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A Utah home is drawing the attention of passers-by as well as Internet users after being decorated to resemble a life-sized gingerbread house.
Virginia Hoffman said she realized a few years ago that her red brick home in the Yalecrest area of Salt Lake City bears a striking resemblance to the Christmas season treats , so she started thinking of ways to decorate the home as a gigantic gingerbread house.
Hoffman enlisted the help of her family to make her vision a reality.
"I told my family about it and luckily they didn't think I was crazy. And so we painted these gum balls in the kitchen over Thanksgiving of 2019, and then my daughter and son-in-law helped me figure out how to attach them to the house," Hoffman told KSTU-TV.
Hoffman, an interior designer by trade, and her husband, a professional artist, added vanilla wafers into the mix for this year's decoration.
"We made that out of foam insulation , and then my husband melted out the squares with a soldering iron , and I painted them and got the exact right colors to look like the cookies," Hoffman said.
The yearly décor has proven popular with neighbors, and this year's version went viral online after Hoffman's daughter shared photos on Reddit.
Elementary Level
A Utah home which is decorated to look like a big gingerbread has become the center of attention .
Virginia Hoffman realized yeas ago that her home with its red bricks looks very much like Christmas cookies , so she decided to decorate the house as a huge gingerbread.
Hoffman convinced her family members to help her and make her dream come true.
"I told my family about it and fortunately they didn't think I was crazy. During Thanksgiving of 2019 we had painted some gum balls in the kitchen and then my daughter and son-in-law helped me find a way to attach them to the house," Hoffman told KSTU-TV.
Hoffman is an interior designer and her husband is a professional artist. They worked together and added vanilla wafers to the decoration.
" my husband and I made squares out of foam insulation and I painted them the same color as cookies”Hoffman said.
This décor has become popular with neighbors, and this year's version went viral online after Hoffman's daughter shared photos on Reddit.
