How to build Stranger Things: Byers House in Minecraft

Joyce Byers' little gray-blue house in the woods outside Hawkins, Indiana, built as a cutaway diorama. Up top: weathered clapboard siding, white trim, a front porch, Joyce's old hatchback on the gravel drive, Castle Byers in the trees, and inside, the living room wall painted with the alphabet and strung with coloured Christmas lights, plus the kitchen and Will's bedroom. Underneath, hanging upside-down like a reflection, is the Upside Down: the same house in ash-black, strangled with red vines, lit by a blood-red sky, with ash hanging in the air and a Demogorgon waiting in the yard.

• DifficultyExpert
• Size78 × 57, 55 layers tall
• Blocks18,744
• Build time10–14 hours
• CategoryPop Culture Builds

Open the interactive 3D plan above to build it one layer at a time: every layer has a numbered top-down plan, a block list and full-screen step-by-step instructions you can tick off as you go. You can also download it for Litematica, WorldEdit or Minecraft Bedrock, or view it in your room in AR.

Materials list

Building tips

1. Build the real world first, then work the Upside Down layer by layer downward from the underside of the ground: every block sits at the same x and z, at height -4 minus its real height.
2. The alphabet wall sets the size of the house. Lay out the three rows of letters (A–H, I–Q, R–Z) on the wall before building the rooms around it, and centre each row.
3. Put each Christmas bulb as a glowing block set into the wall with a stained glass block in front of it. Glowstone behind green and yellow, redstone lamps behind red, orange and pink, sea lanterns behind blue and cyan.
4. Mix about one cyan terracotta into every eight light blue terracotta on the siding so the clapboards look sun-faded rather than freshly painted.
5. In the Upside Down, turn every stair and slab upside-down as you copy it, swap wood for dark oak and glass for black glass, and leave out all the leaves and lights so the trees hang dead.
6. Let the red vines crawl: start each strand right under the ground and wander it one block sideways now and then as it creeps down the walls and over the roof.
7. Cut the ground slab back diagonally at one corner and face the cut with dirt and stone so both worlds can be seen at once. Try it at Night: the bulbs and the red sky glow.

