Cottage Wizard
A wizard's nook for homely adventures in Azeroth and beyond
DISSECTING WoW HOUSING STYLES
Here I share my notes on what sets the architecture and interior design of Warcraft's playable races apart from each other. These are just a fan's observations based on the in-game visuals, not rules. They're meant to spark ideas, help people with racial housing builds by analyzing aesthetics, and offer some keywords for searching further inspiration!The sheets may be revisited as time goes on, you can find the latest versions here on my Carrd.I plan to eventually cover all the playable races. If you'd like to get email notifications about style sheet updates, please join my free Patreon membership
ELWYNN
GILNEAS
BRONZEBEARD DWARF
NIGHT ELF
DRAENEI
GNOME & MECHAGNOME
GOBLIN
FORSAKEN
BLOOD ELF
NIGHTBORNE
ORC
TAUREN
HARANIR
Some examples of my WoW housing builds. For more, please visit my YouTube channel or WoWDB Housing Hub!
BLUEPRINTS
Here you can find my available blueprints! If you use them, please credit me for the base template if you show the build around, given these took me a lot of time to create. Do not sell or make profit off of these blueprints. I'd love to see how you decorated and customized my templates, so feel free to tag me on social media!If you'd like to receive email notifications when new blueprints become available, join the free membership on my Patreon!For shopping lists, I encourage you to check out an AddOn called BlueprintBazaar, which provides the shopping list for any active code.
Recolorable 2-Floor Home Template
Notes: Only uses Neighborhood vendor decor. Budget about 2250, two floors built inside a single medium square room + entrance closet. Blueprint type: Interior. Due to using hundreds of precisely placed columns, tiles, and rugs, this build may be subject to the ongoing rotation bug, slightly off-setting some decor from their original axis. Sometimes relogging/leaving the house fixes this without correcting the rotation manually.Code: AgMhm3IwqPtLDKH4s6fFfr78
World Tree Deck View
Notes: Uses only Neighborhood vendor decor and items that can be crafted or bought from the Auction House. Budget 500 placement points. Blueprint type: Room. Requires the Evening Circle Room unlocked at house level 5. This design looks best with Hearthlight Armillary: Midnight setting, unlocked at house level 6.If you wish to spice up the design further with additional light effects, check out my World Tree Speedbuild video!We're also getting new tree decor soon; might be fun to explore how the world tree looks swapped to the other tree models!Code: AgJu6TZ+TQ5Ce7kpD6L1joqt
Aren't wizards male only?
The origin of the word is gender neutralWhere do you play?
On the EU, though I'm able to make alts on the US servers to tour other people's houses there if needed!Do you roleplay the cottage wizard?
While storytelling is something I enjoy through my builds, I don't roleplay the character on any serverWhat inspired you to do housing guides?
I've played WoW since Vanilla, and in many of my housing builds I draw inspiration from the aesthetic styles found in the Warcraft setting - creating spaces you could imagine existing on Azeroth. I'm a big fan of creating highly customized builds through kitbashing, and thought I might be able to help others capture these aesthetics when they don't yet have their own interior or exterior presets in-game.Furthermore, I've enjoyed player housing in some other MMORPGs such as Ultima Online and FF14. When I initially got into housing in FF14, I found it super helpful others had posted housing videos and tips online, which inspired me to do likewise for the WoW community.Do you take housing commissions?
I'm not open to commissions at this time