All the following houses have something in common: they look as if they’ve been taken out of a fairy tale. They could easily fit into any Brothers Grimm story or fantasy movie, but still they are real. All these little cottages located in several parts of the world, have handmade details and are carefully crafted. They are not perfect, but they have something magical which makes you wonder how would it be to live in one of them. Some are tiny, some are spacious, but they all are a delight to look at. So scroll down and let us take you into a fairy tale which this time is happening in the real world.

1. Casa dos Duendes in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo State, Brazil

2. Impressive Architecture in Zell, Germany

The materialization of this house is a dream come true for the owner. This house was built in Germany, in the town called Zell and what is the most astonishing about it is the stone used in the whole design. It was built by Walter Andre and it looks as if it has just got out from a fairy tale…>>> more photos here <<<

3. Storybook architecture on the shores of Vancouver Island, Canada

On Canada’s Vancouver Island you will find a beautiful example of storybook architecture created by the hands of two creative natural builders, Timothy Lindberg and musician Daniel Huscroft.  They work together, being known as Lindcroft, a mixture of their names, building homes that must be many people’s dream, a woodland fairy tale house by the water’s edge… …>>> more photos here <<<

4. Isabella’s Little Pink House, Orlando, USA

5. Akebono kodomo-no-mori park – Hanno, Saitama, Japan

6. Hobbit House in Rotorua, New Zealand

7. Forest House, Efteling, The Netherlands

8. The Spadena House, Beverly Hills, California

9. Creative Home Design, Zakopane, Poland

10. The Doll House, Carmel, California

11. Wooden Cottage in Białka Tatrzańska, the Tatra Mountains, Poland

12. Cob house in Somerset, UK

13. Blaise Hamlet, Bristol, England

photo credit: Terry Winter

14. Hamlet of Marie Antoinette, Versailles, France