Handcrafted Wiki

Handcrafted is a decoration mod focused on furniture. Vanilla building gives you walls, floors and a handful of utility blocks, but rooms tend to feel empty - there are no proper chairs, dining tables, shelves or soft furnishings. Handcrafted fills that gap with a large catalogue of hand-made furniture blocks that turn bare interiors into lived-in homes, shops, taverns and offices.

There are hundreds of decorative blocks in the catalogue, and almost every piece comes in the full range of wood types (oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry, bamboo, crimson, warped and more) plus other materials, so the furniture always matches the palette you are building with. Many pieces are also functional - you can sit in chairs, open drawers and cupboards, and combine units into full room sets.

The catalogue is grouped into recognizable furniture families:

Seating

• Chairs and stools you can right-click to sit in.
• Benches for long seating along walls or tables.
• Couches and cushions for soft, padded seating.

Tables & Surfaces

• Dining tables and desks in every wood type.
• Counters and kitchen units that line up into worktops.
• Side tables and small surfaces for lamps and decorations.

Storage

• Drawers, cupboards and wardrobes that open to store items.
• Shelves and bookshelves for displaying books and clutter.
• Crates, jars and pots for rustic storage looks.

Lighting

• Lamps, hanging lamps and standing lamps.
• Lanterns, candle holders and candles for warm light.

Soft Furnishings & Decor

• Rugs and carpets to dress floors.
• Curtains and blinds for windows.
• Mirrors, clocks and picture-style wall decor.
• Plates, bowls, cups and tableware for set dining tables.
• Plant pots and decorative pots for greenery.
• Trophies, statues and pillars for grand interiors.

Furniture is made the same way as any other block:

• Craft at the crafting table using common materials - mostly planks of the wood type you want, with wool, string, iron, glass or dye for specific pieces (cushions, lamps, mirrors, and so on).
• The wood type you craft with decides the finish - craft a chair from spruce planks and you get a spruce chair; the same recipe with birch planks gives a birch chair.
• Place furniture like any block. Most pieces rotate to face you when placed, so chairs, desks and benches line up naturally with the room.
• Larger sets (dining tables, counters, kitchen units) are built by placing several matching pieces next to each other - adjacent units connect visually into one continuous surface.

Several pieces do more than decorate:

• Sitting - right-click a chair, stool, bench or couch to sit down. Your character lowers onto the seat; move or sneak to stand back up. Great for taverns, dining rooms and waiting areas.
• Storage - drawers, cupboards and wardrobes open an inventory when right-clicked, so they double as hidden chests that fit a room's style.
• Display - shelves and bookshelves hold books and small items; plates and bowls dress a table for a meal.

The rest of the catalogue is purely cosmetic - rugs, curtains, lamps, pots, trophies and statues exist to make a space look finished.

Use the families together to build complete spaces:

• Kitchen - line up counters and kitchen units along a wall, add a cupboard for storage and a table with plates to dine at.
• Dining room - a dining table ringed with chairs or benches, set with plates, bowls and cups, lit by a hanging lamp.
• Bedroom - a fancy bed flanked by side tables, a wardrobe for storage, a rug on the floor and curtains at the window.
• Living room - a couch with cushions facing a shelf of books, warmed by lamps and candles, with a clock and mirror on the wall.
• Office / study - a desk and chair, bookshelves behind, and a standing lamp for light.

• Match the wood type to your build - craft furniture from the same planks you used for the structure so it blends in.
• Right-click to sit in any chair, stool, bench or couch - useful for roleplay scenes and screenshots.
• Place units side by side to form long counters and dining tables; adjacent matching pieces connect into a single surface.
• Layer the decor - a rug under a table, plates on top, a lamp beside it and a trophy on a shelf turns a plain box into a believable room.
• Use storage furniture as disguised chests - drawers, cupboards and wardrobes keep a room tidy while hiding your items.

Can I really sit in the chairs? Yes - right-click a chair, stool, bench or couch to sit; move or sneak to stand up.

Do drawers and cupboards actually store items? Yes - drawers, cupboards and wardrobes open an inventory like a chest.

What materials do I craft furniture from? Mostly planks of your chosen wood, plus extras like wool, string, glass, iron or dye for specific pieces such as cushions, lamps and mirrors.

Does furniture come in different wood types? Yes - almost every piece is available in the full range of wood types, and the planks you craft with set the finish.

Is the furniture purely decorative? Many pieces are functional (seating, storage, display); the rest - rugs, curtains, pots, lamps, trophies, statues - are cosmetic decoration.