In Minecraft, it’s not always just about utility—making your home look great matters too. The game gives you plenty of decorative blocks to personalize your build. Some of these items don’t just look good; they also offer practical benefits. That makes them twice as interesting—and easy to forget about. If you mainly focus on building, we hope to give you a few extra decor ideas to try out. We’ll also look at ways you might be able to farm them.
Minecraft light sources: prevent monster spawns and set the mood
You should definitely brighten up your base—not only to prevent monster spawns, but also to mix and match different light sources. We already have a full guide if you want to learn about every lamp and light (Effective Light Sources for Decorative Building Projects in Minecraft) . Today, we’ll focus on the ones we consider especially important.
Lanterns: There are now three lantern variants you can craft: the regular version, a soul-fire version, and a copper one. You can collect iron and copper nuggets with the right farms, while the torches are made from coal, copper, and soul sand or soul soil, depending on the type. All lanterns have a subtle animation that makes them feel extra cozy.
Candles: Candles are fantastic for decor, and you can place up to four in a single block space. There are also 17 color options, so collecting every dye is worth it. You’ll need string from spiders and honeycombs from bees.
End Rods: Perfect for modern, clean builds thanks to their minimalist look. They’re crafted from Blaze Rods (Build an Automatic Blaze Farm: Endless Blaze Rods and Experience Points) and popped chorus fruit. You can’t directly farm End Rods, but you can grow chorus fruit in the End and smelt it in a furnace to get popped chorus fruit.
Firefly Bush: A fairly new, understated light source that looks amazing at night. You’ll need to collect it in your world (mainly along riverbanks) and plant it on dirt or grass.
Minecraft wall decor: useful ideas for beautiful walls
There’s plenty of wall decor you can use, and many options even have a practical purpose, making them well worth considering. Bare walls—especially without windows or other pieces—can make a base feel bland. Try these items:
Paintings: Choose from over 40 different designs. Use wool (from sheep) and eight sticks to craft a painting. Some artworks even hide little easter eggs—learn more here .
Item Frames: Great not only for labeling chests, but also as standalone decor. You can even make them glow. You’ll need sticks, leather (from cows), and optionally glow ink sacs (from glow squids). You can place any item inside and even rotate it.
Banners: Often overlooked, but incredibly deep. Banners are excellent decorations because you can customize them in countless ways. Check out our detailed guide (Minecraft Banner: Creating, Coloring, and Using) .
Chains: You can now craft chains from iron as well as copper. Copper even oxidizes, giving you four color stages to work with. In both cases, an iron or copper farm pays off.
Shelves: A newer addition to the decor lineup that can display up to three items, similar to item frames. They also let you swap a hotbar, which is very handy. To craft shelves, you’ll need stripped logs, which you manually create with an axe.
Placeable decor: items for your Minecraft base
You’ll probably want to spruce up other parts of your base too, so here are a few more decorative pieces you can place or set down. They’re the cherry on top and, in some cases, can be customized.
Flower Pot: One of the best ways to bring more life into your base. You can place any flower and all saplings inside to bring nature indoors. Set up a clay farm for plenty of bricks (Automatic Clay Farm in Minecraft: Guide for Clay, Bricks, and Pottery) .
Decorated Pot: You can also use bricks for larger pots, or swap some sides with pottery sherds. These only generate in structures and are fairly rare. Decorated pots can’t hold flowers, but they can hide a few items.
Armor Stand: If you want to display a cool set of armor—maybe even with some trims—use armor stands. All you need are sticks and smooth stone slabs. They’re great decor for a workshop or for armor you no longer wear. With the new smithing templates, they look even better.
Bookshelves: Probably the oldest decor element in Minecraft. Craft books from leather (cow farm) and paper (sugar cane farm), then combine them with wood. With wooden slabs instead of books, you can craft chiseled bookshelves and fill them yourself.
Carpets: Finally, you can lay down carpets to make your floors look even nicer. The best approach is a wool farm where sheep are pre-dyed. That way, you can craft carpets in all 16 colors.
Conclusion: Decorate Minecraft with essential decor items
Building for efficiency isn’t always the best solution in Minecraft. Sometimes you just want a cozy, well-designed base where you can relax. Don’t underestimate the many decorations the game now offers. And with new updates, more items keep getting added—most recently shelves, plus additional lantern or chain variants.
Keep your base up to date with the latest items by renting one of our Minecraft servers and playing together with your friends. Set up a few farms to your advantage so you can always craft what you need.
