Today I will venture to disassemble the master class from one French site. Unfortunately, the original did not have verbal accompaniment, so everything was done with my own guesses and knowledge on this issue lying around in my head.So what will we end up with? This. Enough stylish table made in wood and leather. and not just a table, but a folding table.
1. So, the first photo. Cut out the main shape for our... uh, maybe we should call these legs. In general, cut out the shape for the legs of the table. The photo shows one thick layer, but this is not gluing and not thick cardboard, as it might seem at first glance. it's just that the author apparently cut all 6 supports (3 for one side and 3 for the other) in one go. This is very reasonable, because with this approach, the tol will be more symmetrical and, hopefully (), will not stagger.
2. Now we collect each support. We start from the middle, from the middle bar. When making groove cuts, it is best to make them at the same time on the middle bar for the second support. You should get something like this:
3. Now we fill the grooves with mates. The width of all inserts should be equal, and the height should correspond to the height of each specific element to which they are attached (well, I think this is quite clear from the photo).
I want to say that the exact dimensions of the table are unknown, I don’t think it is large, most likely it is something like a coffee table, but the same design can be extrapolated to a more serious subject, for example, to make a table for the living room. Why not? So you will have to set the width and height of all the details yourself in accordance with the overall scale.To strengthen the joints, we use quick-drying glue - a moment or, even better, we use a glue gun for this.
4. To the main central part of each support on the sides using the same glue gun glue the sides of the sheets. As you can see, the table part is already quite stable)). Here in this photo it is not yet visible (it will be noticeable in the next ones) that the author, when gluing the side support into one whole, strengthened the joints by additionally gluing the edges of the "lattice" in pieces, so it turned out that the constituent elements of the side supports seem to consist of a double sheet.
Remember that there should be two such pieces.
5. Only in the last photo we have not closed the outer sides. In the next photo, they are already neatly covered with cardboard plates. The author omitted this procedure in his photo-MK, but there is nothing particularly complicated here. We cut out a cardboard rectangle along the width of the side support, slightly bend it, winding it, for example, on a stick to give it a curved shape, and attach it to the side parts of the supports with a glue gun. You can try sticking it all in one layer, bending it accordingly. But the author, and this is really more convenient, cut the rectangle into two parts and pasted them joint-to-joint separately. In this photo, we already have two supports with sidewalls and the bottom of the table is glued here: a thick layer is glued to the lower parts of the supports (you can pre-glue two sheets).
6. Now, on the basis of the glued bottom, we make the following grid:
Inserts in the grooves in the central part are not needed yet, just cut them out, try them on and put them aside. and we cover the grid to the right and left of the central part, again with layers of cardboard glued with a glue gun.
7. It is not visible in the next photo, however, a grating (stiffening ribs) should again go on top of the first layer. they must be very carefully adjusted so that they are almost flush with the upper edge of the oval cutout in the side supports, so that the layer laid on top lies tightly on the stiffeners themselves and is glued to this very upper edge of the oval cutout. In general, see the photo:
Yes, and do not forget about the grooves in the central part. Now they can be filled.
At the same time, we finished the inner sidewalls of the table supports. As you can see, I’ll lower it and everything is pasted over from the inside.
8. Now drawers. How to make them, I think, is quite clearly visible in the photo. It's all about measurement accuracy. The only reminder is that we make the front "cover-wall" from two layers (although it would be possible to strengthen the entire box in a similar way ..)
But such partitions not only organize the space inside the box, but also strengthen it.
9. The next stage. Now back to the top again. On the surface of the sheets on both sides of the central part, we again glue the stiffeners, measuring them so that they are flush with the common surface of the side supports. At the same time, we close the side "insides" of the table with sheets.
10. Now what is our countertop. We also remember that our table is folding.
The table top consists of a lower thick sheet (two sheets can be glued together), the perimeter of which is equal to the perimeter of the table surface. the top cover sheet is the same. Two sidewalls are sealed tightly with narrow strips. in the end the table looks like this:But the internal structure is like this:
These elements are removed from the sides of the table and folded, forming a small addition:
11. Decorating. Honestly, I didn’t really understand what exactly the author did. If anyone thinks of it - write.
I tend to believe that the alignment went with ordinary kraft paper, then it was painted on top with several layers of paint, sanded to get rid of the joints (yes, all joints should not be pasted over with paper tape). The outer lids of the drawers and the tabletop are finished with leather-look material. This can be obtained in needlework stores for book binding) and in the construction and wallpaper departments there should be something similar. The top is dark lacquer.
Cardboard furniture – new trend in the movement of recycling, that is, in the transformation of the unnecessary into the necessary. Craftsmen from all over the world make ordinary cardboard boxes full-fledged furniture, and today we will see which one.
