Gingerbread Cottage

I am intrigued by the manners, the art, the architecture of Victorian England, perhaps because like the Victorians, I believe that real life can be like a fairy-tale. I believe that the architects took their inspiration from the art of the confectioners, who added layers of decorative icing to their houses of cake.

Gingerbread Cottage is based on a real 19th Century house I discovered in Southern England. The whimsical structure with its brick, stone, wood filigree, shingle siding, awning, dormers, and spired, revels in a spirit of romantic excess. Here is the fairy-tale charm of Hansel and Gretel’s Gingerbread Cottage, brought to life.

The setting sun paints the windows with a most inviting golden glow. The front garden is a riot of rainbow colors with lavish flowers dancing in the evening breeze. The profuse floral display enhances the fairy-tale charm of this secluded Victorian treasure. I’ve provided a whimsical bench from which you may enjoy the advance of evening at Gingerbread Cottage.