Step-by-step: all 55 layers

1. Layer 1 Red Stained Glass ×13, Red Concrete ×2
2. Layer 2 Red Stained Glass ×69, Red Concrete ×19, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×3
3. Layer 3 Red Stained Glass ×140, Red Concrete ×32, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×12
4. Layer 4 Red Stained Glass ×118, Red Concrete ×26, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×9
5. Layer 5 Red Stained Glass ×38, Red Concrete ×8
6. Layer 6 Red Stained Glass ×1
7. Layer 7 Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
8. Layer 8 Gray Wool ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
9. Layer 9 Deepslate Tile Slab ×41, Gray Wool ×3, Light Gray Wool ×3, Andesite ×2, Red Stained Glass ×1
10. Layer 10 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Terracotta ×5, Andesite ×4, Red Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×1, Light Gray Wool ×1, Polished Blackstone ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
11. Layer 11 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Concrete ×10, Red Terracotta ×5, Andesite ×4, Brick Slab ×4, Gray Concrete ×3, Gray Wool ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Cyan Terracotta ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
12. Layer 12 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Terracotta ×11, Gray Concrete ×6, Red Concrete ×6, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×2, Light Gray Wool ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Gray Wool ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
13. Layer 13 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Terracotta ×11, Red Concrete ×10, Gray Concrete ×6, Cyan Terracotta ×5, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Polished Blackstone ×3, Gray Wool ×2, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
14. Layer 14 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Terracotta ×14, Red Concrete ×9, Andesite ×8, Gray Concrete ×7, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×3, Dark Oak Slab ×2, Polished Blackstone ×2, Red Stained Glass ×1
15. Layer 15 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Red Terracotta ×21, Andesite ×8, Gray Concrete ×7, Polished Blackstone ×6, Pink Concrete ×5, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Red Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×3, Dark Oak Slab ×2, Gray Wool ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
16. Layer 16 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Red Terracotta ×17, Polished Blackstone ×11, Cyan Terracotta ×9, Red Concrete ×9, Gray Concrete ×6, Light Gray Concrete ×5, Pink Concrete ×5, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Gray Wool ×1, Light Gray Wool ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
17. Layer 17 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Red Concrete ×18, Gray Concrete ×15, Red Terracotta ×14, Cyan Terracotta ×9, Polished Blackstone ×6, Light Gray Concrete ×5, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Black Wool ×1, Light Gray Wool ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1
18. Layer 18 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Gray Concrete ×21, Red Concrete ×9, Red Terracotta ×9, Polished Blackstone ×8, Cyan Terracotta ×5, Pink Terracotta ×5, Andesite ×4, Dark Oak Log ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, White Concrete ×4, Red Stained Glass ×1
19. Layer 19 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Cyan Terracotta ×16, Gray Concrete ×15, Red Terracotta ×12, Dark Oak Log ×11, Polished Blackstone ×7, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Red Concrete ×3, Black Wool ×2, Light Gray Concrete ×1, Light Gray Wool ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1
20. Layer 20 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Gray Concrete ×27, Dark Oak Log ×17, Cyan Terracotta ×13, Red Terracotta ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×7, Red Concrete ×5, Andesite ×4, Polished Blackstone Bricks ×4, Black Wool ×3, Light Gray Terracotta ×3, Polished Blackstone ×2, Red Stained Glass ×1
21. Layer 21 Andesite ×82, Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Gray Concrete ×27, Dark Oak Log ×23, Cyan Terracotta ×10, Polished Blackstone ×9, Red Terracotta ×9, Light Gray Concrete ×6, Red Concrete ×6, Black Wool ×2, Gray Wool ×2, Light Gray Terracotta ×2, Light Gray Wool ×1
22. Layer 22 Gray Concrete ×70, Cyan Terracotta ×29, Red Terracotta ×25, Dark Oak Log ×24, Polished Blackstone ×21, Black Wool ×20, Light Gray Concrete ×7, Red Concrete ×5, Andesite ×4, Gray Wool ×3, Light Gray Terracotta ×1
