mushroom house

Fungal cap home

A mushroom house is a whimsical dwelling designed to resemble a mushroom, with a rounded or domed roof suggesting a cap atop a cylindrical base.

The term appears in fantasy literature, children's stories, and video games as homes for gnomes, fairies, or small creatures.

In architecture, it describes actual buildings built in this fanciful style: The village featured a cluster of mushroom houses that looked straight out of a storybook.

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cottage · tiny home · whimsical · smurf · fantasy · red cap · cap · spotted · woodland · magic forest · enchanted forest · enchanted · burrow · cozy · tiny · door · window · chimney

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architectural fantasy type

mushroom housetreehouse

Elevated play structure in branches

gingerbread house · hobbit hole · fairy cottage

architectural style

mushroom houseskyscraper

Very tall urban building

concrete bunker · tract house · glass box · office building · glass tower

scale and grandeur

mushroom housecastle

Fortified medieval residence

palace · mansion · fortress · cathedral · skyscraper

Family

mushroom, house, mushrooms, mushroomed, mushrooming, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G