Make A Fireplace Out Of Cardboard Boxes

Nov 30 2017 diy fireplace made out of cardboard boxes and painted contact paper using a sponge to press out the bricks.

Make a fireplace out of cardboard boxes.

For example a 12 inch long piece of cardboard will make a 3 x 3 box. 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 a piece of cardboard for the front center piece of the fireplace. It s beginning to look a lot like christmas especially now that my apartment has a fireplace. Cut cardboard rectangles to fit the sides of the fireplace opening. You might want to make the bricks match up with the sides or create a decorative pattern.

Tape into place with packing tape. The width of the cardboard forms the height base and top of the box. How to make a fake cardboard fireplace. All you need is a large cardboard box a box cutter scissors tape hot glue brown wrapping paper and a sharpie.

You can find them at hobby or office supply stores and home centers. Reinforce your seams by scoring cardboard to create a right angle. In this video you will see how i diy faux cardboard fireplace. Cover the piece of cardboard you just cut with moving paper and use your sponge to paint a brick pattern on the paper.

Finished it off with black paper. 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. Start with four cardboard display boards the kind students use for science projects. Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.