Homemaker

LEGO® Bungalow

The Bungalow is a 1978 Homemaker set of 474 pieces. It has no minifigures, so the fun lies in building a house and deciding how it is furnished.

Set number
232
Year
1978
Pieces
474
Minifigures
0
Different parts
101
What can I build with it?

Parts list 101

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Spare parts (2)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Description

A home, not an adventure

Homemaker was a theme about domestic life rather than rescue missions or space travel. Rooms, furniture and fittings were the subject, and the Bungalow follows that idea. With 474 pieces you put together walls, windows and a roof, then decide for yourself what happens inside. There are no minifigures to place, which makes this a quiet, tidy kind of build. It suits people who enjoy arranging and styling a model more than staging a story with characters.

White with warm accents

Four main colours run through the set: white, red, yellow and blue. White covers the larger surfaces and gives the house a clean, bright look, while red and yellow stand out as accents and blue appears mostly in smaller elements. It is a typical palette for the late seventies, with a few strong primary shades instead of subtle in-between tones. If you rebuild or extend the set today, the colours match easily, so you can expand it without much searching.

Mid-sized, with plenty of repeats

At 474 pieces the Bungalow sits comfortably in the middle of the size range. It uses 69 different parts, which tells you that many elements appear several times: walls and surfaces grow from repeated basic shapes, and a handful of special pieces handle the furnishings and details. The build therefore feels steady rather than puzzling. Beginners will find that pleasant, and collectors can use the parts list on this page to check what they already own and what is still missing. That saves time when sorting.

Bricks that still work today

Parts from 1978 still combine well with newer bricks, so this set is also a useful store of basics. Try the “What can I build?” tool on this page to see which other models come out of its contents or out of your own collection. That turns the Bungalow from a display piece into a supply of bricks for extensions, extra buildings or a small street with several houses of your own design.

FAQ

Does the Bungalow include minifigures?
No, there are no minifigures in this set. It consists of 474 pieces for the house and its furnishings.
Which theme does it belong to?
It comes from the Homemaker theme and was released in 1978. The focus there is on rooms and furniture.
Can I reuse the parts in other models?
Yes. The parts list shows all 69 different parts, and “What can I build?” suggests models you can put together from them.

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