Holiday How-To: A Schoolhouse Twist On The Classic Gingerbread House

A beloved holiday classic, constructing and decorating a gingerbread house is one of our favorite ways to welcome the holiday season. This year, we thought we'd put our Schoolhouse spin on it and make a gingerbread "room" instead, filled with cookie replicas of all our favorite Schoolhouse products (pretty cute, right?).

The perfect addition to your holiday table, or a festive decoration for the kitchen counter, this sweet little gingerbread room is sure to add a touch of cheer to any space in your home. While one of our favorite ways to enjoy a gingerbread house is to actually eat it, we constructed this one to be more holiday decor than tasty treat by using hot glue to keep things together, rather than going the traditional frosting route. That said, though it might prove to be a bit more difficult, frosting can definitely be used to put everything together, and may be a more kid-friendly option if you plan on recreating this with little ones.

Closeup of gingerbread room on wood table with trays full of decorations and candy.

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Linen Orchard Tenugui Cloth

$34
Small / Ivory

Everyday Tray - Rectangle

Small / Ivory
$19

For the gingerbread:

For the buttercream frosting:

Close up shot of gingerbread room complete with gingerbread couch, rug, and table.

3' x 5'

Plaid Wool Rug - Sky

3' x 5'
$199
Green / Cover + Down Insert

Velvet + Wool Circle Pillow

Green / Cover + Down Insert
$89
Paprika - Five Two Ultimate Apron / Adult

Five Two Ultimate Apron

Paprika - Five Two Ultimate Apron / Adult
$45
Olive

Everyday Tray - Round

Olive
$39

For the gingerbread:

Person sprinkling flour over ball of gingerbread dough on top of butcher block cutting board.

Olive

Everyday Tray - Round

Olive
$39

For the buttercream frosting:

Person piping orange frosting onto piece of gingerbread in straight line.

Person piping orange frosting on gingerbread couch.

Person in red apron frosting small table made out of gingerbread and cookie.

Gingerbread room atop a green tray sitting on a wood table next to trays of colorful candies.

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