A chest of drawers made of cardboard with his own hands: detailed instructions with photos

Each of us is a creator. At a certain period of a person, as an individual, it is necessary to do something their own, not always golden handles. These impulses are embodied in all different ways. It depends on the degree of skill.

Fashion trend has been to make products in the style hendmeyd - soap, decorative objects, jewelry, paintings, clocks, decorative items, much more. Furniturer with carpentry skills easy to make a chest of drawers, a table or a chair made of wood with smooth lines, carved details.

What do those who are bursting with creative impulses, but no special skills? "Express" will help the design process, the bonding of furniture out of cardboard - the cheapest option, helps out unnecessary boxes, wall pieces or liters of paint to make a full and worthy subject the children's room of the situation, living room.

To make a chest of drawers made of cardboard, the other material at hand will be a force to each. When buying household appliances remain the box. We throw them away, despite the thick walls. Gluing cardboard in several layers to get the item that has the desired strength.

Furniture made of cardboard: Design and construction

In the manufacture of cardboard furniture has several embodiments. It is possible to separately make the pattern sidewalls, the top, bottom, and then to glue all items. Another option - a large box from the refrigerator or a washing machine, insert the box smaller. The walls will come stronger.

If the paste over the inside surface of the shelves bright colored cloth or wallpaper, exterior - monophonic, get the original, open shelving. Shelves can withstand books, picture frames, flower vases and other objects of decorative ornaments.

Exposing the cardboard outer, interior decoration, no one would guess that the rack, chest of drawers from cardboard boxes, did you yourself.

Especially cardboard and necessary tool

Getting to translate their creative ideas, consider the design of future products, the place where it is located. Cardboard-like material has advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Strength. A chest of drawers made of cardboard, made by hand, is able to withstand a decent load.
• Low cost. You can do completely without attachments, if the house has a stock of cardboard or you know where to get the extra.
• Environmentally friendly. After use, easy to recycle. Cardboard is a natural material, is not able to pollute the environment.
• Flexibility. subject given any shape if desired.
• A shortened lifespan. Cardboard - not wood, to serve for 20-30 years can not. With careful use and high-quality assembly, cardboard hold 5 to 10 years.
• Use in dry rooms. Cardboard afraid of water. In the bathroom, such a thing can not be placed.

The basic material from which the product is made, is cardboard. To him take the glue "Moment" or "Titan" PVA. Some use a glue gun. Ruler, stationery knife, pencil handy, too.

For decoration use wallpaper, film for furniture, fabric, acrylic, cardboard boxes.

The manufacturing process of the dresser

For those who will be first to make a chest of drawers made of cardboard with your hands, choose a model easier. It is best to make a classic object of simple shape - a rectangle with 3-5 drawers.

The production process consists of several stages.

1. Draw a sketch on paper of furniture according to the size of the place where it will stand. Determine how much you need to cut blanks, exact dimensions.
   

   We are making a preform for the drawing drawers

   

   For each drawer-boxes do the drawing department

2. Cut back, the sidewall blank at double rate to glue together. Done to the fortress. Connect the adhesive surface-torque glue gun, then put under the load for an hour, to the tow.
   

   Cut the workpiece to the future dresser

3. On the inner side of the sidewalls to paste the details so that gaps remain in areas where the shelf will be inserted. The dimensions of the groove must conform to the height of the shelves.
   

   We glue the frame so that there are slots for boxes

4. Assemble the outer frame, insert the shelf.
   

   Putting the frame and insert the shelf

5. For a neat edge paste with paper tape, paper.
   

   Paste over all the edges and ends of paper

6. Making the boxes. If a suitable size, you can take a ready-made boxes of a shoe, small household appliances. Where there are none, to make boxes similar to the frame - cut parts to glue together.
   

   Glue a wall between the box

   

   One of the glued parts must be less than

   

   Ready for a double drawer chest

7. Boxes, frame itself well to dry, proceed with the decoration. It all depends on your imagination. Do finish crumpled paper, paint in any color. It turns out interesting effect leather.
   

   We get off with crumpled paper and painted with acrylic paint

   

   Dyed black saturated color

   

   Apply the golden paint on the reliefs for unusual pattern

Mini chest of drawers made of cardboard for jewelry, cosmetics, decorate decoupage technique. Figure napkin with accurately transferred on the product, using a mixture of water, an adhesive. Use a brush, dipping into the glue.

The finished item is covered with varnish, and you can use it! Very nice and original, most importantly, without the extra expense. We look at his creation, rejoice in what we are craftsmen!

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