There is a creator in each of us. At a certain period of existence, a person, as an individual, needs to do something with his own, not always golden hands. These impulses are embodied in different ways for everyone. This directly depends on the degree of mastery.
It has become a fashionable trend to make handmade items – soap, decorative items, jewelry, paintings, watches, interior items, and much more. A furniture maker with carpentry skills can easily make a chest of drawers, a table, or a chair from natural wood with smooth lines and carved details.
What should those who are bursting with creative impulses do, but have no special skills? The process of designing and gluing cardboard furniture will help you “express yourself” - a cheap option that helps you make a full-fledged and worthy piece of furniture for a child’s room or living room from unnecessary boxes, pieces of wallpaper or a liter of paint.
Anyone can make a chest of drawers from cardboard or other scrap material. When buying household appliances, there are boxes left over. We throw them away, despite their thick walls. By gluing cardboard together in several layers, we get an object with the required strength.
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Cardboard furniture: design and construction
There are several options for making cardboard furniture. You can make separate patterns for the side walls, top, bottom, and then glue all the parts together. Another option is to insert smaller boxes into a large box from a refrigerator or washing machine. The walls will be stronger.
If you cover the inside of the shelves with bright fabric or colored wallpaper, and the outside with plain wallpaper, you will get an original, open shelving unit. The shelves can hold books, photo frames, vases with flowers, and other decorative items.
Having subjected the cardboard to external and internal finishing, no one will guess that you made the rack or chest of drawers from cardboard boxes yourself.
Features of cardboard and the necessary tool
When you start to implement your creative ideas, think about the design of the future product, the place where it will be located. Cardboard, as a material, has advantages and disadvantages.
Pros and cons
- Durability. A cardboard chest of drawers made by hand can withstand considerable loads.
- Low cost. You can do without any investment at all if you have a supply of cardboard at home or know where to get some extra.
- Eco-friendliness. Easy to dispose of after use. Cardboard is a natural material and is not capable of polluting the environment.
- Flexibility. The object can be given any shape if desired.
- Shortened service life. Cardboard is not wood, it cannot last 20-30 years. With careful use and high-quality assembly, cardboard will last 5 to 10 years.
- Use in dry rooms. Cardboard is afraid of moisture. You can't put such a thing in the bathroom.
The main material from which the product will be made is cardboard. We take "Moment" or "Titan" glue, PVA. Some use a glue gun. A ruler, a stationery knife, a pencil will also come in handy.
For decoration we use wallpaper, furniture film, fabric, acrylic paint, and drawer fittings.
The process of making a chest of drawers
For those who will make a cardboard chest of drawers with their own hands for the first time, choose a lighter model. It is best to make a classic item of simple shape - a rectangle with 3-5 drawers.
The production process consists of several stages.
- Draw a sketch of the furniture on paper in accordance with the dimensions of the place where it will stand. Determine how many pieces need to be cut out, the exact dimensions.
We make blanks for drawers according to the drawing For each box we make sections according to the drawing - Cut the blanks of the back and side wall in double size to glue together. This is done for strength. Connect the surfaces with glue, a glue gun, then place under a load for an hour to bond.
We cut out blanks for the future chest of drawers - Glue the parts on the inside of the sidewalls so that there are gaps in the places where the shelves will be inserted. The dimensions of the groove should correspond to the height of the shelves.
We glue the frame so that there are grooves for the drawers - Assemble the outer frame, insert the shelves.
We assemble the frame and insert the shelves - To make things neat, cover the edges with paper tape or paper.
We cover all the edges and ends with paper - We make boxes. If the sizes are suitable, you can take ready-made boxes from shoes, small household appliances. When there are none, make boxes by analogy with the frame - cut out the parts, glue them together.
We glue the walls of the box together 
One of the glued parts must be smaller 
Ready-made double drawer for chest of drawers - Dry the boxes and the frame well, and start decorating. Everything depends on your imagination. Finish with crumpled paper, paint in any tone. This creates an interesting effect of genuine leather.
We decorate with crumpled paper and paint with acrylic paint 
We paint it in a rich black color 
We apply gold paint to the reliefs to create an unusual design
A mini-chest of drawers made of cardboard for jewelry, cosmetics, is decorated using decoupage technique. The drawing from the napkin is carefully transferred to the product, using a mixture of water and glue. Use a brush, dipping it in glue.
The finished item is varnished and ready to use! Very beautiful and original, most importantly without extra money costs. We look at our creation, rejoice at what craftsmen we are!
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