Learn how to make furniture completely by yourself. DIY ecological project using free and commonplace material - cardboard.
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you can make furniture from free material, instead of buying ready-made and expensive furniture
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Design a piece of furniture exactly the size that fits your space
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Make furniture that will be unique and will amaze your friends.
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Get tremendous satisfaction from your creation
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You don't need large spaces or carpentry skills, you can build furniture even on a table in a small apartment
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You will learn in this course
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How to build sturdy objects from cardboard that can carry weight
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What to consider when designing a piece of furniture
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How to make rounded parts from cardboard
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How to make drawers and boxes for storage
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How to get a clean finish for the product
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How to paint cardboard furniture so it will look like wood
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Cardboard furniture? Is it strong enough?
In the course, I teach the principles of building with cardboard so that its strength is properly utilized and thus it is possible to make strong furniture that carries weight and lasts for a long time.
Can the furniture be cleaned?
Definitely. We will paint the furniture with acrylic paint, giving it a good protective layer against moisture. Then you can clean the furniture with a wet cloth.
Do I need carpentry skills and a large workshop?
You don't need a spacious workshop or heavy tools. You can make cardboard furniture even on a table in a small apartment, and the main materials are cardboard, a cutting knife, and glue.
What materials and tools are needed to make cardboard furniture?
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Cardboard from large packages that you can find on the street
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A cutting knife
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A cutting mat, but you can also use simple cardboard instead.
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PVA glue (simple white school glue)
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A ruler - preferably a long one (60-90 cm)
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Hot glue gun and glue sticks
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Gummed paper tape, but you can also use simple paper instead.
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What will we make in the course?
To learn all the steps of building furniture in detail, we will learn how to build a small cabinet with drawers. But it is not necessary to build this cabinet exactly, you can apply the information to another piece of furniture of your design.
I will also demonstrate the making of a royal chair, and in the process, we will learn how to make rounded shapes with cardboard.
I will finish with a demonstration of building a shelving unit with storage boxes.
Will I know how to make other types of cardboard furniture?
Certainly, the principles learned in the course can be applied to a wide variety of furniture.
And if there are failures? You can always fix it, it's just cardboard.
The main thing is to enjoy the process and create, we don’t look for perfection.
* The videos may contain cats.

Introduction to this class

Tools and materials

The strength of the cardboard

Designing cardboard furniture

Example: Planning a small cabinet

The building order of a cardboard furniture

Important! How to cut cardboard safely

First step   the main panels

Example: The main panels of the cabinet

What to do if you need larger cardboard

Cross sections

Example: cross sections of the cabinet

What glue to use

Assembling the main parts (Cabinet)

Supports

Example: supports for the cabinet

Top and bottom (Cabinet)

Smoothing the surface

Filling gaps and holes

Securing the corners (gummed paper tape)

Using paper and glue

Drawers

Boxes

Legs / wheels

Painting

Painting the cabinet - Faux Wood effect

Chair - Some notes about designing a chair

Chair - Drawing symmetrical shapes

Chair - Cutting curved shapes

Chair - Cross sections in different sizes

Chair - Assembling the seat

Back of the chair

Chair - How to cover round parts

Chair - smoothing the surface

Chair - paint and stencil

A shelving unit: planning and parts

A shelving unit - assembling

Additions to the shelving unit

Smoothing and Painting the shelving unit

Conclusion

Building order and design checklist.pdf

Tools and materials.pdf

Cabinet - the plan and parts.pdf

shelving-unit-measurements.pdf

royal-chair-plan.pdf

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