Build A Fake Fireplace Out Of Cardboard

Advertisement then i did a rough sketch of how i wanted my fireplace to look and took the cardboard back down and cut it out with an exacto knife and then cut a few attachable rectangles for swinging doors.

Build a fake fireplace out of cardboard.

Tape up the corners of a large cardboard box. Cardboard faux fireplace step 1. Today karen shows us how to make a faux fireplace out of cardboard for the coziest christmas setup ever. I used duct tape to secure the corners of a large cardboard box.

Use a box cutter to cut out a rectangle from one side of the. Cut the box in half. Depending on the look you re going for you may need brick red white brown for the mantelpiece gray for the. Tape all 4 18 18 boxes up leaving one flap open like this.

Paint brushes a. We found if your. Cut out a rectangle to leave space for the fire. Flip the boxes on their sides and stack them to make the base of the fake fireplace and tape the sides and back.

Several large sheets of sturdy cardboard probably at least 4 ft by 2 ft in size depending on your design. No fireplace in your apartment. A hot glue gun glue sticks and or tape paint. See the crafty lumbe.

Make a christmas fireplace from cardboard santa claus sitting right on top of the fireplace along with the tree on its side sets in the perfect christmas mood.