Paper furniture is in demand in interior decoration; you can make simple shapes with your own hands. Another area of application for these items is toys for children. Every child will want to have a dollhouse with beautiful paper furniture made with their own hands. To make such products, you do not need additional origami skills, you just need to follow the instructions provided.
Origami furniture is an interesting trend that requires special attention. Making such figures does not take much time, and the resulting result pleases adults and children with its appearance. The main feature of the products is their maximum similarity to real furniture items: sofas, tables, cabinets, armchairs and chests of drawers.
It is unlikely that you will be able to use such furniture in real life, but the items will be a good option for creating a model of a future room or designing a dollhouse. To achieve similarity with real furniture, textured paper is used during construction to imitate various surfaces: stone, leather, fabric, wood and metal. When creating objects, it is better to use paint that does not completely saturate the material, but only gives it color.
The following materials are used for production:
- Material for the base – matchboxes, some corrugated cardboard, colored thick paper;
- Pieces of fabric, decorative film and textured paper for finishing finished items;
- Scissors;
- Black pencil or pen;
- PVA glue or any other for working with paper.
You can work with paper yourself, or you can involve loved ones in the process. Then the resulting products will be diverse, but together they will form a single ensemble.
Decoration
A separate stage is the decoration of finished products. Do-it-yourself furniture, diagrams of which can be found in this material, is decorated as follows.
Material | Peculiarities | What is it suitable for? |
Self-adhesive paper for furniture | This material can be used in the manufacture of any type of furniture. This film is ideal for beginning craftsmen, because it is easy to cut, and the adhesive layer allows you to decorate the surface without any problems. | For tabletops, seats of chairs, sofas and armchairs, for decorating cabinet doors and chest of drawers. |
Using paints | Paints allow you to show creativity and move away from standards. Using paint you can paint any pattern and design. When choosing a product, make sure that it does not damage the paper base. Acrylic or water-based compositions are preferred. | For all types of crafts, especially for decorating the front parts of products. |
Application of fabric | The fabric allows you to imitate the structure of 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 imprint on your hands, and the product will receive additional rigidity.
Do-it-yourself paper furniture will be an excellent option for a dollhouse or designing models of a future interior. Creating miniature objects is a fun activity that you can involve all family members in.
Universal tips when working with cardboard
It can take quite a long time to make cardboard furniture, and it can take a few seconds for it to break.
What are cardboard products afraid of?
- Moisture. Numerous topcoats cannot guarantee reliable protection against water.
- Heat and fire. There is no need for an open flame to ignite; the cardboard itself ignites when heated too much.
- Loads The strength of cardboard is much lower than that of all other materials used by furniture makers.
Elegant furniture made from recycled materials
Cardboard chair
Cardboard bed
The furniture is very delicate, but you will have completely exclusive products made by yourself. You can create real compositions and change them not only as they wear out, but also due to obsolescence.
DIY cardboard cat house
Modular houses made of cardboard
Drawings and diagrams
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There is probably no girl in the world who would not dream of having a toy house for dolls with furniture. A real set, of course, won’t fit in it, but it’s easy to make paper figures yourself. Our detailed master class will help with this, after studying which you can easily assemble origami furniture.
To work, we will need a square sheet of paper (white or colored). When choosing a size, be guided by the required dimensions of the future chair.
Scheme:
To learn how to make an origami chair, we suggest using a video tutorial. Follow MK's step-by-step instructions and the entire manufacturing process will take you no more than 10 minutes.
Video: Master classes on creating an origami chair
Master class: Kitchen
Small comfortable kitchen
The kitchen is only 2 boxes, but it has everything you need: a stove, a refrigerator, a shelf and a small countertop. The project and implementation belongs to Alis from Spain.
Kitchen with sink, stove and slate board
My favorite thing about this kitchen was the slate board idea. After all, it is very easy to make and fits into the kitchen, and the baby will be delighted - 2 toys in one! The author of the idea shared the master class on her personal blog.
How to make a slate board? There are many recipes. The easiest one is to paint it with black acrylic paint. It will last a long time, the child will get tired of it faster than spoil it. There are more durable options: with the addition of grout for joints, putty.
