Some things that I find helpful when I'm building is:
#1 Writing down everything that you would like to include in your build and draw out how they connect to one another. For instance, say I was building a house, I'd list what I wanted in it: a parlor, kitchen, living room, dinning room, office, basement, library, master bedroom, a few guest rooms, and bathrooms on each floor as well as closets.
After you do that draw how they are connected and since I can't draw on this ill explain as best I can. You would want the front door to open into a parlor or atrium, the first place a person would go in your house and get a general impression. Have a few door ways leading off the parlor to go to the living room, kitchen, and dining room. They should all be on the first floor and connect to each other. There should also be a bathroom. To go to the second floor, it's a good idea to put the stairway where it will be seen, like in the atrium or in the living room. The upstairs is simple, the bedrooms spread out with one or two bathrooms inbetween them. The stairway to the basement would be located primarily in the living or the kitchen.
#2 When your done with your house, fill it with interesting furniture. Also using leaves and plants make it look nice.
#3 If you want your house to be realistic, put redstone lighting into it with individual switches in rooms. You could simply put a lamp on iron bars with a lever on the side.
I'll add to this when I have more time
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