19. Viking Longhouse Barrel Cellar
Introduction
Rooted in Norse aesthetic, the Viking Longhouse Cellar emphasizes heavy timber framing, open hearths, and extensive barrel storage for food and wild conquest loot.
What This Idea Means
Instead of standard chest grids, this design emphasizes Barrels stacked horizontally and vertically, paired with rough stone, spruce logs, and warm firelight.
How to Make It
- Construct a long, arched timber frame using Stripped Spruce Logs and Mud Bricks.
- Build storage walls composed primary of Barrels interspersed with Oak Chests.
- Place open stone hearths down the central aisle using Cobblestone and Campfires.
- Hang decorative Shields (using custom Banners attached to shields on Armor Stands) along support posts.
- Floor the hall with a blend of Coarse Dirt, Podzol, and Spruce Slabs.
- Mount Animal Skulls (Skeleton or Wither Skeleton skulls) above major archways.
Tips and Variations
- Variations: Add a long communal drinking/eating table in the center with cake, cooked meats, and potion bottles on display.
- Tips: Barrels can be opened regardless of whether a block is directly on top of them, allowing tight vertical stacking up to the ceiling.
Materials Needed
- Stripped Spruce Logs & Spruce Slabs
- Barrels & Chests
- Mud Bricks & Cobblestone
- Campfires & Banners/Shields
- Podzol & Coarse Dirt