Furniture made of cardboard. Everything's possible!

The original table with carved legs of cardboard

Until recently, cardboard furniture was as much an innovation as free flights to Mars or flying cars. If the cars are not flying yet, then the creation of cardboard furniture with their own hands is gathering high revolutions abroad, and by now the current has reached the CIS countries. Let's try to figure out this fiction or reality.

Budget furniture for the living room of unusual shape made of unusual materials, made by hand

Is it possible?

Portable folding table of cardboard boxes

Let us start with a completely logical question, is it possible to make furniture out of the boxes with your own hands. Can. Everything is allowed that is not prohibited by the constitution and other legal acts of the Russian Federation, moral norms adopted in society. It would be more correct to ask whether it is worth it. In this we have to figure it out.

Comfortable cardboard chairs for children and adults

For a start we will decide on the goal. What do you want to create furniture made of cardboard. In general, it can be used both for children's games and in everyday use. It all depends on how you approach the business, how solid the base is, how to fasten the components, what supports you will make, how you will strengthen, etc.

Budget chair for a balcony of cardboard triangles

First you need to determine the functional purpose of the inventive thing. But one thing is clear: you can use such creations. It is worth considering the use of cardboard as an alternative material when updating the headset in the apartment.

Corrugated sofa with soft removable seats and cushions

There is some evidence that this type of product is quite suitable for use and has the right to exist. Of course, it is more suitable for people who prefer the original design of the living space and innovation. However, it is suitable for everyone.

Original furniture transformer, made of cardboard boxes

Are you afraid that this option will be unreliable, fragile and quickly become useless? Try to make one type of furniture, and check on your own experience whether it is possible to use it. What can be created from the available raw materials?

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What will we do?

The original set for the kitchen or garden - a table with stools of corrugated cardboard

Look around, pay attention to the surrounding objects. What do you see? Table, chairs, bookshelves, wardrobes, bedside tables. What are they made of? Chipboard, MDF, laminated chipboard, natural wood? Strange as it may sound, it is possible to make these things from cardboard. Yes, it is quite real. And the quality and durability of the resulting product will not yield to durable chipboard, while this option has a lot of advantages.

Handmade furniture for extravagant interior

Consider another option. From this raw material you can make a whole castle for the child, build a spaceship, and build a car. This product is suitable for creating unusual images.It lends itself well to processing, so cutting out original shapes and flowery patterns is easy. Ordinary shelves in a child’s room can be turned into animals, painted, and thus create a thematic mood. You can recreate any cartoon characters, move the child to a real fairy tale. This will help a simple cardboard. It depends on your imagination and skills.

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Children's playhouse from scrap materials

Disadvantages and advantages

Coffee table made of cardboard of unusual shape

Like any furniture, this one has its pros and cons. Dedicate you to these subtleties. What to expect from cardboard things, and what advantages they have. Positive aspects in the use of this type of headset are much more. Let's start with them.

1. Ability to create a stylish design. You make your own hands, so you can make the most unusual dreams come true. The material is well amenable to decorative processing, fantasize and create.
2. Economical option. If you want to renew your furnishings at the lowest possible cost, use old boxes or waste production cardboard. It will be cheaper to order a compacted material on the base, rather than buying a new wooden set.
3. Ease of transportation. Such products are often collapsible or just have a small weight, so when you move will not deliver labor. It is worth being careful, as the material of manufacture belongs to the category of fragile.
4. Strength. Strange, but this quality refers to furniture made from cardboard. With proper calculations, selection of good lashing elements, high-quality assembly, these products will last a long century, even with constant use.
5. Environmentally friendly raw materials. Cardboard is an eco-friendly material. After disposal, it can be processed and recycled. The period of decomposition of the cardboard is much less, because it is made from natural eco-friendly base.

And now about the shortcomings. The only disadvantage is that such furniture does not tolerate dampness. Behind it requires special care, not allowing moisture to hit the surface. If improperly assembled, it can quickly break and lead to injury. If a professional takes over, there will be no difficulty. And we will touch on the topic of care below, and you will see that it is not difficult.

Create your own hands

Products made of cardboard - the best ideas in the interior

As already mentioned, you can create this version of the situation yourself, or order from the manufacturer.

The most economical option would be to create a new environment with your own hands. In this case, you can’t go wrong with the style; you don’t have to explain to the designer what idea you want to implement and how to achieve the result. It will be cheaper due to the use of available tools, and even the old cardboard.

First you need a special room. This can be a study at home, or a kitchen. The main thing is low humidity in the environment, and be careful not to bring discomfort to other residents of the house, because this procedure is noisy. Let's start?

Rack of cardboard ready and unassembled

Necessary materials

Empty carton boxes for future procurement

To start the process, you need to prepare everything you need. We start with the materials. The choice of the basis is an important part, it depends on it whether the thing will be strong and durable, and how long it will stay in operation.

Cardboard must be durable, it is better to choose a pressed form. For practical products, old boxes will not work. Pay attention to the number of layers in the sheet, the more, the stronger the basis.