23. Layer 23 Andesite ×71, Red Terracotta ×52, Dark Oak Log ×29, Black Wool ×26, Gray Concrete ×24, Cyan Terracotta ×19, Red Concrete ×12, Polished Blackstone ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×5, Gray Wool ×1
24. Layer 24 Deepslate Tile Slab ×52, Red Terracotta ×52, Andesite ×50, Black Stained Glass Pane ×43, Black Wool ×41, Dark Oak Log ×30, Gray Concrete ×27, Polished Blackstone ×14, Red Concrete ×13, Cyan Terracotta ×12, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Light Gray Terracotta ×2, Light Gray Wool ×2
25. Layer 25 Red Terracotta ×55, Black Stained Glass Pane ×43, Andesite ×35, Black Wool ×32, Dark Oak Log ×30, Gray Concrete ×23, Red Concrete ×22, Cyan Terracotta ×17, Polished Blackstone ×10, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Gray Wool ×1, Light Gray Terracotta ×1, Light Gray Wool ×1
26. Layer 26 Red Terracotta ×57, Andesite ×39, Black Stained Glass Pane ×39, Gray Concrete ×33, Dark Oak Log ×30, Red Concrete ×26, Black Wool ×12, Black Terracotta ×11, Cyan Terracotta ×10, Stone Brick Slab ×9, Polished Blackstone ×7, White Concrete ×6, Gray Terracotta ×5, Gray Wool ×1, Light Gray Concrete ×1, Light Gray Terracotta ×1, Red Wool ×1
27. Layer 27 Red Terracotta ×66, Andesite ×44, Dark Oak Log ×31, Gray Concrete ×31, Red Concrete ×28, Black Stained Glass Pane ×24, Stone Brick Slab ×22, Black Wool ×18, Cyan Terracotta ×16, Black Stained Glass ×14, Polished Blackstone ×12, Gray Wool ×7, Dark Oak Slab ×5, Black Terracotta ×3, Gray Terracotta ×3, Light Gray Concrete ×3, Dark Oak Planks ×2, Dark Oak Fence ×1, Light Gray Terracotta ×1
28. Layer 28 Red Terracotta ×54, Andesite ×46, Gray Concrete ×38, Stone Brick Slab ×34, Cyan Terracotta ×31, Dark Oak Log ×31, Red Concrete ×30, Gray Terracotta ×19, Dark Oak Planks ×15, Dark Oak Fence ×12, Polished Blackstone ×12, Black Terracotta ×10, Dark Oak Stairs ×2, Black Concrete ×1, Dark Oak Door ×1, Light Gray Concrete ×1, Light Gray Terracotta ×1
29. Layer 29 Stone Bricks ×88, Dark Oak Planks ×67, Red Terracotta ×53, Cobblestone ×36, Dark Oak Log ×31, Red Concrete ×30, Black Terracotta ×12, Gray Terracotta ×12, Block of Iron ×4, Gray Concrete ×4, Dark Oak Stairs ×3, Black Concrete ×2, Dark Oak Fence ×1, Light Gray Concrete ×1, Light Gray Terracotta ×1
30. Layer 30 Black Concrete ×954, Gray Concrete ×756, Polished Blackstone ×404, Red Terracotta ×245, Black Terracotta ×108, Cobblestone ×97, Stone Bricks ×79
31. Layer 31 Cobblestone ×96, Stone ×89, Red Terracotta ×54
32. Layer 32 Dirt ×163, Stone ×76
33. Layer 33 Dirt ×239
34. Layer 34 Grass Block ×2273, Gravel ×140, Cobblestone ×97, Stone Bricks ×79, Dirt Path ×54
35. Layer 35 Spruce Planks ×876, Stone Bricks ×88, Cobblestone ×36, Orange Terracotta ×24, Spruce Log ×23, Oak Planks ×10, Oak Log ×7, Black Concrete ×4, Block of Iron ×4, Spruce Stairs ×3, Birch Log ×1, Spruce Fence ×1
36. Layer 36 Light Blue Terracotta ×73, Spruce Planks ×60, White Terracotta ×59, White Concrete ×46, Spruce Slab ×41, Quartz Slab ×35, Blue Carpet ×33, Orange Carpet ×28, Orange Terracotta ×28, Brown Carpet ×27, Spruce Log ×23, Brown Wool ×13, Birch Fence ×12, Light Blue Carpet ×12, Quartz Block ×10, Gray Carpet ×9, Oak Planks ×9, Cyan Terracotta ×8, Oak Log ×7, Spruce Stairs ×7, Orange Wool ×6, Spruce Fence ×6, Dark Oak Planks ×5, Bookshelf ×4, Brown Terracotta ×4, Lime Terracotta ×4, Oak Stairs ×4, Spruce Door ×4, Chest ×3, Green Wool ×2, Oak Fence ×2, Red Concrete ×2, Sea Lantern ×2, Water ×2, Birch Log ×1, Furnace ×1, Gray Concrete ×1, Green Carpet ×1, Quartz Stairs ×1, Red Bed ×1, White Bed ×1, Yellow Carpet ×1
37. Layer 37 Spruce Leaves ×120, White Terracotta ×59, Light Blue Terracotta ×50, White Concrete ×44, Spruce Planks ×32, Glass Pane ×25, Spruce Log ×23, Quartz Slab ×22, Spruce Slab ×17, Blue Wool ×15, Smooth Stone Slab ×14, Brown Wool ×13, Black Stained Glass ×10, Cyan Terracotta ×9, Oak Slab ×9, Oak Log ×7, Lime Terracotta ×6, Orange Terracotta ×6, Bookshelf ×4, Light Blue Stained Glass ×4, Block of Iron ×2, Dark Oak Planks ×2, Gray Concrete ×2, Lantern ×2, Oak Planks ×2, Spruce Fence ×2, Birch Log ×1, Black Concrete ×1, Green Wool ×1, Iron Bars ×1, Poppy ×1, Yellow Terracotta ×1
38. Layer 38 Spruce Leaves ×238, White Terracotta ×88, Light Blue Terracotta ×44, Glass Pane ×39, White Concrete ×39, Spruce Log ×23, Black Concrete ×18, Orange Terracotta ×16, Quartz Slab ×9, Cyan Terracotta ×6, Oak Log ×6, Bookshelf ×4, Lime Terracotta ×4, Red Wool ×3, White Wool ×3, Dark Oak Planks ×2, Green Wool ×2, Lantern ×2, Birch Log ×1, Blue Wool ×1, Yellow Terracotta ×1
