[Infinity] How and what can I use to improve my home ?

[WavingStory]

Ok first, here's some screenshot: http://imgur.com/a/jBxzN

I've used Dark Oak planks for the roof, cobblestone and oak wood planks for the walls. I didn't put any glass since I don't know where to put them.

Do you have any ideas how I could improve if so with which blocks and where could I put my glass ?

 

[rhn]

Just try something out. That is the whole point of the game. Be creative and build something.
Try not and be stuck in vanilla Minecraft building styles(Stairs, cobble, planks etc.). You have so much more at your disposal. Try the mod Chisel and/or Carpenter's Blocks. Oh and of course Microblocks! Try and build more organic structures on non-flat ground. Let it follow the terrain.

And if you need inspiration try and go here and have a look:
http://forum.feed-the-beast.com/forum/community-showcase.114/
Specially the "Lets See Some Bases! Give Us a Tour!" thread have tons of inspiration for an wide variety of builds.

 

[Fuzzbling]

Use Chisel and Carpenter's Blocks (tons of great options for even simple blocks like cobble). Add depth by moving the raw wood on the outside by one block, use stairs or half blocks to form a pillar like view on the tops and bottom of those. There's tons more of course, perhaps do a search for building ideas. There are thousands of great builds to get ideas from.

 

[Gamefury64]

Chisel windows. Amazing.

 

[Celestialphoenix]

Build anything but a square/9x9. Please.

Try some floor to ceiling windows [tinker's/AE glass is very good for this]
Build a different levels/different floor heights, dig out a basement- put in a glass floor, or a lava floor with some cleverly placed tanks.

 

[epidemia78]

Im sorry but if you cant figure out where to place windows in that little box...not everyone has an eye for design, its okay. But dont underestimate the power of the box. Make a bigger box and dress up the inside and outside with blocks that are not the walls. Like wooden beams in the interior corners of the room with some upside down stairs around the edges. For example, heres a room from my current base:

If I removed all the wooden beams, its just a square room.

Also just a big square, divided up into smaller squares. Simple, really.

 

[Gamefury64]

Im sorry but if you cant figure out where to place windows in that little box...not everyone has an eye for design, its okay. But dont underestimate the power of the box. Make a bigger box and dress up the inside and outside with blocks that are not the walls. Like wooden beams in the interior corners of the room with some upside down stairs around the edges. For example, heres a room from my current base:

If I removed all the wooden beams, its just a square room.

Also just a big square, divided up into smaller squares. Simple, really.

This base is awsome. Im going to implement some of those into my new base.

 

[epidemia78]

This base is awsome. Im going to implement some of those into my new base.

Thanks man. Heres a pic of the one non-square room:

 

[Gamefury64]

Do you use a texture pack? What machines are those?
Edit:
What texture pack? Judging by models, TE machines

 

[epidemia78]

Yeah TE. Theres a 16x texture pack out there for it and a few other mods called Unity. The vanilla textures are handled by the pixel perfection pack, my favorite 16x textures on the market right now.

 

[Yusunoha]

Im sorry but if you cant figure out where to place windows in that little box...not everyone has an eye for design, its okay. But dont underestimate the power of the box. Make a bigger box and dress up the inside and outside with blocks that are not the walls. Like wooden beams in the interior corners of the room with some upside down stairs around the edges. For example, heres a room from my current base:

If I removed all the wooden beams, its just a square room.

Also just a big square, divided up into smaller squares. Simple, really.

you could use multiparts to create very small windows, though multiparts are kind of a pain to use with blocks that have alot of texture

 

[xTordX]

CRAYFISH FURNITURE!!
Tord, out.