Corrugated cardboard three-layer

We will need kraft paper to process the seams or cover the surface of the table or chair (if necessary). You can use colored adhesive paper, cloth, paints (gouache, stained glass, oil, etc.) for decoration. Or leave it in its original state, which will have its own zest.

Kraft paper sheets for the treatment of seams

Required Tools

Necessary tools for making furniture

So that nothing distracts us in the process, we collect the necessary tools. We will need:

• glue (PVA, for wallpaper, silicone);
• office knife (for thin cardboard), and construction (for a more dense);
• construction stapler;
• Scotch tape (preferably transparent or brown);
• scissors;
• a tape measure, or centimeter, is permissible to use a ruler;
• pencil or chalk;
• emery paper (for processing slices).

Perhaps all. As you can see, you do not need a lot of construction accessories as in the design of wooden products. It is more like a set for children's creativity. But we are going to make a real masterpiece. Let's get down to business.

Preparatory work

There was a last spurt before you make cardboard furniture with your own hands. We collected the necessary material and tools, it remains to carry out the preparatory work.

Armchair made of paper and cardboard element-wise diagram and assembled layout

As for the search, we still need to find schemes for the manufacture of cardboard furniture. Depending on what you want to make, you can find ready-made drawings or invent them yourself. Next, you need to take measurements of the space where the creation will be located, and in accordance with the results obtained, make a drawing (or make adjustments to an existing one).

After the preparation of diagrams and drawings (with the appropriate measurements) proceed to the processing of raw materials. We chose a quality cardboard. He needs processing. You can not wash it. If it gets dirty during transport, wipe it with a damp cloth.

Corrugated cardboard of different thickness for different products

Is done. You can get to work.

Getting down to business

We will not consider a specific example of how to make furniture from cardboard. But we give the general principle of design with detailed instructions.

1. Cut according to the existing scheme with measurements of the details. You can create pieces of paper, attach them to the base, circle the pencil and cut or draw directly on the base.
2. It is necessary to process the received parts. To do this, rub over with sandpaper cuts. If desired, you can glue the cut-off places (where the structure is visible) with tape or paper.
3. Perform the necessary manipulations for fastening. Depending on the type of connection, you will need to make appropriate cuts (if the fastening is without glue), or mark places for applying glue or attaching adhesive tape.
4. It remains to fasten the details along the planned lines, and our cardboard furniture is ready.

Nightstand with doors and an open shelf with one scheme

We reviewed the general scheme of manufacture. As you can see, this is nothing complicated. Work depends on the chosen scheme, and the product that you want to form. If you plan to make a bed, there will be a little more work, because this scheme has more details. It also requires more reinforcement. However, the manufacturing process takes place as described above. Creation is ready, go to the design.

We assemble a cardboard table with our own hands

Dressing

The most interesting part. Here you can show your imagination to the full. In addition to the fact that you can create furniture made of fancy cardboard, you have a lot of possibilities for decorating. We use a universal base, it adheres well to other materials with glue or adhesive tape.For design, you can use paper, fabric, paint, decorative, natural jewelry, pencils - all that is at hand.

For children's furniture suitable hypoallergenic paint. Choose bright colors, combine them, creating a fairy tale for the baby. Upon completion of painting the thing must be varnished so that the paint will hold better, and in general it will add strength to the creation. This option is best suited, as children playing can tear off decorative ornaments or ruin upholstery. This decor is bright, safe and easy to clean.

Furniture made of cardboard for everyday use (cabinets, chairs, a shelf for shoes, books, tables, etc.) can be decorated more complicated. Having made chairs for the living room, upholstered them with velvet or other fabric. Or create covers from satin or silk. Such a design will look luxurious, decorating cardboard eco-friendly furniture. Just open the shelf for books with varnish and seal the sections with a “wood” print paper.

Another option is to leave it in its original state. After treating with sandpaper cuts, making them smooth and safe, just put the utensils in the room (or outside). Such a view will emphasize the originality of the thing, without adapting it to the wooden headset we are used to.

We proposed ideas for fans of the original style, and for lovers of the classics. The choice is yours. But, despite what type of furniture you brought, special care is needed.

Beautiful floral table made of cardboard

Care rules

If you do a one-time thing, then special care is not required. Just throw it away after use. However, cardboard furniture can last a long century. To do this, follow the rules of care.

Product:

1. Do not place in a wet room or in the rain;
2. it is undesirable to leave for the night on the street (at night there is a temperature drop, and the air humidity increases);
3. for better preservation varnish;
4. periodically wipe with a dry or slightly damp cloth;
5. It will not bear the heavy load, so explain to the children that you should not jump on them.

By following these simple guidelines, you will extend the life of cardboard furniture for a long time.

Hopefully, we managed to introduce the reader to the new recycling movement. Recycling of raw materials is an excellent prospect for the future to preserve purity and life on our planet. Now we have made useful and practical things from cardboard. Perhaps in the future this species will become the most used. And in the modern world it is distinguished by originality, and unusual style.

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