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You can use gingerbread house trim to add appeal to almost any porch. From column brackets to running trim, exterior house trim can dress up any home. From the elaborate trim for Victorian porches to simple spandrels for contemporary homes, gingerbread house trim gives you lots of options.
How was your week? Our week was huge. HUGE! We finally finished our living room and master bedroom projects. Yay! We've moved on to construction work to decorating work. I've been unpacking boxes that were in storage for a few years, and it feels like Christmas. Many things I unpacked I had simply forgotten about.
Gingerbread trim can make cottages with simple lines look like houses straight out of storybooks.
Feast your eyes on these ornate Victorian-era embellishments
Illumination Night afternoon in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard.
Feast your eyes on these ornate Victorian-era embellishments
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Gingerbread trim can make cottages with simple lines look like houses straight out of storybooks.
Don't you just love gingerbread? No, not the cookie kind. Well, okay, the cookie kind is pretty great, but I'm talking about gingerbread trim. Like the trim on this Key West cottage. Made popular during the Victorian era, gingerbread trim work includes fancy scroll work, elaborately pierced bargeboards and friezes, fancy brackets and arch braces, as well as elaborate balusters. And check out the trim on this New Orleans shotgun style house. And on this cottage on Martha's Vineyard. You can find a great article on gingerbread trim at This Old House. Aren't these beautiful examples? In recent years, designers and artisans have begun to recognize the value and craftsmanship found in antique gingerbread, and are working to save these architectural pieces from the wrecking ball. You may be able to purchase antique pieces for your own home from sites such as Wood Natural Restoration, found here. If you can't find antique pieces to fit your project, there are some terrific custom woodshops out there that can help you with your project. One such place is the Victorian Woodshop. Below are some examples of their work. Above is a before and after of one of their projects. Isn't it amazing how the simple addition of just a little scrollwork can make such a huge difference in the curb appeal of this home? This post is being linked to Colorado Lady's Vintage Thingie Thursday, and Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday.
Example of a variation of design #36 from the pattern book Cottage Souvenir #2. George F. Barber, architect.
Gingerbread trim can make cottages with simple lines look like houses straight out of storybooks.
Gingerbread trim can make cottages with simple lines look like houses straight out of storybooks.
Our gingerbread house pictures will give you fantastic exterior trim ideas you can use on your own porch. Get started now jazzing your porch with outdoor trim. Exterior house trim can make such an amazing difference in the curb appeal of your home.
Solaria is the picture-perfect Caribbean style villa with pretty colors, charming gingerbread trim and outstanding views. This villa is not just pretty though – it’s well designed with maximum privacy for each guest as well as the amenities that you don’t find everywhere such as AC throughout and a screened-in porch.
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