Believe it or not, cardboard furniture is quite strong and durable. See how to make a chest of drawers, shelves, a table from this material. It seems that this material is unreliable, but it is not. Applying certain technologies, you will make cardboard furniture that can withstand considerable loads. This one is perfect for a child's room, it is environmentally friendly and it will not be a pity if the child scratches or draws on such an inexpensive object.
How to make cardboard shelves?
Before embarking on such global pieces of furniture as a wardrobe, dressing table, chest of drawers, practice on simpler products.
To make such a shelf you will need:
- corrugated cardboard;
- construction knife;
- PVA glue;
- newspaper or other paper;
- universal glue;
- acrylic paint;
- acrylic lacquer.
The dimensions of this shelf are as follows: it is 80 cm high, 77 cm wide, and 20 cm thick.
To make the product strong, take cardboard, between the layers of which there are two layers of corrugation. Cut this material into strips 20 cm wide. You will need two identical rectangles for each shelf. Cut narrow strips from cardboard. Bending them, glue them to the inside of each paired piece.
Glue the blanks together. As you can see, you need to assemble a shelf from cardboard as follows: mark where the following parts will be located on this one at an angle of 90 degrees to this one. On these two blanks, you need to make cuts in half the width, then nest one into the other, thus connecting them.
Now the ends of the shelves and they themselves need to be pasted over with newspapers or paper. For this, PVA glue is used, slightly diluted with water. When it's dry, paint the shelf one or two coats of paint. When it dries up, you need to apply layers of varnish with intermediate drying of each. To make cardboard furniture more durable, do not feel sorry for it. In this case, 5 layers of varnish were used.
These shelves can be hung on the wall using corner brackets. If you have a lot of corrugated cardboard boxes, then tie them together with plastic clips or double-sided tape for a great shelf or rack.
This product is easy to decorate with self-adhesive paper, matching wallpaper or painting.
This material makes wonderful shoe racks, and some of them can be hung directly on the wall using double-sided tape.
You can make as many sections as will fit on your wall so that the top pair can be easily reached. See how the section folds.
Each must be fixed with tape. Then put the boxes one into the other, fix them on the side with a furniture stapler.
And here's how else they make a shelf for shoes or on a wall.
To carry out this work, you will need:
- cardboard;
- scissors;
- glue gun;
- newspapers;
- PVC glue;
- acrylic paint;
- acrylic varnish;
- brushes.
Cut a rectangle of the desired size out of the cardboard. Each detail needs to be made more voluminous. To do this, cut out strips of the required width from cardboard. Using a glue gun, attach them to the inside of the first part, and use it to fix the second paired part.
Such blanks can be assembled using special plastic fasteners, adhesive tape, and by cutting each in half in thickness, insert it into each other.
Using PVA glue, attach newspapers to the ends of the shelves.
It remains to decorate cardboard furniture. It is pleasant to paint it with your own hands in the desired color, then varnish or paste over with self-adhesive wallpaper.
Creative ideas for cardboard furniture
The beauty of such material is that even without having locksmith tools and skills at home, you can create things of an original form, for example, such a rack.
To do this, you will need:
- a large box, for example, from a refrigerator;
- glue gun;
- scissors;
- paper;
- PVA glue;
- paint or decorative film.
Draw a sketch of the future masterpiece on cardboard, cut it out. This is the back of the shelf.
Along the outlined contours, you need to recreate the middle and front of the shelf, attach these parts to the back using cardboard ribs.
Now you should paste over the sidewalls with strips of cardboard, all the shelves, then attach the paper here.
At the bottom there will be 2 drawers, they are cut out of cardboard according to the shape of these holes. Then you need to putty your work, when the solution dries, go over the surface with fine sandpaper. The surface to be treated is now ready for decoration. Paint it or paste over or decoupage the shelf.
Watch another master class. In it, an original shelf in the form of a snail is created from cardboard. Children will certainly be delighted with such a new piece of furniture, they will put their toys here, and in a retractable shelf? writing utensils.
Here's what you need:
- corrugated cardboard;
- glue gun;
- Scotch;
- scissors;
- wire;
- two large beads;
- pencil.
We need to cut out the back and front sides of the snail. On the front there is a recess for a drawer.
Between these details there will be another central one, repeating their contours. We strengthen all 3 parts with transverse jumpers using scotch tape and a glue gun.
Cover the ends with strips of cardboard. Determine the size of the future box. Create it from a rectangle of cardboard, gluing it in the corners, attach the front panel.
To stiffen the crate, you can glue it onto a slightly larger piece of cardboard.
Glue the corners, bends with tape. Attach 2 colored wires to the top of the snail, and large beads on their ends. Instead, you can use lacing guards by removing them from your old jacket or by purchasing them in a store.
It remains to decorate such cardboard furniture in the chosen way.
This unique material can be given other interesting shapes, you can make a shelf with your own hands in the form of an octopus or a flower with a box in the center.
First, the back and front walls, as well as the central part, are cut out of the corrugated cardboard. They are held together by transverse strips of the same material.
The ends are closed with pressed paper, the corners and connecting parts are glued with tape. Note that it must be cut on one side if the surfaces to be glued are curved.
To make a box, cut a large rectangle and a circle out of the cardboard. The first part needs to be bent a little, fix it on the second with adhesive tape. The corners of the shelf are strengthened with the same material.
Check out the following creative ideas.
Such a stand for books or other sundries is also made of corrugated cardboard. For crafts you will need:
- corrugated cardboard;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- brush;
- dye.
