This row of gingerbread houses, finished with candy cane details, looks like it was pulled straight off a snowy London street.cuppyuppycake/Moment/Getty Images
Fit for a sugar plum fairy, this pastel gingerbread house uses unexpected colors to make a major impact.@PeggyPorschenOfficial
For the mini adventurers or clever elves, there’s this elaborate gingerbread treehouse made using pretzels, candy rocks, and Chex shingles on the roof.Sisoje/E+/Getty Images
This sweet structure swaps traditional reds and greens for snowy blues, and it's finished with gumdrop details and frosted icicles.Steven Puetzer/Photodisc/Getty Images
Elegant and understated with amazing glowing windows (made from gelatin!) this is one to remember. A miniature wreath is a simple detail that takes the design to the next level.@ottiliestoechter
You'll be transported to holiday seasons of the '50s every time you see this beautifully detailed mid-century gingerbread house, complete with a cool retro car. @hintyprint
This one is giving off some serious suburban vibes with its candy driveway, garage, and back porch all aglow in a warm, welcoming light.Rebecca Schortinghuis/Moment Open/Getty Images
Neutral and understated with a sweet pop of the green wreath, this sugar cookie home is inspired by @zoebakeds real house. The house is hollow so that a tea light can be popped inside to make the house glow. @zoebakes
Can I live here? The stately gingerbread house is offset by whimsical pink trees and a jellybean wall.Albuquerque/E+/Getty Images
There's something so homey about a classic gingerbread shape decorated to the nines. The bright candy roof is a beautiful pop of color against the cascading snow.The Picture Pantry/Ruth Black/Alloy/Getty Images
You don't have to use gingerbread for your house to make a major impact. This sugar cookie building looks playful and covered in snow.Rebecca Schortinghuis/Moment Open/Getty Images
Give a gingerbread house a steeple and it instantly becomes a church. This fondant-covered creation looks ready for Christmas Eve.Andrea Anderegg / EyeEm/EyeEm/Getty Images
You can never go wrong with a gingerbread village. I love how the delicate white piping gives these a lacey feel.Valeriia Sviridova / EyeEm/EyeEm/Getty Images
This majestic gingerbread house is delightful right down to the cookie trees and shingled roof. Bonus points for the billowing smoke coming from the chimneys.Arman Zhenikeyev/Corbis/Getty Images
This beautifully symmetrical and brightly glowing house is topped with reindeer and of course, Santa's sleigh.Morten Falch Sortland/Moment Open/Getty Images
From the sugary lattice fences, to the ice cream cone peak, the piped ivy, and the snow-covered roof, no detail goes unnoticed in this gingerbread mansion.Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/Getty Images
Calling all miniature Santas, there's a gingerbread house whose chimney needs you. Just when you thought it couldn't get cuter, you notice the little shutters.Dag Sundberg/The Image Bank/Getty Images
Curved windows made with linzer cookies, a shredded wheat roof, and a candy-covered chimney — this house has it all.David Bishop Inc./Photodisc/Getty Images
