12 amazing gingerbread houses

Everyone loves a gingerbread house.

But some clever cooks are taking the classic Hansel & Gretel A-frame cottage to the next level, with all manner of modern interpretations. From modernist marvels to magnificent mansions, be inspired by these sweet Christmas creations. 

1. Multi-storied wonder

2. Gingerbread Eiffel Tower

3. Gingerbread church

4. Colourful cottage

5. Gingerbread mansion

6. Mid-century marvel

7. Stone cabin

8. Lollipop love

9. Gingerbread caravan

10. Gingerbread museum

11. Candy coloured dream

12. Gingerbread hotel

This article originally appeared on Better Homes and Gardens

Writer Rebecca Lowrey Boyd

Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is a former magazine editor and the founder of Wee Birdy, one of The Sunday Times’ Top 50 Blogs in the World. A design nerd and bird enthusiast, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydney’s bushburbia.