How to make a slate-magnetic board? Magnetic soil or a special film is used as a basis for it.
Large kitchen-cafe
If you have already drawn up a rough plan of work, and know what to do and how, if you have accumulated enough boxes, then go ahead! And also, think about what you will do and what you will entrust to the baby. Children's work doesn't have to be difficult; rather, creative.
And today I will tell you about a wonderful idea for such a kitchen that belongs to one young mother from the Philippines - Rodessa Villanueva-Reyes.
Here we go? What do we do:
- Let's put the boxes in their places. Our big ones will be a refrigerator and an oven. A table and cabinet can be made from several small ones.
- Don't forget that we want to keep everything as close to the real thing as possible. So, draw on top of the furniture, etc. doors and windows. The hole in the sink should be the size of the bowl that we will allocate for this. Cut out all these holes.
- Now let's give everything a decorative look. Cover the cardboard with wallpaper and paper.
- Perhaps appliqués need to be made somewhere. For example, if there is a “window”, then we will glue curtains to it; or, “handles” to the doors, “burners” on the stove, or a program of operation on the microwave.
- All that remains is to arrange the flowers and dishes in their places.
- Do you want to call it a Restaurant or give it a name "restaurant". Then you need to make an elegant sign or even an advertising brochure.
Origami bed
The bed is the main piece of home interior, we will try to make this thing from paper. The assembly process is simple, so both children and adults can master folding skills. To work, you will need a square sheet of medium density (20*20 cm). If desired, take other sizes.
Template diagram:
Step by step description:
- Fold the sheet in half, in different directions (crosswise) and mark the center.
- We bend the side edges towards the center, 1/3.
- Then fold it again to form a rectangle.
- We lower the side parts to the fold line and open the pockets, turning the corners along the contours.
- We bend the corners away from ourselves - we make legs.
- We get a wonderful bed.
Video: MK for creating an origami bed
If difficulties arise during the folding process or some points are unclear to you, then look at the hint from an experienced craftsman.
Tips for making different types of structures
Any design can be made from pliable raw materials. There are enough video tutorials and master classes on special thematic resources, which present diagrams with detailed instructions. For those who are engaged in such construction for the first time, it is better to start with simple crafts made from plain or colored paper.
Characteristics of chipboard furniture, types of products, rules for their selection
Sofa
Paper sofas are one of the simplest designs. To work you will need a square sheet of paper. Then you just need to follow the scheme:
- Fold the workpiece in half, working along the fold line. Expand.
- Fold the sheet in half again, connecting the other two sides. A second fold line is formed, perpendicular to the first. Expand.
- Fold the bottom edge of the paper to the center horizontal fold line.
- Without straightening, fold the bottom edge in half again to the center line.
- Expand the bottom rectangle completely. It turned out to be three fold lines (not counting the central one) at an equal distance from each other.
- Fold the bottom of the sheet first along the first fold line, connecting the bottom edge with the second fold. Then, without unfolding, fold along the second fold line.
- Focusing on the central vertical fold, bend the upper corners of the folded part from the center to the base in the form of triangles.
- Bring the bottom to the center line along the third fold.
- Fold the top half of the sheet in half, connecting the top edge to the center line.
- Turn the back side up.
- Bring the lower corners to the upper base, smooth out the fold lines.
- Now connect the upper corners to the lower base, fixing the fold lines. Bend the corners.
- Bend the top part of the figure.
- A horizontal fold line is visible in the center. Fold the bottom of the sheet in half, connecting the bottom edge to the center fold. Form a new fold line with indents along the edges. Bend back.
- Connect the top half of the figure with the bottom along the central horizontal fold.
- The result was a figure in the shape of a boat. Now you need to turn the corners formed at the edges inward.
- Bring the free edge to the fold line in the center.
The sofa is ready. You just need to straighten the figure, giving it the correct shape.
