How to make a fireplace out of cardboard: tips and tricks

Spend a cozy evening, basking in the fireplace, can not afford many. But to make a small falshkamina with their own hands is quite possible, it will give the opportunity to realize the dream of home hearth. Even an ordinary person with no skills will be able to make a cardboard product on their own; you should only consider the recommendations for the manufacture of this product.

In private households often install a fireplace. Such a product is usually located in the central part of the house. Such an original model will decorate any room; its installation will help create a comfortable atmosphere. Particularly interesting are the products decorated with bright garlands, toys and candles for the New Year or for the Christmas holidays. A fireplace in a house in many countries is considered an object symbolizing happiness in the family.

In modern apartments it is difficult to install a real fireplacetherefore, to make a dream come true, you can make a cardboard item on your own, besides, the falshkamine will not yield to this object in its beauty. It is possible to build and put a product from a cardboard in any, even the smallest room.

Often, decorative items are installed in common rooms, such as living rooms, dining rooms; no less organically, they will look like fireplaces in the bedroom. In their manufacture should be understood that this product should fit the overall style of the room. Such designs are unlikely to be appropriate in the premises, made in high-tech or modern style.

A custom-made fireplace should complement an existing design., to improve the chosen style. In the process of manufacturing and decorating, you can create unique designs and come up with unusual attributes.

It is unlikely that it will succeed to make a fire in a decorative fireplace; its task is only a decorative function. To make the flame more realistic, you can put candles or connect an electric garland instead of the usual fire deep into the fireplace. Falshkaminy made of cardboard, do not differ from the real products made of brick.

The advantages of cardboard falshkamina:

• products have a very original and beautiful appearance;
• able to give room refinement;
• they are placed in any convenient place;
• the construction of such structures with your own hands can give the opportunity to feel like an experienced designer;
• for the construction of such a fireplace does not require large material expenses;
• the ability to quickly disassemble such a product if necessary.

The disadvantages of these structures include:

• Unreliability of construction. For the manufacture of products take soft materials, such as cardboard, paper, so over time, the product can be deformed.
• It is impossible to make a real fire in fake fires, therefore such a product will have only a decorative function and will not create heat indoors.
• For the construction of the structure should spend a few days on its manufacture and decoration.

Before starting work on the manufacture of cardboard construction is to carry out the preparatory work. Should determine the place of installation of the product. For this more suitable wall without furniture or corner of the room. To determine the size of the structure, it is necessary to calculate it directly at the installation site. A model or model for future construction will allow you to decide on the size of the product and choose a decor for it.

A custom made fireplace can be made in any size.When choosing the optimal length and width for this, the style of the room should be taken into account. Falshkamina should blend harmoniously into the interior of any room. You should not allow the product to clutter up most of the room or not in harmony with the furniture. In addition, you should consider the size of the product and not make it too small if the room is bulky furniture. A fireplace should complement the overall picture and make the room more interesting, rather than drowning it or bringing in dissonance.

In the manufacture of cardboard structures with their own hands, it is necessary to prepare working tools and materials that may be needed in the course of work.

It is good if there is a large cardboard box from office equipment or furniture at home. It is enough to manufacture the conceived model. If there is no large box, then you can take smaller shoe boxes for work. If the house does not store unnecessary things, then you can just buy the boxes. An interesting model of the fireplace can be made of postal boxes for parcels.

In addition to the boxes, you should prepare:

• clerical knife;
• scissors;
• PVA type adhesive and any mounting adhesive for working with decorative elements;
• painting, double-sided and regular adhesive tape;
• water-based paint.

In addition to the basic tools, you will also need additional ones that can be used both in the process of work and when decorating the product:

• roulette;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• paper napkins;
• foam tiles;
• different types of paints;
• varnish;
• simple or decorative wallpaper.

To make the fireplace look like a real one, to build an imitation of fire, it is necessary to decompose the firewood, placing a device with flashing lights under it. Thanks to this light, you will get the impression that a real fireplace is burning in the room.

In addition, you can embed a column connected to a device into a decorative design. Such a device will create sounds that mimic the crackling of combustible wood. When the lights are turned off with a sound and lighting source connected to the fireplace, an unusually cozy and fabulous atmosphere will be created. The grille installed on the front of the product will look very interesting.

The acquisition of parts and materials depends on which design model is conceived. Decorative items can be purchased at the store or independently make decorative items for falshkamina.

After you have decided on materials and tools, you should draw a plan with detailed measurements. Step-by-step instructions will greatly simplify the process of making a fireplace from cardboard.

