How to create house icon

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This is the final icon we will design.

Step 1
Create a new document with 400 pixels width by 400 pixels height and draw a
rectangle with 300 pixels width and 325 pixels height.
Step 2
With the rectangle selected, go to Filter > Stylize > Round Corners and
change the Radius to 30 pixels and press OK.
Step 3
Fill the rectangle with a Linear Gradient from the Gradient Panel. Change the
first swatch in the gradient to a green color and change the second swatch to
a yellow and change the angle to 90 degree.
Step 4
Draw a star that is 200 pixels width Radius 1 and 150 pixels Radius 2, Points
– 3, press OK.
Step 5
Select the new star shape recently created and rectangle press the Horizontal
Align Center and Vertical Align Top from Align Objects in Align Panel.

Step 6
Star and rectangle shapes selected press the Intersect shape areas from
shape models in the Pathfinder Panel. Press Expand Button.
Step 7
Now we will create the roof of the house. Draw a rounded rectangle that is
280 pixels width, 60 pixels height and 30 pixels corner radius.
Step 8
Fill the rounded rectangle with a Linear Gradient from the Gradient Panel.
Change the first swatch in the gradient to a dark green color and change the
second swatch to a green and rotate the shape 45 degree.
Step 9
Select rounded rectangle and go to Objects – Transform – Reflect and
press Copy.
Step 10
Group two rounded rectangles.
Step 11
Now select rounded rectangle and body of the house previously created press
Horizontal Align Center in Align Panel.
Step 12
Select the roof shape and go to Object > Path > Offset to open the Offset Path
dialog. Change the Offset to -3 pixels and press OK.
Step 12
Copy and Paste in Front the object we created through Offset and move it to
bottom 7 pixels. Select two new rounded rectangles and press the Subtract
From Shape Areas button in the Pathfinder Panel.
Step 13
Draw a rounded rectangle that is 88 pixels width by 177 pixels height, corner
radius is 30 pixels and place it on the right side of the house, then send it to
the back.
Step 14
Now we know how to give a special effect to the top of the object. Select last
rounded rectangle go to Object > Path > Offset to open the Offset Path dialog.
Change the Offset to -3 pixels and press OK. Copy and Paste in Front the
object we created through Offset and move it to bottom 7 pixels. Select two
new rounded rectangles and press the Subtract From Shape Areas button in
the Pathfinder Panel.
Step 15
Our last step, draw a rectangle that is 70 pixels width by 140 pixels height and
place it over the body of the house icon. By the way our green house icon is
ready.
Final Image
You can download .ai and .eps formats below.