Dresser
The chest of drawers is made of separate sections, absolutely identical in size. Its design can be considered using the example of assembling one module. You will need two square sheets of the same size 20 × 20 cm to make a compartment and a drawer. To assemble the drawer, you must perform the following procedure:
- Form two fold lines. To do this, fold the sheet diagonally, alternately connecting two opposite corners. Expand.
- Connect the corners of the square at the center point.
- Bend the top corner and bend it in the opposite direction towards the center.
- Turn the product over. Bend the corner, placing the figure so that it is at the bottom.
- Bring the free sides of the resulting triangle to the base (fold line). Fix.
- Turn the future piece of furniture over to the other side, where the other 3 corners remain folded.
- Lay 2 parallel fold lines. To do this, fold the left half of the sheet in half, connecting the edge with the central vertical line. Repeat the same steps on the right side.
- Do similar manipulations with the central horizontal fold. Return to square shape.
- Form folds at the bottom of the figure, 2 on each side, by folding the sheet diagonally.
- Next, fold the left and right sides of the figure, connecting them vertically at the center line.
- Fold the paper along the folds, forming a “box”. Secure the protruding corners into the side “pockets”, and roll the free edges inside the structure.
- A triangular flap is formed on the outside; it must be bent to form the handle of the drawer.
Types of forged furniture by method of application, type of construction
The next stage is making the department where the drawer will be inserted. The algorithm is approximately the same:
- fold the square so that 2 diagonals are formed;
- bend 4 corners to the center of the square;
- form fold lines by connecting the sides of the figure with the central lines - vertical and horizontal;
- form 2 diagonals at the bottom;
- connect the left and right halves again at the center;
- Form a “box” along the fold lines.
The drawer is inserted into the empty section - the chest of drawers is ready. You can make several such sections and glue them together.
Armchair
For the chair you will need paper measuring 206 × 160 mm. Manufacturing for the most part contains points from the algorithm for designing a sofa:
- place the rectangular sheet in front of you vertically;
- form a horizontal fold by folding the paper in half;
- Fold the bottom part 2 times to form 3 more fold lines;
- repeat steps 6 to 10 from the algorithm for making a sofa;
- form folds on the reverse side, turn over;
- unfold the top rectangle and fold it in half towards the center line;
- Assemble the shape of the chair using the finished lines, fixing the parts together.
You can use double-sided colored paper for the chair so that the finished model has a multi-colored design.
Closet
To make a cabinet using the same technique, you will need a square sheet. Further actions are performed according to the points:
- you need to make 2 vertical and 2 horizontal folds on the sheet so that you get 3 equal stripes, open the paper;
- fold the left rectangle in half along the first line;
- bend the top and bottom edges to the fold lines;
- open the pockets and bend the left side in half;
- connect the right edge to the left;
- bend the corners along the marked lines and open the pockets;
- Fold the parts along the fold lines and reveal the figure.
To make a cabinet, the chest of drawers can be used. It is necessary to glue the components together in the required order, combine empty shelves with drawers.
Table
Assembling the table is also not difficult if you carefully follow the instructions:
- Fold a square sheet of paper in half and unfold it. A vertical fold is formed.
- Fold the left and right edges in half, connecting them at the center line.
- Mark a horizontal fold in the center.
- Connect the top and bottom edges at the central horizontal line. Unfold the workpiece.
- Fold the bottom corners diagonally.
- Fold the bottom along the first horizontal fold.
- Repeat steps 5–6 for the top edge.
- Rotate the figure vertically.
- Bend the corners to the sides diagonally.
- Open them with your fingers and fold them so that you get a square from each corner.
- Transform each square into a diamond shape.
- Fold the diamonds in half, bringing the outer corners toward the center.
To correctly mark the folds and center points, it is convenient to use a pencil and a ruler.
Origami sofa
It's hard to imagine a living room without a sofa. For a guest, this is a great place to sit down, and for the owner, it’s a great place to lie down and relax after work. Let's make a sofa out of paper using the origami technique, as in the photo: Diagram:
Step-by-step instruction:
- Fold the sheet in half (twice) and unfold it. Get a cross-shaped fold.
- Fold 1/6 of the page along the dotted line (see photo).
