom box.
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I've done some pretty fancy builds in survival, nothing 'creative like' but fancy for survival, and not since my early MC days have i had much damage from mobs to any builds, sometimes in rare occasions in the 'midst' of a build you forget to light something up and suffer a bit of damage here and there but nothing that isn't easily fixed.
It won't match the trees and the wood look of the forest, but it'll spice up your black black box. Hope this helps!
Anyway, your obsidian defence definately seems over excessive, but the only true way to really make it not look like a doom box is to probably add a wood or any other type layer to the outside and inside.
This is essentially what I do. Stone brick walls surrounding obsidian walls. The only place it looks a little awkward is at doors and windows. At the same time it's nice having a button in the same corridor as the door making it easier to press the button and walk through. For windows I place glass in the stone brick layers... and place torches on the obsidian to lighten up the windows.
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