I am sure that the question has repeatedly occurred to you about how you can use cardboard boxes, especially from appliances such as refrigerators and TVs. They are so new, beautiful, durable. It's a pity to throw it away! A little, very little work - and you get great cardboard furniture.
____________Cardboard furniture looks exactly like ordinary furniture - for example, in the photo on the right you see a rack of ordinary cardboard boxes inserted into one another, pasted over at the ends with paper tape and painted with waterproof paint. White color. This rack cost the owners the cost of a liter can of paint, but it looks very dignified. As you can see, if you paint over the cardboard well, then the furniture becomes completely water-repellent and you can put as many flower vases as you like.
Pay attention to the photo above and the photo to the left that this cardboard furniture is easy to disassemble - the boxes are not glued, but connected with plastic clips, such as those used in street cafes, so that the wind does not blow the tablecloths off the tables.
You probably have doubts that cardboard furniture is strong enough. I had them too. But I made sure that if you take two boxes from under the equipment (one is slightly smaller than the other) from a dense corrugated cardboard and insert one box into another, then the resulting “double” box turns out to be a completely rigid structure.
Cardboard furniture is not designed for heavy loads, but it is quite possible to put books or accessories into it, as in the photo on the right. As you can see in the photo, cardboard does not sag under the weight of books, and cardboard furniture looks like a full-fledged purchased rack.
Of course, you need to carefully make cardboard furniture - carefully cut off the “closers” of the boxes, insert one box into another, if necessary, if the smaller box is too small, and there is an empty space between its walls and the walls of the large box, lay this space with other sheets of cardboard . Cut the boxes so that their cut (the ends of the “shelves”) is even. Glue this section with paper tape (you can putty it first so that it is flat surface). Sand the area where the tape and cardboard meet. And paint neatly.
However, you can not paint furniture made of cardboard, but paste over the remnants of wallpaper:
Cardboard furniture can be upholstered inside with a beautiful fabric, as in the photo on the left, and then attach all sorts of accessories to this fabric on pins - photos, notes, reminders, etc. In the photo on the left, however, not furniture made of cardboard, but furniture made from wine boxes, but the essence is the same.
To upholster cardboard furniture with fabric, use ordinary pushpins, pressing the fabric well with them.
By putting together a lot of cardboard boxes and painting them in different colors, you will get great nursery furniture. Such cardboard furniture can really help you out for the period between the move and the final repair.
Such an improvised rack will include a lot of children's things, and it will cost you about 500 rubles (a can of white paint and several colors).
But it is especially important in cardboard furniture that the baby himself can participate in its manufacture, and this will be very good.
If you are going to make cardboard furniture not for reasons of economy, but for creative ones, use different colors, fabrics, wallpaper residues, pieces of self-adhesive film, etc. A motley combination can be very beautiful if you carefully choose the colors!
Cardboard furniture, as I mentioned above, - perfect solution for children. Firstly, it is very cheap, so you can relax about its damage. Secondly, you can make it anything you like, and this stimulates your and your child's imagination.
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It's hard to believe, but the table on the left in the photo is also made of cardboard. Cardboard boxes re-inserted one inside the other. They are glued together and glued self-adhesive film under the tree. What acts as a countertop, I didn’t really understand - perhaps a chipboard board, or maybe also several layers of cardboard.
Cardboard furniture has become so popular in the West that a company has appeared in Australia that manufactures it on an industrial scale. In the photo on the right is a table made of cardboard, completely made from recycled materials, that is, cardboard boxes that no one needs. All cardboard furniture is very durable and can be used as regular furniture.
To make it easier to see that the furniture is made of cardboard, the manufacturer does not paint it.
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Well, in order not to get up twice, I’ll tell you more in this article about furniture from boxes that are used by retail chains for transporting and storing food.
In the West, everyone is just crazy about such furniture, and on sites that tell how to make furniture out of cardboard or boxes, they even write: “If you are lucky enough to find boxes of fruit or wine ...” Why lucky - because retailers , as a rule, treat their property very reverently and try to squeeze the maximum possible out of the container, the boxes are used until they are completely worn out, so it is not easy to find boxes in good condition.
But sometimes they can be received as a gift when buying wine in large volumes.
And then the Europeans, who have seized upon creativity, are completely delighted with making either the same shelving as cardboard furniture in the photo above, or other interesting things.
It is considered special chic not to paint the boxes, but to leave them in their original form - with all the scratches, stamps of the former owner and stains. The boxes are only sanded to avoid splinters, and their appearance remains the same.
It comes to the point that eminent designers, creating interiors in an ecological style, make custom-made furniture that imitates furniture from boxes, as in the photo above.