- We wrap the sheet along the fold opposite this strip.
- We wrap the side parts of the resulting rectangle, 1/3 on each side.
- Bend the corners forward (in the places indicated by the white arrow). We do not touch the back side of the sheet.
- Fold the opened white rectangles in half.
- Raise the part of the craft marked with a dotted line.
- Bend half of the raised part down.
- Bend the sides forward.
- Pull the front part (back) forward.
- We get a paper sofa.
Video: Lesson on how to form an origami sofa
Cardboard chairs for dolls
Using the same assembly pattern as for a three-box table, you can make chairs in the form of stools. Very small chairs for dolls are made from cardboard matchboxes. The boxes are glued together with glue, and for strength they can be connected with paper masking tape. If you glue a circle of cardboard covered with a piece of fabric on top and put a piece of padding polyester under the fabric, the chair will turn out soft. A cardboard chair with a back has a more complex design. In this model, the backrest is inserted into slots in the sides of the chair.
Cardboard chair for dolls
Schemes for folding furniture using origami technique
When a child gets a doll, pretty soon every child begins to think about arranging a home for it. With the modern development of toy production, you can buy almost any furniture or a whole house at once for your favorite doll in a store. However, it will be much more fun to decorate everything with handmade items. This does not require any special skills or expensive materials, such as plywood, wood, metal or plastic. You can simply arm yourself with glue, scissors and paper. We will look at how to make paper furniture for dolls in this article.
Paper crafts for children
Paper is one of the simplest, most accessible and easily processed materials. You can make many different crafts from it, which, moreover, can find practical application. Working with paper imperceptibly affects the overall development of the child: his fingers become stronger, sensory impressions increase - at the level of sensations he recognizes the texture, density and color of paper.
A pencil, ruler, glue, scissors and, of course, colored paper or cardboard - everything you need for exciting creativity. A little skill and patience - and you will get a wonderful character from a cartoon, fairy tales, or your own fantasies. It can be:
rat craft
paper horse
Paper crocodile
Various cardboard crafts
Paper birds
Paper animals
Trees by season
Volumetric paper tree
Paper flower - narcissus
Paper steamer
Paper reed
Rainbow made of colored paper
Paper turtle
Paper ladybug for any preference.
Paper dogs
Paper cone
Paper umbrella
An apple made of paper, as well as a pear and a cherry using the same three-dimensional technique. Popular autumn-themed crafts for children.
Moving paper fish.
Original fly agaric made of paper.
Paper clown
Paper basket
paper doll
Paper mice
Insect crafts
How to make doll furniture from paper
Today there are many ways to make paper furniture. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. Here are the most famous of them.
- Origami technique.
- Manufacturing of furniture according to drawings.
- Gluing according to color schemes.
- Weaving from paper strips or tubes.
- Using matchboxes as a “building” material.
- Manufacturing furniture from corrugated cardboard.
- Painted furniture.
- Production of paper furniture from combined materials.
- Papier-mâché furniture.
Although all these techniques are different, they use the same material - paper and its derivative cardboard. No matter which of them is chosen, one rule remains the same for all: making doll furniture requires special care and attention, because it is almost jewelry work.
Doll furniture made of cardboard: making a chest of drawers for Barbie
Matchboxes will make an excellent chest of drawers for a doll. You can store beads, doll jewelry or rubber bands in a mini chest of drawers. To work, we will need three empty matchboxes (or other small boxes), PVA glue, a piece of cardboard, and beads for pens.
Work progress step by step:
- Glue the boxes together without the inner parts.
- Cover the finished frame with cardboard to form a durable quadrangle. We do not seal the front part of the chest of drawers where the drawers will be inserted!
- Cover the front of the drawer with colored paper and glue a bead onto the glue; by pulling it, you can open the drawer.
- Cover the entire chest of drawers with colored paper. Insert drawers into the chest of drawers.
- The legs of a toy chest of drawers can be made from shaped pushpins.
Lace fabric and small flowers are good decor for a miniature chest of drawers for Barbie.
Your daughter will really like this chest of drawers. It is not difficult to make and, if desired, you can create many stylish chests of drawers for a dollhouse.
