National Gingerbread Day | 10 Charming Architectural Gingerbread Houses
Gingerbread cookies are one of the tastiest holiday treats, and it’s the perfect time to indulge! Creating a gingerbread house together with family is a great way to make fond holiday memories and exercise your creative skills. We’ve gathered ten unique architectural gingerbread house designs to inspire you. Get ready to gather your favorite sweet treats and get to decorating.
Victorian Gingerbread House
Elanne Boake creates her charming pink Victorian-inspired gingerbread house utilizing decorative candies and strawberry Pocky snacks to create slating.
Midcentury Modern Eames Gingerbead House
The iconic Eames house, renowned for its versatility and openness of the interior space, is recreated in gingerbread by Mary Figueroa, a history curator at the Indiana State Museum.
Lebkuchen Gingerbread House
Inspired by the traditional German lebkuchen houses, these lovely gingerbread houses are covered in delicate icing motifs, resulting in a familiar, whimsical appearance.
A-Frame Gingerbread House
The traditional A-frame design, known for its high interior ceilings, open floor plans, and loft areas, is the basis for this lovely gingerbread home reconstruction by @constellationinspiration.
A Gingerbread Farm
This cozy, intricate scene includes coconut snow and the scent of cinnamon and dark chocolate. Try your hand at creating paths, barns, silos, sheds and more! The tutorial also includes expert tips for creating the sturdiest gingerbread walls.
Fairy Cottage Gingerbread House
Elana Berusch of @lanibakes built this charming gingerbread house rendition of the fairytale cottage drawing inspiration from her whimsical childhood fantasies. To accomplish this, Berusch used elaborate chocolate icing curls to mimic certain bark and moss elements and coated the gingerbread roof with black cocoa to give it a "old tar effect."
Vegan Gingerbread House
Learn the best practices for cutting your gingerbread pieces, how to paint your patterns with white food coloring, and other pro tips in this vegan gingerbread house guide. The finished product is a lovely and tastefully adorned traditional gingerbread house with icing accents.
Gingerbread School with Candy Cane Columns
This gingerbread creation featured at the Museum of Architecture's the Gingerbread City in London is an imaginative take on the classic school building, using candy canes for structure.
Photo: Luke Hayes
Victorian Storefront Gingerbread House
Construction is easy with this simple, boxy Victorian storefront gingerbread house tutorial. Get into the holiday spirit by creating a scene with a cozy toy store, snow-topped trees and a snowman!
Sugar Cookie House
The architectural details on this gingerbread house creation by Zo François of @zoebake are downright decadent. The elaborate detailing of the columns, cornices, and corbels give off a white Christmas vibe, while the cream hue of the sugar cookie resembles an elaborate wedding cake.