Making a cardboard construction is a simple matter, if you approach the work responsibly. Each master has his own secrets for the manufacture of the product, so it is worth getting acquainted with the workflow, seeing several options on the video or visiting a master class, where you can plunge into the working atmosphere.

Even the simplest version of the construction of the design should consist of the following steps:

• it is necessary to choose the type of product, determine the form and place for it;
• select materials for the manufacture of the frame and subsequent finishing;
• prepare the necessary tools and materials;
• mark the details on the cardboard;
• cut out all the parts, glue them together and install the structure;
• make an external finish of the product

Consider the option where for the manufacture of a large cardboard box is taken as a basis. From this box you get a rectangular product. When choosing a size, experts recommend focusing on the height of the product about 90 cm with a width of 80-90 cm.The size of the fireplace can be different, it depends on the preferences of the master manufacturer. In addition, it is often possible to see models much higher, wider and deeper than standard sizes, and some of them can be equipped with decorative chimneys and stands and shelves.

In the manufacture of products first do the central part, then begin to form the columns. The main thing - to measure and bend the details in the right places. In order for the columns to be even, you can take a ruler or other durable object, and pressing on the cardboard, bend it. After preparing the parts, they are pasted and painted. To glue the parts, use masking tape, with the help of the parts are glued on both sides. In order to make the structure more durable, it is recommended to glue an additional partition onto the walls.

After the paint has dried, they start to finish the fireplace.Such work can be approached creatively and make parts for the design of different materials. You can simply glue the surface with wallpaper imitating brickwork, or make bricks with your own hands from cardboard, foam plastic or other materials.

If cardboard is chosen to imitate a brick, it should be painted with white or colored water-based emulsion paint. After drying, to give the brickwork an invoice, the most usual paper napkins are glued to the walls of the finished product, which are then smeared with PVA glue. After drying, the surface will give the impression that real bricks were used to finish the fireplace.

Suitable for product design and self-adhesive paper, from which cut out the forms in the form of bricks and spread them on the surface according to a certain pattern.

To imitate brickwork, you can use foam plastic, from which parts are cut out that will serve as bricks for decorating the fireplace. The foam plastic figures are glued with PVA glue to the surface of the fireplace, then they cover the places where there are defects, then water-based paint is applied.When you make products often use moldings and other decorative elements, glue the corners.

Assembly of the product:

• With a drawing in hand, you can collect all the details. The design of a decorative fireplace made of cardboard consists of its base and portal.
• For the base choose the rectangular shape of the product, which is glued together with tape. The cardboard is compacted; for this, several pieces are glued together. Now the structure will not sag.
• The basis of the design should be 7 cm more than the thickness of the fireplace, and its length 10 cm should be greater than the width.
• For the portal and the front of the better to take a piece of cardboard. Inside the sheet cut out the middle, which will be a fire. With the help of adhesive tape to the rear wall attached side walls.
• Details should be connected with each other.
• After all the details of the fireplace are glued together, the time has come for the decor. The whole structure should be coated with white water-based paint. Carefully stained seams and joints.

• If desired, you can leave the fireplace in white or make an imitation brick masonry.
• After drying, the entire structure is coated with a colorless varnish. Lacquered surfaces will be less contaminated.Such products are easier to clean, they are not afraid of moisture, besides, they look more spectacular than without varnish.
• The finished product is installed on its permanent place and decorated with candles, tinsel, decorative products.

If there is no large box at home, but there are shoe boxes, you can use them. It is better to pick up several pieces with the same size. For work, you should tape the bottom of the box with tape and connect several identical elements together.

Decorative fireplaces for rooms often have:

• Near the wall. Wall structures are placed near the wall, while the facade of the product will protrude forward some distance.
• Corner option. Position the item in the corner of the room.
• Built-in construction. Such a product is mounted directly into the wall.
• Island. Such falshkamina put in the center of the room.

Each author of his product can make it from different materials, different forms and in any style. The main thing is that the product is combined with the decor of the room, in harmony with the selected interior. The product will look very nice in a room decorated in a classic or English style.For rooms decorated in the art deco style, fit models with curls and original patterns. If the room is decorated in a rustic style, it is a good idea to make a fireplace with a rectangular furnace or in the form of an arch. It is important to make a fireplace that will complement the overall style of the room and perfectly fit into the design of the room.

For the manufacture of a toy fireplace will need the same materials and tools, but the dimensions of the product should be made small to facilitate the work process. Drawing up a plan and drawing, preparing the material and cutting out the details will be in the power of older students. Small children can help during the decoration of the model by applying glue or cutting the bricks for the fireplace.