Requirements for paper for toy furniture
When considering the question of how to make paper furniture for dolls with your own hands, it is worth remembering that each manufacturing method has certain requirements for paper.
Almost all of the above methods require thick paper from 90 g/m2. It should bend well and not delaminate at the bend. However, for origami, paper is needed that is less dense, capable of withstanding repeated folding and maintaining a beautiful appearance.
The same requirements apply to cardboard. By the way, to make furniture from it, you can use both regular stationery cardboard and corrugated packaging cardboard.
If doll furniture will be made using papier-mâché or weaving, old newspapers or magazines are perfect as consumables.
Requirements for children's furniture
Now, in the age of extensive production and active business development, more and more companies are appearing that manufacture and sell furniture. Unfortunately, products do not always meet all quality standards, because in most cases the manufacturer tries to save money by using cheaper materials, and consumers themselves are not averse to spending less money. But savings are not always justified - for example, it is not worth saving on the furnishings of a children’s room, because low-quality furniture can not only be dangerous from a physical point of view (sharp corners and fragility of structures), it can cause significant harm to the child’s health and from the point of view of environmental safety.
Durable and beautiful wooden furniture
Attention! Low-quality furniture made from cheap materials can become a source of formaldehyde, a dangerous carcinogen.
That is why the choice of interior items for a children's room should be treated with special attention and special care. The most stringent requirements are imposed on furniture for children After all, the child’s body is the most vulnerable and must be protected in every possible way from any negative impact.
Children's furniture
Table. Basic requirements for children's furniture.
Requirement | Explanation |
Materials | For children's furniture, it is recommended to use the most natural and safe materials possible. It is best if it is pure solid wood. All paint and varnish coatings must not be toxic and must not release components hazardous to health into the air. Nails should not be used to connect individual furniture elements - only screws and self-tapping screws are allowed. |
Safety | This is perhaps the most important requirement for children's furniture. Any piece of furniture should not have sharp corners or small elements that are easy to tear off. Handles and other fittings must be safe. If necessary, the edges of the furniture should be covered with a protective edge, which can soften the blow if something happens. It is also worth paying attention to environmental safety - here it is important to choose the right material option used for making furniture. |
Ergonomics and simplicity of design | Furniture for a child should be durable and as simple as possible. It is better to take the option that does not have a large number of parts, but at the same time is characterized by increased strength. It is also important to evaluate the service life of furniture - children grow quickly, and it is better to take some pieces of furniture for growth, and not end-to-end. But this does not apply to desks - here, on the contrary, it is important to choose an option that will not spoil the child’s posture, if we are talking about a schoolchild. |
Design | The ideal option is not to pursue pretentiousness and carved decorative elements, but to opt for a simple but bright design. It is better to pay attention to the color scheme of the furniture than to the decorative decorations on it - this is more important for children. You can decorate furniture with stickers or drawings. It is important to understand that it should appeal primarily to children, not parents. But here it should be remembered that some colors affect the activity of children, and it is also recommended to take this into account when decorating a children's room. |
Functionality | Children's furniture should be not so much beautiful as functional. It is better to focus on those options that have some additional storage space, and some of the elements may be used for other purposes. This will avoid overloading the room with too much furniture. For example, you can store toys under the bed in special drawers. |
Children's bunk bed
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Children's bunk bed
Unfortunately, it is rarely possible to find furniture in stores that fully meets all requirements, as well as at a reasonable price. Sometimes it’s easier to do it yourself if you have at least modest skills required for such work. But such furniture will fully meet all the necessary requirements, and will also ideally suit the child’s room in size and design. And most importantly, you can make interior items from materials that meet all your wishes and, first of all, the level of environmental friendliness and safety.
The most necessary furniture for a child
How to make paper furniture with your own hands: origami
The simplest method of making furniture, which does not require special skills, materials, and most importantly time, is origami (the art of folding paper figures).
All you need is a square sheet of paper and a diagram of how to fold it correctly. No glue or scissors are needed for origami (unless, of course, it is a modular subtype).
