Make A Fireplace Out Of Cardboard Boxes

How to make a fake cardboard fireplace.

Make a fireplace out of cardboard boxes.

Roll out 130 of the craft paper and start sponge painting your faux bricks. Cover the piece of cardboard you just cut with moving paper and use your sponge to paint a brick pattern on the paper. For example a 12 inch long piece of cardboard will make a 3 x 3 box. Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.

It s beginning to look a lot like christmas especially now that my apartment has a fireplace. In this video you will see how i diy faux cardboard fireplace. The width of the cardboard forms the height base and top of the box. Reinforce your seams by scoring cardboard to create a right angle.

Start with four cardboard display boards the kind students use for science projects. Guide patterns craft 12 tutorials to make a cardboard fireplace 12 tutorials to make a cardboard fireplace with the chilling winters setting in soon you would desire to spend the cold evenings sitting by the fireplace enjoying the warmth while being engrossed in a joyous conversation with your near and dear ones. Using cardboard babies crib box 3 boxes that i asked a nice employee from walmart in flo. Tape into place with packing tape.

For example if you want to make a 3 x 3 box out of a 12 x 9 piece of cardboard you ll use 3 of the width to form the base and top and the remaining 6 will form the height of the box. Cut a piece of cardboard for the front center piece of the fireplace. Flip the boxes on their sides and stack them to make the base of the fake fireplace and tape the sides and back seams together like this. It should fit tightly between the two wardrobe boxes.

If your image of christmas includes stockings hanging on a fireplace but your home doesn t have one you can make a surprisingly realistic version from cardboard. Cut cardboard rectangles to fit the sides of the fireplace opening. Nov 30 2017 diy fireplace made out of cardboard boxes and painted contact paper using a sponge to press out the bricks. All you need is a large cardboard box a box cutter scissors tape hot glue brown wrapping paper and a sharpie.