It is very fashionable to fasten wheels to the box and get a bed for a doll, as in the photo on the right, a mobile bedside table or a flower box, as in the photo below.
It is clear that such a box on wheels can have many applications - for example, you can make a serving table in this way if you put the boxes on their side.
Furniture from drawers can be almost anything - for example, someone made for his living room and coffee table, and a rack of identical boxes, painted with white paint.
For my taste, it is rude, but it is obvious that the owner was trying to achieve this effect. In general, such an uneven, rough coloring, or the complete absence of such, as in the photo above, is now in great fashion.
It's funny, but you can even make furniture from plastic boxes that are used to transport bottles, as in the photo on the right. Attach legs from below, and a pillow from above, and now you have a wonderful funny ottoman. Of course, it will not suit every interior.
You probably noticed in all the photos in this article that furniture made of cardboard and boxes is not universal - it is only suitable for interiors with a high degree of humor, built on the disregard of the owners for everything expensive and glamorous and on their love for everything funny, homemade.
For example, one Spaniard made this bedside table from two plywood boxes, screwing them to the top old shelf and painted by myself acrylic paint. Nothing special, but the manufacturing process itself delivers pleasure. Plus, it costs nothing, but it still pleases the eye.
Excellent wall shelves can be made from plywood or wooden boxes. It's very simple - saw the box, sand it and cover with varnish or paint to your liking. Pastoral, cute, funny.
________________See what crates for dishes can be made from plywood fruit crates:
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In interior decoration, paper furniture is in demand - you can make simple figures with your own hands. Another area of application of these items is toys for children. Every child will want to have a dollhouse where there will be a beautiful paper furniture made by hand. To make such products, you will not need additional origami skills, you just need to follow the instructions provided.
Origami furniture is an interesting direction that requires special attention. The production of such figurines does not take a large number time, and the resulting result pleases with its appearance adults and children. The main feature of the products is the maximum similarity with real items of sets: sofas, tables, cabinets, armchairs and chests of drawers.
Use this furniture real life unlikely to succeed, but objects will become good option to create a layout of a future room or design dollhouse. To achieve similarity with real furniture, textured paper is used in the design, imitating various surfaces: stone, leather, fabric, wood and metal. When creating objects, it is better to use paint, which does not completely impregnate the material, but only gives it color.
The following materials are used for manufacturing:
- Base material - matchboxes, a little corrugated cardboard, colored thick paper;
- pieces of cloth, decorative film and texture paper for finishing finished items;
- Scissors;
- Pencil or black pen;
- PVA glue or any other for working with paper.
You can work with paper on your own, or you can connect loved ones to the process. Then the resulting products will be diverse, but together they will form a single ensemble.
How to do the following options
You can make anything out of paper. You just need to show imagination and perseverance. Consider master classes in the manufacture of popular types of furniture. Based on detailed instructions, you can make other types of interior items. The most popular are:
- Sofa;
- Dresser;
- Armchair;
- Closet;
- Table.
To find out how paper furniture is designed correctly, you need to consider each option separately.
Sofa
The paper sofa will look great both in the dollhouse and in miniature copy real interior. Before you start, pay attention to the paper sizes:
- For miniature options, you should choose colored paper 10x10 cm;
- For execution in medium sizes, you need to give preference to a workpiece of 20x20 cm;
- To create a large-sized sofa, the dimensions of the material increase proportionally.
The color of the paper is chosen at will, but it is better that it fits into the future interior or imitates real furniture. Having picked up the materials, you can start manufacturing:
- A square sheet is folded in half, after which it is opened and folded perpendicular to the first;
- The next step will be an additional hem. The bottom edge is wrapped to the middle fold line, then folded again. The output is 3 fold lines, not counting the central one;
- lower thin strip wrapped on the first fold, after which two identical triangles are laid by bending the side parts diagonally;
- The accordion is folded to the end, and the upper part of the workpiece is bent to the middle. The workpiece is turned over;
- The lower corners are folded up in turn, and the upper ones are folded down diagonally;
- The workpiece is turned over again, bending one corner inward. This is how the back is formed.
Turning the product over, it is necessary to form the legs of the sofa and it will be ready. Such a beautiful and original item will become a real decoration of a toy living room or an original art object.
Fold the sheet in half
One more time in half
We make three bends from the bottom
Making corners from below
Raise up the bottom
Making side folds
Aligning the back
Making legs
Ready product
Dresser
The most optimal and profitable way to create a paper chest of drawers is to use matchboxes. They are conveniently put forward, so making an item is not difficult. If you want to make a chest of drawers out of paper, then you should use paper blanks. It is convenient to store small light things in this chest of drawers. Beads, beads, locks, clips and other little things for creativity and needlework will perfectly fit here. The top of the chest of drawers can be painted with colored felt-tip pens, giving it an original look.