When making doll furniture in this way, you should first practice on paper from a math notebook (it will be easier to fold because of the squares). And, having mastered this technique, make a table, chair or something else from special paper.
Making furniture from paper
If it is not possible to buy ready-made doll furniture, you can make it from paper. How to make a chair out of paper so that it is strong and does not immediately wrinkle? Roll the paper into tubes! Craftsmen have long been weaving anything from newspaper tubes. Sets for dolls will be no exception. Weaving patterns can be found on the Internet
. Such items will decorate the house and look very cozy. In addition, they will be quite durable if painted or coated with several layers of varnish.
To make paper furniture you will need:
You need to roll thin tubes out of paper. This can be done using a knitting needle. They should dry well. Then the tubes need to be glued lengthwise using glue. It is better to use a hot gun, so the connection will be stronger and the paper will not get wet.
In this way, small blocks (walls) are glued together, which are then connected to each other. They are easy to cut into the desired pieces. For better fastening, you can use wire or thread.
Then shelves and doors are made in the same way.
. The doors need to be secured with tape or wire.
The legs and arms are made from the same tubes, rolled into a roll. The edge needs to be glued with hot glue.
Schemes on how to make a chair, table and sofa using the origami technique
As an example of how to make paper furniture with your own hands (step by step), below are three diagrams for origami. The size of the finished product folded along each of them depends on the size of the sheet. After practicing several times, it will not be difficult to calculate it relative to the doll’s height.
The first diagram shows the paper technique.
It would be nice to add a chair to the made paper table. How to do this is shown in this diagram.
Instead of a paper chair, in addition to the table, it’s a good idea to use a sofa assembled according to the diagram shown below.
Making a tree table
Step 1. With a little effort and imagination, you can make an original but simple table in the shape of a tree for your child. Its tabletop It will be made, like the chair in the instructions above, from plywood. First of all, you need to draw a blank “crown” tabletop on a sheet of plywood and cut it out with a jigsaw.
Cutting out the “crown” of the tabletop
Finished countertop
Step 2. After this, the edges of the tabletop need to be sanded.
Sanding the edges of the tabletop
Step 3. Next you need to draw two trunk legs on the plywood. They will be the same in size, but in the finished version they will be connected to each other by means of a sawn lock. That is, on one of them the drink will be made from below, and on the other - from above. So you need to mark the middle of each workpiece in height.
Legs painted on plywood
Step 4. Next, you need to use the jigsaw again and cut out the legs, and then sand them with sandpaper.
Legs are cut out
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Jigsaw
Sanding the cut out legs
Step 5. Then on the countertop you need to mark the locations of future holes for self-tapping screws, and then drill these same holes. They are necessary for attaching the legs to the tabletop.
The locations of future holes are marked
Drilling holes
Step 6. Both parts of the legs need to be connected using a saw lock on the elements, and then in the end upper part, mark and drill holes that coincide with the holes in the tabletop.
Leg connection
Holes are drilled in the legs
Step 7. Now you should first prime and then paint the surfaces of the table parts. It is important to dry each layer before continuing work.
First you need to apply primer
Painting table parts
Step 8. All that remains is to assemble all the elements of the table together, and you can install it in the children's room to the delight of the baby.
Assembled table for children's room
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As can be seen from everything written above, making children's furniture with your own hands provides enormous opportunities to bring any child's wishes to life. At the same time, if parents treat the production with full responsibility, it will be possible to realize all the ideas of adults from the point of view of caring for the health of the child. The main thing is to choose the right materials, and also decide what type of future children's furniture should have. And remember that there is nothing more environmentally friendly and better than wood for making interior items in a nursery.
for paper dolls without glue
Besides origami, there is another way to make paper furniture without glue. However, in this case you cannot do without scissors. You will need them to cut out doll furniture according to the pattern. Then you need to fold it.
A chair or slab made in this way looks more elegant than origami products. But when creating furniture this way, you need to cut and fold it very carefully so as not to spoil it.
To print such diagrams, it is best to use paper with a density of about 100 g/m2.
