Gingerbread House with Chimney SVG

About this design

This is the showpiece of the gingerbread houses. The steep roof is covered in thick cream icing that drips down over the edges, and a chimney on the right sends up a round curl of smoke. Under the peak there is a round window, and below it an arched front door. The side wall has two tall windows with crossed panes, and rows of tiny icing beads trim the corners and the base, just like piped dots on a real gingerbread house.

The design has fifteen pieces and eight cut-outs. Many of those pieces are the small icing beads, which are what make the house look so finely decorated. Those beads are also why it carries a “Print & web” label on its page: they are too small for clean cutting at everyday sizes. It is best printed, or cut from about 5.5 inches wide and larger.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the icing, windows and door
• Design in gingerbread brown, the walls, roof and chimney

Projects that suit the detail

• Printed holiday cards and invitations.
• Printable wall art in a kitchen or playroom.
• Print then Cut stickers with a white border.
• Sublimation on mugs, tiles and ornaments.
• Large wood signs where the beads can be painted.
• Screen-printed tea towels and tote bags.

Size and cutting tips

For printing, any size works. For cutting, start at about 5.5 inches wide; the icing beads are tiny at that size, so use a fresh blade, a light-grip mat and smooth cardstock. Below that, choose Print Then Cut instead. Avoid glitter cardstock and felt for this design.

Step by step: printed holiday card

1. Download the PNG from the editor at 300 DPI and 5 inches wide.
2. Place it on the front of a folded 5 by 7 inch card in your design software.
3. Add a greeting such as “Home Sweet Home” above the roof.
4. Print on bright white cardstock.
5. Add a little glitter glue to the roof icing for sparkle.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Brown with pale blue icing for an icy winter house
• Red walls with white icing for a festive cottage
• Gray walls with white snow for a stone house

Good to know

If you want a gingerbread house to cut small, the Gingerbread Cottage is much simpler and passes our checks from about 4.5 inches. This house is the one to choose when the finished piece will be printed or cut large and you want all the detail to show.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to move the chimney to the left.
• Add the editor’s offset border for a die-cut Print Then Cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread House with Candy Door and the Snowy Gingerbread House make a village.