Draw on cardboard and then cut:
- torso detail;
- two identical blanks for the front and hind legs;
- one central piece;
- four rectangular shelves.
On round blanks from the edge, you need to draw wavy lines, then cut along this contour. Using a clerical knife, make 2 cross cuts in these circles, and one goes through them vertically.
When wet, the cardboard is deformed, so it is better to paint not the already completed product, but the blanks. They are covered with thick acrylic on both sides. Allow to dry a little, put under a press so that the cardboard does not change shape.
Then you need to start assembling. Put on the back, front, side parts on the body of the lamb. Then in the slot you need to push two shelves on one and two on the other side. This process is covered in more detail in the video at the end of the article, and the diagrams will help you create such a shelf.
You can put the lamb on an MDF sheet, bending your legs, and glue it onto this stand. The original shelf in the shape of a bear is made using the same technique.
If the blanks and this product are painted and covered with several layers of varnish, it will turn out to be durable. It will be possible to put CDs, bottles, books here.
Diy cardboard chest of drawers
Having seen this product for the first time, hardly anyone will guess what material it is made of.
To make such a chest of drawers, take:
- 2 boxes from refrigerators;
- stationery knife;
- self-adhesive film - 2 meters;
- non-woven wallpaper - 1 meter;
- acrylic paint;
- furniture handles;
- sandpaper;
- universal glue;
- PVA glue.
This chest of drawers made of cardboard has the following dimensions of width, depth, height: 60, 40, 70 cm.
First, assemble the product box. To do this, strengthen each part with strips of cardboard bent in a zigzag manner, the second one is glued on top of the same to the paired blank. They should be left under pressure at least overnight to dry out and not lose their shape.
For the box, you will need two horizontal or vertical parts, connect them into a rectangle, gluing them on the sides. To make the back wall, simply glue a piece of cardboard here.
The chest of drawers will be with pull-out drawers. First, attach strips of cardboard 2 cm wide to the sides of this product. Then glue the shelves on them, each assembled from two parts.
Create boxes according to the size of the resulting holes. Connect the glued parts, give them time to dry.
Start decorating. Pape over the ends of the blanks with wallpaper, then the piece of furniture itself - with self-adhesive film.
You will get a wonderful chest of drawers made of cardboard, in which you can store small haberdashery, including threads and yarn.
For these small items for needlewomen, you can make another similar product, but in a smaller size. You will put it on the work table so that the threads, knitting needles, needles are always at hand. The size of this product is 14 by 15 cm.
Take:
- a stack of A3 thick paper;
- self-adhesive film;
- tape;
- glue;
- eyelets;
- finishing elements.
Using the drawing below, create the drawers.
As you can see, from one sheet you get two boxes. Cut each blank along the red lines on the side, bend the strips, as in the following photos.
The cut edges are hidden inside, glued. Thus, you need to create 6 shelves. You will need branches for each, which are created according to the following scheme.
Cut along the red line, bend the leaves, which then need to be glued to the joint.
Now take 4 sheets of thick cardboard measuring 14 x 15 cm. They will serve as dividers for the created shelves. Place them between the cardboard sections of the chest of drawers, gluing.
In the resulting gaps, you will need to push the boxes and cover the walls with adhesive tape. That the chest of drawers has got an upper and lower part, cut out two rectangles one centimeter larger than the drawers, glue them in place.
Previously, these details need to be decorated with a self-adhesive film, in this case, a wood-like one was used. The boxes themselves are decorated in the same way.
Install eyelets in them, thread the tape here, with which you will open and close the drawers.
You can leave your work in this form or decorate, the decoupage technique will help with this.
Isn't that so, it turns out very beautifully, it's even difficult to guess that such a chest of drawers is made of ordinary cardboard.
If you want an even more creative idea, then take a look at the following asymmetrical mini wardrobe.
Its side walls are bent to one side, they are made of a rectangular sheet of cardboard, the back is made in the same way. This dresser has drawer shelves. They are also made from corrugated cardboard and connected with a glue gun.
For greater strength, the drawers for the chest of drawers are made of paired parts, they are glued together on all sides with thin cardboard or paper. Then the product is decorated with a self-adhesive film.
How to make a cardboard table with your own hands?
As you understand, it is also easy to make it from this material.
It can be a table for a child, a coffee table, or a coffee table. To make it, you will need almost all of the same materials listed above, these are:
- corrugated cardboard;
- stationery knife;
- acrylic paint;
- acrylic varnish;
- adhesive tape;
- hot gun;
- PVA glue;
- cardboard tubes from rolled material.
You will need cardboard tubes for the legs. You can ask for this junk material at a hardware store. Oilcloth and film are wound on it. When everything you need is at your fingertips, start creating. To make a countertop, cut out two identical rectangles from cardboard, reinforce them with scraps of the same material. Cardboard tapes need to be folded like an accordion, fastened with an edge to one of the surfaces. The more there are, the stronger the finished products will be.
Place the second table piece on top, glue it in the same way. Glue strips of cardboard and self-adhesive paper on the side.
Color the countertop as you like. In this case, red and yellow paint was used.
Mark the hole for the legs, cut through here with a clerical knife. Insert them, secure with a hot gun.
Here is such an original table, which, despite the fact that it is made of pressed paper, is quite durable.
If you also wanted to make furniture out of cardboard, by all means try to make it. The promised plot will help you with this, because it is very easy to make such a shelf, the result is simply wonderful.
If you want to see what else cardboard furniture can be, including beds, stools, chairs, then check out the presented photo selection.
