Happy national Gingerbread House Day! (It’s celebrated every December 12th.) If you’re thinking of making a gingerbread house this holiday season, here are 10 amazing gingerbread houses to get those creative juices flowing.
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You don’t need a lot of expensive candy decorations to make a gorgeous gingerbread house. This one is decorated with just white royal icing.
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I love this Victorian storefront gingerbread house–and templates are included in the post!
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Don’t feel up to baking a gingerbread house? Interpret the project a little more loosely, like with this charming pretzel log cabin.
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This gingerbread birdhouse has minimal decorations, but looks just as sweet as an elaborately decorated house.
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Think beyond basic Christmas colors for your gingerbread houses. This icy pink gingerbread house is absolutely stunning.
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You would not BELIEVE the amazing detail on this (and IN this) gingerbread house! Click through for tons of AMAZING pictures. Two words to tempt you: working fireplace.
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Visit the blog for a step by step tutorial to make this charming gingerbread house.
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Holy Harry Potter, Batman! It’s a gingerbread Hogwarts castle!
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This gingerbread lighthouse is absolutely stunning!
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I love the non-traditional use of black accents on this gingerbread house.