The design of a chest of drawers from paper consists of the following steps:
- Drawing a diagram for creating boxes: this stage skipped if ready-made matchboxes or other blanks are used;
- Cutting diagrams along the lines, as well as assembling boxes for future chest of drawers;
- The entire chest of drawers is glued with cardboard for strength, however, it is not necessary to glue the front part where the boxes will be inserted;
- The facades of the boxes are pasted over with any material - fabric, film, leather, and a bead or button is attached as a handle;
- Legs for a chest of drawers can be made from pushpins - for miniature furniture or pipes from toilet paper- for oversized items.
Such a chest of drawers is also a good gift for a girl with a lot of jewelry: all the jewelry will fit in the drawers.
Making boxes
Creating drawer elements
Connecting elements
We decorate the coverings with patches
We glue the facades of boxes
Create pens
Finished chest of drawers
Armchair
Making a stylish chair out of colored paper is also not difficult. To create it, you don’t even need glue and adhesive tape, you only need a sheet of paper of the required color. It is worth noting that cutting blanks from beautiful textured paper will give best result than furniture made of ordinary plain material. In addition, if you find diagrams that show pieces of furniture made in various styles- you can make a chair that is as similar as possible to real furniture. For work, you need one sheet of paper in the shape of a square. Its dimensions are selected depending on the dimensions of the future product:
- Bend the square sheet in half, then open it and press one of the halves to the center fold line;
- Press the second part of the square to the center of the workpiece. Next, go over all the fold lines with your hand to clearly outline the lines formed. Open the workpiece and turn over front side to yourself;
- One part of the 4 lines obtained must be cut off: this is done with scissors or a metal ruler;
- Fold the workpiece across the resulting lines, visually marking the center, bend the triangle to the right. Do the same with the left side, you should end up with two triangles superimposed on each other;
- The middle strip, remaining at the bottom, is bent over the triangles. Each fold line is additionally smoothed with fingers;
- The strip, which was previously bent up, is bent - it will serve as a seat. The side parts will become handholds, they must be glued from the inside to the seat.
It turns out an original and easy-to-make chair made of paper. To diversify its surface, you can stick on the seat decorative paper imitating skin.
Closet
The design of the cabinet is similar to the manufacture of a chest of drawers, which was described earlier. The difference will be that the frame should be higher, and besides drawers need shelves. Some of the nuances of making a paper cabinet:
- For the blank, it is necessary to use a scan from a rectangular sheet of thick paper;
- The ideal size would be A4 format, if you need a larger product - the dimensions increase proportionally;
- After you draw the diagram, it must be cut out: first, the main elements are cut out along the lines, after which they proceed to cutting the overhead valves;
- The frame of the model is glued without doors;
- The doors are cut out of the same paper. Later they can be decorated with a film: the adhesive layer of such material will allow you to apply it to the base without any problems.
Finally, decorative handles are glued to the doors. For this, buttons or beads are suitable. The legs are made from thick cardboard.
Table
Assembling a paper table is not difficult, especially if you already have experience with this material. There are many options for creating tables, but beginners should choose a less complicated way. It consists of the following actions:
- For work, a square sheet of paper is used;
- All sides of the square fold inward, forming mini-squares;
- Each square folds inward to form triangles;
- The triangles curve outward;
- The final step is the formation of the legs.
To ennoble the tabletop, stick beautiful decorative paper on it or paint it with colored felt-tip pens and acrylic.
decoration
Decorating is a separate step. finished products. Do-it-yourself furniture, the schemes of which can be found in this material, is decorated as follows.
Material | Peculiarities | What is suitable for |
Self-adhesive paper for furniture | Use given material possible in the manufacture of any type of furniture. Such a film is ideal for beginners, because it is easy to cut, and the adhesive layer allows you to decorate the surface without any problems. | For countertops, chair seats, sofas and armchairs, for decorating cabinet doors and chest of drawers. |
Use of paints | Paints allow you to show creativity, move away from the standards. Using paint, you can draw any pattern and pattern. When choosing a product, pay attention to the fact that it does not damage paper base. Acrylic or water-based formulations are preferred. | For all kinds of crafts, especially for decorating the front parts of products. |
Fabric Application | The fabric allows you to imitate the structure of the furniture as much as possible. | Suitable for sofas, armchairs and chairs. |
If gouache is used for decoration, you need to mix it with PVA glue (1: 1). After drying, the paint will not be imprinted on the hands, and the product will receive additional rigidity.
DIY paper furniture great option for a dollhouse or designing models of a future interior. Creating miniature items - an exciting activity to which all members of the family can be attached.