With candy cane fences, gumdrop pathways and frosting everywhere, gingerbread houses are a popular way to decorate for Christmas. The best designs can take weeks or months to prepare and come complete with marzipan statuettes, intricately piped royal icing and lighted windows made of sugar. In simpler forms, gingerbread house kits can be decorated in just a few hours — perfect for an evening of holiday-themed entertainment or starting an annual family tradition. Feast your eyes on these amazing gingerbread houses. You're bound to find some inspiring ideas for decorating your own masterpiece.
Victorian Gingerbread House from Goodies By Anna
Colorful Candy Gingerbread House from Carrie Stephens
Gingerbread Cathedral from Citrus and Candy
from Biscuiteers
Red White and Blue Gingerbread House from Whipperberry
Gingerbread House With Turrets from Chanroc
Sweet Pink Gingerbread House from Sweetopia
White House Gingerbread Tutorial from Frog Prince Paperie
Log Cabin from Kelsey and Kevin
Bed and Breakfast from Cake Fixation
Gingerbread Mansion from Mairi MacRae
Valentine Gingerbread House from With Love & Confection
Shortbread House from Askanam
Lighted Gingerbread House from Rock Recipes
Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater Gingerbread from Garden Melodies
Selfridge Store Mockup from smudgetikka
Gingerbread Treehouse from Slice of Cake
A Gingerbread Pagoda from Top Tenz Pictures
Gingerbread Shoe from Top of the world cakes
Sleeping Beauty Gingerbread House from Between the Pages
Aladdin's Magic Castle from Wheres My Backpack
Beauty and the Beast Castle from Wheres My Backpack
Penguin's Christmas Cruise from Yu Bargain Rocks
White House from Obama Foodorama
Mount Vernon Recreation from Totally Tikaa
Life-Sized Gingerbread House from Houzzz
The Snowy Japanese Gingerbread Pagoda from Off the (meat)hook
Mini-House on Coffee Mug from Not Martha
Winchester Mansion from Flickr user OR4N6E
gingerbread riverboat from Cake Central
Santa's Gingerbread House from The Distraction Network
Gingerbread Museum from Core 77
Interior of Gingerbread House from Worth Pinning
Eiffel Tower Gingerbread Centerpiece from Haniela's
Gingerbread Town from Everyone's an Original
Apple Orchard Farm House from Cake Central
Gingerbread Dove Houses from De Koekenbakkers
Gingerbread Despicable me House from DIY Network