The least complex can be called an option where the fireplace is in the form of the letter "P". Such a construction can be gradually supplemented with various decorative elements.

When choosing a material to simulate a real fireplace, you can choose not only cardboard.You can make a product of plywood, foam tiles, drywall. But the cardboard fireplace is the easiest to make, and it looks very nice after registration. The main thing in working with cardboard is to do everything correctly and scrupulously; otherwise, instead of a beautiful product, you can get a shallow cardboard house. In order to make the material more rigid, an additional layer of cardboard is glued on to the bearing sides of the product.

For gluing the surface, you should choose construction tape or paper for pasting windows. You can take the usual tape, but it is suitable if you plan to paste the surface with wallpaper. When painting the product on a normal adhesive tape, the paint may not lie evenly.

Since the product is assembled from parts, the internal parts should be processed before the assembly process. For this they are laid out on the floor, painted or pasted over. Especially it concerns a fire chamber as it is much more difficult to reach it for processing in folded form.If the hole for it is chosen small, then it will be much easier to finish it before assembling the product.

But the external side of the design should be made in the finished form. In addition, if you plan to paint the product, you must first primed the surface, so you can hide the traces of adhesive tape.

To determine what size is needed for the fireplace, it is worthwhile to think in advance about the place where it will be located and determine how well this model will fit into the room. It is also worth seeing what materials and boxes are in stock. If there is a large box, you can build one type of structure, and with several small shoe boxes, the design may be completely different.

Many prefer the corner models. Such products take up little space. Corner fireplaces are more suitable for small rooms, such a good product is suitable for a bedroom or children's room.

Most decorative items are placed in common rooms, so that everyone has the opportunity to spend some free time around them.A fireplace decorated with New Year attributes will immediately add a festive atmosphere to the room. If next to put the Christmas tree and arrange gifts, such a room with a decorative fireplace will be the most beautiful and cozy place to spend time with family, friends and loved ones.

The size of the decorative fireplaces must match the size of the room. For small rooms, you can choose a standard size design, and for a large spacious room is to build a fireplace with a size of 1.5 to 2 meters.

Choosing a color for a decorative product, you should pay attention to white products, as well as models, in the design of which the colors of natural materials for brick, stone were used, or choose the color of the product at your discretion.

Since the fireplace should blend in with the design of the room and be in harmony with the furniture, the color of the product should fit into the overall color palette of the room. The border for it can be painted in dark cherry tones, and for painting bricks, you should use red or golden colors.

To make the design more interesting, it is worth adding additional effects. Since it is not possible to make a real fire in a cardboard fireplace, you can make an imitation of fire.

This can be done in several ways:

• Using candles. They are placed in the original candlesticks and placed in the depths of the fireplace.
• You can take dry fuel. This method is suitable only for short-term use.
• With photo wallpapers. They stick on the back wall of the structure. It is worth choosing an interesting pattern that would have a good print quality.
• During installation, they build in electric lighting or other electrical devices that will imitate the flame in the fireplace.

To complement the effect of naturalness, you can put in the fireplace tree branches, wood. This decor will complement the overall picture, in addition, a light woody smell will add a special festive touch of mood.

1. Creating structures made of cardboard, it is better to take universal metal guides for plating. Such a durable frame will guarantee a long service life.
2. For cladding, you can use tiles under natural stone. A mosaic of stone will look very interesting and original.
3. You can make a fake fire using red light bulbs.

To decorate a decorative product, you should choose one of the ways:

• You can paint the walls of the fireplace. Before applying the paint, the surface should be plastered and cleaned with sandpaper.
• Use self-adhesive film. Before sticking the film, the surface is plastered and cleaned.
• To revet an artificial stone. Such facing will look very interesting and elegant.
• To finish with plaster. Often in the manufacture of plaster used, thanks to this material, you can simulate the surface of a brick or stone.
• Decorate with ceramic tiles. In order that the tile well kept on a surface, use a plaster reinforced grid.
• Use stucco. For the decor of the fireplace, you can take polyurethane stucco, which is better to fix on the surface with mounting glue.

If there is no experience in building a decorative fireplace made of cardboard, you can start with the simplest models. This fireplace is better to put in a small room.

A white cardboard fireplace on the eve of the New Year holidays will contribute to a festive atmosphere.

Falshkamina from a cardboard box, covered with wallpaper, looks very original and cute.

Creating a fireplace out of the boxes.

Simple fireplace design with grill.

How to make a fireplace with your own hands, see the video below.