Making gingerbread houses is a holiday tradition and this year you can take your gingerbread houses to the next level by decking them out with Ikea furniture. But like putting together most furniture, assembling gingerbread houses takes skills and patience. It’s so much more than just icing a cookie as the cookies crumble, the icing hardens, and the structure falls down. And Ikea furniture can be equally as frustrating to put together. So naturally, the two are being combined with gingerbread houses made out of Ikea furniture.
The official description on Ikea’s website reads, “At IKEA, we believe every house deserves to feel like a home – even if it’s made of deliciously sweet gingerbread,” which couldn’t be cuter.
You can download six free “cookie cutters” on Ikea’s website to make your own gingerbread home. The cookie cutters include the BILLY bookcase, STRANDMON armchair, MALM bed frame, LACK table, JOKKMOKK table and chair set, and RENS rug. You can even purchase dough from Ikea. To make the furniture, prep the dough and roll it out. Then, cut out the paper templates and use them to trace the shapes on the dough. Bake the cut pieces and then assemble them into furniture using icing. Like Ikea furniture, it’s designed to be easy to assemble, so the whole family can get in on the festivity.