The finished product can be painted to your liking.
Cardboard hanger for dolls
To make clothes hangers for dolls, just measure the width of the doll's dresses along the shoulder line and cut out hangers of the same size from cardboard. You can strengthen the hangers from possible bends and glue such parts two at a time together. And if you stick paper on cardboard hangers and paint them with flowers, they will not only be functional, but also beautiful.
Cardboard hangers for dolls
Making doll furniture from color schemes
In the old days, paper cutting houses could be purchased at almost any bookstore. Follow the instructions and use scissors and glue to create a charming dollhouse or palace with furniture.
Knowing the basics of working with any graphic editors and the principles of constructing such diagrams, you can easily make similar blanks. If making a whole palace for a doll is not part of your plans, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to create a wardrobe, chair or bed and, after printing them, make vintage furniture for your favorite. Needless to say, only laser printing is suitable for this method, since inkjet printing, although more colorful, can float or simply fade over time when it comes into contact with water.
As for the choice of glue for this furniture, it is best to use double-sided tape or it is also acceptable to use a glue gun, but very carefully.
Cardboard box furniture
From one TV box you can make all the furniture in the house. To create it you will need:
- The box itself.
- Double sided tape.
- Scissors.
- Regular wide tape.
- Glue gun or PVA glue.
- Materials for decoration.
All furniture must be cut out, cut into the necessary parts and glued together.
Next begins the most interesting process - finishing. Cardboard can be painted, covered with wallpaper or paper . On the front of the cabinet
or dressing table, you should glue a piece of foil, imitating a mirror. You need to put a tablecloth on the table, and pillows on the sofa - this will add coziness.
Be sure to involve the child himself in the decorating process. This is a great opportunity to feel like an interior designer and show creative thinking. Anything can be used: small stones, shells, beads, rhinestones, stickers.
After finishing the design work, the arrangement of furniture in the house and filling it with details (vases, figurines) begins.
Of course, you need dishes in the kitchen. It can be cut out of cardboard, wood or molded from plasticine. How to make a bottle for dolls is a more complicated question. Here you can use bottles of drops for the eyes or nose, or ran out of perfume samples.
Weaving paper tubes as one of the ways to make doll furniture
Weaving is a fairly ancient and popular type of needlework. Today it is experiencing a new revival. However, modern craftsmen increasingly use paper tubes or ribbons for weaving rather than wicker. The finished product is painted and then varnished and in this form can serve for many years.
When choosing a way to make paper furniture for Barbie with your own hands, it would be nice to take advantage of this: today the tendency to use wicker paper furniture in your homes is becoming more and more fashionable.
Among the advantages of this technique are the elegance and strength of the finished furniture, as well as its realism. In addition, the materials will cost nothing, because these are unnecessary old newspaper or magazine sheets.
But among the disadvantages - to make doll furniture using this method, you must first master the weaving technique, and also have a certain pattern.
But, having learned how to create toy tables, cabinets or chairs for Barbie, it would be nice to try your hand at making human-sized furniture.
Advantages of cardboard furniture
Products made from cardboard have rich functionality and from this material you can make almost any set, as well as diversify the arrangement of a nursery. Cardboard is suitable for creating any structure, from a bookshelf to a comfortable sofa or chair. In addition, the following interior items can be created from cardboard:
- shelf for shoes;
- desk or coffee table;
- closet;
- cabinet;
- ottoman;
- dresser;
- bed, etc.
Ease of movement is one of the main advantages of cardboard furniture
- cost-effectiveness - to create new furniture, you can use old boxes or pressed cardboard to order, which will cost several times less than buying new furniture made of wood;
- environmental safety - being an environmentally friendly material, cardboard can be reused after disposal, and the composition does not contain toxic impurities that are hazardous to the environment;
- ease of movement - cardboard is light in weight, and often products made from it are small-sized or have a collapsible design, which is very convenient when moving and rearranging;
- stylish design - not only non-standard furniture designs are created from cardboard, but it also lends itself to any decorative processing, which allows you to realize your wildest fantasies;
- ease of manufacture - having studied all the intricacies of the assembly process, even a debutant will be able to create durable and reliable furniture.
