So, Minecraft.

[Chesspiece_face]

Interesting. I was actually going to light up my house with little lava blocks covered by glass blocks in the floor because I don't like the looks of torches everywhere.

I also found this neat looking greenhouse idea I plan on trying. It looks good and should be very functional.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsMBfuIXNM

Another thing of note: Minecraft doesn't do well with very large buildings. If you have a very large building with open halls etc. and no doors closing off the rooms, the game doesn't classify it as a "Safe Zone". Thus it is still possible for monsters to spawn in there. It's possible to negate the monster spawns in large rooms, but it requires massive torch spam to do so.

Essentially any area that is over a certain size without being completely enclosed is no longer considered "Safe". In an unsafe zone the chance for monsters to spawn is effected by how well lit the area is. So if you have a large area within your house, even if it is reasonably lit there is still a small % chance that a monster could spawn there. In Volume 1 of my Minecraft LP I had a very large inner chamber which would occassionally get monster spawns. My solution has always been to create a small room somewhere to stash a usable bed which didn't get in the way of the larger aesthetic of the building.

I've also noticed some funny business with beds and monsters when there are open and dark areas on the opposite side of the wall from a bed. Thus if you have a house or even a bed in a cave somewhere, if there is a section one block on the other side of the wall from the bed that is spawnable and unlit you will occassionally get attacked after sleeping.