39. Layer 39 Spruce Leaves ×377, White Terracotta ×90, Glass Pane ×43, Light Blue Terracotta ×42, White Concrete ×35, Spruce Log ×23, Birch Leaves ×21, Oak Leaves ×18, Black Concrete ×15, Cyan Terracotta ×8, Spruce Planks ×7, Oak Log ×6, Red Wool ×5, Lime Terracotta ×4, Black Wool ×3, Blue Wool ×2, Green Wool ×2, Iron Bars ×2, Lantern ×2, White Wool ×2, Birch Log ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×1, Yellow Wool ×1
40. Layer 40 Spruce Leaves ×361, Oak Leaves ×116, White Terracotta ×90, Deepslate Tile Slab ×52, White Concrete ×51, Light Blue Terracotta ×44, Glass Pane ×43, Spruce Log ×23, Birch Leaves ×22, Black Concrete ×15, Cyan Terracotta ×9, Spruce Planks ×7, Oak Log ×6, White Wool ×6, Black Wool ×3, Green Wool ×2, Red Wool ×2, Yellow Wool ×2, Birch Log ×1
41. Layer 41 Spruce Leaves ×267, Oak Leaves ×127, White Terracotta ×85, White Concrete ×71, Light Blue Terracotta ×47, Spruce Log ×23, Black Concrete ×20, Cyan Terracotta ×6, Oak Log ×6, Birch Leaves ×5
42. Layer 42 White Concrete ×394, Spruce Leaves ×156, Light Blue Terracotta ×107, Oak Leaves ×64, Green Terracotta ×54, Spruce Log ×23, Cyan Terracotta ×13, Birch Leaves ×6, Glowstone ×4, Blue Stained Glass ×3, Cyan Stained Glass ×3, Green Stained Glass ×3, Orange Stained Glass ×3, Pink Stained Glass ×3, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×3, Yellow Stained Glass ×3, Lime Stained Glass ×2, Red Stained Glass ×2, Sea Lantern ×2, Oak Log ×1
43. Layer 43 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, White Concrete ×82, Spruce Leaves ×68, Light Blue Terracotta ×42, Oak Leaves ×38, White Terracotta ×24, Spruce Log ×23, Black Concrete ×15, Cyan Terracotta ×4, Glowstone ×4, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×2
44. Layer 44 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Spruce Leaves ×50, Light Blue Terracotta ×39, White Terracotta ×21, Black Concrete ×18, Spruce Log ×17, Oak Leaves ×7, Bricks ×4, White Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×3
45. Layer 45 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Light Blue Terracotta ×36, Spruce Leaves ×22, White Terracotta ×21, Black Concrete ×18, Spruce Log ×11, Bricks ×4, White Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×2
46. Layer 46 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Light Blue Terracotta ×27, White Terracotta ×26, Black Concrete ×13, Cyan Terracotta ×7, Spruce Leaves ×7, Bricks ×4, Spruce Log ×4, White Concrete ×4
47. Layer 47 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Green Terracotta ×29, Light Blue Terracotta ×27, Bricks ×4, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×4, Spruce Leaves ×4, White Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×3, Glowstone ×3, Red Stained Glass ×2, Sea Lantern ×2, Blue Stained Glass ×1, Cyan Stained Glass ×1, Green Stained Glass ×1, Lime Stained Glass ×1, Orange Stained Glass ×1, Pink Stained Glass ×1, White Terracotta ×1, Yellow Stained Glass ×1
48. Layer 48 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, Light Blue Terracotta ×22, White Terracotta ×22, Black Concrete ×17, Bricks ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×4, White Concrete ×4
49. Layer 49 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×80, White Terracotta ×24, Black Concrete ×15, Light Blue Terracotta ×15, White Concrete ×8, Bricks ×4, Spruce Slab ×2, Cyan Terracotta ×1
50. Layer 50 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, White Terracotta ×24, Black Concrete ×15, Light Blue Terracotta ×11, White Concrete ×8, Bricks ×4, Spruce Slab ×2, Cyan Terracotta ×1
51. Layer 51 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, White Terracotta ×22, Black Concrete ×17, Light Blue Terracotta ×12, Bricks ×4, White Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×2
52. Layer 52 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, Green Terracotta ×25, Light Blue Terracotta ×10, White Terracotta ×6, Bricks ×4, White Concrete ×4, Glowstone ×3, Redstone Lamp (lit) ×3, Sea Lantern ×2, Blue Stained Glass ×1, Cyan Stained Glass ×1, Green Stained Glass ×1, Lime Stained Glass ×1, Orange Stained Glass ×1, Pink Stained Glass ×1, Red Stained Glass ×1, Yellow Stained Glass ×1
53. Layer 53 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, White Terracotta ×39, Brick Slab ×4, Light Blue Terracotta ×4, White Concrete ×4, Cyan Terracotta ×2
54. Layer 54 Deepslate Tile Stairs ×82, White Terracotta ×39, White Concrete ×4, Light Blue Terracotta ×2
55. Layer 55 Deepslate Tile Slab ×41, White Concrete ×2

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