Ease of manufacture is another advantage of cardboard furniture.
Cardboard is a fairly universal material that has found application in many areas of human activity. This raw material has not bypassed household goods, and cardboard furniture is becoming increasingly popular.
Cardboard furniture requires special care for its long life.
- incompatibility with moisture and dampness;
- Incorrect assembly will lead to breakdown and fragility of the product;
- not all types of cardboard are designed for heavy weight;
- fragile material requires adherence to certain rules for care and operation;
- increased risk of damage during transportation.
Coating cardboard furniture with varnish will extend its service life
- do not leave in a damp room and ensure that the cardboard is not exposed to moisture;
- do not leave it outside;
- varnish for better preservation;
- wipe with a dry cloth or damp cloth;
- do not load with a large mass;
- do not jump on furniture surfaces.
Furniture made from cardboard will become not only an original, but also a useful element in the arrangement of a residential or office space. This solution will not only save your budget, but also make your most vivid and daring fantasies come true.
Matchbox furniture
Among the most used materials for making doll furniture are matchboxes. In fact, they act as bricks for creating tables, chests of drawers, beds, etc. Moreover, if some craftsmen simply paste over the finished product with colored paper or fabric, others decorate matchbox furniture using decoupage, giving the product realism.
To make sure that you can make very beautiful furniture for a doll from a matchbox, below is a master class on making a toy chest of drawers from two boxes of matches. To complete this you will also need stationery cardboard, black and white paint, double-sided tape, sandpaper and two beads.
This method can also be used to successfully make wardrobes, desks and kitchen furniture. The main thing is to have a lot of matchboxes in stock.
Kitchen appliances made of cardboard
We made a stove for the kitchen last time, and today I propose to make a toaster.
Don't forget to hang a clock in the kitchen; while playing, your child will also learn the time!
I found a wonderful master class on the blog estefimachado
Furniture for dolls made of cardboard
Quite popular today is a technique that tells how to make furniture for dolls with your own hands from cardboard and paper. This method is used to make not only furniture, but also entire dollhouses.
For this method, it is most rational to use corrugated cardboard, the source of which can be any box from a parcel or some kind of household appliance.
Most often, furniture made from this material is covered with paper or fabric, and sometimes painted. However, in recent years, eco-style has become especially popular. Following it, furniture made of corrugated cardboard is not painted, but is left as is. At the same time, do not forget: if there was something printed or written on the front side of the box, it needs to be re-faced so that the picture remains hidden inside the product.
It is worth noting that making real modular furniture from corrugated cardboard is becoming quite a popular trend in the modern world.
True, it is not very durable, but it is affordable and environmentally friendly, unlike plastic, and can be easily disposed of or transported when moving.
Cardboard chair for dolls
A cardboard chair for dolls can be made according to the pattern for assembling a sofa, but in this case the cardboard corner should be smaller and assembled from two pillows. And to make a soft chair, a seat is cut out in a cardboard box and covered with a sheet of cardboard. Empty spaces under the armrests and seat are filled with foam rubber or other material.
The chair is covered with a fabric cover. To add volume, you can glue pieces of padding polyester onto the cardboard. A corner from a small sofa and a square ottoman is made in the same way.
Cardboard corner for dolls
Painted furniture
When choosing how to make paper furniture, do not underestimate the simplest ways. One of them is to simply draw furniture on paper or cardboard and place it in the dollhouse.
Of course, the painted home decoration cannot be compared with voluminous furniture made using one of the above methods, but as an option it is quite suitable for novice dollhouse designers.
By the way, in addition to paper, you can also draw on corrugated cardboard. It is noteworthy that some modern designers are beginning to use the method of partially hand-drawn furniture to decorate real houses.
Cardboard box for dolls
A cardboard box with glued wheels, headlights and windows turns into a car for transporting toys.
Cardboard toy box
Such buses are painted or covered with colored paper.
Boxes in the form of buses
Boxes connected to each other make an excellent labyrinth with obstacles.
Labyrinth of cardboard boxes