A gingerbread house that never goes stale. This wooden house rises to a peaked roof and is trimmed in white that looks just like piped icing: wavy lines across the roof, a row of dots under the eaves, arched windows, a front door with a wreath and a drift of snow along the base. Warm wood grain shows everywhere the paint does not, so it feels cozy and rustic rather than sugary.

Prop it on a mantel, a windowsill or a bookshelf, or tuck it among greenery and other little houses to start a winter village. Small dark streaks run through the grain, and the house you receive is the one pictured. It makes an easy hostess gift for anyone who collects little houses.