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Building a gingerbread house this Christmas? Get inspired by these award-winning and spectacular masterpieces. One ambitious gingerbread house-builder created a lighted replica of his home, while another created an eight-foot sugar castle. Whether you go all out or keep it simple, you're sure to find ideas for your own edible construction here. Once you've built yours, enter it in our first-ever This Old Gingerbread House contest until December 15th, for your chance to win a Home Depot gift card and be featured on our website.